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Where do we get the news? Newspaper magazine TV Internet

What do we call all of them? News media What does news media mean? Tools used to spread news. How do news media affect our daily life? With news media we can know what happens at home and abroad. Which one do you usually use? And which one do you prefer, why?

The characters of different media TV A broadcast medium provide people with colorful moving pictures have to own a TV set

The characters of different media Internet fast / varieties of information / have different opinions of the same subject / communicate with each other easily / have a computer which is linked to the Internet

a broadcast medium / listen to it whenever you like with a portable radio // can ’ t have visible enjoyment The characters of different media Radio

magazine The characters of different media provide people with detailed information on a certain subject / focused on a topic /published weekly / monthly // news comes late

a medium for reading / report the latest news / can be kept for a long time / cheap to buy // can ’ t express one ’ s idea freely The characters of different media newspaper

The man was fired. The man faced difficulties. The man was careful. The man talked too much. The man was funny. The man was nosy. The man was generous. The man was honest. The man was a nice person. The man was very clever. Part 1 Part 2 Listening

Mr.KellerPaul & Wendy Mr.Gray was too slow and it took him too long to do his job. He was funny and happy and liked to make others laugh. He was careful and always took the time to do a job well He talked too much and was noisy and sometimes even wild. He was not serious enough.

Mr. KellerPaul & Wendy Even when he was very busy,Jim always found time to speak to others. Mr. Gray was very nosy, always trying to find out what other people were doing Instead of thinking about work, he would spend too much time disturbing the other workers with questions and comments. He was always interested in other people and cared about their life and problems.

Mr. KellerPaul & Wendy Many people were also unhappy with Mr. Gray because he was rude and said bad things about people. Jim was always so generous. He was happy to spend money on good meals and gifts. He was also very honest and always told people what he thought about something. Mr. Gray was also careless with his money.

Questions: 1. Why is he no longer working for the company? 2. You have heard two different descriptions of what happened to Jim Gray. Why are they different? What kind of person is Jim Gray?

Mr. Keller: Paul, Wendy: He was not serious, too slow, too noisy and nosy. He is caring （有同情心的）, and hard- working; He took the time to do a job well （利用 时间做好本职工作） and always had a kind word for his colleague. （替同事说好话）

Part 1 Hunter: Good morning, Mr. Carol. My name is Harry Hunter, and I work for the Daily Times. I would like to ask you a few questions about Jim Gray. Carol: Good morning, Mr. Hunter. What would you like to know about Mr. Gray? Hunter: Well, I want to know if it’s true that Mr. Gray no longer works for your company. Carol: Yes, that’s true. Mr. Gray was fired today. He has been having problems lately, and it’s time for him to leave. Hunter: I see. What kind of problems?

Carol: Mr. Gray was too slow, and it took him too long to do his job. He talked too much. He was noisy and sometimes even wild. He was not serious enough. Instead of thinking about work, he spent too much time disturbing the other workers with questions and comments. Hunter: So the other workers didn’t like Mr. Gray? Carol: Mr. Gray was very nosy. Always trying to find out what the other people was doing. Many people were also unhappy with Mr. Gray because he was rude and said bad things about people.

Hunter: I see. Were there any other reasons why you fired him? Carol: Yes, Mr. Gray was also careless with his money. Now if you excuse me, I have to get back to work. Hunter: Thank you for answering my questions.

Part 2 Man: Hi, Wendy. Did you hear that Jim was fired today? Woman: Yes, I did. Isn’t it awful? I have worked with him for ten years and he was one of my best friends. I can’t believe that he was fired. Man: I don’t understand it, either. Jim faced many difficulties, but he wouldn’t give up. He was careful and always took the time to do a job well. Woman: Even when he was very busy, Jim always found time to speak to others. He was funny and happy, and like to make others to laugh. He always had a kind word for me.

Man: Yes, he was always interested in other people and care about their life and troubles. When my wife was ill, he always asked me about her and tried to cheer me up. Woman: Jim was always so generous. He was happy to spend money on good meals and gifts. Man: Yes, he was. And he was also very honest, and always talked people what he thought about something Woman: I suppose we wouldn’t see him very often in the future. I will miss him. Man: I will miss him, too.

You are the editor of a newspaper.There are five important things appearing in your newspaper,tell us the reasons why you choose them? people died in an earthquake in Turkey. 2 Food prices are going up. 3 A house in your city burnt down,Nobody was injured people in your city moved into new buildings today and were happy. 5 A Chinese scientist has invented a car engine that does not pollute the air. Speaking

Useful expressions What do you think of ……? What’s your opinion? Why do you choose…….? Perhaps…… is more important. I would rather choose…… I don’t think we should choose…. Maybe it would be better to choose ……... Our readers want to know about ………

Example: A: What do you think of these events? B: I think I would choose ……. C: Why do you choose …….? B: Because ……… What’s your opinion? C: I don’t think we should choose…. Maybe it would be better to choose ………/ I would rather choose……/ Perhaps…… is more important. A ： I agree with …… because …..