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Welcome to our school. Unit 11 Lesson 2. The Paparazzi. By ZhengSanpin 2010-5-24. The paparazzi are photographers who follow famous people around in order to get unusual photos to sell to a newspaper. the first English woman to marry a royal heir in more than 300 years.
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Unit 11 Lesson 2 The Paparazzi By ZhengSanpin 2010-5-24
The paparazzi are photographers who follow famous people around in order to get unusual photos to sell to a newspaper.
the first English woman to marry a royal heir in more than 300 years. PrincessDianna & Prince Charles
Diana felt it her responsibility to help those who needed her support.
focus, the mass media her private life, follow eventually terrible crash the sudden death
the rose of England, PrincessDiana, only 36, on August 31, 1997.
After hearing the song , what do you want to say to the paparazzi?
You will hear these words in the radio programme you are going to listen to. Match these words with their definitions • analyse 2. arise 3. blame • 4. willing 5. self-employed 6. legal • 7. attempt 8. defend 9. argument • 10. process 11. profit 12. be in favour of
say that someone is responsible for sth. bad Some people blamed paparazzi for the deaths of Princess Diana and her friend who were killed in 1997 in a high-way car accident in Paris, while they were pursued by paparazzi. A heated argumentarose about whether what the paparazzi had done was legal. More and more people are in favour ofdefending individual’s right to privacy. reason begin to happen allowed by law do sth. in order to protect sb. from being attacked agree with or support
examine or think about sth. carefully in order to understand it When we analyze the action of the self-employed reporters, we can see why they are willing to sell the photos to the media. They attempt to seek a large profit, that is to say, they want to earn more money in the process of pursuing famous people. working for yourself prepared to do sth. try to do sth. money made from doing business a series of events
Pre-listening: prediction 1. The paparazzi are self- employed ____________. 2. The _____ is often blamed for encouraging the paparazzi. 3. Nowadays. Selling photographs of famous people has become __________. 4. The British law says that it is ____ to take photographs of famous people in public. 5. The paparazzi sometimes risk breaking the ___ to take photos which they can sell for good ______. 6. Since Princess Diana’s death in 1997, a lot of people’s attitudes have changed and more and more people dislike the ________ and what they do.
1. The paparazzi are self- employed ____________. 2. The _____ is often blamed for encouraging the paparazzi. 3. Nowadays. Selling photographs of famous people has become __________. photographers media big business
4. The British law says that it is ____ to take photographs of famous people inpublic. 5. The paparazzi sometimes risk breaking the ___ to take photos which they can sell for good ______. legal law profits
6. Since Princess Diana’s death in 1997, a lot of people’s attitudes have changed and more and more people dislike the ________ and what they do. paparazzi
According to Dr Lindbrow, which of the following attempts of the paparazzi is probably not legal/ illegal? 1. Pretending to be a repair man to get into the house of a film star and take pictures of her daily life. 2. Hiring a helicopter to take pictures of the film star’s big house from the air.
3. Hiding in the bush outside the film star’s 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 do you think of the argument that taking photographs of famous people is part of new reporting? Do you agree to the idea? Why or why not?
Consolidation Fill in the blankets according to the given first letter or the Chinese meaning. 1. He tried to make a great p______ from trade. 2. You should turn to your lawyer for l_____ advice. 3. He a______ to pass 5 exams in one term, but failed two of them. 4. Nowadays more and more ______ (自己经营的) shops are popular. 5. Generally speaking, making a movie is a slow ______ (过程).
6. Tom __________ (假装他无所不知) so that he can be the centre of the talk. (pretend, know) 7. We were all pleased to accept the agreement without any ______ (argue). 8. There are a lot of ______ (agreement) among these politicians, so they often fight against each other at meetings. 9. Personally speaking, I’m ______ your plan. 10. Molly is to __________ (应受责备) for the mistake.
Assignment Write a short passage about your opinion of the job of the paparazzi . Preview the second part of The Paparazzi (how to express agreement and disagreement)
Thanks for listening Thanks for listening!!