《Lesson 1 Introduction》.ppt

English Newspaper Magazine Reading Lesson 1Introduction Lesson 1 Introduction  1. the definition and main features of news 2. major English newspapers magazines 3. key parts of the front page 4. how to read the front page Newspapers are publications usually issued on a daily or weekly basis, the main function of which is to report the news. Newspapers also provided commentary on the news, advocate various public policies, furnish special information and advice to readers, and sometimes include features such as advertisements, cartoons, and serialized books. I. The definition of news What is “news”? Can you give your definition? 1) NEWS = North+East+West+South 2) Bad news is good news. 3) It is not news when a dog bites a man, but absolutely news when you find a man bites a dog.  I. The definition of news 4) ordinary person(s) + usual occurence(s) ≠ news ordinary person(s) + unusual occurence(s) ＝news extraordinary person(s) + usual occurence(s)=news extraordinary person(s) + unusual occurence(s)=good/big news 5) News is any event，idea or opinion that is timely，that interests or affects a large number of people in a community and that is capable of being understood by them. I. The main features of news 1) 时效性（timeliness）和时新性（freshness） 2) 重要性（importance, or significance） 3) 显著性（prominence） 4) 接近性（nearness，proximity or locality） 5) 奇异性（unusualness, oddity or novelty） 6) 趣味性（interest） II. Major English newspapers magazines 2. Have you ever read China Daily and 21st Century? What is the difference between them? China Daily belongs to “quality paper”, while 21st Century belongs to “popular paper”. Quality papers (优良报纸, 严肃的报纸，大报) Quality papers are serious in content and large in size. They mainly cover news stories domestically and internationally. They are written in formal English with longer articles and a wider range of vocabulary. Their readers mainly belong to the educated middle class. Popular papers (大众报纸, 小报) Popular pap