Unit 2 News media教案

(1) ignore v.t. 不理睬；忽視
e.g. you shouldn’t ignore your father’s advice.你不該無視父親的忠告。
   i tried to tell her but she ignored me.我打算告訴她，可是她不理睬我。
(2) even if / even though即使，盡管
e.g. the young man didn’t lose heart even if he had failed many times in finding a job.這個年輕人沒有放棄，盡管他多次未能找到工作。
the media can often help solve problems and draw attentions to situations where help is needed.媒介常可幫助解決難題，使人們關(guān)注需要得到幫助的情況。
 draw attention to關(guān)注某事  draw / attract one’s attention引起某人的注意
e.g. this article will draw attention to farmers and agriculture.
這篇文章獎讓人關(guān)注農(nóng)民和農(nóng)業(yè)問題。
  the fallen leaves drew /attracted the worker’s attention.
這些落葉引起了那個工人的注意。
9.the result is a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated.結(jié)果會使人們更好地了解世界地各個方面，給人們帶來一個人人受到尊重，不同觀念得到包容地未來世界。
(1) on all sides(=on every side) 在各方面，四面八方
e.g. they were trapped with enemies on all sides.他們四面楚歌。
    the enemy were attacking on all sides.敵人從四面八方發(fā)起進(jìn)攻。
tolerate v.t. 容忍，忍受，允許
e.g. i can’t tolerate that loud music / that kind of behavior.
我無法忍受那么響的音樂/那種行徑。
   cheating on exams cant’ be tolerated. 考試作弊是不能容忍的。
10. i would not believe it, but i might check other sources and maybe change my mind.
  change one’s mind改變主意
e.g. since getting to know him better, i have changed my mind about him.
更深入地了解以后，我改變了我對他地看法。
 [相關(guān)短語] bear / keep in mind 記住   call/bring to mind 使人想起   out of one’s mind 精神錯亂，發(fā)狂    never mind 不要緊，沒關(guān)系  have sth. in mind 記得某事，想起某事
11.famous people are often asked for their opinions on current affairs.
名人經(jīng)常接受采訪、被問及對時事地看法
current affairs 當(dāng)前的事件；時事
 affairs復(fù)數(shù)形式表示“重要事件，事務(wù)”（常用復(fù)數(shù)形式，且一般不與定冠詞連用）
e.g. the minister deals with important affairs of state.
這位大臣處理重要的國務(wù)。
 current adj. 此刻的，現(xiàn)時的，當(dāng)前的
e.g. current fashions時裝 current events時事
step 4 discussion
now you must have known about reporters and newspapers better. so let’s have a discussion. look at the questions3 and 4 on page12, and work in pairs to talk about them .then i’ll ask some of you to report. (encourage ss to express their own opinion)