Unit 4 Making the news-Warming up and reading

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Words Revision: fill in the blanks

1. The teacher told us to c___________ on her words.

2. Which optional c________ will you take?ourse

oncentrate

4. Sarah works in the same office as me. So she is my c_________.olleague

3. Please write down your name, age, and o__________ on the form.

5. Every young man is e______ for success.ager

ccupation

6. He a________ a knowledge of computer by careful study.

cquired

7. How many s________ is a newspaper divided into?ections

8. He was a________ of murder by the police.

ccused

9. She said it d___________ to make me angry.eliberately

10. Did you feel g_______ about hurting Tom badly?uilty

Warming up

Do you often read newspapers? What kinds of newspaper do you

read?

newspaper

Warming up

Do you know how a newspaper is made?

What types of jobs do people do in making a

newspaper?

How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers have?

reporter

editor

designer

painter

printer

photographer

…

Chief editor 主编

deputy editor 副主编

sub editor 审校编辑

critic 评论员

cartoonist 漫画师

correspondent 通讯员

What all these people should do?

reporters

Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?

editors

Photographer

designers

printer

Can you guess what all the people should do?

types of jobs

What they should do?

journalist

editor

Finding out news and telling people about it in newspaper or TV/radio

making sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts

photographer

designer

printer

taking photographs of important people or events

laying out the article and photographs

printing the newspaper

If you want to be a good journalist, do you think what qualities a good journalist needs to have?

Qualities Very important

important not

Higher level of education

Work experience

Good communication skills

Curious, active personality

Hard-working

Enthusiasm for the job

What else?

Discussion

1 .What level of education should a good journalist have ?

2. Does work experience play an important role in making the news?

3. Is being curious and active important? why or why not ?

4. Enthusiasm for the job is the key

to success, do you agree ?

Why/why not ?

Do you still remember your first day at school? Primary school? Middle school? Or high school?

Exchange your experience with your partner.

My First Work Assignment “Unforgettable,” says new journalist

Skimming

What is the main idea of the text?

This is about Zhou Yang’s first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper, and his discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin.

The purpose of writing the passage:

1. It shows us the skills necessary to become a good_________.

2. It wants to show how to conduct a good__________.

journalist

interview

Careful reading1. Answer questions 1) and 2).

1).What are they talking about?

2).How many questions does Zhou Yang ask his new boss, Hu Xin? Please underline all these questions.

They are talking about how to become a good reporter, including some necessary skills, some duties and so on.

Seven

2. True or False. (Tell why)

3). Zhou Yang is very enthusiastic about his new job.

4). Zhou Yang is very eager to learn.

5). Zhou Yang is modest.

Can I go out on a story immediately?

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

What should I keep in mind?

3.What a new reporter should do on the first day

1) The first time he will be sent with an experienced reporter.

2) There is no need for him to take a camera with him. He will have a professional photographer with him to take photographs.

1 ） He needs to be curious.

2) A good reporter must have a “ nose ” for a story.

3) He has to listen to the detailed facts

4) If necessary, he can prepare a recorder to make sure that he gets the facts straight.

4.What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a story

After-reading

Questions and discussion.

1. Zhou Yang needs to answer a letter from a high school student about how to become a reporter. So he is making notes in order to answer the questions. Can you work out Zhou Yang’s notes?

Read the text carefully, and finish the following chart. (work in groups)

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 researchquestions

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 questionsreactions

checkresearch

research witnesses

a tape recorderinterview

2. Listen to the tape and divide it into three

sections, each of which looks at one duty of a reporter.

Then write down the main idea of the whole passage.

Duties:1. to work in a team 2. how to get an accurate story 3. how to protect a story from accusations

Main idea:the passage tells us about the qualities needed to be a good reporter, how to get an accurate story and how to protect a story from accusation.

Adjectives to describe a journalist

Adjectives to describe

a photographer

patient, well-organized, thorough, curious, careful, concise, professional, polite

creative, imaginative, technically good, gifted, professional, , patient well-organized

patient imaginative well-organized technically good polite concise though creative curious careful gifted professional

3.description

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

A reporter needs to be _____________________________________________________but a photographer needs to be ______________________________________________.I think I would make a good ___________ because ______________________________________________________.

It is something unusual or uncommon.

For example, when a dog bites someone, it is too common to

become news.

But when you bite a dog, it becomes news!

So, can you make a piece of news in one sentence?

Who

What

How

When

Where

Why

A man was seriously injured in a car accident at about 7am on the 101 Road due to the heavy fog.

A man

was injured

seriously

at about 7am

on the 101 Road

due to heavy fog

Assignment

1. Retell the text by using the first person (I). 2. Read the reading text aloud for some times until you can read it fluently.3. Find out the difficult words and useful expressions by yourselves.

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