1、北师大 高一 必修4 Unit 11,Unit 11 The Media Lesson 2 The Paparazzi,What do you know about the paparazzi?,They take photographs of famous peoples private lives.,You will hear these words in the radio programme you are going to listen to. Match these words with their definitions.,1. analyse 2. arise 3. blame
2、 4. willing 5. self-employed 6. legal 7. attempt 8. defend 9. argument 10. process 11. profit 12. be in favour of,a) begin to happen b) allowed by law c) prepared to do something d) examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it e) do something in order to protect someone from
3、being attacked,arise legal willing analysedefend,f) try to do something g) agree with or support h) a series of events i) money made from doing business j) reason k) working for yourself l) say that someone is responsible for something bad,attempt be in favour of process profitargument self-employed
4、 blame,Language points,arise vi. 发生，出现An opportunity has arisen. Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment. Accidents often arise from carelessness.,arise, rise, raise, lift这些动词均有“上升，举起”之意。 arise: 书面用词，多用于诗歌或比喻中，具有特殊的修辞色彩。 rise: 普通用词，指具体的或抽象的事物由低向高移动。 raise: 及物动词，常用词，多指把某物从低处升到
5、高处，有时作引申用。 lift: 语气比raise强，指用体力或机械的力举起或抬起某物。,2. attempt vt. / n. 尝试，试图 They attempted to finish the task before July. He made an attempt on the world record. Her attempt at poetry was a failure.,attempt, try这些动词均含有“试图，努力，力图”之意。 attempt: 较正式用词，侧重已经开始，且希望完成，但常隐含着不一定有预期的结果。 try: 普通用词，可与attempt换用，但强调努力或
6、尝试，后跟不定式表示努力或争取；后跟动名词表示尝试。,3. in favour of 赞成，支持On the whole, Im in favour of the proposal. The majority was / were in favour of the proposal.,4. pretend v. 假装He pretended to be friendly with me. She pretends that she likes them so that she can get their help.She wasnt really crying; she was only pr
7、etending.,(常用于否定句)妄称, 敢于+to-v I can not pretend to judge between them.,Now listen to the radio programme and complete the notes which summarise Dr Lindbrows words.,1. The paparazzi are self-employed _. 2. The _ is often blamed for encouraging the paparazzi. 3. Nowadays, selling photographs of famous
8、 people has become _. 4. The British law says that it is _ to take photographs of famous people in public.,photographers,media,big business,legal,5. The paparazzi sometimes risk breaking the _ to take photos which they can sell for good _. 6. Since Princess Dianas death in 1997, a lot of peoples att
9、itudes have changed and more and more people dislike the _ and what they do.,law,paparazzi,profits,1. Pretending to be a repair man to get into the house of a film star and take picture of her daily life. 2. Hiring a helicopter to take pictures of the film stars big house from the air.,According to
10、Dr Lindbrow, which of the following attempts of the paparazzi is probably not legal?,3. Hiding in the bush outside the film stars house to take pictures of her when she comes out. 4. Renting a speed boat to take pictures of the film star on the beach.,None of them is legal.,Voice your opinion,What d
11、o you think of the argument that taking photographs of famous people is part of new reporting? Do you agree? Why or why not?,Listen to the discussion between Katy and James. Which of them expresses these opinions?,1. The media should respect famous peoples privacy. 2. Famous people shouldnt complain
12、 when the paparazzi follow them.,Katy,James,3. The media is getting worse and worse. 4. There is too much violence on TV nowadays. 5. The government should control TV programmes to protect children.,Katy,James and Katy,Katy,Look at the Function File and try to complete the expressions with words:,ca
13、nt, may, opinion, completely, against, in favour, personally, right, totally, seems, true, afraid, dont,Opinions, agreement and disagreement,1. _, I think thats her problem. 2. I mean, it _ to me that 3. Well, in my _ , this shows 4. Personally, I am _ too muchcontrol. 5. Im _ of some kind of contro
14、l.,Personally,seems,opinion,against,in favour,6. Thats _, but 7. You _ be right, but 8. I agree. Youre _, theres 9. I _ agree. 10. I _ disagree. 11. Im _ youre wrong. 12. Im afraid I _ agree with you. 13. I _ agree.,true,may,right,totally,completely,afraid,cant,dont,Which expressions above show stro
15、ng agreement or disagreement?,Listen again and check your answers.,Listen to four sentences from the radio programme again. How many words are there in each sentence? Contractions count as two words.,2.,3.,4.,12 words,14 words,10 words,Listen again and write down all the words. Which important words
16、 are stressed? Repeat the sentences.,1. Tonight were going to analyse the problem of the paparazzi.,2. A lot of people blame the media for encouragement of the paparazzi.,3. It is legal to take photographs of famous people if they are in public.,4. But I know there are people who defend the paparazz
17、i.,Writing and Speaking,Look at the opinions in Exercise 6. Decide if you agree or disagree with them.,Write notes with your opinions about these things:,a) the quality of TV programmes b) control of TV programmes c) famous people, privacy and the media,In pairs, use your notes to discuss your opinions of the media.,Finish the Exercise 12.,Homework,
