Getting the “scoop”
Teaching goals:
Knowledge goals
1 Get the students to learn the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.
2 Comprehend the passage
Ability goals:
1) To improve the students’ reading (especially their skimming and scanning ability), thinking and speaking ability.
2) To inform the students of how to conduct an interview.
3) To train the students’ ability of cooperation.
4) To help them form the habit of thinking independently and critically.
Emotion?or?moral?objects:?
?1)?Through?the?process?of?input?and?output,?increasing?their?interest?and?helping?them?set?up?self-confidence.?
2)?Irritating?their?thinking?about?what?kind?of?career?they?prefer.?c)?letting?them?realize?that?behind?success?are?tears?and?sweats.?
课前预习
n.版本，版次________ 2. n. 部门；部，系，处_____________
adj. 精确的，正确的___________ 4. vt. 磨光，润色______________
5. vt.批准，赞成________________ 6.vt. n. 加工处理；过程，步骤_______
7. adj.n. 主要的；首席的；首领________ 8. adj. 技术上的，技术方面的 _____
9. n. 约会，任命____________ 10. adj. 彻底的，详尽的___________
11. adj. 有天赋的____________
课内探究
Step I: Leading-in
1 Where can we get news?
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2 How many different jobs are needed for a newspaper? What are they? Which job is your favorite?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Step II: Fast reading
Task One: Skimming the text and find out the main idea of the text.
A. It introduces how to get a scoop.
B. It introduces the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.
C. It introduces a scoop about a famous film star.
Task Two: Reading the text in 2 minutes and match the ideas with paragraphs
Para1 A. His story was passed on to different editors or the newspaper.
Para2 B. Zhou Yang found a famous film star lying.
Para3 C. The news was ready to be printed.
Para4 D. Zhou Yang began to write his story carefully.
Step III: Detailed reading
Task 1 Read the whole passage carefully and get ready to challenge your opponents by asking some questions according to the text.
Special rules for group activity:
Attention: You must design your questions according to the text and the answers can be found from the passage.
Group1-3 :
1. Design your questions according to paragraph1&3
2. Predict/Guess what questions Group4-6 may ask and get ready to answer their questions from paragraph2&4
Group 4-6 :
1. Design your questions according to paragraph 2&4
2. Predict/Guess what questions Group1-3 may ask and get ready to answer their questions from paragraph1&3
Design your own questions
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
Task 2
1. How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into the film negatives? Who were they and what did they do?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Work out the writing and printing process for an article
Please put the following in a right order
A. You go to an interview to get the information for your story.
B. You give the article to a senior editor to check and copy editor to do editing.
C. All the stories and photos are set and the color negatives for the printing are made ready.
D. The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style.
E. You do some research to see if the story is true or not.
F. The first edition of the newspaper is made.
G. You begin to write the story using notes from the interview.
H. The article is checked/approved by the chief editor.
____ —____ —____ —____ —____ —____ —____ —____
Task 3
What characteristics should a journalist have? (use some adjectives)
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Step IV Summary of the text
After a (an) ______________ with a famous film star to get the information, Zhou Yang sat down at his computer and began to work on his story, ____________ (try) to keep his story a______________ and c_____________. Story finished, Zhou Yang handed it to an s_________ editor from his office who would check the evidence. Then, the story was sent to the________ editor to edit the piece and design the main headline and smaller heading. Of course, before ____________________ (approve) by the chief editor, the story had to be checked and p____________ by a native speaker employed by the newspaper. Everything going well, the story and the photos are set and color negatives for the printing are ready.
课后拓展
Star sentences:
我们这一版就要用它，这样我们就抢在其他报纸的前面了。
他必须要做到准确无误。
他核查了文中的证据，阅读了整篇报道，然后递给技术编辑。
因为这篇文章要用英文来写，所以周阳拿了一份稿子给一位母语为英语的外国雇员，请他对语言风格进行润色。
最后，主编审读了这篇稿子，并且批准发表了。
此后所有的报道材料就要被制成胶片了。
After a (an) ______________ with a famous film star to get the information, Zhou Yang sat down at his computer and began to work on his story, ____________ (try) to keep his story a______________ and c_____________. Story finished, Zhou Yang handed it to an s_________ editor from his office who would check the evidence. Then, the story was sent to the________ editor to edit the piece and design the main headline and smaller heading. Of course, before ____________________ (approve) by the chief editor, the story had to be checked and p____________ by a native speaker employed by the newspaper. Everything going well, the story and the photos are set and color negatives for the printing are ready.
课件19张PPT。 Getting the ScoopWhere can we get news?step1 lead-inHow many different jobs are needed for a newspaper? What are they? Which job is your favorite? Why?step1 lead-inDo you know how to make the news?
What is the process?step1 lead-inAs a new journalist, Zhou Yang was eager to get a scoop. Now comes the chance. Let’s go to the text “ Getting the Scoop”
Find the main idea of the text and the main idea of each paragraph.Fast readingA.It introduces how to get a scoop.
B. It introduces the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.
C. It introduces a scoop about a famous film star.
Tick out the main idea of the text.task1 Fast readingMatch the ideas with paragraphspara1para2para3para4A.His story was passed on to different editors or the newspaper.B.Zhou Yang found a famous film star lying.CThe news was ready to be printed.D.Zhou Yang began to write his story carefully.Task 2
Careful readingFor more detailsTask 1
Read the whole passage carefully and get ready to challenge your opponents (对手)by asking some questions according to the text.
Task21.How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into the film negatives ?
Who were they and what did they do?
2.Work out the writing and printing process for an article How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into the film negative? Who were they?
What did they do?Five people：
a senior editor from his department
the copy-editor
the native speaker
the chief editor
the news desk editor资深的编辑技术编辑母语为英语的编辑主编新闻文字编辑a senior editor from his departmentcopy-editor native speaker chief editornews desk
editor check edit; design polish approveput the process of writing and printing an article into a correct order. A. You go to an interview to get the information for your story.
B. You give the article to a senior editor to check and copy editor to do editing.
C. All the stories and photos are set and the color negatives for the printing are made ready.
D. The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style.
E. You do some research to see if the story is true or not.
F. The first edition of the newspaper is made.
G. You begin to write the story using notes from the interview.
H. The article is checked/approved by the chief editor. 12345678Task 3
What characteristics should a journalist have?accurate , concise, responsible,
brave, fair / just, knowledgeable
insistent, foreign languagesummary (retell the story)
After an ______________ with a famous film star to get the information, Zhou Yang sat down at his computer and began to work on his story, ____________ (try) to keep his story ______________ and _____________. Story finished, Zhou Yang handed it to an _________ editor from his office who would check the evidence. interview trying accurate concise senior Then, the story was sent to the________ editor to edit the piece and design the
main headline and smaller heading. Of course, before ____________________ (approve) by the chief editor, the story had to be checked and ____________ by a native speaker employed by the newspaper. Everything going well, the story and the photos are set and color negatives for the printing are ready.
copy being approved polishedHomework
Finish exercises on your papers.
