高英第二册第二课3PPT课件

government.
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The Washington Post (3)
Perhaps the most notable incident in the Post's history was when, in the early 1970s, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American media's investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal. The newspaper's reporting greatly contributed to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
newspapers, along with The New York Times, which is
known for its general reporting and international coverage,
and The Wall Street Journal, which is known for its
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Teaching Contents
• 1. Background information • 2. Study of the text
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Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
1. Background information
1.1 The Author: Henry Fairlie 1.2 The Washington Post 1.3 The History of Britain
Circulation: 673,180 Daily 890,163 Sunday (Apr. 2008)
Front page for Sunday,
October 25, 2009.
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The Washington Post (2)
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest, founded in 1877.
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The Washington Post (1)
Type: Daily newspaper Format: Broadsheet(大幅纸张 )
Owner: Washington Post Company
Founded: 1877
Headquarters: 1150 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C., United States
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The Author: Henry Fairlie (1924-90)
A British political journalist and social critic
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• Best known for coining the term "the Establishment", （权威人 士的统称；当权派）an analysis of how "all the right people" came to run Britain largely through social connections, he spent 36 years as a prominent freelance writer on both sides of the Atlantic, appearing in The Spectator（《旁观者》，英国周 刊）, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and many other papers and magazines.
Unit 3 Pub Talk and the King’s
English
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Aims
1. To learn the methods in developing an expository writing,esp. the use of examples
2. To know how to make good conversation 3. To trace the history of the King’s English 4. To analyse the features of spoken English 5. To appreciate the language features
As of September 2009, its average weekday circulation was 582,844, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations(发行审核局 ), making it the fifth largest newspaper in the country by circulation, behind USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.
Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a
particular emphasis on national politics. The Post is
generally regarded among the leading daily American
financial reporting. The Post has distinguished itself
through its political reporting on the workings of the
White House, Congress, and other aspects of the U.S.
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The History of Britain
• 1.The native people in Britain Celts