3、Reading practice
Guided reading by teacher. (10 H) Reading materials are all from textbook of the second part.(Page 57 to 108)
Reading practice by students.(12H) Reading materials are all from textbook of the third part.(Page 123 to 232)
Inverted Pyramid Story sturcutre: Twins going strong at 106
Pra1
Para2\3\4 Para5\6
Structure of News: Pyramid structure
Beginning; Developing; ending with climax at the end.
What is News? When a dog bits a man that is not a news but when a man bits a dog that is a news. News is a report of recent events(something unusual) or previousely unknown informnation.it includes 5 “W” and 1 “H”.(who,what,when,where,why and how)
Inverted Pyramid
Kin Narita and Gin Kanie, celebrated their birthdays at a party with 140 family members and friends in Nagoya, central Japan. They also received gifts and congratulations from across the country. Kin and Gin, which mean gold and silver, were born to a farming family in central Japan OnAugust1,1892. The effervescent Kin told reporters in Nagoya that she is in much better shape now than when she turned 100.
Structure of news Circle style
BeginningΒιβλιοθήκη result) development
Result
climax
Features of title
Title: the summary of a story with short and succinct words to tell the readers what the story is about or what is the most prominent in the story. Distinct features in word choice, grammar, rhetoric and punctuation of titles. (What is the underlying reason?) Reading title & Reading stories in English. Distinct grammatical system (headlinese)
Structure of news Circle style
Head corresponds to end
Another effective option to simplify a complicated event so as to attract readers with narration or storytelling
Introduction about the course
Final exam (2H) final paper :3-5 articles for reading comprehension.
Section 1
1.General knowledge about English newspaper & magazine. 2.The features of news’ structure &title & vocabulary &grammar &others.
Why? (Developmental order of event)
Structure of News Sandglass
2 parts: the former is inverted the latter is pyramid
A turn (transitional paragraph)
General Knowledge about News Types of News
Different standards, different types Media: Newspaper news, magazine news, radio news, TV news, cable news, new agency dispatches) Region or range: International or world, national, local Content: political, economic, technological, cultural, sports, violence, disaster, weather, obituary, entertainment
1.Introduction: it contains most important or most interesting information. 2.facts: 1)more facts 2)supporting information or background 3)quotes or more facts of less importance. 3.Least significant information.(minor details )
3.Reading practice from both teacher and studnets.
Structure of news 1.Inverted Pyramid 2. Pyramid structure 3. Sandglass structure 4. Circle style
General Knowledge about News
Newspaper and Magazine Reading
School of Foreign Languages
英语报刊选读
Introduction about the course
Textbook: A course in English newspaper & magazine reading; Class: 32 hours (Week 1-4); Form: learning by doing.
Introduction about the course
What to learn with your classmates?(12H) News report (30m):some students try to make PPT to show some news from following steps:
Introduction about the course
What to learn with the teacher? 1.General knowledge about English newspaper & magazine.(2 H) 2.The features of news’ structure &title & vocabulary &grammar &others.(8H) 3.Reading practice from both teacher and studnets.(20H)
1)Backgroud information. (5m) 2)Introducing new words. (3m) 3) Guided reading. (5m) 4)Check the answers. (5m) 5) Evaluating the news from title,words,grammar,structure. (5m) 6)Your classmats understanding.(3m) 7)Your understanding. (2m)
Inverted pyramid
Inverted Pyramid
Introduction & more facts. supporting information & background & minor details. least significant information.
Inverted Pyramid
Structure of news:
Inverted pyramid
The most important part is 5 “W” and 1 “H”
Less important part Least important part Why? (An order of descending importance)
General Knowledge about News
The reader should be careful about: Property of time; Relationship between subject and object; Is an object useful for a subject? Is a subject concerned about an object?