Unit 4

Making the news

Reading

穆青

穆青 : 中国著名记者 , 他在６０多年的新闻生涯中创作了《县委书记的榜样——焦裕禄》等著名新闻作品，教育和影响了几代人。

Do you know who these good journalists

are?

埃德加 ·斯诺

埃德加 · 斯诺于 1928 年来华，曾任欧美几家报社驻华记者、通讯员。 1936 年 6 月斯诺访问陕甘宁边区，写了大量通讯报道，成为第一个采访红区的西方记者。抗日战争爆发后，又任《每日先驱报》和美国《星期六晚邮报》驻华战地记者。新中国成立后，曾三次来华访问， 1972 年 2月 15 日因病在瑞士日内瓦逝世。遵照其遗愿，其一部分骨灰葬在中国，地点在北京大学未名湖畔。

白岩松

白岩松：央视著名记者、主持人，他主持了香港回归、三峡大江截流、国庆五十周年庆典、澳门回归等大型现场直播节目。他成为新一代电视人的代表之一，曾获“金话筒”奖。

意大利著名女记者法拉奇

法拉奇曾采访过中国国家领导人邓小平，是 20 世纪最著名的新闻工作者、战地记者，享有极高的国际声誉。

If you want to be a journalist, do

you think what qualities a good

news reporter needs to have?

Qualities Very important

important not

Higher level of education

Work experience

Qualities Very important

Important not

Good communication skills

Curious, active personality

Hard-working

Enthusiasm for the job

Prepared to work long hours

Ability to work in a team

Requirement of a journalist1. Fluency in English both on spoken and written.

2. Outgoing personality and excellent interpersonal

( 人与人之间的 ) communication skills.

3. Initiative ( 主动的 ), passionate ( 充满激情的 ),

team-working and work with high degree of

independence.

4. Able to work under pressure.

5. Good knowledge in computer software

application ( 应用 ) especially in MS office

(Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

What equipment do you think a journalist should have nowadays?

A mobile phone, small recorder, digital camera, satellite telephone, laptopcomputer, etc.

Everyone has unforgettable moments

in his/her life. Think about your first

day at school, being far away from

home, your first day abroad …

Now discuss in your group what the

first day would be like, and how you

would feel if you were to work for a

famous newspaper or company.

Interview

patient imaginative well-organized polite technically good concise thorough creative curious careful

gifted professional

Use the words given below to make an interview with your partner about which occupation you will choose in the future.

A: Which occupation will you choose

in the future?B: I want to be a ______.A: Why?B: A ____ needs to be _________. I think I would make a good

_______ because ________________________ _________.

Read the explanation

and speak out the word

it explains.

adj. 快乐的 ; 欣喜的 delighted

adj. 值得赞扬的 ; 令人钦佩的admirable

adj. 不同寻常的 ; 独特的 unusual

very pleased

deserving respect or approval

different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting or attractive

vt. 帮助 ; 协助 ; 援助 assistto help

to give or offer sth. for a decision to be made by others

n. 助手 ; 助理 ; 售货员 assistant

vt. 递交 ; 呈递 ( 文件等 ) submit

someone who helps someone else to do a job; someone who works in a shop, selling goods to customers and giving advice about the goods sold in the shop

any type of work which needs special training or a particular skill, often one which is respected because it involves a high level of education n. 职业 ; 专业

profession

related to work that needs special training or education adj. 专业的；职业的

n. 专业人员 professional

n. 同事 colleague

a person who has the type of job that needs a high level of education and training

one of a group of people who work together

adj. 渴望的 ; 热切的 eager

wanting very much to do or have sth., esp. sth. interesting or enjoyable

vi. & vt. 集中 ; 聚集 concentrate

n. 业余爱好者 amateur

vt. 更新 ; 使现代化 update

to bring or come together in a large number or amount in one particular area

a person who takes part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job

to make sth. more modern or suitable for use now by adding new information or changing its design

vt. 获得 ; 取得 ; 学到 acquire

vt. 评估 ; 评定 assess

vt. 告知 ; 通知 inform

n. 最后期限 deadline

to get sth.

to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of sth.

to tell someone about particular facts

a time or day by which sth. must be done

n. 情况 ; 病例 ; 案例 case

vt. 指责 ; 谴责 ; 控告 accuse

a particular situation or example of sth.; the fact of sb. having a disease or an injury; a question to be decided in a court of law

to say that someone has done sth. morally wrong, illegal or unkind

in the period of time between two times or two events; while sth. else is happening

adv. 其间 ; 同时 meanwhile

a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do

adj. 犯罪的 ; 有罪的 ; 内疚的guilty

n. ( 进退两难的 ) 困境 ; 窘境dilemma

feeling guilt

doubting that sth. is true or useful

adj. 怀疑的 sceptical / < 美 > skeptical

adv. 故意地 deliberatelyintentionally

vt. 出版 ; 发行 ; 发表 ; 公布publish

to make information available to people, esp. in a book, magazine or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine or newspaper

a need for sth. to be sold or supplied; a strong request

to ask for sth. forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused

n. 需求 ; 要求

vt. 强烈要求 demand

concentrate on

depend on

accuse … of

so as to (do

sth)

因……指责或控告……

为了 ( 做 )……

只要集中 ; 全神贯注于依靠 ; 依赖

Match

Now discuss in pairs how you would feel if you were offered a job on a such famous newspaper?

My First Work Assignment “Unforgettable,” says new

journalist

1. To summarize and remember the main idea of the passage.2. To know the skills necessary to become a good reporter and how to conduct a good interview.3. To learn some useful words and expressions in the passage.

Objectives

Words: delighted, assist, eager, concentrate, acquire, assess, inform, meanwhile, accuse, demandExpressions:concentrate on, depend on, accuse … of, so as to (do sth)Patterns:not only … but …, only if …

What does the reading passage mainly talk about?

A. The skills necessary to become a good

reporter

B. The skills necessary to become a good

photographer

C. How to conduct a good interview

D. Being carefully in the new environment

E. A and C Skimming

E

Fast reading

2. What mistakes must Zhou Yang avoid?

He must avoid being rude and talking too much himself.

1. Who were talking?

Zhou Yang was talking with his boss, Hu Xin.

3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work?

He felt excited, curious and eager to go out on a story.

How do you divide the text into three sections according to the duties of a journalist?

Section 1:

Section 2:

Section 3:

what you should do when covering a story

a case where journalists were accused

to work with colleagues

Careful reading

When can a new reporter cover a story by himself?A. Never can a new reporter cover a story by himself.B. Only after he has seen what an experienced reporter does.C. Not until he is old enough.D. Only when he takes a camera with him.

Section 1 :

Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school.

at university

True or False

B

F

What a new journalist should do on the first day?

1. The first time he will be sent with an

____________________.

2. ____________________ him to take a

________ with him. He will have a

professional ____________ with him to

take photographs.

experienced journalist

camera

photographer

There is no need for

While interviewing, the journalist would just

ask the questions prepared before hand ( 事先 ).

True or False

Besides, ask the questions depending on what

the person says.

Section 2:

F

What a journalist needs to remember when going out to cover a story?

1. He needs to be _________.

2. A good journalist must have a “_____” for

a story.

3. He has to listen for the _____________.

4. If necessary, he can prepare a ________ to

make sure that he gets all the facts straight.

curious

nose

detailed facts

recorder

Choose the correct explanation.

1. What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?

A. tell a story B. write story

C. send a story D. report a story

报道新闻D

2. A good journalist must have a good “nose”

for a story.

A. know what has happened.

B. be able to “smell” the truth when somebody

is telling part of it.

C. be able to discover the whole truth by

doing research.

D. B and C

有一个对新闻敏感的 “嗅觉”

D

3. This is a trick of the trade.

A. something that cheats somebody B. something that helps you do the job in a professional way. C. something used to hide secrets.

4. We sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all your facts straight.

A. to make sure that the story is accurateB. to get the facts directlyC. to get the things specially

行业诀窍

直接获得全部真实材料

B

A

1. The footballer admitted he took the money.

2. Zhou Yang is very eager to cover a story.

True or False

The footballer was thought to be guilty because

A. He usually told lies.

B. He stopped the reporter publishing an article.

C. He took money for deliberately not scoring

in order to let the other team win.

D. He bribed another football team.

Section 3:

C

T

F

Zhou Yang’s notes

Questions about Zhou Yang’s answers

The skills needed 1. be able to _______________

_______________________.

2. be _______ 3. do ________

4. ask ___________The importance of listening

get the _________________

tell if someone

is telling the truth

accurate research

questions

detailed facts

Questions about Zhou Yang’s answers

Stages in researching

a story

1. ______________

2. note ________

3. ________ facts

4. do ___________How to check facts use _________ and ask

________How to deal with accusations of printing lies

use _______________ for

the ____________

ask questions

reactions

check

research

researchwitnesses

a tape recorder

interview

What is the main difference between a reporter and being a photographer?

concise patient imaginative well-organized technically good polite honest truthful thorough creative curious admirable careful gifted professional

Adjectives to describe a reporter

Adjectives to describe

a photographer

patient, well-organized,

thorough, curious,

careful, concise,

professional, polite

creative, imaginative,

technically good,

gifted, professional,

patient, well-organized

A reporter needs to be ___________ ________________________ but a photograph needs to be __________ _________________________________. _________________________________________________________. I think I would make a good ____________ ______________________________________________________________.

thorough, curious, careful and concise

creative, imaginative, technically good and giftedThey both need to be professional, well-organized and patient

photographer because I am creative and I enjoy being technically good at things.

Summary To the reporters, it’s ____________ for them to

take a camera because they have

_________________________ with them. The

reporters should be ________ and they must

have a _____ for a story. They know how to

_______ the information they need. While

interviewing, they won’t _______,

_____________________________________,

______________________________________.

unnecessary

professional photographers

curious

nose acquire

be rude

they won’t talk too much themselves

and they listen to the interviewee carefully

They will listen to the _______ facts and ask

new questions. There is a trick of the ______,

that is, with the permission of the interviewer,

they would use __________ which could keep

the evidence to help __________ their story.

detailed

recorders

support

trade

1.What does Zhou Yang have with him when

he goes out?

2. What equipment do you think a news

reporter should have nowadays?

a notebook, pen and a camera

mobile phone, small recorder, laptop computer, satellite telephone, etc.

Post-reading- Questions & discussion

Post-reading activity

Suppose that you have a chance to interview Peter Parker about his working experience for a newspaper. Please prepare questions with the help of the reading passage and conduct an interview with your partner. (Try to use most of the useful phrases).

cover a story be eager to do a real “scoop”concentrate on have a “nose” for a storya trick of the trade get all the facts straight accuse of so as to get the wrong end of the stick

Practice – interviewing

You are encouraged do an interview, one interviewer is Jay Zhou, another one is Liu Yifei. You

can choose either.

1. Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular local newspaper.这里是倒装 (Inversion), 此句的正常句序是 : Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment at the office of ….注意 : 当一些否定词 , 如 : never, little, hardly, scarcely, seldom, not, not only, no sooner 放在句首时 , 句子部分倒装 , 即句序为 : 否定词＋助动词＋主语＋谓语

Maybe you have been to many

countries, but nowhere else can you find

such a beautiful place. 　　　　　　　 ( 否定词 nowhere 置于句首 , 对句子结构进行部分倒装 )

I finally got the job I dreamed about.

Never in my life had I felt so happy. 　　 　 ( 否定词 never 置于句首 , 对句子结构进行部分倒装 ) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2. His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin,

was to strongly influence his life.

be to + 动词原形 , 这里表示将来的时态 (1) 表示 ( 命中 ) 注定 , 结果是…… 卓别林发展了他自己的表演方式 , 结果是 世界闻名。 Chaplin developed his own manner of

acting, which was to become world-famous.

所有这些施与自然的错事都要遭报应的。 All these wrongs done to nature are to be

answered for.

(2) 表示按计划 , 安排要发生的事情美国总统布什下周要来访问中国。The American president Bush is to visit

China next week.

(3) 表示义务 , 命令 , 应该做你要在六点前完成这项工作。You are to finish the work before six

o’clock.

1) 周杰伦十月六日将在上海演出。

2) 既然他学习那么努力 , 他一定会成功的。

3) 你应该遵守学校的规章制度。

Jay Chou is to give a performance on Oct 6 in Shanghai.

Since he studies very hard, he is to succeed.

You are to obey the rules of our school.

表示将来的六种句型1. will/shall do 2. be going to do3. be doing 4. be to do5. do/does 6. be about to do

influencen.影响力；有影响力的人或事 v. 影响 (某人 )，对……起作用

The influence of parents is very

important.

It’s very clear that her painting has been

influenced by Picasso.

I don’t want to influence you, so I don’t

want to tell you my opinion.

influential adj. 有影响力的

3. assistant adj. 助理的 ; 副的e.g. assistant manager/director/cook/professor/journalist etc.assistant n. (C) : 助理e.g. a sales / shop assistantHughes, who was Mott's assistant, will now become head coach.Lydia is the assistant to the Director of Finance.assist v. 帮助 , 协助

4. cover vt.

(1)盖，铺，覆盖他用一块布盖上了这张桌子。He covered the table with a piece of cloth.

一辆路过的车溅了他一身泥。He was covered with mud by a passing car.

(2) 占有 ( 时间，面积 )

这座城市占地 10平方英里。The city covers ten square miles.

有记载的历史有 5000年了。Recorded history covers a period of five thousand years.(3) 走完 , 走过他们一天走了 20英里。They covered 20 miles a day.(4) 看完 (多少页书 )现在我已经读完 200页了。I have covered 200 pages now.(5)支付 (开支 ) 这家公司几乎不能支付它的花费。The firm barely covers its costs.

十美元将会支付我们这次旅行所用汽油的花费。

Ten dollars will cover our petrol for the journey.

(6) 包括，涉及，适用于

他的研究涉及范围很广。

His research covered a wide field.

(7) 报道，采访

记者们被派去采访这个事件。

Reporters were sent to cover the event.

5. submit v. 提交，呈递submit (that) 主张He submits only that it is not Washington that should do the helping.submit an application/claim/proposal … All applications must be submitted by Monday.v. 屈服，顺从They submitted an essay to the pressure.

6. No need for a camera.

此句是省略句 , 原句为 :

There is no need for a camera.

拓展 :

There is no need (for sb.) to do sth. 　　　　　　　　　没有必要做某事情

There is no need to worry about money.

There is no need to be in such a hurry.

7. professional

adj. 职业的 , 专业的 , 从事职业的I can’t imagine he is a professional

footballer.

I want to be a professional journalist.

professional team/standards/advice

profession n. 职业She is a lawyer by profession.

8. eager adj. 渴望的 , 热切的 , 殷切期盼的

be eager for/about sth 渴望

be eager (for sb.) to do 渴望 (某人 ) 做……

be eager that…

He was eager for success.

The child was eager to see his mother.

Tom was eager for you to come to the party.

The president is eager that the project should

be started early.

eager 与 anxious ① be eager for sth. 渴望 , 期望

be anxious for/about sth. 担心 , 忧虑 ② be eager to do sth./ be anxious to do sth.

后面跟不定式时 , 意思一样 , 表示渴望做 , 急切地想……⑴我们都为他的安全担忧。We were anxious for his safety.⑵这些疯狂的歌迷急切地想见 Jay 。These crazy fans are eager/anxious to see Jay.⑶我们渴望周末休息一下。We are eager for a rest on weekends.

9. concentrate vt. 聚集vi. 集中 , 全神贯注于 (多和 on/upon连用 )concentrate (one’s attention, mind, efforts, thoughts) on (doing) sth.全神贯注 , 精神集中 , 致力于……有这么多噪音我不能全神贯注于我的学习。I can’t concentrate on my study with all the noise going on.他集中精力在他的科学研究上。He concentrates his mind on his scientific research.

我们必须竭尽全力来改善教育。We must concentrate our efforts on improving education. 这群人聚集在城市的中心。The crowds concentrated in the center of the city.军队在车站附近聚集。The troops concentrated near the station. ※ concentration n. 专心；聚集

10. Not only am I interested in photography,

but I took an amateur course at university

to update my skills.

1) Not only…but also 引导的并列句 , 如not only 位于句首 , not only 所在句倒装。Not only will I go, but also I will take my

parents there.

2) amateur adj. 业余的→ ( 反 ) professional

专业的an amateur orchestra (管弦乐队 )

amateur dramatics

n. 业余从事者Compared to those guys, I’m an amateur.

The orchestra is made up entirely of

amateurs.

3) course n. 课程；过程；一道菜

An event that changed the course of

history. 改变历史进程的事件a four-course dinner 有四道菜的正餐4) update v. 现代化，更新It’s about time we updated our software.

我们的软件应该更新了。

5) skill n. 技能 , 技巧skilled adj. 有能力的；有经验的；训练过的( 反 ) unskilled

The company is fortunate to have such

highly skilled workers.

Many Silicon Valley companies are

growing so fast, they are eager to build

a skilled high-tech workforce.

skillful adj. having or showing skill

有技巧的 ; 熟练的They were highly professional and very

skillful.

We give him instruction in safe and skillful

driving.

Biological evolution has made the human

species more sensitive to its environment

and more skillful in dealing with it.

11. acquire vt. (1) ( 通过努力 ) 得到 , 获得或养成( 习惯 , 行为 , 嗜好 )

通过细心地研究 , 他学到许多电脑知识。He acquired a great knowledge of computers

by careful study.

他在十六岁时养成了抽烟的坏习惯。He acquired a bad habit of smoking at the

age of 16.

用他挣的钱 , 他买到了许多他喜欢的书。With the money he earned he had acquired

lots of books he liked.

acquisition n. 获得，习得，获得物

The acquisition of a second language is

different from learning it.

语言的习得不等同于语言的学习。

He is a valuable acquisition to the firm.

他是公司不可多得的（宝贵的）人才。

比较 :inquire 询问

inquire sth of sb 向某人打听某事

1) Coffee is an ___ taste and is not liked at first.

A. acquiring B. acquired

C. acquire D. being acquired

2) She ___ me most politely whether I wished to

continue.

A. inquired of B. acquired of

C. inquired D. acquired

B

C

12. have a nose for sth. 对……很敏感 ; 很善于发现与 nose 有关的短语：as plain as the nose in our face 一清二楚win by a nose 侥幸取胜lead sb. by the nose 完全控制某人follow one’s nose 笔直走；凭直觉行事nose to nose 面对面地turn up one’s nose at 对……嗤之以鼻；瞧不起under one’s nose 当着某人的面with one’s nose in the air 非常傲慢，自高自大

13. assess v 对……进行估价，评价 同义词 : judge

The technique is being tried in classrooms

to assess what effects it may have.

Psychologists (心理学家们 ) will assess the

child’s behavior.

The booklet aims to help parents assess

recent educational changes.

14. inform v 通知，告知，报告inform somebody about/of something

Please inform us of any change of

address as soon as possible.

inform somebody (that)

We regret to inform you that your

application has been rejected.

15. deadline n. 截止期限，最后期限deadline forThe deadline for applications is May 27th.deadline ofIt has to be in before the deadline of July 1st.meet/miss a deadline (= have or not have something finished on time) working under pressure to meet a deadline

16. meanwhile: 期间，同时The teacher was having his class. Meanwhile,

that boy fell asleep.

After graduation, he got a job. Meanwhile, his

good friends went to college.

in the meanwhile/meantime 与此同时，在此期间 The next programme starts in the minutes;

____, here is some music. Which is wrong?

A. in the meantime B. in the meanwhile

C. while D. meanwhile

C

17. case n. (1) an example 例子 , 事例 It’s a typical case of bad planning.

(2) 场合 , 情形 Tom is stupid, but it’s different in the case

of Mary. She is just lazy.

I heard that this was not the case.

(3) 案件 , 案例 The case will be heard in court next week.

(4) a large box 盒子 , 箱子 suitcase, bookcase

① in that case 如果那样You say your father might object? In that case, I will not press the matter.

② in any case 不管怎样 In any case, you must finish your homework.

③ in no case 在任何情况下都不，放在句首要倒装In no case are you to leave your post.

④ in case 以防；如果，万一Take your umbrella in case it rains. I don’t think I’ll need any money but I’ll bring some in case.

⑤ in case of 万一，如果 In case of fire, ring 119.

注意 :case, situation, position, condition, stage, point 等作先行词时，其后的定语从句用where引导，相当于 in which 。

1) He will come, ______________

( 那样的话 ) I’ll ask him to help.

2) She suffered from illness and

___________ ( 在那种情况下 ) her

husband had to stay home.

in which case

in that case

3) Have you ever had a case ______ your teacher had done you wrong?4) _______ (万一 ) he calls me, tell him that I will ring him back.5) _________________________________ (就像小鸟一样 ), young people will leave home when growing up.18. accuse vt. 控告，指控，通常和 of 连用The police accused him of murder.He was accused of robbing the bank.

where

In case

As is often the case with birds

accuse, charge, blame 词义辨析

accuse ( 指控 ) sb. of (doing) sth.

charge ( 指控 ) sb. with (doing) sth.

accuse ( 指责 ) sb. of (doing) sth.

blame ( 责备 ) sb. for (doing) sth.

｛

｛他被指控偷了一辆汽车。He was accused of stealing a car.He was charged with stealing a car.

19. so as to do sth.

(1) 表示目的，“以便”其否定形式为 so as

not to 作目的状语时可以用 in order to 代替。The test papers are kept secret so as to

prevent cheating.

(2) 表示结果 , “ 结果是”He shot at the bird so as to shoot it.

so adj. /adv. + as to 如此……以致于……，作结果状语He was so angry as to be unable to speak.

Would you be so kind as to lend me your bike?

such… as to… 如此……以致于……，作结果状语We are not such fools as to believe him.

20. sceptical adj. 怀疑的 sceptically adv.

sceptical about/of

I’m extremely sceptical about what I

read in the press.

Environmental groups are sceptical of

the government’s claims.

21. be supposed to do 应该，理应，含有本应

如何，但事实并非如此之意。

She was supposed to be reading at home at

that time, but her mother found her in the park.

He was supposed to have finished his homework,

but he played all the morning.

be not supposed to do 表示不允许

You are not supposed to talk in class.

22. dilemma n. 困境，窘境a moral dilemma 道德 ( 方面的 ) 两难

( 问题 )

in a dilemma 处于两难中I'm in a dilemma about this job offer.

This placed Robert Kennedy in a dilemma.

Many women are faced with the dilemma

of choosing between work and family

commitments. ( 义务 )

23. demand n. 要求；需求 vt. 强烈要求demand sth. of sb.

Some children demand too much of

their parents.

( 同义词 ) require; need

This sorts of work demands great

patience.

demand that (从句中 should可省略 )

He demands that he be told/demands

to be told everything.

They demanded that the military

government free all political prisoners.

demand to know/see/have sth.

He kept demanding to know how it

got there.

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

assignment

influence journalistassistant

experienced coversubmit

professional

I. Retell the text by filling in the following blanks.

with me to take photographs. As a journalist, you need to be _______. Only if you ask many different 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 to the __________ 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.

curious

acquire

deadlineinterviewee

detailed

challenge

II. Task-based reading.

Read the passage and fill in the blanks below.

Like the reporters, an ________ is also very busy and hardworking. The ________ editor decides which is the most __________ news. A copy editor checks if there are any __________ in the news written by the reporters,

editor

chiefimportant

mistakes

and he also writes _________, while a picture editor must __________ from many pictures and decide which is the best for the news. All the editors are trying their best to make sure the news can _________ the readers’ attention.

headlines

choose

attract

Ⅲ. 根据句意 , 选择适当的词填空。1. profession; professional; professor

a. He was a famous _________ in Jilin

University.

b. He took up the __________ of doctor

when he was 30.

c. You need a ___________ expert to

direct your paper.

professor

profession

professional

3. gift; gifted

a. He has a ______ for music.

b. He is ______ in singing and dancing.

4. thorough; through

a. _______ the kitchen window, I saw the

mailman walking up to the house.

b. Researchers have to be very ________

to make sure the results are accurate.

gift

gifted

Through

thorough

5. colleague; collegea. I’d like to introduce a _________ of mine, David from our office.b. My brother never went to ______, but he still has a very good job.6. concentrate; concentrationa. I can’t __________ on my studies with so much noise going on.b. The tennis players need total _____________ during play.

colleague

college

concentrate

concentration

7. course; causea. Breast cancer is the leading ______ of death for American women in their forties.b. All people applying for driving licenses are required to take a driving ______.8. record; recordera. She took her Sony tape _________ out of her bag and placed it down.b. According to your medical ______, you had an operation five years ago.

records

cause

course

recorder

Ⅳ. Translation

1. 我们必须致力于改进教育工作。 (concentrate ... on)

We must concentrate our efforts

on improving education.

2. 在场的所有人都认为他没有说实话。 (tell the truth)

All the people present thought he

didn’t tell the truth.

3. 他被派去报道那次会议的有关情况。 (cover)

4. 那本书找不到了。 (be to do)

5. 只有当你经历了很多磨难后，你才知道 幸福的可贵。 (only if)

He was sent to cover that meeting.

The book was not to be found.

Only if you experience much hardship can you value the happiness.

6. 他被指控杀人并被宣判死罪。 (be accused of)

7. 为了占到好座位 , 我和玛丽很早 就去了。 (so as to)

8. 我以为我们今天会领到电影票呢。 (be supposed to)

He is accused of murder and sentenced to death.

Mary and I went early so as to get good seats.

I thought we were supposed to get movie tickets today.

1. Read aloud the dialogue. Pay attention

to the intonation and stress.

2. 发挥想象，连词成文 (50-100 字 ) 。 delighted, assist, colleague, update,

inform, meanwhile, depend on, case,

guilty, dilemma.

Homework