LANGUAGE STUDY

Word study

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. You may change the form if necessary.

fire elect injure switch present relate reflect tolerate

1. Mr Jones, who has worked for this company for 25 years, ______ president last week.

2. More than 200 people died or ___ in the earthquake.

3. Mr Thompson _____ by the publishing company because many of his news stories were not true.

4. As he was fluent in both languages he had no problems ______ from Chinese into English.

5. Mathildeˇs rough hands and face _____ a life of hard work.

6. What you have said ____ not _____ to what we are concerned with now.

7. He is so rude to his parents. I wouldnˇt _____ that kind of behaviour in my family.

8. She spent the whole weekend collecting information on the product, and planned to ______ her findings to her boss on Monday.

2. Look at the words in the box. Do they have a positive, negative or neutral meaning? Put them into three groups.

reliable nosy experienced careless critical informed talented balanced current addicted printed social

Positive

Negative

Neutral

Grammar

The Past Participle used as Attribute and Predicative

1. Experienced editors and reporters make informed decisions about what events to reportK

2. We asked two of Chinaˇs many talented journalists to tell us more about news and newspapers.

3. After the interview, the reporter must present the material in an organized way and K

4. Chen wrote about the efforts to bring stolen cultural relics back to China.

5. I want to write about people addicted to drugs.

6. TV programmes and printed articles help people in other countries learn about China and the Chinese people.

7. The media can often help solve problems and draw attention to situations where help is needed.

8. It will lead to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated.

1. Read the sentences above. Which Past Participle are used as Attribute? Which are used as Predicative?

Attribute: experienced, Predicative:

2. Rewrite each Past Participle that is used as Attribute in question 1 with the Attributive Clause.

EXAMPLE: experienced editors = editors who are experienced

3. Rewrite the following sentences with the Past Participle.

EXAMPLE: We lived in the house that was built by my father.

We lived in the house built by my father.

1. The telegram that was sent by my sister brought the news of my dear grandmaˇs death.

2. Letˇs try the bookstore that was opened last month.

3. Nine out of ten women who were interviewed about the product said they liked it.

4. The three guns, which had been stolen from the police station, were found in the house.

5. I donˇt like going to supermarkets that are located in the center of the town.

4. Change the underlined part into a Past Participle phrase, and then make a sentence with it.

EXAMPLE: Yesterday, the president went to visit the workers who had retired.

The retired workers told him about their family life and their problems.

1. An old school building burnt down at Dongfang University and three students were injured.

2. In most American schools, students use textbooks that have been used by others.

3. Tom fell on the ground and broke his leg.

4. The 12-year-old girl has just published a novel.

5. A research center for overseas students has been newly built.

5. Read the following news and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Strange, they donˇt play thisK

New York: ¨I am _____ (surprise) that soccer is not a popular sport in America,〃 David Beckham, a soccer star, said in an interview with Time Magazine.

¨Some of their sporting heroes, like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, are just _____(amaze). And I like the way the fans look up to them. American men are _____(interest) in basketball, baseball and American football. But many of them still think soccer is ______(bore).

Iˇm all the more ______(surprise) because their womenˇs team does really well. I think things will change in the future. Americans will fall in love with this game too. They will have some great soccer heroes soon. I would be very ____(satisfy) to get _____(notice) there and help them change their attitude towards soccer. It would be hard work for me, but it would be ____(interest) to see what different countries think of me and my team. Iˇm sure they wonˇt feel ______(disappoint).〃

INTEGRATING SKILL

Reading, speaking and reporting

1. Read the two reports of the same event below. How are the reports different? Who do you think wrote each report? What do you think are facts and what are opinions?

2. What would be a good headline for each story? What pictures would you use?

A small group of fewer than a hundred people caused trouble for workers at our cityˇs most successful company today. The rude and noisy group made it difficult for the workers to get into the factory. Fortunately, most of the troublemakers left peacefully after the police arrived, but a few of them fought with the companyˇs guards and had to be taken to the police station.

More than ninety responsible and caring citizens made their voices heard today. The citizens, all of whom love nature and our planet, demonstrated outside the cityˇs worst polluter. Brave and strong, the activists talked to workers outside the factory and left a positive message about protecting the earth. The peaceful meeting ended when the company sent out a group of angry men armed with sticks to fight with the citizens.

3. Do you own reporting.

Work in pairs or groups. Go back to the Speaking activity and look at the events you chose. Choose one of the events and write a short newspaper article about it. How would you report it? What pictures and headline would you use?

Writing

Write a paragraph in which you compare two kinds of media, for example websites and newspapers.

When you write your paragraph, you should explain how the two media are similar to or different from each other. By writing about the similarities and differences, you will make it easier for the reader to understand the things you are writing about.

Before you write, think about the media you are going to compare. What characteristics or features are the most important? What differences or similarities will help the reader understand the media you are comparing? What can be learnt from the comparison?

The following information may help you write your paragraph.

Writing about similarities

冘 A website is similar to a newspaper

冘 Both newspapers and websites make money by selling ads.

冘 Websites also have different pages.

冘 Websites have headlines and pictures, too Writing about differences

冘 Websites, on the other hand, change all the time.

冘 However, not all websites are updated every day.

冘 Newspapers are written by reporter, but websites can be written by anyone.

冘 While many websites are free, most newspapers cost money.