新编大学基础英语综合教程4教案unit5

新编大学基础英语综合教程4教案unit5

Lesson 1 Hitting the Headlines

Learning Objectives:

1. Discussing newspaper headlines and matching to photos.

2. Matching stories to headlines.

3. Reading news stories for detail.

4. Listening to news reports for detail.

5. Revising & practising passive constructions.

6. Writing and presenting a news report..

Speaking

1. Work in pairs. Look at the sentences (1–5) and discuss

these questions.

1) Where do you think they come from?

2) What do you notice about the language used?

(1) Where do you think they come from? They are all headlines from newspaper stories.

2)What do you notice about the language used?

They use simplified language, e.g. Omitting articles and

simplifying tenses. They also use assonance (avalanche agony)

and alliteration (Seb the Sailor). Neat, catchy and established

phrases (happy ending, perfect alibi) are used to attract the

reader.

2. Match the sentences (1–5) to the pictures (a–e).

Reading: Lexical preparation

(1) accuse: v. (accuse sb. of sth.) : to say that sb. has done sth.

wrong or is guilty of sth.

e.g. The government was accused of incompetence.

2) charge: v. (charge sb. with sth./ with doing sth.): to accuse

sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in a court of law

e.g. He was charged with murder.

3) convict: v. [often passive] (convict sb. of sth.): to decide and

state officially in a court of law that sb. is guilty of a crime e.g. He was convicted of fraud. 4) allege: v. [often passive] (formal) to state sth. as a fact but

without giving proof (It is alleged that…)

e.g. —It is alleged that he mistreated the prisoners.

—He is alleged to have mistreated the prisoners.

5) chance: [U] the way that some things happen without any

cause that you can see or understand (by chance)

e.g. I met her by chance (=without planning to) at the airport.

6) impress: v. (formal) to have a great effect on sth., esp. sb’s

mind, imagination, etc. (impress sth. / itself on sth.)

7) catch up with sb. :

①if the police or authorities catch up with sb., they find and

punish them after some time

e.g. The law caught up with him years later when he had

moved to Spain.

②to reach sb. who is ahead by going faster or reach the same

level or standard as sb. who was better or more advanced

e.g. He had to work hard to catch up with the others after

missing a term through illness.

8) be / get caught up in sth. : to become involved in sth.,

especially when you do not want to be

e.g. Innocent passers-by got caught up in the riot.

9) attempt: n. an act of trying to do sth., especially sth.

difficult, often with no success

(in an attempt to do)

(make an attempt to do)

Reading

1. Match the first lines of each news story below (a–e) to the

full stories (i–v). What do all the first lines have in common?

a) A Mafia hitman who was believed to have been

responsible for ... b) A British climber made an extraordinary journey ...

c) A Japanese man drove his car through a train station ...

d) A man has been jailed for three years ...

e) A 15-year-old boy from Cowes has become the youngest

person ...

What do all the first lines have in common?

a) A Mafia hitman who was believed to have been

responsible for ...

b) A British climber made an extraordinary journey ...

c) A Japanese man drove his car through a train station ...

d) A man has been jailed for three years ...

e) A 15-year-old boy from Cowes has become the youngest

person ...

The first lines introduce the main character, often with a

qualifying adjective —mafia, British, etc.

2. Read the news stories and answer these questions.

1) Why did Graham Burdon post the message?

Because he wanted to get in touch with some old school

friends.

2) Why is Torre’s perfect alibi such an “original”one?

Because he confessed to having committed another murder

on the same day.

3) How did Seb Clover feel when he arrived?

He felt very tired.

2. Read the news stories and answer these questions.

4) How did Saito try to attract the woman’s attention?

By driving dangerously up stairs and along a corridor in a

train station.

5) Why was Trevor Jones lucky to have been found by the

Romanian family? Because the village is usually uninhabited in winter.

3. Discuss these questions with a partner.

1) Which stories are the most humorous?

Stories i, ii and iv.

2) Identify any humorous or ironic touches in these texts.

-- he was busy killing / he couldn't possibly have shot (ii);

-- in a bid to get noticed (iv).

4. Translate the following sentences into English.

(1) 他被判处死刑，其犯罪团伙因杀害20人已受到指控。(accuse)

He was sentenced to death. His gang had been accused of

killing 20 people.

2)她曾两次被判诈骗罪。(convict of)