高二（下）

Unit 3 The world online Task

Getting news from the Internet

Skills building 1: Reading charts

Do you know charts? Are you familiar with them? Now look at the following charts and tell me what information you can get.

Step 1: collecting information

Listen to the first speech and take notes in the space below. NewsSuitable sourcesReasons Sports results (1) _____, newspaper Fans don’t need to see pictures. They want (3) to know _______. radio scores A

Weatherradio, (3) __________ Weather (4) ________all the time. They are often (5) _______. the Internet changes updated

Recent events (6) ___want to know the top or most (7) _________ stories. News- paper, the Internet prefer a (8) _____ range of views. radioPeople who (9) _____ or travel long distances to work don’t have much time to (10) ________ or read newspapers. TV important wider drive watch TV

Listen and use the information to complete your notes. 1. The number of people getting news from the Internet is still _________ compared with radio or TV. 2. The Internet is still not easily_________. 3. People do not always ____ the news on the Internet. small accessible trust B

1.Where do most people first look for weather forecasts? 2. What source do the least number of people first turn to for sports results? 3. What percentage of people turn to the Internet first for the latest news? Local TV. 4%. The Internet. C Answer the questions below.

4. What type of news do the least number of people turn to the Internet for? 5. What are the 3 types of news that 5% of people turn to the Internet for? Opinions, weather and sports results. Emergency.

6. What news source do people trust the most? 7. What news source do people trust the least? The Internet. National TV.

Skills building 2 : forming more specific questions

Ask questions is a good way to help you get more information. 1. Start with information that you know and build on it. For example: When you know or have just learned that 60% of people prefer football to table tennis, you can then ask:

Does a person’s age affect his/her answer? Do men and women answer in the same way? Is football becoming more popular, or is table tennis becoming less popular?

2. Don’t just ask about what people like or prefer. Also ask what they do not like or do not prefer. For example: What sport do people like the least? What sport do people prefer table tennis to?

3. Find out why. Once you have the facts, you can try to find out why they are true. This kind of information will be helpful if you need to support or explain the fact you have learned, e.g. Why is football more popular?

Step 2: asking more specific questions

Student 1: Form questions using information on the left column. Write down your questions before you ask your partner for his/her opinions. Student 2: Answer your partner’s questions. using the information on the right.

Skills building 3: Reporting on facts and figures

When you write a report, there are two main things to remember. The first is to rely on facts and figures more than opinions. The second is to support your facts.

Step 3: ing a report

Look at the notes in Step 1, and the answers to your questions in Step 2. Use the information you gathered to write an to your boss telling him what you have learnt about getting news from the Internet.

Language points

2.What percentage of people turn to the Internet first for the latest news? (P43) 有多少比例的人上网查新闻。 turn to 1). 求助于 go to someone I had to turn to the dictionary for help. 变成 change to The ice turned to water.

高考时刻 （ 2007 重庆） She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to _______. A. turn to B. look for C. deal with D. talk about A

With no one to ________ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless. （ 2006 全国Ⅱ） A. turn to B. turn on C. turn off D. turn over A

I got the story from Tom and _____ people who had worked with him. (2004 天津 ) A. every other B. many others C. some other D. other than C

2.What sport do people prefer table tennis to? 比起乒乓球来人们更喜欢什么运动 ? prefer:1). to like, choose or want one thing rather than another: Do you prefer hot or cold weather? I prefer red wine to white. 2). [+ ing form of verb] He prefers watching rugby to playing it. 3). [+ to infinitive] I’d prefer not to discuss this issue. FORMAL I’d prefer you not to smoke (= I would like it better if you did not smoke).

高考时刻 (2005 天津 ) I prefer a flat in Inverness to _______in Perth, because I want to live near my Mom’s. A. one B. that C. it D. this A

（ 2007 浙江） — You should apologize to her, Barry. — ______, but it’s not going to be easy. A. I suppose so B. I feel so C. I prefer to D. I like to A

 Write the report.  Do parts A and B in writing on page 124. Homework