2019-2020学年度第30期总第784期
Reliable reporting (P6)
南外仙林分校   彭涛淘
I. Lead-in
Think and discuss
Who should be hailed as heroes in harm’s way during the battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic?
Medical workers
Community workers
Traffic police
Media professionals
▪▪▪

II. Skimming
Read through the article and summarize the article’s main idea.
Besides medical workers on the front line, media professionals also risk their lives to deliver daily news. We must remember them.

III. Scanning
Read again and find out more detailed information.
 
Read and answer
1. What does the phrase “iron lady” mean?
2. What motivates them to fight on the front line?
KEY：
1. fearless, strong-willed and hard working female
2. the sense of mission  

IV. Critical thinking
1. What social responsibilties should media professionals take?
2. How can we cooperate as a society and do our part as individuals to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus?

V. Language Focus
Useful expressions:
 
Fill in the blanks with expressions from the article.
1. For reporters, ________ gender , it’s our responsibility and duty to go to the core infection zones and listen to people’s stories.” （regardless of）
regardless of: whatever any happens 不顾
eg. The club welcomes all new members regardless of age.
       俱乐部对所有新成员不分年龄一律欢迎。
       He went ahead and did it, regardless of the consequences.
       他说干就干了，没有考虑后果     
       Regardless of her recent surgery, she has carried on working.         
       尽管最近做了手术，她还是不顾一切地进行下去。

2. Zhan Song, a Changjiang Daily photographer, who, like Liao, ___________ in Wuhan, even though about the worst-case scenario. （has been reporting）
have/has been doing  现在完成进行时态
基本用法：
1.表示某个动作从过去开始，一直延续至今，有可能还要继续进行，强调动作的持续性。
eg. The telephone has been ringing for almost a minute. Why hasn’t anyone answered it?
电话响了差不多一分钟, 为什么没人接?
2. 叙述从过去某时到现在或最近一直重复的动作。
e.g. The weather has changed a lot lately; I have been forced to work from home.  最近天气变化无常, 我时常感冒。 

3. She thought about doing the interview over the phone, which was the safest choice, since there were _________ cases in the US too. （confirmed）
confirm vt. prove to be true or correct; make certain证实; 确定
eg. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
   X光片证实他没有骨折。
   His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
   他内疚的表情证实了我的猜疑。
confirmed adj. having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation  确认的；证实的
eg. There have been eight confirmed cases of the disease.
   这个疾病已有八起确认的病例。

4. We must remember the ones who also risk their lives to ________ our daily news: the media. （deliver）
1. Deliver  vt. bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address.   递送；发布
2. Deliver vt. To provide something promised or expected (daily news).
eg. My master ordered me not to deliver the message except in private.
     我的主人命令我务必私下里传递消息。
You can contract with us to deliver your cargo.
你可以跟我们签订送货合同。

2019-2020学年度第30期总第784期
Eating only meat (P7)
江苏省盐城市亭湖高级中学 丁玲
I. Lead-in
What do you usually have for the three main meals of the day?
What benefits can you get from these foods?
 
II. Skimming
Go through the passage quickly and analyze its structure.
 
III. Scanning
Read the passage again and find out more detailed information. 
 
IV. Discussion
Work in pairs and think about the following questions:
1. Is all food we eat healthy?
Do not touch, buy or eat wild animals (game). Try to avoid visiting markets that sell live animals.
2. What do you think is a balanced diet?
 
V. Summary
Proverb
Food is the first necessity of man.
民以食为天。
You are what you eat.
人如其食。
The first wealth is health.
健康是人生的第一财富。

VI. Language focus
Useful expressions:
 
Difficult sentences:
1. I went into this thing, thinking that this carnivore diet was kind of whacky (怪诞的), but this is as good as I’ve felt in a long time.
这是一个________。____连接两个并列句，_____是非谓语动词，_____引导的是宾语从句。
其中 go into…意为______；kind of意为______。 （并列复合句；but；thinking；that；从事……；有点儿）
我做这个事的时候，以为这种肉食性饮食是有点儿怪异的，但是现在这么长时间以来我感觉很好。

2. Speaking to CNBC, Linda Van Horn, chief nutrition expert at Northwestern University, said that studies consistently show that a high-quality diet with a variety of nutrients is associated with “a better quality of life, longevity (长寿) and reduced risk of chronic (慢性的) diseases”.
这是一个______。第一个that引导的是_______，第二个that引导的是________，_______是非谓语动词。 （复合句；宾语从句；宾语从句；Speaking）
      其中 a variety of=_____________，意为_________；be associated with意为________。 （varieties of/various；各种各样的；和……有关）
      在美国消费者新闻与商业频道中，西北大学首席营养专家琳达·范·霍恩说，研究一致表明：含有多种营养物的高质量饮食和较高质量的生活、长寿以及慢性病风险的降低有关。

3. She added that the energy boost people claim to feel from the carnivore diet is probably not because of the meat.
这是一个______。_____引导的是宾语从句, __________________________是定语从句，先行词是___________，在定语从句中作________，省略了_____________。 （复合句；that；people claim to feel from the carnivore diet；the energy boost；feel的宾语；关系代词that或which ）
她补充说，人们声称从这种肉食性饮食中所感觉到的能量提升，可能不是因为肉本身。

VII. Homework
Faced with the epidemic of COVID-19, can you give some suggestions on how to stay healthy? Please write a short article of 150 words.