新编大学基础英语综合教程4教案unit

Lesson1HittingtheHeadlinesLearningObjectives:1.Discussingnewspaperheadlinesandmatchingtophotos.2.Matchingstoriestoheadlines.3.Readingnewsstoriesfordetail.4.Listeningtonewsreportsfordetail.5.Revising&practisingpassiveconstructions.6.Writingandpresentinganewsreport..Speaking1.Workinpairs.Lookatthesentences(1–5)anddiscussthesequestions.1)Wheredoyouthinktheycomefrom?2)Whatdoyounoticeaboutthelanguageused?(1)Wheredoyouthinktheycomefrom?Theyareallheadlinesfromnewspaperstories.2)Whatdoyounoticeaboutthelanguageused?Theyusesimplifiedlanguage,e.g.Omittingarticlesandsimplifyingtenses.Theyalsouseassonance(avalancheagony)andalliteration(SebtheSailor).Neat,catchyandestablishedphrases(happyending,perfectalibi)areusedtoattractthereader.2.Matchthesentences(1–5)tothepictures(a–e).Reading:Lexicalpreparation(1)accuse:v.(accusesb.ofsth.):tosaythatsb.hasdonesth.wrongorisguiltyofsth.e.g.Thegovernmentwasaccusedofincompetence.2)charge:v.(chargesb.withsth./withdoingsth.):toaccusesbformallyofacrimesothattherecanbeatrialinacourtoflawe.g.Hewaschargedwithmurder.3)convict:v.[oftenpassive](convictsb.ofsth.):todecideandstateofficiallyinacourtoflawthatsb.isguiltyofacrimee.g.Hewasconvictedoffraud.4)allege:v.[oftenpassive](formal)tostatesth.asafactbutwithoutgivingproof(Itisallegedthat…)e.g.—Itisallegedthathemistreatedtheprisoners.—Heisallegedtohavemistreatedtheprisoners.5)chance:[U]thewaythatsomethingshappenwithoutanycausethatyoucanseeorunderstand(bychance)e.g.Imetherbychance(=withoutplanningto)attheairport.6)impress:v.(formal)tohaveagreateffectonsth.,esp.sb’smind,imagination,etc.(impresssth./itselfonsth.)7)catchupwithsb.:①ifthepoliceorauthoritiescatchupwithsb.,theyfindandpunishthemaftersometimee.g.ThelawcaughtupwithhimyearslaterwhenhehadmovedtoSpain.②toreachsb.whoisaheadbygoingfasterorreachthesamelevelorstandardassb.whowasbetterormoreadvancede.g.Hehadtoworkhardtocatchupwiththeothersaftermissingatermthroughillness.8)be/getcaughtupinsth.:tobecomeinvolvedinsth.,especiallywhenyoudonotwanttobee.g.Innocentpassers-bygotcaughtupintheriot.9)attempt:n.anactoftryingtodosth.,especiallysth.difficult,oftenwithnosuccess(inanattempttodo)(makeanattempttodo)Reading1.Matchthefirstlinesofeachnewsstorybelow(a–e)tothefullstories(i–v).Whatdoallthefirstlineshaveincommon?a)AMafiahitmanwhowasbelievedtohavebeenresponsiblefor...b)ABritishclimbermadeanextraordinaryjourney...c)AJapanesemandrovehiscarthroughatrainstation...d)Amanhasbeenjailedforthreeyears...e)A15-year-oldboyfromCoweshasbecometheyoungestperson...Thefirstlinesintroducethemaincharacter,oftenwithaqualifyingadjective—mafia,British,etc.2.Readthenewsstoriesandanswerthesequestions.1)WhydidGrahamBurdonpostthemessage?Becausehewantedtogetintouchwithsomeoldschoolfriends.2)WhyisTorre’sperfectalibisuchan“original”one?Becauseheconfessedtohavingcommittedanothermurderonthesameday.3)HowdidSebCloverfeelwhenhearrived?Hefeltverytired.2.Readthenewsstoriesandanswerthesequestions.4)HowdidSaitotrytoattractthewoman’sattention?Bydrivingdangerouslyupstairsandalongacorridorinatrainstation.5)WhywasTrevorJonesluckytohavebeenfoundbytheRomanianfamily?Becausethevillageisusuallyuninhabitedinwinter.3.Discussthesequestionswithapartner.1)Whichstoriesarethemosthumorous?Storiesi,iiandiv.2)Identifyanyhumorousorironictouchesinthesetexts.--hewasbusykilling/hecouldn'tpossiblyhaveshot(ii);--inabidtogetnoticed(iv).4.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(1)他被判处死刑，其犯罪团伙因杀害20人已受到指控。(accuse)Hewassentencedtodeath.Hisganghadbeenaccusedofkilling20people.2)她曾两次被判诈骗罪。(convictof)Shehastwicebeenconvictedoffraud.3)据说他是被迫签署那份文件的。(It’sallegedthat...)It’sallegedthathehadsignedthedocumentunderpressure.4)他们攀登那座山的一切尝试都失败了。(inanattempttodo)Theyfailedinalltheirattemptstoclimbthemountain.5)他的话铭刻在我的记忆里。(impress)Hiswordsimpressedthemselvesonmymemory.2.Listenagainandfindthreeincorrectfactsineachreport.3.Discussthesequestionswithapartner.1)Whydoyouthinkpeoplemightbeinterestedinnews2)Dostoriesliketheseappearinthenewsinyourcountry?LanguageFocus:PassiveconstructionsPractice1.Completethenewspaperstoryusinganappropriatepassiveformoftheverbsinbrackets.Compulsivecriminaladmitsto589burglariesAburglarwhowasjailedforsevenyearsbyaLondoncourtonFridayfortwobreak-inshasadmittedtonearly600more.1)Itwasreported(report)thatMartinMaloney,22,hadconcentratedmostofhiseffortsinthecapitalwhere2)_________________(say)tohavecarriedoutuptothreeburglariesaday.Maloneywassentencedfortwoseparateburglaries,but3)______________(think)tohaveaskedforafurther587tobetakenintoconsideration.4)_________________________(suggest)thatMrMaloneywashopinghisconfessionwouldpersuadethejudgetogivehimalightersentence.2.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1)他被公认为是一位专家。Heisknowntobeanexpert.2)相信汤姆能在两天内返回。Tomisbelievedtocomebackwithintwodays.3)据报道，这条河流已经污染了。Itisreportedthattheriverhasbeenpolluted.4)据说他找到一份好工作。Itissaidthathehasgotagoodjob.5)人们相信这里的生活会得到改善。Itisbelievedthatlifeherewillbeimproved.Writing：Anewsreport1.Workinpairs.Chooseoneoftheothertwonewspaperstoriesonpages61–62andwritearadioreportaboutit.Includetwoincorrectfactsinyourreport.Remembertousepassiveconstructionswhereappropriate.2.Workwithanotherpair.Readyourradioreportstoeachother.Asyoulisten,trytoidentifythetwoincorrectfacts.Lesson2NewstoMeLearningObjectives:1.Learningexpressionsforusingtheinternet.2.Listeningtopeopletalkingaboutblogs.3.Discussingopinionsaboutjournalism.4.Revisingwaysofexpressingpreferencesaboutthepresent,thefutureandthepast.5.Readingawebsiteaboutblogging.6.Discussingblogs.7.Writingablogposting.Vocabulary:UsingtheInternet1.Matchthetwopartsoftheseexpressions.Youcanmakemorethanonecombinationwithsomeoftheverbs.2.Workinpairs.Howoftendoyoudoeachofthesethings?3.WhatothercombinationscanyouthinkofwiththeverbsinExercise1.installananti-virusprogram,downloadasong...--downloadafile/asong;--updateafile/software;--installanewprogram;--e-mailyourcontacts…Listening&Speaking1.Workinpairs.Discussthesequestions.1)Howimportantisittokeepupwiththenews?Why?2)Howdoyoufindoutaboutthenews(TV,Internet,etc.)?3)Howhasthewaynewsisreportedchangedinrecentyears?2.ListentoKathandPhiltalkingaboutblogsandanswerthequestions.AccordingtoKath,howhaveblogschangedinrecentyears?Theyhavechangedfrombeingonlinediariestobeingalmostlikesmall-scaleprivatenewsagencies.2)Whoismoreinfavouroftraditionaljournalism?Phil.3)WhatareKathandPhil’sjobs?KathisadoctorandPhilisajournalist.3.ListenagainandsayifthefollowingopinionsareexpressedbyKath(K)orPhil(P).(1)Itisbettertoreadtheviewsofpeoplewithfirst-handexperienceofevents.K2)Journalistsdonotalwayspresentthetruthinnewsstories.K3)It’spreferabletoreadareportbyaprofessionaljournalistthanonebyanamateur.P4)Thetruefactsaboutaneventshouldbefreelyavailabletoeveryone.K5)Themajorityofpeoplecannotwriteverywell.P6)Blogsmighthelpjournalistsdecidewhattowriteabout.K4.Workinpairs.Doyouagreewiththesestatements?Why?/Whynot?(1)Itisbettertoreadtheviewsofpeoplewithfirst-handexperienceofevents.2)Journalistsdonotalwayspresentthetruthinnewsstories.3)It’spreferabletoreadareportbyaprofessionaljournalistthanonebyanamateur.4)Thetruefactsaboutaneventshouldbefreelyavailabletoeveryone.5)Themajorityofpeoplecannotwriteverywell.6)Blogsmighthelpjournalistsdecidewhattowriteabout.TAKEAWAYENGLISH:Talkingaboutpreferences1.Matchthebeginnings(1–5)andendings(a–e)oftheseextractsfromKathandPhil’sconversation.(a)apaperthanwastetimereadingsomethingofnointeresttoanyone...(4)b)mentionthisconversationtoanyofthem...(5)c)readsomethingwrittenbyatrainedandexperiencedjournalist...(1)d)ifyoucouldreadeye-witnessreportsallthetime?(2)e)betreatedbyyouorbysomeonewithnotraining...?(3)2.Listentothreeconversationsinwhichpeopleexpresspreferences.Whatpreferencesdothepeoplehaveineachcase?1)WomanwouldprefertotryJapanesefood.2)Womanwouldprefertogotothecinema.3)Womanwouldpreferitifmanwentoutwithher.3.Listenagain.Whichofthehighlightedexpressions(1–5)inExercise1doyouhear?Numberthemintheorderinwhichyouhearthem.1)I’drather...4)I’dsoonerbuy...2)Wouldn’tyoupreferit...5)I’dratheryoudidn’t...(3)Would[they]rather...4.Workinpairs.Inventsimilarconversationsinwhichyoueachexpressyourpreferencesforthefollowingsituations.1)Goingoutfordinnerthisevening.2)Havingadayoutnextweekend.3)Goingonholidaynextsummer.4)Decoratingyourclassroom.Reading&Speaking1.Workinpairs.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Doyouread,orhaveyoueverread,anyblogs?Whatdoyoulike/dislikeaboutthem?2)Whatdetermineshowsuccessfulorpopularablogis?Makealistoffactors.2.Readthearticleandcheckifanyofthefactorsyoulistedinquestion2arementioned?3.Readthearticleagainandmatchthestatementstotheblogs.Whichblog...1)ismoreseriousthanitappearstobeatfirst?(2)2)oftenexpressesmorecontroversialopinionsthanotherblogsinthesamefield?(3)3)becameverysuccessfulinspiteofreceivinganegativeresponseinitially?(1)4)providesitsfounderwithsufficientincometoliveon?(4)5)doesnotagreewithpunishingpeoplewhodownloadmusicorfilmsforpersonaluse?(2)6)changedtherelationshipbetweenthemediaandtheweb?(1)4.Workinpairs.Discussthesequestions.1)Whyhaseachblogbeensoinfluential?2)Whichoftheblogs,ifany,wouldyoumostliketoread?Why?5.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1)该足球队已晋升为甲级队。(promote)Thefootballteamwaspromotedtothefirstdivision.2)现代人对离婚和再婚看得很开。(havealiberalattitude)Modernpeoplehavealiberalattitudetodivorceandremarriage.3)下雨天我读侦探小说消遣。(amuse)Iamusemyselfbyreadingdetectivestoriesonarainyday.4)她的幽默感把他强烈地吸引住了。(appeal)Hersenseofhumorappealedtohimenormously.5)这座城市已经成为世界上最具影响力的城市之一。(influential)Thiscityhasbecomeoneofthemostinfluentialcitiesintheworld.Writing:Ablogposting1.Workinpairs.Imagineyouaregoingtostartablogandwriteapostingforit.Discussthesequestionsandmakenotes.1)Whatisyourblogabout?2)Whatisitcalled?3)Whatkindofpeopleisitaimedat?4)Howwillyoumakethepostinginterestingorinfluential?5)Whatinformationandopinionswillyouinclude?6)Howwillyouorganisethisinformation(e.g.headings,bulletedlists...)?7)Whatotherblogsandwebsitescanyouprovidelinksto?8)Willyouincludeanyextrafeatures(e.g.audio,video,photos)?2.Worktogethertowriteyourblogpostinginnomorethan250words.FollowtheguidelinesinExercise1.3.Displayyourpostingsaroundtheroom.Chooseoneandwriteamessageinresponsetoit.Passyourmessagetothebloggersandwaitfortheirresponse.Lesson3InBlackandWhiteLearningObjectives:1.Learningvocabularyrelatingtonewsandnewspapers.2.Listeningtopeople’sviewsaboutthemedia.3.Listeningforspecificinformation.4.Expressingopinionsaboutthemedia.5.LearningtheexpressionYouknowwhatImean?6.Revisingandpractisingconjunctionsofpurposeandreason.7.Role-playontheroleofthepress.8.Song:Newsoftheworld.Vocabulary:News&newspapers1.Workinpairs.Whatdoyouthinkthefollowingwordsorexpressionsmean?StudentA:Turntopage176.StudentB:Turntopage181.2.Matchthewords(1–6)tothepictures(a–f).(1)Editor(2)viewer(3)reporter(4)cameraman/woman(5)broadcaster6)paparazzi3.Describethesephotos.UsethewordsfromExercises1and2.Listening1.Sean,RosieandJuliaworkfordifferentnewspapers.What’sthebasicissuethatallthreediscuss?a)politicalbiasinthemediab)mediamanipulationoffactsandimagesc)subjectivityandobjectivityinthemedia2.Whoexpressestheseopinions,Sean(S),Rosie(R)orJulia(J)?1)Thenewspaperprobablythoughtnoonewouldnoticethatthephotographhadbeenchanged.J2)Readersshouldbegivenasmuchfreedomaspossibletoformtheirownopinions.S3)Itisacceptabletoincludeonlypartofaphotographinanewspaper.S4)TechnologyhaschangedthewaynewspapersareputTogether.R5)Newspaperscannotbereliedupontoprovidepeoplewiththetruth.RSpeakingWorkinpairs.Discussthefollowingquestions.1.Doyoubelieveeverythingyoureadinthenewspapersoronnewswebsites?Why?/Whynot?2Whichformofnewsmediaismorereliable:TV,newspapers,blogs,etc.?Why?3Towhatextentdoyouthinkthemediahastoomuchpowerandinfluence?TheRealThing:YouknowwhatImean?1.ListentotwoextractsfromTranscript5.5.Whatisthefunctionofthehighlightedexpressions?Thefunctionistocheckthatthelistenerunderstands.2.Choosethecorrectending(aorb)tocompletethesentence.Weuse(do)youknowwhatImean...a)toshowthatwedonotunderstand.b)tocheckifthelistenerunderstands.3.Listentotwoconversations.Whichwordscomeafteryouknowwhat...ineachone?1)I’mgettingat2)I’mtryingtosayLanguageFocus:Conjunctionsofpurpose&reasonPractice1.Completethefollowingextractsfromnewsstoriesusinganappropriateconjunctionofpurposeorreason.(1)Thearmyhasbeensenttotheareainordertoincreasesecurityduringthenationalelections.2)Thegovernmenthasannounceditwillbeincreasingtaxes____________________raisemoneyforhealthcarefacilities.3)Manysmallshopsfeartheywillsoonbeforcedtoclose,_______________moreandmorepeoplearenowdoingtheirshoppingfromhomeontheInternet.4)___________trafficcongestionisminimisedwhiletherepairstakeplace,driversareadvisedtofindalternativeroutes.5)_______________randomdrugstestsareanormalaspectofmodernprofessionalsport,theroleoftheteamdoctorininformingplayerswhichsubstancesareprohibitedisnowcrucial.2.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1)他不信任我，因为我是新来的。HedistrustedmebecauseIwasnew.2)由于他们的钱不够，他们无法买这座房子。Sincetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney,theycouldn’tbuythehouse.3)他借给她500美元，好让她去度假。Helenther$500inorderthatshemightgoforaholiday.(4)我马上给她打电话，让他别等我了。I’llringhimatoncesothatheshouldn’twaitforme.5)为了考入一所好大学，她必须更加用功。Inordertogetintoagooduniversity,shemuststudyevenharder.Speaking1.Workinpairs.Youhavebeeninvitedtoparticipateinateleviseddiscussionabouttheroleofthepress.StudentA:Turntopage176.StudentB:Turntopage181.Followtheinstructionsanddiscusstheissue.2.Discussthesequestions.1)Whohadthemostconvincingarguments?2)Whichofthesejobswouldyoumost/leastliketohave?Why?Lesson4MakingtheNewsLearningObjectives:1.Readingaboutanewswebsite.2.Learningexpressionsrelatedtonewsreportsandphotos.3.Orderingandunderstandinganewsreport.4.Discussingsocial-networkingsites.5.Preparingandpresentinganewsreport.6.Pronunciation:Intonationandemphasis.Speaking&Reading1.Workinpairs.Discussthefollowingquestions.Lookatthephotos.Whatdoyouthinkthepeoplearedoing?Why?2)Haveyoueverwitnessedanimportanteventtakingplace?Whathappened?3)Haveyoueverbeeninterviewedbyajournalistorappearedonthenews?4)Wouldyouliketoworkasanewsreporter?Why?/Whynot?Speaking&Reading:Lexicalpreparation(1)witness:①v.toseesth.happenbecauseyouaretherewhenithappens②n.apersonwhoseessth.happenandisabletodescribeittootherpeoplee.g.Shewasshockedbytheviolentscenesshehadwitnessed.2)impact:①n.(impactofsth.onsth./sb.)thepowerfuleffectthatsth.hasonsth./sb.e.g.ThereportassessestheimpactofAidsonthegaycommunity.②v.(impacton/uponsth.)tohaveaneffectonsth.e.g.Herfather’sdeathimpactedgreatlyonherchildhoodyears.3)perspective:n.①aparticularattitudetowardssth.;awayofthinkingaboutsth.(perspectiveonsth.)e.g.Hisexperienceabroadprovidesawiderperspectiveontheproblem.②aview,especiallyoneinwhichyoucanseefarintothedistancee.g.aperspectiveofthewholevalley4)issue:n.animportanttopicthatpeoplearediscussingorarguingabout(beatissue:tobethemostimportantpartofthesubjectthatisbeingdiscussed)v.①tomakesth.knownformallye.g.Thepolicehaveissuedanappealforwitnesses.②toproducesth.suchasamagazine,article,etc.e.g.Weissueamonthlynewsletter.5)gowith:①tobeincludedwithoraspartofsth.e.g.Acargoeswiththejob.②toagreetoacceptsth.,forexampleaplanoranoffere.g.You’reoffering$500?Ithinkwecangowiththat.③tocombinewellwithe.g.Doesthisjacketgowiththisskirt?2.Readaboutawebsitewhichallowspeopletosendintheirownnewsstories.Matchtheheadings(a–f)totheparagraphs(1–6).a)Howtoshootaphotoessay4b)Eyewitnesses1c)Putyourideasintowords5d)Howtosubmitapicture3e)Howtocontactus6f)Personalperspectives23.Completethefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.1)Whentakingphotos,itisimportantthatyoudon’t...2)Aswellaspicturesaboutnewsstories,thewebsitealsowantstoreceive...3)Ifphotosorvideosarerelevanttocurrentnewsstories,thewebsite...4)Photosshowingmorethanjustbackgroundscenesarepreferredbecause...5)Photoessaysaremoreinterestingif...6)Whenyousubmityourpictures,youshouldalsosend...(1)Whentakingphotos,itisimportantthatyoudon’t...…endangeryourselforothers,orbreakanylaws2)Aswellaspicturesaboutnewsstories,thewebsitealsowantstoreceive...…visualinterpretationsoflocalandglobalissuesandphotosofdailylife.3)Ifphotosorvideosarerelevanttocurrentnewsstories,thewebsite...…mayshowtheseimmediatelyontheirnewsbroadcasts.4)Photosshowingmorethanjustbackgroundscenesarepreferredbecause...…theyaddimpact.5)Photoessaysaremoreinterestingif...…theyincludebasicfacts,quotesanddescriptions.6)Whenyousubmityourpictures,youshouldalsosend…yournameandtelephonenumber.4.Workinpairs.Findwordsorphrasesinthetextwhichmeanthefollowing.(1)aninteresting/importantstorywhichhasn’tyetbeenreportedscoop2)torecord/takeapictureofcapture3)pointsormattersfordiscussionissues4)(live)reportsornewsprogrammesbroadcasts5)picturestakenfromashortdistanceawayclose-ups6)alineoftexttogowithaphotographcaption(7)adaptorremovepartsedit5.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish1)我希望你们能在期限内交出学期论文。(submit)Ihopeyoucansubmityourtermpapersbeforethedeadline.2)你能从山顶上眺望整个公园的景色。(perspective)Fromthetopofthehillyoucangetaperspectiveoftheentirepark.3)争论的焦点是这个行业的总体前景。(atissue)What’satissuehereisthewholefutureoftheindustry.4)她的演说对大家震动很大。(impact)Herspeechmadeatremendousimpactoneveryone.5)吃鱼最适合喝白葡萄酒。(gowith)Whitewinegoeswellwithfish.Listening&Speaking1.YouaregoingtolistentoareportforaradioprogrammecalledIMadetheNews.Whatsortofprogrammedoyouthinkitis?2.Listentotheintroductiontothereportandcheckyourideas.3.Workinpairs.ReadtheseextractsfromthereportandtrytopredictwhatproblemColinhad.5.Listenagainandanswerthequestions.(1)WhydidColindecidetocancelhisaccountwiththewebsite?2)WhyhavecompaniesstartedreadingaboutjobapplicantsontheInternet?3)Whywasn’tColinabletocancelhisaccountatfirst?4)Whywashisprofileeventuallydeletedfromthesite?5)Whatwasthefirstexcusethecustomerservicesdepartmenttriedtomake?6)Whydidn’tColinacceptthisexcuse?7)Whatothersuggestiondidcustomerservicesmake?8)WhyisColinworriedaboutotheryoungpeoplelikehim?1)WhydidColindecidetocancelhisaccountwiththewebsite?HehasstartedapplyingforjobsandheardthatcompanieswerelookingupnamesofapplicantsontheInternet.2)WhyhavecompaniesstartedreadingaboutjobapplicantsontheInternet?Tofindoutmorepersonalinformation.Hedidn’treceivetheconfirmatione-mail.3)Whywasn’tColinabletocancelhisaccountatfirst?Hedidn’treceivetheconfirmatione-mail.4)Whywashisprofileeventuallydeletedfromthesite?Thetechnologycorrespondentcontactedthecustomerservicesdepartment.5)Whatwasthefirstexcusethecustomerservicesdepartmenttriedtomake?Thee-mailmayhavegonetohisjunkfolder.6)Whydidn’tColinacceptthisexcuse?Hecheckshisjunkmailfoldereveryday.7)Whatothersuggestiondidcustomerservicesmake?Hecouldchangethesettingsothatno-onecanaccesshispageunlesshegivesthempermission.8)WhyisColinworriedaboutotheryoungpeoplelikehim?Itishardtodeletepersonalinformationwhichmeansitwillremainonlineforanyonetosee.6.Workinpairs.Discussthefollowingquestions.(1)Whymightsocial-networkingsitesmakeithardforpeopletocanceltheiraccounts?2)Areyouamemberofasocial-networkingsite?Ifso,whatdoyouuseitfor?Ifnot,wouldyouliketobe?3)WhataretherisksassociatedwithpostingpersonalinformationontheInternet?Whatcanbedonetoreducetheserisks?SpeakingPrepareanewsreportforIMadetheNews.1.Thinkofaninterestingorunusualeventwhichhasrecentlyaffectedyouorsomeoneyouknow.Answerthesequestions.1)Whatwasthebackgroundtotheevent?2)Whowasinvolvedinit?3)Whatwere,ormightbe,theconsequencesoftheevent?4)Whymightotherpeoplewanttohearaboutit?2.Workinpairs.DiscussyouranswerstoExercise1.Thenprepareanewsreportaboutoneoftheevents.Followtheseguidelines.decidewhowilltaketheroleofreporterandinterviewee•decidewhatquestionsthereporterisgoingtoask•thinkabouthowtoanswerthesequestions•planandpractiseyourreport3.Presentyourreporttotheclass.Listentoallthereportsanddecidewhichoneisthemostinteresting.Pronunciation:Intonation&emphasis1.Readandlistentothedialoguesandanswerthesequestions.a.Whatishappeningineachsituation?b.Whatarethespeakers’moods?c.Whatarethespeakerstryingtocommunicate?a.Whatishappeningineachsituation?1)Thepeoplediscussinvitingfriendsfordinner.2)Peoplearetalkinginadoctor’soffice.3)Afatheristellingoffhissonforcomingbackhometoolate.4)Someonetellssomebodyelseaboutfailinghisexaminations.5)Somebodytriestogetdirectionstogotoapostoffice.6)Somebodyisaskingsomebodyelseaboutatrip.b.Whatarethespeakers’moods?(1)Aisrelaxedandenthusiastic,Bistiredandreluctant.