UNIT 4 using language-新.ppt

ks5u精品课件 * B5-Unit 4 Nowadays with the development of media, lots of information can be received by people all over the world. And people can learn about news at home and abroad by watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the Internet, reading magazines and newspapers etc. Among these media, newspaper is one of the oldest. Warming up Newspaper is a publication devoted chiefly to presenting and commenting on the news. Newspapers provide an excellent means of keeping people well informed on current events and also play a vital role in shaping public opinions. Newspaper Newspapers have certain advantages over the other major news media such as television and magazines. For example, newspapers can cover more news and in much greater detail than television and radio newscasts. Newsmagazines focus on chief national and international events. But newspapers report local as well as national and international news. A large daily newspaper provides a great variety of information. News stories cover the latest developments in such fields as government, politics, sports, science, business, arts. Other news stories report crimes, disasters, and special events of human interests. Editorials and columns of opinion comment on controversial (有争议的) issues. Informative feature articles examine wide range of subjects, including psychology (心理学), fashion, health, and child care. Comic Strips, advice columns, and other entertainment items also appear regularly in most news papers. Producing a daily newspaper requires great speed and efficiency(效率). Reporters, editors, and photographers work under the constant pressure of deadlines. A large daily also employs many other workers, including advertising salespeople, artists, librarians. Printing–press operators, and truck drives. In China, there are many kinds of newspapers. I believe you read some of them every day. So what kind of newspaper do you often read? Why do you read newspaper every d