2. About Newspapers
Millions of newspapers are sold every day throughout the world. Every one reads newspapers

4. Besides China Daily &Shanghai Daily, we also have 21st Century, Shanghai Star, Shanghai Student’s Post.
Every newspaper does not have only one section. Actually, every newspaper has different sections.

5. Sections of Newspapers
What sections are they?

6. Newspaper Other Sections If you Which section will you read?
Story
Health
World News
National News
Newspaper
Weather Report
Education
Fashion
Comics
Arts
Entertainment
Business
Which section will you read?
If you
are interested in reading world news or local news
are crazy about pop music or movies
want to know how to keep healthy
are eager to improve your English
Besides what we mentioned above, could you please NAME some OTHER SECTIONS?

7. Front Page We have so many sections in a newspaper.
But today we are not going to discuss all the sections, we just discuss the most important one.
Among these sections, which one do you think is the most important?
Absolutely it is the first page of a newspaper. We call it front page.导入到课文

8. Unit 7 Front Page News
What are the contents carried on the front page?
Millions of newspapers are sold everyday throughout the world. What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye?
Without doubt, it is the front page. Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day. Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper. A front page carries a brief weather forecast for the day as well.
Much thought goes into the actual headlines themselves. A headline is like a title. People think it important that headlines should aim at being both informative and eye-catching. They should attract the reader’s attention. The main front-page headline is , of course, the most important one. After all, it can even determine whether or not a person will be tempted to by a particular newspaper. A B
I guess all of you have previewed the text, so I’ll give you just two minutes to look through it.
And here I have several simple questions for you. C

9. Unit 7 Front Page News
Millions of newspapers are sold everyday throughout the world. What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye?
Without doubt, it is the front page. Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day. Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper. A front page carries a brief weather forecast for the day as well.
Much thought goes into the actual headlines themselves. A headline is like a title. People think it important that headlines should aim at being both informative and eye-catching. They should attract the reader’s attention. The main front-page headline is , of course, the most important one. After all, it can even determine whether or not a person will be tempted to by a particular newspaper. A B C

10. Unit 7 Front Page News
Millions of newspapers are sold everyday throughout the world. What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye?
Without doubt, it is the front page. Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day. Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper. A front page carries a brief weather forecast for the day as well.
Much thought goes into the actual headlines themselves. A headline is like a title. People think it important that headlines should aim at being both informative and eye-catching. They should attract the reader’s attention. The main front-page headline is , of course, the most important one. After all, it can even determine whether or not a person will be tempted to by a particular newspaper. A B
Could you please point out where the index is ? C

11. Unit 7 Front Page News
Millions of newspapers are sold everyday throughout the world. What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye?
Without doubt, it is the front page. Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day. Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper. A front page carries a brief weather forecast for the day as well.
Much thought goes into the actual headlines themselves. A headline is like a title. People think it important that headlines should aim at being both informative and eye-catching. They should attract the reader’s attention. The main front-page headline is , of course, the most important one. After all, it can even determine whether or not a person will be tempted to by a particular newspaper. A B
Besides an index, what else does a front page carry?
Ok, everybody, when you are reading a newspaper, what do you read first? C

12. Unit 7 Front Page News
Millions of newspapers are sold everyday throughout the world. What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye?
Without doubt, it is the front page. Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day. Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper. A front page carries a brief weather forecast for the day as well.
Much thought goes into the actual headlines themselves. A headline is like a title. People think it important that headlines should aim at being both informative and eye-catching. They should attract the reader’s attention. The main front-page headline is , of course, the most important one. After all, it can even determine whether or not a person will be tempted to by a particular newspaper. A B
You are quite smart. So what is the headline of this piece of news?
Who are back? By the way.
Yes, let’s go to the point.
To attract readers’ attention, what do you think a headline should be? C

13. Unit 7 Front Page News
Millions of newspapers are sold everyday throughout the world. What section of the newspapers on a newsstand catches your eye?
Without doubt, it is the front page. Its contents are usually about the most important happenings of the day. Besides that, it is common practice that the front page carries an index to help the reader quickly locate certain sections of the paper. A front page carries a brief weather forecast for the day as well.
Much thought goes into the actual headlines themselves. A headline is like a title. People think it important that headlines should aim at being both informative and eye-catching. They should attract the reader’s attention. The main front-page headline is , of course, the most important one. After all, it can even determine whether or not a person will be tempted to by a particular newspaper. A B C

14. Once the paper has decided the type-the style it will use for headlines-composing the front page is a fairly simple matter. The main story, called the lead, takes the prime position, usually the top left-hand corner of the page. A strong picture occupies the top center of the page; then follows the second-lead, third-lead and other stories in size-graded headings.
When there is a big news event, the paper uses a headline which runs the full width of the page and which is usually set in a bold type. However, a newspaper has to draw a line between being eye-catching and being sensational. A newspaper which overuses shock methods may lose its reputation. E
After we read the headlines, we come to the stories.
Actually, on the front page, there are many stories.
What is the main story? Where is the lead? F

15. Once the paper has decided the type-the style it will use for headlines-composing the front page is a fairly simple matter. The main story, called the lead, takes the prime position, usually the top left-hand corner of the page. A strong picture occupies the top center of the page; then follows the second-lead, third-lead and other stories in size-graded headings.
When there is a big news event, the paper uses a headline which runs the full width of the page and which is usually set in a bold type. However, a newspaper has to draw a line between being eye-catching and being sensational. A newspaper which overuses shock methods may lose its reputation. E F

16. Once the paper has decided the type-the style it will use for headlines-composing the front page is a fairly simple matter. The main story, called the lead, takes the prime position, usually the top left-hand corner of the page. A strong picture occupies the top center of the page; then follows the second-lead, third-lead and other stories in size-graded headings.
When there is a big news event, the paper uses a headline which runs the full width of the page and which is usually set in a bold type. However, a newspaper has to draw a line between being eye-catching and being sensational. A newspaper which overuses shock methods may lose its reputation. E F

17. Once the paper has decided the type-the style it will use for headlines-composing the front page is a fairly simple matter. The main story, called the lead, takes the prime position, usually the top left-hand corner of the page. A strong picture occupies the top center of the page; then follows the second-lead, third-lead and other stories in size-graded headings.
When there is a big news event, the paper uses a headline which runs the full width of the page and which is usually set in a bold type. However, a newspaper has to draw a line between being eye-catching and being sensational. A newspaper which overuses shock methods may lose its reputation. E F

18. Two Schools of Thought
While the importance of the front page is obvious, there are two schools of thought over the emphasis placed on its contents. There is the school that describes the front page as a paper’s “shop window” and therefore emphasizes the need for ”window-dressing”. The trouble with this approach is that too much concentration on the “shop window” tends to reduce the value of the goods displayed inside. Others take the view that a newspaper is like a store with many windows, each of which should be dressed to the same high standard. It should have a sense of unity. D
So far, we have talked about the whole text except one paragraph. Which paragraph haven’t we mentioned yet?
What is the topic sentence of this paragraph? (the 1st sentence)

19. Your views: Which of the two thoughts do you prefer, and why?
While the importance of the front page is obvious, there are two schools of thought over the emphasis placed on its contents. There is the school that describes the front page as a paper’s “shop window” and therefore emphasizes the need for ”window-dressing”. The trouble with this approach is that too much concentration on the “shop window” tends to reduce the value of the goods displayed inside. Others take the view that a newspaper is like a store with many windows, each of which should be dressed to the same high standard. It should have a sense of unity. D
So what are the two schools of thought? (explain each school briefly)
Your point of views?
Your views: Which of the two thoughts do you prefer, and why?

20. DIY China Daily Fashion Health Travel Weather National News World News
So most of you think that the front page is very important, and we should put emphasis on the front page dressing, right?
Ok, that’s good. Now it’s your time, show time. Let’s DIY a front page of a newspaper.
Sports
Arts
Science
Entertainment
Education
National News
Entertainment
Health
Science
Fashion
World News
Literature
Sports
Arts
Education
Travel

21. Assignment:
Design a newspaper for our school.
(办一份上师大二附中的校园生活报)

22. Thank you very much!