Unit 11 Lesson 4 Whats in the Papers?What is often reported in the newspapers? Give some examples.e.g. social affairs, political issues, business, sports events, entertainment, etc.Some examplesThe price of oil is rising crazy.Do you know her? ReadingRead the newspaper articles and match them with the headlines.1) Bad language on TV not OK for kids.2) Mum finds her four girls.3) Astronomers amazing escape.text Atext Ctext BRead the three groups of Key Words below and match them with the three articles.KEY WORDSEscape, crash, bravery, incident, attitude, consideration, innocent, cry with happiness,contact Answers Text B: escape, crash, bravery Text A: consideration, attitude, innocentText C: contact, cry with happiness Post-ReadingRead the articles again and answer these questions.1) How old were Lillians children when she last saw them? They were 7, 6, 5 and 3. Because the dialogue and situation made it funny.3) Why was the truck driver lucky to escape?Because the driver jumped out of the truck before the trolleybus crashed into it and he would have been killed if hed staged in his truck.2) Why did some people find bad language “OK” in films?Find examples of names of these things in the texts.Example West Gorton = a district of a citya) TV channels: BBC ITV Channel 4 b) a TV series:c) towns and villages:d) cities:e) districts of cities:f) a main road:Brookside Kingston Leeds Manchester West Gorton Park Avenue Use the Reading Strategies above to answer these questions about the texts.1) How far is 20 yards? (text B)a) 18 metres b) 7 metres c) 12 metres2) What does BBC stand for? (text A)a) British Boxing Clubb) British Broadcasting Corporationc) Black Bulls Companya) 18 metresb) British3) How far is 3,000 miles? (test c)a) 3,000 km b) 4,800 km c) 6,000 kmLanguage points1) according to依照依照According to the study, which of the following state is true?根据这项研究，下面的陈述哪一个根据这项研究，下面的陈述哪一个是正确的是正确的b) 4,800 km2)as long as 只要只要As long as you work hard your dream will come true.As long as you accept our conditions, well start working immediately.只要你答应我们的条件，我们立即开始只要你答应我们的条件，我们立即开始工作。工作。只要你努力你的梦想就会实现只要你努力你的梦想就会实现I often wish I could comment on your articles but there is never time.3)comment on发表意见，提出看法发表意见，提出看法我总想评论一下你的文章，但总没我总想评论一下你的文章，但总没有时间。有时间。I wont comment on this matter.我对此事不予置评。我对此事不予置评。4)help out帮忙做事，帮助克服困难帮忙做事，帮助克服困难Tom usually helps out on the farm after school, so you can find him there.汤姆放学后总是在农场里帮忙，你可汤姆放学后总是在农场里帮忙，你可以在那儿找到他。以在那儿找到他。5)60-year-old driver 60-year-old，复合形容词，复合形容词An 220-meter-long bridgea three -hour meetingGrammar-as long as it is not used in programmes watched by children.watched, 过去分词作后置定语过去分词作后置定语.过去分词只有一种形式：规则动词由动过去分词只有一种形式：规则动词由动词原形加词尾词原形加词尾-ed-ed构成构成; ;不规则动词的过不规则动词的过去分词没有统一的规则要求，要一一记去分词没有统一的规则要求，要一一记住。住。 Our class went on an organized trip last Monday. 上周一我们班开展了一次有组织的旅行。上周一我们班开展了一次有组织的旅行。 Those elected as committee members will attend the meeting. 当选为委员的人将出当选为委员的人将出席这次会。席这次会。 注意当过去分词是单词时，一般用于注意当过去分词是单词时，一般用于名词前，如果是过去分词短语，就名词前，如果是过去分词短语，就放在名词放在名词 过去分词作定语：过去分词作定语： 的后面的后面,做后置定语，相当于一个被动做后置定语，相当于一个被动语态的定语从句。语态的定语从句。 Find phrases with compound adjectives in the texts which mean the following:the well-known film1) a famous film (text A)Example a 31-year holiday 4) a journey of 3,000 miles (text c)3) a very long holiday (text c)a 31-year holiday3,000- mile journey2) a driver of 60 years old (test B)60-year-old driver1 I gave the man a ten-pound note when I bought The Times and got 9.65 back.2 A won one of the big womens tennis championships in the USA last year.3 Mrs. Pierce gave us a just before the exam. It helped us to revise everything.fifteen-year-old girl two-hour lesson 4 At the age of forty, fireman Dennis Thomas climbed a .6 A called Barbara Windsor is appearing in the soap EastEnders on TV.5 The shouted for more after Shania Twain finished singing.three-thousand-metre mountain 400-strong audience well-known actress Complete the text with the words below.ambulance, district, ex-husband, fog, ankle, scene, tyre, sightseeing, muddy Yesterday, Mary heard that her(1) had broken his(2) . He had been doing(3) in the country and got lost in the(4) ! ex-husband ankle sightseeing fog He kept on walking, and finally landed up in a (5) field. In this field, he fell over a sleeping sheep and hurt himself. He phoned the(6) doctor on his mobile phone, and then waited in the mud for the(7) to come. But when it arrived, its(8) got stuck in the mud! muddy district ambulance tyre He only got to the hospital four hours later. Mary described this whole(9) to me with a big smile on her face. “ He always hated sheep!” she said. I dont think the sheep liked him very much!scene Writing and SpeakingImagine you work for a local newspaper. Write notes about real or imaginary news stones. Choose one of these areas:entertainment (e.g. a concert),sports (e.g. a local match),personal (e.g. a local girl won a national chess competition),good news (e.g. a new hospital opened), bad news (e.g. an accident)ExampleWhat? 24-hour concertWho? Local group-the plastic RosesWhen? next TuesdayWhere? the district centreWhy? to raise money for charity Comment: brilliant ideaThank you!