Unit 1
What’s New?
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Ⅰ,Lead-in
Ⅱ,Vocabulary
Ⅲ,Outline
Ⅳ, Text study
Ⅴ, Summary
Exercises
Text A
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1.Newspaper
A newspaper,in a broad sense,is an unbound
publication issued at regular intervals that seeks
to inform,analyze,influence,and entertain,A
newspaper can be published at various intervals
but usually appears weekly or daily,
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Magazines
Magazines and periodicals are bound,paper-covered
publications issued regularly--- usually weekly,fortnightly,
monthly,or quarterly--- to inform,instruct,or entertain,Although
magazines cater to a host of diverse interests,most fall into one
of four broad categories,consumer or general,for segments of
the general public; trade and technical,with specialized
information for readers in business,industry,fiannce,government,
and the scholarly discipline; farm,for agricultural interests; and
little magazines,usually low-circulation,noncommercial literary
journals,
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People get news througn different media.
Different kinds of newspapers
Para.5 Students find the news a useful source of
language practice
Para.3 News magazines
Para.4 Radio and televisons
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2,Most people read newspapers for the news of the day,The typical daily
newspaper contains articles about local,regional,national,and international news,
as well as sports news,weather reports,editorials,and other features,In large
cities,newspaper readers can often choose between a,morning paper”
distributed early
1,In the modern world,it is important to be well-informed,Success in many
fields depends on getting the latest information,To keep up with what is
happening in the world,well-imformed people read newspapers and news
magazines,They listen to the news on the radio and they watch it on television,
Owners of home computers can even receive their news directly from the wire
services— news agencies that supply newspapers,magazines,radio and
television with news reports—through special telephone links.
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in the morning and an,evening paper” distributed at the end of the
workday,Most American newspaper also publish an enlarged Sunday edition
containing articles about the news of the day and of the week,plus a number
of entertainment and advertising supplements,Daily newspapers are
designed to be read quickly by busy people looking for specific information.
The Sunday papers,on the other hand,are intended to entertain as well as
inform,and they tend to be read leisurely by all members of the family,Other
types of newspapers include campus newspapers,written by students at
universities,and weekly newspapers,ususlly intended for a specific
audience.
3,News magazines such as Time,Newsweek,and U.S,News and
World Report arepublished weekly,They contain articles about the important
national and international news of the week,and special sections are
devoted to news about such areas as business,science,education,and arts.
News magazines are a popular source of general informaiton on a wide
range of recent events,They also feature longer articles dealing with the
influence of current events on modern life.
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4,Radio and televison present the important news of the hour,Many radio
stations in the U.S,broadcast news every hour,and a few all-news stations
broadcast news and news commentary programms in the evening ( beginning at
5:00 or 6:00 P.M.) ang at night (beginning at 10:00 or 11:00 P.M.),The eveing
news generally consists of a national network news program and a local news
program,while at nitht it is usually a local program,In addition,some TV stations
offer early morning news,late nitht news,and weekly,news magazine” programs.
Cable television networks in some cities offer foreign language news and all-
news channels.
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5,Students learning English in English-speaking countries find the news
a useful source of language pracitce,To improve their listening
comprehension,they listen to the news on the news on the radio and
watch it on televison,Then they check their comprehension by reading
newspapers and news magazines,Everyone likes to talk about the news,
In the office,on the campus,at parties,or on the street,conversations
often begin with questions like,What’s new?”,“What’s happening?”,or
“Have you heard about…?” By staying well -informed,these students find it
easier to enter into conversation about the news,
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well-informed,knowing a lot,usually about many different subjects
e.g,He’s very well-informed,that’s why he won the feneral knowledge
competition.
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c.f,well-bred,well-behaved or polite
well-done,(of food,esp,meat ) cooked for a longer rather than
shorter period of time
well-dressed,dressing well
well-intentioned,acting in the hope of good results
well-known,kown by many people
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inform,to give information to
e.g,He wants to see Barbara to inform her of his idea.
They informed him of his farther’s illness.
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Keep up with,to learn about or be aware of (the news,current events,etc.);
move or progress at the same rate as someone or something
e.g,She
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e.g,She likes to keep up with the latest fashions.
Slow down—I can’t keep up with you.
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The wire services— news agencies that supply newspapers,
magazines,radio and television with news reports— through special
telephone links.
Note what follows the dash explains the meaning of the wire services.
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As well as,and… as well; in addition to
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e.g.
The Sunday papers,on the other hand,are intended to entertain as
well as inform.
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Enlarge,to become bigger or make something larger
En-,(pref.) to cause to be
e.g,able — enable courage— encourage danger—endanger
force—enforce joy — enjoy rich — enrich
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be intended to do,to be designed to do
e.g,These exercises are intended to enlarge the students’
vocabulary.
This sweet wine is intended to be drunk after a meal.
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Intend to do sth.,to have decided or planned to do something
e.g,This is my job and I intend to do it.
She intends to go shopping this afternoon.
Tend to,if something tends to happen,it happens usually or often
e.g,I tend to wake up early in the morning.
Women tend to live longer than men.
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devote… to,to spend time,money,or energy,etc,on
something
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e.g,The newspaper devotes two pages to comics.
Mary devoted her life to caring the sick.
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Current events,current affairs,events that are happening now
Deal with,if a book,speech,or film,etc,deals with a particular suject,
it is concerned with it or it is about it,
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e.g,The film deals with the War
The book deals with American History.
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All-news,consisiting only of news
All-,(comb,Form) consisting or made only of; of/for the whole of
e.g,all-England,all-day,all-night,all-purpose,all-time
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The evening news generally consists of a national
network news program and a local news program,while at
night it is usually a local program.
=The evening news generally is formed from a
national network news program and a local news
program,but at night it is usually a local program,
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,while” is used in the sense of,but”
e.g,I spend two hours getting ready to go out while Rose is ready in ten
minutes.
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Consist of,to be made up of,be composed of
e.g,The island of Great Britain consists of England,Scotland,
and Wales.
The committee consists of scientists and engineers.
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In addition (to),also,and,besides
e.g,In addition,I have to attend a meeting.
In addition to apples,I have also bought some oranges.
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Enter into,to start doing sth,Or start being involved in sth.
e.g.
enter into an important agreement/ enter into a contact with a firm
He entered into business after graduation.
The two organizations entered into debates.
V.+it+adj./n.+toV/that-clause
e.g.
They all considered it impossible to get everything ready in time.
Weall thought it a pity that you didn’t come.
Wefound it difficult to deal with such a man.
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It is important to keep up with what is happeing in the modern
world because success in many fields depends on it,One
source of information is the newspaper,of which there are two
kinds,daily newspapers for informing busy people and Sunday
papers for entertaining as well as informing,Another source of
information is the news magazine,which mainly contains
weekly news,news about special fields,and longer news
articles,In addition,radio and TV provide another important
source,containing hourly news and news commentaries and
even foreign language news,a useful form of language
practice.
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Exercises
EXAMPLE,The girl who stood in the corner was his sister.
The girl standing in the corner was his sister.
Exercise 10
Rewrite the sentences by turning the italicized parts
into a V-ing phrase or V-ed phrase.
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1,People who live in cities can enjoy more of modern life.
People living in citie can enjoy more ofn life.
2.The machines which are improved from abroad are expensive.
The machines improved from abroad are expensive.
3.Many students who are studying at this university are from foreign
countri
Many students studying at this university are from foreign countries.
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4,He was a good player and he was the best in the team.
He is still a good player but
He is still a good player but he isn’t the best in the team any more,
he is no longer the best in the team,
5,I used to like George and Ken.
I still like George but
I still like George but
I no longer like Ken,
I don’t like Ken any more,
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4,People who have small income tend to spend money carefully.
People having small income tend to spend money carefully.
5.Those houses which are now being torn down were built fifty five years
ago.
Those house being torn down were built fifty years ago.
6.Louise Brown,who was born in England,is the world’s first test tube
baby.
Louise Brown born in England is the world’s first test tube baby.
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1.Ex,6,P,6-7;
2.Ex,7,P,7;
3.Ex,8,P,7-8.