Unit 4 Making the news
本单元的中心话题是“新闻”，内容涉及新闻工作者应该具备的素质和新闻采访的基本程序等。语言技能和语言知识主要围绕“新闻”这一中心话题进行设计。Warming up 和pre-reading激活背景知识，为进入阅读课文打好铺垫; Reading通过Zhou Yang，一名的新员工和他的上司Hu Xin，一位资深记者之间的谈话引导学生了解新闻工作者应该具备的素质，新闻采访的基本程序以及采访时应该注意的要点等。之后进行相关的语言学习和语法学习，对于课文语言点，采用老师引导式：课前布置学生找出重难点，课堂上通过设计各种各样的情景要求学生使用课文出现的重难点回答问题，深入理解文章中的句子。语法教学根据三维语法教学理论所提倡的：“形式+ 意义+ 运用”相结合，把语法教到实处，教到使处。写作除了强调说理能力的培养，也强调了对学生收集信息、整理信息及传递信息的能力培养，通过引入(背景)---口头讨论(收集点子)---列提纲---写作---组内交流---全班分享---课后修改---老师批改体现了自做、自助和自悟的教学思想、改进学生的学习策略。
1.Target language 目标语言
a. Key words and expressions：
occupation, photograph, photographer, colleague, eager, concentrate, course, acquire, meanwhile, recorder, case, accuse, deliberately, guilty, concentrate on, accuse... of, so as to (do sth), defend against，cover a story，have a “nose” for a story, get a scoop, get sth straight, a trick of the trade
b. Key sentences重点句子：
Never will Zhou Yang forget...
Only when you have seen..., can you cover a story...
Only if you ask... will you acquire...
2. Ability goals 能力目标
a. Students will be familiar with news and the media.
b. Students are expected to get the main idea of the text.
c. Students will understand the text and answer the following questions:
d. Students are able to master the details about the passage, choosing the correct answer according the text and fill in the form about the passage and the diary.
e. Students can learn the reading skill of getting the main idea of each paragraph/ part & each passage.
3. Learning ability goals 学能目标
a. Let the Ss know how to get the main idea of the text.
b. Get the Ss to learn how to find the relative key words from the passage to choose the correct answers.
c. Enable the Ss to retell the passage using the first person.
a. Students to learn different reading skills, especially gist reading and comprehending beyond lines.
b. Students have a general idea of how to make the news.
c. To learn about the Inversion.
d. To learn to be a good reporter.
a. Skimming and scanning
b.Elicitating
c. Individual, pair or group work to finish each task.
d. Discussion.
A tape-recorder, the multimedia, a projector
Step I Lead-in
1. Ask Ss to look at the following pictures and see how much they know about news.
2. Group work
Ask Ss the question “Do you know how to make the news?” Do you know any famous newspaper in our country? Or abroad?
Please discuss in groups.
Step II Warming Up
1. Pair work
Today we will learn something about making the news. Suppose you work for China Daily. What types of jobs do you choose? What does it involve? Now in pairs discuss them. Give reasons for your choice.
Types of jobs
What it involves
journalist
Finding out news and telling people about it in newspaper or on TV/radio
editor
photographer
Suggested Answers:
Types of jobs
What it involves
journalist
Finding out news and telling people about it in newspaper or on TV/radio
editor
making sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checking facts
photographer
Taking photographs of important people or events
Laying out the articles and photographs
2. Individual work
Ask Ss to find any kind of newspaper and see the news in it. And let them find what section they like most.
2. Individual work
Ask Ss to think about which of the above qualities they have and how they show the qualities.
Step III Discussion
1. What level of education should a good news reporter have?
2. Dose 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?
Step IV Fast Reading
Answer the two questions.
What are they talking about?
Why is my first work assignment “unforgettable”?
Step V Detailed Reading
Q: What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a story?
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.
Zhou Yang’s notes
The skills needed____________________________
The importance of listening___________________
Stages in researching a story__________________
How to check facts___________________________
How to deal with accusation of printing lies________________________________________
The four skills needed
be able to tell if someone is telling the truth
be accurate
do research
ask questions
the stages in researching a story
ask questions
note reactions
check facts
do research
How to check facts?
Use research and ask witnesses.
How to deal with accusations of printing lies?
Use a tape recorder for the interview.
Write a letter
Zhou Yang needs to answer a letter from a student asking how to become a journalist. Use the information from the notes to help you.
Dear friend,
I have worked on a popular English newspaper for a few days. Life as a journalist is so exciting, full of challenge and it requires a lot of professional skills, though. ….
yours,
Zhou Yang
1. Read the text once again. How many questions does Zhou Yang ask his new boss, Hu Xin? Please underline all these questions.
2. From the dialogue, what qualities does Zhou Yang have as a journalist? Give the supporting sentences.
Qualities of Zhou Yang
Zhou Yang is very enthusiastic about his new job.
Zhou Yang is very eager to learn.
Zhou Yang is modest.
Step VI Post-reading
Discussion
Is being curious and active important? Why/why not?
Working hard or working smart, which would you prefer? Why?
Enthusiasm for the job is key to success, do you agree? Why/why not?
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 _______,______________________, __________________________________. 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.
Step VII Language points
1. Never will Zhou Yang forget his first …
否定词放在句首,故用倒装把谓语的一部分位于主语之前.
Never in my life have I heard or seen such a thing.
在我一生中还未曾听说或见过这样的事呢.
2. go out on a story
on 加名词与come /go / set out 等动词连用可表示目的,表示去做某事
He is leaving for Shanghai on business tomorrow. 他明天要动身去上海出差.
He is go on a visit to Beijing next week. 她打算下周去北京旅行.
3. cover
Cover a story and submit the article by yourself.
He has been sent to cover the conference.
Cover the table with a cloth.
Our city has a beautiful park covering 1000 mu
Is that word covered in the dictionary ?
We covered about 30 miles a day.
Is the money enough to cover the tuition?
4. assist
assist vt./ vi. 帮助
assist sb in/ with … 在某方面帮助某人
assistance u.n 帮助，协助
come/ go to one’s assistance 来/去帮忙
assistant n. 助手
5. eager
be eager for sth …
be eager to do sth
be anxious to do sth
be anxious about sth
6. so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if you’re interested.
concentrate one’s attention on/upon sth
concentrate on (doing) sth
fix/focus…on/upon…
bend one’s mind to
turn one’s attention to
7. We say a good reporter must have a nose for a story.
have an eye for … 能欣赏(判断)…
have an ear for music 对音乐等有鉴别力
lead (sb ) by the nose牵着某人的鼻子走
have a good nose 嗅觉灵敏
turn up one’s nose at …鄙视/瞧不起
8. meanwhile
Meawhile= in the meantime=at the same time
9. accuse
accuse sb of sth
charge sb with sth
blame / scold sb for sth
eg. He was accused of murder by the police.
Once my neighbor accused me of playing my radio too loudly.
10. go
eg. How does the new song go?
I can’t remember how the poem goes..
Her hair is going grey.
The company has gone bankrupt.
These shoes are beginning to go.
11. so as to do sth. “为了……” 不能用在句首
= in order to do sth. 可放句子中任何位置
=so that + 从句 = in order that + 从句
eg. I bought some beef and vegetables so as to make a soup for dinner.
I bought some beef and vegetables in order to make a soup for dinner.
I bought some beef and vegetables so that I could make a soup for dinner.
I bought some beef and vegetables in order that I could make a soup for dinner.
12. be supposed to
suppose sb / sth to be …
It’s supposed that …
be supposed to be..
be not supposed to do sth …
I suppose so.
I don’t suppose so./ I suppose not.
What do you suppose + 陈述语气?
Suppose/ Supposing
13. prove
e.g. He has proved his courage in battle.
His guilt was clearly proved.
I will prove to the world that he was right.
He has proved himself a wonderful man.
The article has proved most useful.
His story proved false.
He proved a very useful friend.
14. demand
eg. This sort of work demands great patience.
He demanded to be told everything.
They demanded that the right to vote be given to every adult man.
He agreed to pay the price demanded for the room.
Demanding work/ a demanding child
Step VIII Grammar
定义：在英语中，主语和谓语的语序通常是主语在前，谓语在后。但有时谓语的全部或者一部分（通常是助动词或情态动词）却提到主语的前面，这种语序叫做“倒装”。
1. 对部分倒装句型的判断:
so （用于肯定句表示“也”）;so/such…that…(引导结果状语从句);only（修饰介词、副词、状语从句）;否定副词/短语never，little, seldom，neither，nor，hardly，rarely, barely， not a/an…, not only, not until…,no sooner…than…,hardly…when…,by no means, under no condition等放在句首均使用部分倒装句型。例如：
So frightened was she that she dared not move. 她吓得不敢动。
Seldom does he go to see his parents. 他很少去看望他父母。
Under no condition will I give up.无论任何我都不会放弃的。
Hardly/ Scarcely had he reached home when it began to rain heavily. 他一到家天就下起大雨来。
2. 对全部倒装句型的判断:
某些表示时间或地点的副词 here/there/now/ then; 表示方向性的副词in, out, up, down, away, off； 表示地点的介词短语at the foot of, in front of, to the east of等放在句首均使用全部倒装句型。此外,表示存在的“There be”句型 以及为了强调表语而将其提前的“表语+be +主语”的结构也属于完全倒装之列。例如：
There goes the bell. 铃响了。
In front of the house stands a tall tree. 门前有一棵大树。
Present at the meeting were Pro. White, Doc. Smith and other guests. 出席会议的有怀特教授，史密斯博士以及其他客人。
注意: 全部倒装句型的谓语动词应是不及物动词，常见的有: be, come, go, follow, stand, lie, sit, fly, flow, exist, live等。
部分倒装
1. 当含有否定意义的副词或连词hardly, never, not, little, seldom, no longer, not only, not until等位于句首时。如：
Never before have I seen such a thrilling film.
Little did I know that my life was about to change.
注意：
① not only... but also... 连接两个并列分句时，如果not only位于句首，则前一分句倒装，后一分句仍然用陈述语序。如：
Not only did I know Helen, but also I was her best friend.
② not until后跟状语从句位于句首时，从句不倒装，后面的主句倒装。如：
Not until her son came back did Mrs. White go to bed last night.
2. only所修饰的副词、介词短语或状语从句位于句首时。如：
Only in this way was Jack able to make himself understood.
Only then did I know the importance of friendship.
Only after she finished the homework did she leave.
注意：如果only修饰主语位于句首时，句子不倒装。如：
Only a few students can answer this question.
3. so, neither, nor引起的句子，表示前面的情况也适用于另一人或物。如：
Mrs. Wang has gone abroad, so has her daughter.
If you don’t attend the meeting, neither / nor will I.
4. as引导让步状语从句时，常将表语、状语或谓语提前，构成倒装。此时as可与连词though替换。 如：
Angry as / though Professor Smith was, he managed to speak calmly.
5. if引导虚拟条件句时，可将if省略，同时将were / had / should等提至主语前。如：
Had Mike got up earlier, he could have caught the bus.
6. 用于“形容词(或名词、动词)＋ as (though)” 引导的让步状语从句。
Pretty as she is, she is not clever.
Try as he would, he might fail again.
7. 用于某些祝愿的句子。
May you succeed.
Step IX Writing
How to Write a piece of news
新闻报道是关于最近发生的重要而新鲜的事情的报道或评述,写好一篇高质量的新闻报道应以下几个方面:
【写作指导】
Headline:
新闻的题目。它是文章的眼睛，既要体现鲜明的个性，又要生动、形象、有美感
才能引人入胜。
Lead:
新闻报道内容的概括和浓缩，包括五大要素：时间，地点，人物，起因和结果。导语是新闻报道的精华，也是信息传递的集中体现。
body:
导语之后的新闻展开，补充更加充实。
新闻报道由于是反映最近所发生的重要而新鲜的事，所以时态以现在时，过去时为主；篇幅一般不长，内容短小精悍，多用动词，长短句交错使用。
Sample
5月1日，高二(3)班的学生志愿者去阳光敬老院开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校报的英语记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100-120个词的新闻报道。
要求：
1. 时间，地点，人物，活动。
2. 老人们的反应。
3. 简短评论。
第一步 认真审题(analyze the requirements)
第二步 谋篇布局(draw up an outline)
第三步 联句成篇(organize the sentences)
第四步 锦上添花(get the article polished up)
第五步 查漏补缺 (check the mistakes)
On May Day, Li Yue and Zhang Hua, students from Class Three, Grade Two, went to Sunshine Nursing Home and did some voluntary work. Upon their arrival, Li Yue and Zhang Hua were warmly welcomed, and respectfully, they presented the elderly with flowers and fruits. Then they started working at once, cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor. Everything done, they sat in the yard chatting with the elderly people. When it was time for the volunteers to leave, the elderly people thanked them for their kindness. They said it was such a beautiful day that they would remember it forever.
LiYue and ZhanHua are very happy. What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives.
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课件55张PPT。How much they know about news?Lead-inDo you know how to make the news?
Do you know any famous newspaper in our country?
Or abroad?How many sections are there in a newspaper?Local news
International news
Business section
Entertainment
Advertisement
…Warming UpPair work 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 助理编辑
desk editor 编辑
critic 评论员
cartoonist 漫画师
correspondent 通讯员 What all these people should do?Can you guess what all the people should do?interviews people or finds out about events from onlookersmake sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks factstakes photographs of important people or events If you want to be a reporter, what qualities do you think a good news reporter needs to have?What else?Discussion1 .What level of education should a good news reporter have ?
2. Dose 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 ? Fast-reading1. Answer questions 1) and 2).
1).What are they talking about?
2) Why is my first work assignment “unforgettable” ?They are talking about how to become a good reporter, including some necessary skills, some duties and so on.He felt excited ,curious and eager to go out on a story .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.What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a storyDetailed-readingTask 1The skills needed____________________________
The importance of listening___________________
Stages in researching a story__________________
How to check facts___________________________
How to deal with accusation of printing lies________________________________________Zhou Yang’s notesthe four skills needed1) be able to tell if someone is telling the truth2) be accurate3) do research 4) ask questionsthe importance of listeningTo get the detailed facts.How to check factsUse research and ask witnesses.How to deal with accusations of printing liesUse a tape recorder for the interview.the stages in researching a story.1) ask questions2)note reactions3) check facts4) do researchWrite a letter
Zhou Yang needs to answer a letter from a student asking how to become a journalist. Use the information from the notes to help you.Dear friend,
I have worked on a popular English newspaper for a few days. Life as a journalist is so exciting, full of challenge and it requires a lot of professional skills, though. ….
yours,
Zhou Yang1.Read the text once again. How many questions does Zhou Yang ask his new boss, Hu Xin? Please underline all these questions.
2.From the dialogue, what qualities does Zhou Yang have as a journalist? Give the supporting sentences.
1). Zhou Yang is very enthusiastic about his new job.
2). Zhou Yang is very eager to learn.
3). 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 mistake must I avoid?Qualities of Zhou YangThe purpose of writing the passage 1) It shows the students the skills necessary to become a good reporter.
2) It wants to show how to conduct a good interview.Post-readingIs being curious and active important? Why/why not?
Working hard or working smart, which would you prefer? Why?
Enthusiasm for the job is key to success, do you agree? Why/why not?DiscussionSummary 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 _______,___________________________, __________________________________. 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. unnecessary professional photographers curious nose acquire be rudethey won’t talk too much themselves and they listen to the answers carefully detailed small recorders supporttrade1. Never ______ Zhou Yang forget his first
____________ at the office of a popular English newspaper.否定词放在句首,要用倒装,把谓语的一部分位于主语之前.类似词有:
no / not / never / little / hardly / seldom / scarcely / neither …nor / not only …but also / no sooner …than / hardly…when/ by no means / in no time willassignmentLanguage points---- I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible .
----- _________.
A Nor am I B Neither would I
C Same with you D So do I B他很少去看电影.
在我一生中还未曾听说或见过这样的事呢 .Seldom does he go to the cinema .Never in my life have I heard or seen such a thing .2. Can I go out _____a story immediately?on 加名词与come /go / set out 等动词连用可表示目的,表示去做某事他明天要动身去上海出差.
她打算下周去北京旅行.He is leaving for Shanghai on business tomorrow .She is going on a visit to Beijing next week .on3. Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.1. He has been sent to cover the terrible attack.
2. Cover the table with a cloth .
3. Our city has a beautiful park covering 1000 mu.
4. Is that word covered in the dictionary ?
5. We covered about 30 miles a day .
6. Is the money enough to cover our gas for the
trip?
4. We shall a_______ them in their difficulty.
assist vt./ vi. 帮助
assist sb in/ with … 在某方面帮助某人
assistance u.n 帮助，协助
come/ go to one’s assistance 来/去帮忙
assistant n. 助手ssist5. You’ll find your colleagues very ______ to assist you…be eager for sth …
be eager to do sth
be anxious to do sth
be anxious about sth How’s your father ? We are ___ his health .
A anxious about B thinking of
C eager for D worried for A---热切/渴望/极想….---焦虑/担忧…eager6 …, so you may be able to _____________ on photography later if you’re interested. concentrate one’s attention on/upon sth
concentrate on (doing ) sth concentrate---concentration (n. )--- concentrated (adj. )one’s mind/one’s effortsfix/focus…on/upon…
bend one’s mind to
turn one’s attention to7. We say a good reporter must________________ a story. 有眼光/嗅觉; have an eye for … 能欣赏(判断)…
have an ear for music 对音乐等有鉴别力lead (sb ) by the nose
have a good nose
turn up one’s nose at …牵着某人的鼻子走嗅觉灵敏鄙视/瞧不起have a nose for8. ____________ you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says. meanwhile (adv.)= in the meantime / at the same time Meanwhile取决于…The climates vary __________ the areas.
depend on B. depends on
C. depended on D. depending onDaccuse sb of sth
charge sb with sth
blame / scold sb for sth 指控某人某事控告某人某事谴责/责备某人某事He was accused of murder by the police.Once my neighbour accused me of playing my radio too loudly.9. Have you ever had a case where somebody ________your reporters_____ getting the wrong end of the stick?accused of
How does the new song go?
I can’t remember how the poem goes .
Her hair is going grey .
The company has gone bankrupt .
These shoes are beginning to go .10. This is how the story ______ . goesas the saying goes
The story goes that she was once rich.俗语说(指一篇乐曲或文字)有某种基调或措辞变得… (系动词)坏了11. so as to do sth. “为了……” 不能用在句首
= in order to do sth. 可放句子中任何位置
=so that + 从句 = in order that + 从句
句型转换 : I got up at five so as to catch the train
I bought some beef and vegetables _________________________________
I bought some beef and vegetables _________________________________
I bought some beef and vegetables _________________________________
I bought some beef and vegetables _________________________________so as to make a soup for dinner.in order to make a soup for dinnerso that I could make a soup for dinnerin order that I could make a soup for dinner12. So we arranged an interview between the footballer and the man ____________ bribe him. The painting was widely supposed to have been lost during the war .supposed tobe supposed to do /be sth : to be generally believed or expected to be /to do 一般认为;人们普遍觉得会人们都认为这副画已经在战争中遗失了。be supposed to do/be sth (按规定,习惯,安排)应当；得He is supposed to be here an hour ago.He was supposed to have arrived on the four o’clock train , but he didn’t .be supposed to have done 表示动作已经完成或理应做过( 但可能没有做)suppose sb / sth to be …
It’s supposed that …
be supposed to be ..
be not supposed to do sth …
I suppose so .
I don’t suppose so./ I suppose not.
What do you suppose + 陈述语气?
Suppose/ Supposing
认为某人/某物是…人们认为……被认为 /料想…我认为是这样.你认为…?“假如/倘若…”充当连词,引导条件从句,用一般时表将来不许/不可做某事我不认为是这样.13. Later we were ________ right . vt. show sth is true or certain 证明/ 证实…
prove sb/oneself (to be )+ adj
prove sth to sb
结果是/原来是/证明是…provedIt is proved that …e.g. He has proved his courage in battle.
His guilt was clearly proved.
I will prove to the world that he was right.
He has proved himself a wonderful man.Sth/sb prove +(to be) adj./n.The article has proved most useful.
His story proved false.
He proved a very useful friend.14. They d_________ the right to hold public meetings.
demand vt. 要求
This sort of work demands great patience.
He demanded to be told everything.
They demanded that the right to vote be given to every adult man.
He agreed to pay the price demanded for the room.
Demanding work/ a demanding childemanddemand n.
要求，c.n
Aren’t those all reasonable demands?
需求，需要，u.n，有时可加不定冠词
There’s a great demand for typists but a poor demand for clerks.
In demand 有需求
Oil is in great demand these days.Grammar定义：在英语中，主语和谓语的语序通常是主语在前，谓语在后。但有时谓语的全部或者一部分（通常是助动词或情态动词）却提到主语的前面，这种语序叫做“倒装”。1. 对部分倒装句型的判断:
so （用于肯定句表示“也”）;so/such…that…(引导结果状语从句);only（修饰介词、副词、状语从句）;否定副词/短语never，little, seldom，neither，nor，hardly，rarely, barely， not a/an…, not only, not until…,no sooner…than…,hardly…when…,by no means, under no condition等放在句首均使用部分倒装句型。So frightened was she that she dared not move. 她吓得不敢动。
Seldom does he go to see his parents. 他很少去看望他父母。
Under no condition will I give up.无论任何我都不会放弃的。
Hardly/ Scarcely had he reached home when it began to rain heavily. 他一到家天就下起大雨来。 2. 对全部倒装句型的判断:
某些表示时间或地点的副词 here/there/now/ then; 表示方向性的副词in, out, up, down, away, off； 表示地点的介词短语at the foot of, in front of, to the east of等放在句首均使用全部倒装句型。此外,表示存在的“There be”句型 以及为了强调表语而将其提前的“表语+be +主语”的结构也属于完全倒装之列。There goes the bell. 铃响了。
In front of the house stands a tall tree. 门前有一棵大树。
Present at the meeting were Pro. White, Doc. Smith and other guests. 出席会议的有怀特教授，史密斯博士以及其他客人。
注意: 全部倒装句型的谓语动词应是不及物动词，常见的有: be, come, go, follow, stand, lie, sit, fly, flow, exist, live等。部分倒装1. 当含有否定意义的副词或连词hardly, never, not, little, seldom, no longer, not only, not until等位于句首时。如：
Never before have I seen such a thrilling film.
Little did I know that my life was about to change.注意：
① not only ... but also ... 连接两个并列分句时，如果not only位于句首，则前一分句倒装，后一分句仍然用陈述语序。如：
Not only did I know Helen, but also I was her best friend.
② not until后跟状语从句位于句首时，从句不倒装，后面的主句倒装。如：
Not until her son came back did Mrs. White go to bed last night. 2. only所修饰的副词、介词短语或状语从句位于句首时。如：
Only in this way was Jack able to make himself understood.
Only then did I know the importance of friendship.
Only after she finished the homework did she leave.
注意：如果only修饰主语位于句首时，句子不倒装。如：
Only a few students can answer this question. 3. so, neither, nor引起的句子，表示前面的情况也适用于另一人或物。如：
Mrs. Wang has gone abroad, so has her daughter.
If you don’t attend the meeting, neither / nor will I.
4. as引导让步状语从句时，常将表语、状语或谓语提前，构成倒装。此时as可与连词though替换。 如：
Angry as / though Professor Smith was, he managed to speak calmly. 5. if引导虚拟条件句时，可将if省略，同时将were / had / should等提至主语前。如：
Had Mike got up earlier, he could have caught the bus.
6. 用于“形容词(或名词、动词)＋ as (though)” 引导的让步状语从句。
Pretty as she is, she is not clever.
Try as he would, he might fail again.
7. 用于某些祝愿的句子。
May you succeed. WritingHow to Write a piece of news?
新闻报道是关于最近发生的重要而新鲜的事情的报道或评述,写好一篇高质量的新闻报道应以下几个方面:【写作指导】
Headline:
新闻的题目。它是文章的眼睛，既要体现鲜明的个性，又要生动、形象、有美感
才能引人入胜。
Lead:
新闻报道内容的概括和浓缩，包括五大要素：时间，地点，人物，起因和结果。导语是新闻报道的精华，也是信息传递的集中体现。
body:
导语之后的新闻展开，补充更加充实。
新闻报道由于是反映最近所发生的重要而新鲜的事，所以时态以现在时，过去时为主；篇幅一般不长，内容短小精悍，多用动词，长短句交错使用。Sample
5月1日，高二(3)班的学生志愿者去阳光敬老院开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校报的英语记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100-120个词的新闻报道。
要求：
1. 时间，地点，人物，活动。
2. 老人们的反应。
3. 简短评论。第一步 认真审题(analyze the requirements)
第二步 谋篇布局(draw up an outline)
第三步 联句成篇(organize the sentences)
第四步 锦上添花(get the article polished up)
第五步 查漏补缺 (check the mistakes) On May Day, Li Yue and Zhang Hua, students from Class Three, Grade Two, went to Sunshine Nursing Home and did some voluntary work. Upon their arrival, Li Yue and Zhang Hua were warmly welcomed, and respectfully, they presented the elderly with flowers and fruits. Then they started working at once, cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor. Everything done, they sat in the yard chatting with the elderly people. When it was time for the volunteers to leave, the elderly people thanked them for their kindness. They said it was such a beautiful day that they would remember it forever.
LiYue and ZhanHua are very happy. What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives.
