Unit 4

Making the news

delighted admirable

unusualassist

assistant submit

professionprofessional

adj. 快乐的 ; 欣喜的adj. 值得赞扬的adj. 不同寻常的vt. 帮助；协助；援助n. 助手 ; 助理 ; 售货员vt. 递交 ; 呈递 n. 职业 ; 专业adj. 专业的；职业的n. 专业人员

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colleague

eagerconcentrate

amateur update

acquire assessinform

deadline

n. 同事adj. 渴望的 ; 热切的vt. 集中；聚集n. 业余爱好者vt. 更新 ; 使现代化vt. 获得 ; 取得 ; 学到vt. 评估 ; 评定vt. 告知 ; 通知n. 最后期限

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meanwhilecase

accuse deliberately

skepticalguilty

dilemma demand

publish

adv. 其间 ; 同时n. 情况 ; 病历 ; 案例vt. 指责；谴责；控告adv. 故意地adj. 怀疑的adj. 犯罪的 ; 内疚的n. 困境 ; 窘境n. 需求 ; 要求 vt. 强烈需求vt. 出版 ; 发行 ; 发表 ; 公布

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concentrate on depend on

accuse … of

so as to (do sth)

集中 ; 全神贯注依靠 ; 依赖因……指责或控告……为了 ( 做 )……

Expressions preview

Reading

MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT

“Unforgettable,” says new journalist

Skimming to get

general ideas

the main idea of the passage

This passage is about __________’s first

assignment at the office of a popular

_______ newspaper. And his _________

with his new boss, _______, was to

strongly influence his life as a _________.

Zhou Yang

English

Hu Xin

discussion

journalist

Skimming

Reading Comprehension I

Read the passage quickly, and f

ind out all the questions Zhou

Yang asked his new boss, Hu Xi

n. Please underline all these que

stions.

Skimming

Reading Comprehension II

1. Can I go out on a story immediately?2. What do I need to take with me?3. What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?4. What should I keep in mind?5. Why is listening so important? 6. How can I listen carefully while taking notes?7. Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?

The questions develop naturally from the answers Hu Xin gives, yet they form a develop mental whole.

things to take

things to remember

things to avoid

importance of listening and ensuring accuracy

Careful reading to solve

difficult points

Divide the passage into three sections.Then write down the main idea of each section.

Main ideas:

Section 1:

Section 2:

Section 3:

how to work in a team

how to get an accurate story

how to protect a story from accusations

Scanning to get

detail information

1 Zhou can go out on a story immediately.2 Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a camera with himself.3 While interviewing, the journalist would just ask the questions prepared before hand.4 Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school.5 Zhou is very enthusiastic.

True or FalseScanning

Reading Comprehension III

1. Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment at the office because______. A. his first assignment was quite a failure B. Hu Xin was very strict with him even though he was a journalist C. his new boss Hu Xin asked him to go out on a story by himself D. his discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a journalist

Reading Comprehension IVScanning

2. Zhou Yang can cover a story on his own

only when_____.

A. he has a nose for a story

B. he listens to the answers carefully

C. he is interested in photography

D. he has seen what an experienced

journalist does.

3. Who will take the pictures when Zhou

Yang goes out on a story for the first

time?

A. Zhou Yang himself.

B. A professional photographer.

C. Hu Xin.

D. A more experienced reporter.

4. Which of the following is NOT included in Hu Xin’s list of “dos” and “don’ts”? A. Don’t be rude. B. Don’t laugh at the people being interviewed. C. Don’t miss your deadline. D. Don’t talk too much yourself but make sure you listen to the interviewee carefully.

Guess the meanings of these expressions.cover a story

have a “nose” for a story

a trick of the trade

get all your facts straight

get the wrong end of the stick

a real “scoop”

Reading Comprehension V

Scanning

Paraphrase (explain English words and phrases in English)

cover a storyhave a “nose” fora storya trick of the trade get all your factsstraightget the wrong end of the sticka real “scoop”

an important story which your newspapergets ahead of all the other newspapersyou do not understandwhat is being saidsth that helps you do the job in a professional waybe able to “smell” when sb is trying to hide a goodstorymake sure the story is accuratego and interview sb about an incident or happening

Zhou Yang’s notesThe skills neededThe importance of listeningStages in researching a storyHow to check factsHow to deal with accusations of printing lies

Use the information from the reading passage to help you.

Reading Comprehension VI

Scanning

The importanceof listening

1. be able to tell if someone is telling the truth 2. be accurate3. do research4. ask questions

Zhou Yang’s notes

1. get the detailed facts 2. prepare the next question 　　　

The skills needed

How to deal with accusations of printing lies

1. ask questions2. note reactions3. check facts4. do research

use research and ask witnesses

use a tape recorder for the interview

Stages in researching a story

How to check facts

Quiz

I will never forget my first __________ atthe office of a popular English newspaper. I discussed with my boss, which was to strongly ________ my life as a _________. My first job was an _______ journalist because I had to wait till I was more__________. Of course later, I could _____ a story and ______ the article myself. I could have a ___________ photographer

Quiz I Retell the text by filling the following blanks.

assignment

influence journalistassistant

experienced cover

submitprofessional

with me to take photographs. As a journalist, you need to be _______, only if you ask manydifferent questions will you _______all the information you need to know. At the same time, as a journalist we can’t miss our _______, and we must make sure we listen tothe __________ carefully. We have to listen for _______ facts. We can use a recorder to get the facts straight, which is very useful if a person wants to ________ you.

curiousacquire

deadlineinterviewee

detailed

challenge

TranslationQuiz II

1. __________________________________

( 对摄影我不仅只是感兴趣 ), but I took a

n amateur course at university to update

my skills.

2. __________________________________

( 你只有提出了不同的问题之后 ) will yo

u acquire all the information you need to

know.

Not only am I interested in photography

Only if you ask many different questions

归纳： Only 所修饰的副词，介词或状语从句放在句首时，句子要到部分倒装。如： Only then did I begin my work.

Only in this way can you learn from your friends.

• 3.______________________________ （ 周阳永远不会忘记） his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.

Never will Zhou Yang forget

归纳 : 含有否定意义的副词或连词，如 never, not, not only, little, seldom, hardly 等，放在句首时，句子要部分倒装。如：Hardly had I got out of the house when it began to rain.

归纳：在表示方向，地点的副词如 there , here , out , in , up, down, away 等放在句首，要全部倒装。如：

There goes the bell.

Out rushed the children.

( 下面是我的行为准则）

4.________________________________Here comes my list of dos and don’ts.

但是若主语是代词则不倒装。如：

Here you are.

1. —Did you see who the driver was? —No, so quickly_________ that I couldn’t get a good look at his face. (2007 上海卷 ) A. did the car speed by B. the car sped by C. does the car speed by D. the car speeds by

Quiz III

2. I have been living in the United States

for twenty years, but seldom _____ so

lonely as now. (2007 辽宁卷 )

A. have I felt B. I had felt

C. I have felt D. Had I felt

3. It was announced that only when the

fire was under control ___ to return

to their homes. (2008 江西卷 )

A. the residents would be permitted

B. had the residents been permitted

C. would the residents be permitted

D. the residents had been permitted

4. Only when I left my parents for Italy

______ how much I loved them.

(2008 重庆卷 )

A. I realized B. I had realized

C. had I realized D. did I realize

1. Practice reading aloud the dialogue

with your partner. Pay attention to the

intonation and stress.

2. Read a newspaper and try to find

something about our topic.

Homework