1、精選優質文檔-傾情為你奉上英美報刊選讀 一、教學目的   通過本課程的學習，使學員對英美報刊有一個清晰的了解，認識英美報刊語言、文體、詞匯、語法等基本特點，掌握英美報刊閱讀的基本知識及技巧，為獨立閱讀英美報刊打下良好的基礎。  二、教材特點   與該課程舊教材（第1版）相比，本教材具有以下特點：1為使學生改變以往依賴教師和英漢詞典的學習習慣，培養他們獨自排解疑難詞語的能力，編者不但向他們推薦工具書，并教授他們使用方法；為使他們能加深對詞匯的記憶，還介紹詞法和重要詞根及詞綴。2為使學生掌握必要的新聞詞語和擴大詞匯量，本書在“新聞詞語解說”中盡量結合課文，講透疑難詞語

2、。此外還列出一些與這些詞語或課文內容有關的課外詞匯。3為使學生掌握必要的讀報知識，本書在“背景知識”中盡量結合課文，介紹重要的并時常見諸報端的人物、黨派和組織機構等，并舉例說明其重要性。4為使學生對新聞寫作有一個大致的認識，加深對課文的理解，編者較系統地說明標題的若干特點，對新聞體裁的分類、導語和寫作特點及常語等做了簡介。  三、教學內容   英美報刊選讀為省開課程。1授課內容：重點為第1、3、4、5、6、8、13、15、17、19、20、21、24、28、30課（共15課），其它內容主要供自學。2課時安排：a) 學員自學：2學時/周，共30學時學完15課。b) 

3、     面授輔導：4學時/次，共4次。每學時輔導一課，最后一學時復習。3作業：共四次，在湖北電大網站英語本科網頁上下載，課后完成，交輔導教師批改，評分，作為平時成績的主要依據。學員完成作業后，可瀏覽網頁上的“答案及詳解”，以加深理解，檢查自己掌握的情況四、教學建議 教師授課時應以學生為中心，鼓勵學生自己去探索和獲取知識。在上課時，可要求學生先回答每課后的練習題 Questions,使他們基本了解課文的主要內容。然后，再逐段或跳躍式選段對學生需要掌握的內容、新聞詞語和背景知識進行閱讀和問答式方式講解。如果備課充分，學生的英語水平又高，教員可采用美英教員教

4、授母語的方法，拋開課本或講義，只講有關課文的重點詞語、背景知識和寫作手法等。這樣，學生除預習外，課后還要結合教員在課堂上所講的內容好好復習課文。這兩種授課方式的好處是，使學生通過自學（指預習）和教師的指導，自己主動去掌握知識。與以教員為中心的灌輸式教學方式相比，學生更能鞏固所學，并使他們今后更能發揮學習潛能。此外，這也使有的教員擺脫了那種課文注釋那么詳細而覺得在課堂上沒有多少可講的被動地位和局面。當然，這只是本人的實踐和看法。我相信在調動學生主動學習的積極性方面還有更多、更好的教學法。五.考試說明“英美報刊選讀”期末考試題型介紹  1報刊名稱及常見報刊詞匯英譯漢：十小題，每題2分，共

5、20分內容以輔導書的附錄為主.2閱讀理解：2篇文章，選自作業題，選擇題或判斷題，共40分。3閱讀與翻譯：一篇文章，選自教材重點課目練習，共40分。1)問答題：20分。 2).段落英譯漢：20分。六.課程輔導英美報刊選讀輔導一 Newspapers and Headlines Do you have the habit of reading newspapers in English?What newspapers do you like to read?The following is a list of the major newspapers in Britain and the Unit

6、ed States. The major newspapers in Britain Dailies Sundays The Times News of the World The Guardian The Observer Financial Times The Sunday People The Daily Telegraph Sunday Mirror Daily Express The Sunday Telegraph Daily Mail The Sunday Times Daily Mirror The major daily newspapers in the United St

7、ates New York Times USA Today Washington Post Chicago Daily Tribune Los Angeles Times Detrolt News Wall Street Journal New York Daily News Christian Science Monitor Newspapers ,along with reporting the news ,instruct ,entertain, and give opinions. A newspaper has separate sections: world news, natio

8、nal and local news, sports, business ,entertainment, opinions, comics, classified ads,etc. You can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper.For example, when you read a newspaper you usually look quickly at headlines first. Newspaper headlines have a language of their own and it

9、is necessary to learn about it.Please read the following headlines: Moscow official wounded by gunmen Earthquake rocks Turkey Husband to sue wife Boy on cliff rescued Young Sudanese refugees endured famine, separations from family From above we can see two prominent features of English newspaper hea

10、dlines: Headlines are almost always in the present tense and even future events are put in the present tense。 Headlines generally omit unnecessary words, especially articles and the verb to be.And is often replaced by a comma. Newspaper headlines can be classified into several types: Straight headli

11、nes give you the main topic of the story.They are the most common type of headline and are the easiest to understand. Snow has chilling effects on South Clinton offers Bush advice. Headlines that ask a question,report a future possibility or offer some doubt about the truth or accuracy of the story.

12、 Can technology fix ballot woes? Do market analysts have bad aim or bad intentions? Headlines that contain a quotation which is important or which shows that a statement is not proven. Mother:Let my baby go “We wont quit” Double headlines are two-part headlines for the same story and are often used

13、for major events. How Express broke diplomatic silence HUSH-UP ON “SPY” ENVOYS Feature headlines are used for stories that are either highly unusual or amusing.Headlines for such stories try to be as clever as possible to catch the reader's interest. Teletubbles maker seeks funds for expansion D

14、ead student fell under the crush during clashes英美報刊選讀輔導二   Understanding Headline Vocabulary English newspaper headlines use a special vocabulary.A headline contracts a lot of information into a short space and hence in headlines we often see Short words used instead of long ones e.g. aid=assis

15、t bare=expose or reveal; blast=explode probe=investigation woo=seek to win Abbreviations such as short names which can be used when they are likely to be identified by the reader.Also initials are used whenever possible. e.g. Close-up on WILL(WILL=Willam Shakespeare) Yard smash airport gang(Yard=Sco

16、tland Yard) MP slams hospital delay(MP=member of Parliament) shortened words and slang e.g. Weekly mag for stamp lovers to be launched(mag=magazine) Br fly into stormover plgeon ban(Br=Britain) Olivier denies “blackmail” jibe(jibe=an insulting attack) The following is a list of words with their comm

17、on headline meanings.Try to be famillar with these words. Word Common headline meaning Exampl Accord agreement Accord possible today Air to make known TV airs “facts” on arms delivery Assail to criticize strongly Russ assails US on A-tests Axe to dismiss from a job Governor to axe aide?   Back

18、to support Algeria backs decision to ignore dollar Balk to refuse to accept Union balks at court order Bar not to allow Club faces shutdown for barring women Bid attempt Bid to open border offer Union rejects latest bid Bilk to cheat Clerk bilks company of $1m Blast(noun) explosion;strong criticism

19、Tanker blast near Manila (verb) criticize strongly MP blasts democrats strike with explosives blaze fire Blaze kills three cite mention Management cites labor unrest for shutdown claim to declare to be true Man claims ghost sighting claim(claim to kill Bombs claim40 the life of) clash(noun) battle;

20、dispute Marine dies in clash (verb) disagree strongly;fight Mayor clashes with city council cool uninterested; unfriendly Moscow cool to aid offer curb limit; control Sunday driving curbs planned deadlock a disagreement that Jury deadlock in kidnap trial cannot be settled drive a strong well-planned

21、 effort Cancer drive exceeds goal by a group for a particular purpose due expected Greek FM due today eye to watch with interest Women's groups eye court vote ease to reduce or loosen Rome eases martial law eve the day before Violence on eve of independence fault to find in the wrong Study fault

22、s police feud dispute; Border feud danger to regional peace strong disagreement flay accuse;criticize strongly US flays Russia foe opponent; enemy Clinton talks with congressional foes foil to prevent from succeeding FBI folls bid to hijack plane to Iran grip to take hold of Cholera fear grips Japan

23、 gut to destroy completely by fire Year's biggest fire guts 178 homes head off to prevent President heads off rail strike heist theft Jewel heist foiled hold keep in police control; 7 held for smuggling arrest ink to sign Thailand,Malaysia ink sea treaty key very important Gov't.wins key vot

24、e kick off to begin Fiery speech kicks off campaign lash out criticize strongly; College heads lash out at NUS accuse laud to praise PM lauds community spirit line position;demand Israel softens line launch to begin Police launch anti-drug drive link connected to Fungus linked to mystery diseas loom

25、 expected in the near Treaty dispute looming future loot(noun) stolen money or goods Police recover loot (verb) unlawful taking away of Rioters loot stores goods valuable nab to capture Gang leader nabbed net to take possession of; Customs check nets over $2m capture nod approval Minister seeks nod

26、for oil saving plan office an important government Minister quits,tired of office position opt choose;decide Swiss opt to back tax for churches oust to take power away from Voters'oust incumbents pact a solemn agreement Peace pact today? Plea deeply felt request Mother's plea;Let me see my b

27、aby a statement in court indicating Guilty pleas expected guilt or innocence Guilty pleas expected pledge promise IOC pledges support poised ready for action Workers poised to strike poll election October poll? Voting station Voters go to the polls in Japan Post position in government, Unknown gets

28、key Cabinet post Business Probe investigation Governor orders fire probe Prompt to cause Court decision prompts public anger Rage to burn out of control Forest fire rages Rap(noun) accusation charge Corruption rap unfair says senator (verb) criticize Safety commission raps auto companies rock to sho

29、ck;to surprise Gov't.report rocks stock market rout defeat completely Rebels routed,leave 70 dead row a quarrel Oil price row may bring down gov't. rule decide Court rules out PLO talks sack dismiss from a job Jail chief sacked sack(from to search thoroughly and rob 14 held for US embassy sa

30、cking “ransack”) set decided on;ready IMF talks set for April slay to kill or murder 2 slain in family row snag problem;difficulty Last minute snag hits arms talks   snub to pay no attention to Protestants snub Ulster peace bid soar to rise rapidly Inflation rate soars spark to cause;to lead to

31、 action Frontier feuding sparks attack stalemate a disagreement that cannot be settled New bid to break hostage stalemate stall making no progress Peace effort in Lebanon stalled stance attitude;way of thinking New stance toward power cuts stem to prevent or stop Rainy season stems refugee exit sway

32、 to influence or persuade President fails to sway union-strike set swindle an unlawful way of getting money Stock swindle in NY thwart prevent from being successful Honduras attack thwarted ties relations Vietnam ties soon? Trim to cut Senate trims budget Trigger to cause Killing triggers riot Vie t

33、o compete Irish top ranks vie for office Void to determine to be invalid Voting law voides by court Vow a solemn promise Police chief vows to catch kidnappers Weigh to consider Bush weights tax increase 英美報刊選讀輔導三   The Newspaper Lead The first paragraph of a news story is called the lead. It al

34、most always gives you the story's main topic and most important facts. When you read a newspaper lead sentence, try to find the subject and main verb and note how the rest of the sentence adds information to the subject and main verb. Anwar Sadat Assassinated at Cairo Military Review CAIRO,Octob

35、er7-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, a modern-day pharaoh who attempted to lead the Arab world toward a permanent Mideast peace with Isreal, was assassinated yesterday by a band of soldiers who attacked a military parade reviewing stand with automatic rifles and hand grenades. Note that a great deal

36、of information is included in a single sentence.The writer has organized the sentence around the subject(Egyptian President Anwar Sadat)and main verb(was assassinate) very carefully. The lead sentence usually does the following: Answers questions such as “who?” “what?” “where?” “when?” “result?” Add

37、s background to help you better understand the story or State where the source of the story comes from.  英美報刊選讀輔導四 Read the News Story In most news stories the most important facts will be found near the beginning-usually within the first two or three paragraphs.The remainder of the story will

38、give details explaining and clarifying the main points,or introducing new,but less important information. The following is a formula for a typical news story; Paragraph One The story's subject and most important facts. Paragraph Two Important facts that the writer was unable to include in the le

39、ad; Information to clarify the facts in the lead; A particularly important quote. The rest of the story Specific details to answer readers' questions; Statements and opinions by people involved in the story or by outside observers; Background information; New,but less important facts. Accordingl

40、y, when you read a news story, you are to: Read the beginning of the story very carefully because it contains the most important fact. Try to look for more facts than those given in the lead. If you don't understand something at the beginning of a story, keep reading for a second(and perhaps a t

41、hird) chance to understand.  英美報刊選讀輔導五 Reading the Feature Story in a Newspaper In most news stories the main points come very early and less impotant information comes later.There is another kind of story_the feature story which follows a different format,the feature format. Popular Magazines

42、and Magazine Articles Reading popular magazines is a good way to enlarge our vocabulary and learn a little bit about many topics in English.The following is a list of major magazines in Britain and the United States. Magazines in Britain The Economist Britain Today The Spectator Contemporary Review

43、New Statesman London Magazine New Scientist Observer Review The Listener Punch British Weekly Magazines in the United States Time US News & World Report Newsweek Reader's Digest Life Business Weekly Fortune Harper's People American Review The New Yorker Very often we read magazines while

44、 traveling or relaxing anywhere.Writers of magazine articles do not expect their audience to spend too much time reading and try to make the main ideas stand out clearly. The task for the reader is to locate these main ideas quickly. Popular magazine writers use various devices to capture a reader&#

45、39;s attention:clever titles,short paragraphs and compound nouns to economize on words.Articles in magazine often have characteristics similar to those found in news stories or articles found in newspapers.Here are some feautures of magazine articles: An introductory paragraph summarize the main ide

46、a; The details are given in the rest of the articles; The author's view of the subject is directed to a particular audience but may interest readers in general. 英美報刊選讀輔導六 Reading Advertisements Most magazines and newspapers contain advertisements that are designed to make us want the product.Adv

47、ertisers want us to believe that their product is important for a good life. Some advertisements even present viewpoints on timely subjects.Like newspaper editorials.Such ads try to influence the reader's opinions. The language of advertising must be a language of immediate impact and rapid pers

48、uasion. No one is likely to spend much time deciding whether to read a printed advertisement or listen to a spoken one:If their attention is not attracted immediately and held firmly for the short amount of time necessary to absorb what is being said. Then the advertisement will have miserably. So the advertising language uses a basically simple grammatical structure and a ri