Tabloids are all about scandals, crimes and gossip (P4)

山东烟台二中 赵娜娜

I. Lead-in

Have you ever read this kind of newspaper? 

What’s the difference between a tabloid and other newspapers ? 

What’s the topic of each of the following titles? 

MAN MURDERS BEST FRIEND (page 1)

ACTRESS LEAVES HUSBAND AFTER ARGUMENT IN RESTAURANT (page 2)THE STARS SAY THAT VIRGO (处女座) MEN (born Aug 22-Sept 22) ARE LUCKY 

THIS WEEK (page 3)

FOOTBALLER LOSES JOB BECAUSE OF ADDICTION (上瘾) (page 4) 

II. While-reading

Read the article quickly, and answer the question:

What’s the article mainly about?

The definition of a tabloid and what it contains.

Read and draw the structure of the passage.

Read the article carefully and answer the following questions. 

1. What is a tabloid? 

A tabloid is a kind of newspaper known to be not as serious as other newspapers. Its pages are normally half the size of a “normal” newspaper, and you can buy them in supermarkets.

2. What does a tabloid contain?

You can read stories about crime, celebrities’ lives, sports and horoscope on a tabloid.  

3. Compared with regular newspapers, how do tabloids report crime stories?

A tabloid (小报) will normally give you a lot more details and even some horrible photos, including dead bodies covered in blood.

4. What can you read in a tabloid about celebrities’ lives?

You can also read all about celebrities’ lives, including who they are dating, what drugs they are using, who is friends with whom and, more importantly, who has made whom angry.

5. How can you learn about your own life from a tabloid?

You can read a horoscope to learn more about your own life and get advice. It will tell you what is going to happen to you this week, and it is based on your birth date and the group of stars that guide you.

Sentence analyzing

While you can read the same story in another newspaper, a tabloid will normally give you a lot more details and even some horrible photos, including dead bodies covered in blood.

Exercise

There are 40 students in the classroom, including me. 

There are 40 students in the classroom, me _______. 

He is a student ____by all the teachers. 

III. Post-reading

Retell the passage according to the following key words

Not as serious as

Half the size of

Crime

Celebrities’ lives

Sports

Horoscope 

Debate

Please debate the following issue:

It’s necessary for tabloids to exist.

IV. Homework

Writing:

Write an article about tabloids, with the following key points included.

小报没其他报纸严肃，版面也只有一半大，充满丑闻。小报内容涉及犯罪、名人生活、运动和星座等。小报的犯罪故事细节更多，甚至有血泊中的尸体这种恐怖的图片。给人带来八卦娱乐的同时，也对名人的生活造成了困扰，由于太多隐私被泄露，一些明星将小报告上法庭。

 

Head to the dessert for creativity (P4)

山东烟台二中 赵娜娜

I. Lead-in

What do you know about burning man?

II. Understanding-fast reading

According to the passage, which of the following statements are true.

•People celebrated “community, art, self-expression and self-reliance (自主)” at this annual event.

•Since 1987, Burning Man has grown into an international phenomenon.

•Burning Man is known for attracting free-spirited and creative participants. 

•The festival also developed a reputation as a networking event for tech experts.

1. How did Burning Ban come into being?

It started in June 1986, when _______ Larry Harvey and Jerry James  _____ a wooden ____ on San Francisco’s Baker Beach with just 35 friends and _______. 

2. What is Burning Man exactly?

Every year, on the shores of a dry lake bed in the Nevada desert, participants _____ a ______________ (形成个临时的组织) called Black Rock City. They call themselves “burners”, and they camp around “the Man”, a large wooden figure that is _________ the Saturday night before Labor Day in the US.

3. What do people do during the festival?

Many people bring art installations, play music and wear ______. Burning Man is an ________ in what a city would look like if it were [built] for wild _______ and innovation. The goal is to be ________  and __________. For techies, it’s a chance to try out untested gadgets and _________the ______ social ________ imaginable.

4. What does the festival mean for tech experts?

In fact, the festival has now ______________ as a networking event for tech experts looking for creative spaces to ____________ .

Analyze the following sentences and pay attention to the words in bold/red.

1. Burning Man is an experiment in what a city would look like if it were ... 

•what 引导名词性从句（宾语从句）

•if  引导条件状语从句

火人节是一个好像...一个城市会是什么样子的实验。

2. The goal is to be expressive and experimental. 

to be/ to do 动词不定式表示目的

目标就是有表现力的，有实验性的。

3.For techies, it's a chance to try out untested gadgets ...

•it is a chance to do 是做某事的机会

对于科技人员来说，这是个机会...

4.In fact, ... a networking event for tech experts looking for creative spaces to express themselves.

•looking  伴随状语 

•to express 去表达，表示目的

事实上，一个对于技术专家寻求自己找寻创造性的空间网络的活动...

III. Discussion

What is your opinion on this festival?

IV. Homework

According to what you learned, write a composition introducing Burning Man to your classmates.