一、导读：

Key phrases & sentences involved

1. the mass media  

2. the shapers of society  

3. over time      

4. put out   

1. be thought to do/to have done sth.    

2. reach the scene     

7. extend to...   

8. get the situation under control 9. follow fire safety rules  

10. a deadly fire  

11. break out     

12. in a critical condition   

13. suffer minor injuries   

14. be about to do... when...  

15. head of the fire department   

16. a dropped cigarette end 

17. go off   

18. rely on... to do...  

19. take...as an example   

20. understand...in a more comprehensive way  

21. even if    

22. from the same perspective   

23. contradict each other  

24. in terms of     

25. come across    

26. rush to the conclusion (that...)   

27. at different stages of...  

28. (be) worthy of mention   

29. something in-between   

30. draw a conclusion   

31. to sum up   

32. blindly trust what we have read   

33. (do sth.) with great discrimination   

34. have the potential to do sth.   

35. put...on your list of priority   

36. be skilled at...   

37. (be) involved in   

38. give an accurate account of...   

39. have a natural curiosity about...   

40. draw public attention to...   

41. investigate an event thoroughly

二、导学&导思：

Step 1 Pre-reading

Have students watch a short video and finish the following questions in class.

l What types of mess media are mentioned in the video?

l What types of mess media do you usually rely on for information and entertainment?

l Do you believe everything you read in a news report? Why or Why not?

Step 2 While-reading

1. Have students skim the two news reports and an article for general idea..

(1) What is the two news reports about?

(2) Why are the two news reports on the same topic but the different titles?

2. Have students read them carefully, then complete the tables below.

Step 3 Critical-reading

Have students read the two news and the article again carefully and answer the following questions.

1. How long did it take the firefighters to get the situation under control according to the first news reports?

2. How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news reports?

3. What should we not do when we come across factual differences in different news reports?

4. What may different journalists do when an estimate of number is given?

Step 4 Creative-reading

Have students discuss one of the following questions in groups.  

1. Three texts are presented to encourage the reader to read news critically. Why is the information organized this way? If you were to write on the same topic, what information would you choose to present and how would you organize the information?

2. A British writer and journalist once said,” A community needs news, for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has to see where it is going.” How do you understand it?

3. What else can we do to be critical news readers?

Step 5 Post-reading

Have students read some key sentences and enjoy them.

(1) The fire, which is thought to have started from the 8^th floor, spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night.

(2) A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night, leaving the Henderson Tower seriously damaged.

(3) I was about to have a bath when I heard people screaming and dogs barking.

(4) Therefore, checking different sources enables us to draw a more informed conclusion.

(5) With great discrimination, every one of us has the potential to be a critical news.

(6) We rely on news to learn about what is happening in the world around us. However, we usually find that reports on the same events contain different or even contradictory information.

Step 6 Language points

1.  The fire，which is thought to have started from the 8th floor，spread quickly through the tower block on Sunday night，leaving people on the upper floors trapped.

周日晚上的大火被认为是从九楼开始的，很快蔓延到整座高层大楼，把高楼层的人们困在里面。

（1）trap vt. 使落入险境；卡住；绊住；设圈套 n. 陷阱，罗网；圈套；困境；牢笼

Hunters trapped the bear. 猎手们用陷阱捕捉那只熊。

By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession. 他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。

◆语块积累

be trapped in 困在……中；陷入……中

trap sb. into（doing）sth. 诱使某人做某事；使某人困于某物中

lay/set a trap（for sb.）（给某人）设下圈套   fall/walk into a trap 落入圈套       

people caught in the unemployment trap 陷入失业困境中的人们

A rescue worker risked his life saving two tourists who _________________（trap）in the mountains for two days.

（2）be thought to have done 被认为做了……

The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。

The doctor is thought to have served as a consultant at an expert network.

这名医生被认为曾经是一家专家网络公司的顾问医师。

He is said to ______________（study）abroad，but we don’t know which country he studies in. 

2.  Fears grew that the number of deaths could reach 5，according to figures released by emergency services.

根据应急服务机构发布的数据，人们越来越担心死亡人数会达到5 人。

release vt. 发布；释放；松开；发泄；解除 n. 释放； 发行；排放，泄漏；解除；新电影

Details of the plan have not yet been released to the public. 该计划的细节尚未向公众公布。

Don’t release your hold on the rope. 不要把绳子放了。

The prisoner was questioned before his release. 囚犯被释放之前受到了审问。

On this show they played the latest release. 这次公演，他们放映了最新的影片。

◆语块积累

release...to... 把……释放到……

release...from... 把……从……解脱出来

◆词语辨析：release 与free

· release 指使某人或某物较为具体地摆脱某种限制、束缚或痛苦；

· free 指使某人或某物从某种限制的情况中解脱出来或释放，后面常跟介词from 或of。

He released her arm. 他放开了她的手臂。

The girl asked her father to free the bird from the cage. 那女孩请求她父亲把鸟从笼子里放出去。

Death at last released her  _________ her pain.

When is the best moment to release the date of the election  _________ the newspapers?

3. By this time，the fire had extended to the 15th floor. Firefighters got the situation under control around 11 p.m.  截至此时，火势已蔓延到十六楼。消防员在晚上11 点左右控制住了局面。

extend vi. & vt. 延伸（距离）；扩大；延长；伸展（→ extension n. 延长；伸展；延期）

Our playing fields extend as far as those trees. 我们的操场延伸到那些树前。

China has greatly extended its influence in world affairs.

◆语块积累

extend into 扩大或延长到……     extend over 延续；遍布

◆词语辨析：extend，expand 与spread

·extend 指长度、宽度的延伸及时间的延长；

·expand 指范围、体积的扩大、膨胀；

·spread 指物种、疾病、思想、文化等的传播、延伸。

The hot weather extended into October. 炎热天气一直持续到十月。

Our foreign trade has expanded during recent years. 近年来我们的对外贸易有所增加。

The radio spread the news as soon as the accident happened.

事故一发生，收音机就把这条消息传播出去了。

He sees local history as an __________（extend）of family history.

三、达标导练

Ⅰ. 单词/语法填空

1. The strong wind blew away good soil, _______________(leave) only sand.

2. _______________(trap) in traffic, he was late for work

3. His voice was _______________(choke) with rage.

4. When the leaders met in Copenhagen in December 2009, persuasive words from activists encouraged them to commit _______________ firmer action.

5. Over the years I've come to the _______________(conclude) that she's a very great musician.

6. The letter wasn't addressed to me but I opened it _______________ curiosity.