课前准备 Warm-up

Mass media is media that is intended for a large audience. It may take the form of broadcast media, as in the case of television and radio, or print media, like newspapers and magazines. Internet media can also attain mass media status, and many media outlets maintain a web presence to take advantage of the ready availability of Internet in many regions of the world.

Brainstorm your ideas on the following questions.

How often do you use the Internet? What do you usually do on the Internet?

Have you ever been cheated on the Internet? What happened and how did you react to it?

Do you often receive spam emails?(垃圾邮件)How do you handle them?

Hint: the information should include the following aspects:

Your real experience

The types of spam emails

The ways you handle them

The feeling when you receive spam emails

本章概览 An Overview

This unit introduces the influence of mass media. Passage one is the effect of Internet. It tells about the disadvantages of surfing the Internet and how to protect yourself while online. Passage two deals with another mass media, television. It indeed brings people a lot of harmful effects.

学习目标 Objectives

Through discussion and learning, the students should

1.Acquire key words and expressions in talking about mass media

2.Get a general idea of the influence of mass media

3.Be able to use the words and expressions in discussion

知识结构 Knowledge Structure

Passage One Internet Safety

The advantages of Internet

The potential trouble of Internet

The rules of smart surfing

How to deal with cyberbullying

How to deal with online annoyance

 

Passage Two Television: How It Affects Us

The benefits of television

The disadvantages of television

The manifestations of a TV addiction