c) prepared to do something willing
d) examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it analyse
e) do something in order to protect some one from being attacked defend
f) try to do something attempt
g) agree with or support in favour of
h) a series of events process
i) money made from doing business profits
j) Reason argument
k) working for yourself self-employed
l) say that someone is responsible for something bad blame
Step 3: Listen I
1. Learn some listening strategies first.
2. Listen to the radio programme for the first time and find out the three questions which the presenter asked. (Task 2)
Q1. Could you tell us how the problem arose?
Q2. Is it legal to take photographs of famous people without letting then know?
Q3. Don't you think that the paparazzi should have the same right as all journalists?
3. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the words learned in Step 2.
4. Complete the notes which summarise(概括,总结) Dr Lindbrow's words in Ex 3. (Task 3)
1). The paparazzi are self- employed photographers.
2). The media is often blamed for encouraging the paparazzi.
3). Nowadays, selling photographs of famous people has become big business.
4). The British law says that it is legal to take photographs of famous people in public.
5). The paparazzi sometimes risk breaking the law.
to take photos which they can sell for good profits.
6). Since Princess Diana's death in 1997, a lot of people's attitudes have changed and more and more people dislike the paparazzi and what they do.
Step 4: Listen II
1. Listen to the discussion between two people and then match the person with the opinions.
2. Listen again and learn the ways of expressing opinions, agreement and disagreement.
Homework:
Do the exercise on page 68-69.