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Unit 6The Media Topic Talk话题语境The Media课时词汇election；coverage；debate；available；acknowledge；consult等常用短语acknowledge (doing)；consult sb. about sth；be covered with/by等重点句式/语法1. It seems that.2. It is amazing that. 话题词汇1. listen to broadcasts on the radio听收音机里的广播2. catch up on news via the Internet通过互联网了解新闻3. enjoy watching TV or films with my family喜欢和家人一起看电视或电影4. quick news about traffic information关于交通信息的快速新闻5. economic or political discussion经济或政治讨论economical经济实惠的；节约的；简练的6. diverse information about the world关于世界的各种信息7. update on election campaigns and candidates关于竞选活动和候选人的最新消息8. news coverage of political debates关于政治辩论的新闻报道9. find the right information找到正确的信息10. interpret if the information can be trusted解释信息是否可信11. figuring out what to acknowledge and what to dismiss弄清楚该承认什么, 该摒弃什么 解决；算出12. know whats going on in the world了解世界上正在发生的事情13. get up-to-date information easily轻松获取最新信息14. outline problems in society概述社会问题15. spread positive energy传播正能量16. work together to find ways to solve the problems一起努力找到解决问题的方法17. contribute to social development为社会发展作出贡献要点精研·探究学习1. election n. 选举*In America, presidential elections are held every four years. 美国每四年举行一次总统选举。*There is a leader in each area of the town and each town has an elected leader. 城镇里的每个地区都有一个领导人, 每个城镇都有一个选出来的领导人。*Those electing to smoke will be seated at the rear. 选择抽烟的人将坐在后面。(1)run for election参加竞选(2)elect vt. 选举, 推选; 选择elect sb. to. . . 选举某人进入elect sb. as/to be. . . 选举某人为elect to do sth. 选择做某事elect表示“选举”, 主要指选举某人担任某职位。若所涉及的职位名词在句中作宾语、表语、补语, 则通常不用冠词。【巧学助记】In the latest election, Mary was elected chairwoman of the Students Union. 在最近一次选举中, 玛丽被选为学生会主席。(1)语法填空How many candidates are standing for election (elect)?It is said that only two students will be elected to take (take) part in the coming English Contest.  Before we elect him to parliament, we want to know what he stands for. (2)We elected her to the board of education.  我们推选她担任教育委员会的委员。(3)Besides, I have such a good command of English that I am elected as assistant to my English teacher.  此外, 我精通英语, 以至于我被选为英语老师的助理。2. coverage n. 新闻报道; 覆盖范围*The media coverage was shocking. 媒体的报道糟透了。*Green coverage rate over 60%, the environment of the factory is beautiful. 绿化面积达到60%以上, 厂区环境优美。*The lake was covered with a sheet of ice. 湖面上覆盖着一层冰。covervt. 覆盖; 报道; 行走(一段路程); 包含, 涉及; 够付; 占(一片面积)be covered with/by被覆盖cover sth. up (with)(用完全)盖住, 遮住Dont judge a book by its cover. (Never judge from appearances. )人不可貌相, 海水不可斗量。(1)语法填空The incident has received wide coverage(cover) in the press. Everything was covered (cover)with a thick layer of dust. He covered up the body with a sheet. (2)$100 should cover your expense.  100美元该足够支付你的费用了。(3)The ground was covered with/by thick snow the next morning.  第二天早晨地面就被厚厚的积雪所覆盖。(4)Media coverage of the event was mixed.  媒体对该事件的报道褒贬不一。3. debate n. & vi. & vt. 讨论, 辩论 *There had been much debate on the issue of childcare. 人们对儿童保育问题议论纷纷。*She debated with herself for a while, and then picked up the phone. 她作了一番思想斗争, 然后拿起了电话。 (1)a debate on/about/over sth. 就进行讨论under debate在讨论中(2)debate with sb. /oneself与某人讨论/仔细考虑, 斟酌debate whether/how. . . 讨论是否/如何【易混辨析】debate侧重“双方各抒己见”, 内含“交锋”的意思argue侧重“说理”“论证”和“企图说服”。常用结构: argue sb. into / out of doing sth. 说服某人做/ 不做某事(1)语法填空They debated for over an hour on the merits of the different systems. The issue is under debate. (2)We have been debating whether to go on vacation.  我们一直在讨论是否去度假。(3)Its hard to argue him into changing his mind.  很难说服他改变主意。4. available adj. 可获得的, 可用的; 有空的 *Tickets are available free of charge from the school. 学校有免费票。 *The director was not available for comment. 主管没有时间发表意见。*We live in an age when more information is available with greater ease than ever before. 我们生活在一个比以往更容易获得更多信息的时代。 (1)语法填空Funds are available to assist (assist)teachers who want to attend the conference.  Detailed information about our product is available in this brochure. (2)Theres no money available for tax cuts this year.  今年没钱可用于减税。5. acknowledge vt. 承认, 认可; 对(某人所做的事)表示感谢; 告知收到 *She acknowledged your help in her letter. 她在信中感谢你的帮助。*The company acknowledged the receipt of the goods. 公司已确认收到货物。*It is widely acknowledged that child labor is illegal. 招收童工是违法的, 这是大家所公认的。(1)acknowledge (doing) sth. /that. . . 承认acknowledge. . . to be/as. . . 认为是It is widely acknowledged that. . . 是大家所公认的(2)acknowledgementn. 承认; 感谢in acknowledgement of. . . 为表示对的感谢; 以承认It is widely acknowledged that students should be evaluated in terms of overall quality. 人们普遍认为应该从综合素质的角度来评价学生。(1)语法填空With no solid evidence, he refused to acknowledge stealing (steal) the ladys purse. He was given a gold watch in acknowledgement(acknowledge) of his work for the business. (2)句式转换The young athlete is widely acknowledged as/to be one of the best swimmers in China.  It is widely acknowledged that the young athlete is one of the best swimmers in China.  6. consult vi & vt. 咨询; 商议vt. 查阅 *Go and consult your teacher about how to deal with this problem. 去请教你的老师如何解决这个问题。*He consulted the manual. 他查阅了说明书。 (1)consult sb. about sth. 向某人咨询某事consult with sb. about/on sth. 与某人商量/商议某事(2)consultantn. 顾问【巧学助记】图文助记 consultconsult作“查阅”讲时, 相当于refer to或turn to, 后面接要查询的工具书; look up也有“查阅”之意, 但它后面需接要查询的问题或内容。(1)语法填空She consulted with her parents about the way to do the matter. He felt quite honored to become the Presidents consultant (consult) on economic affairs. Kevin consulted his teacher about/on whether he should study abroad after graduation. (2)When in doubt about the meaning of a word, consult a dictionary.  当拿不准词义时, 查查词典。(3)If any of these symptoms occurs while you are taking the medicine, consult your doctor immediately. 在服药期间如果出现这些症状中的任何一个, 立即去咨询你的医生。 7. alternative adj. 可替代的; 另外的; 非传统的, 另类的n. 可供选择的事物*The couple have an alternative lifestyle. 那对夫妇的生活方式很另类。*To stay where I was is my only alternative. 留在原地是我唯一的选择。*We had no alternative but to fire Gibson. 我们别无他法, 只有辞退吉布森。an alternative to. . . 的替代品“别无选择只好做某事”还可表示为: cannot but do sth. ; have no choice but to do sth. ; cannot help but do sth. 。(1)语法填空For us this moment, there is no alternative but to obey(obey) their order.  His idea is an alternative to the orginal plan. (2)句式转换I had no choice but to report him to the police. I had no alternative but to report him to the police.  (3)The way was blocked, so we went by an alternative road.  这条路被挡住了, 因此我们走了另一条8