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What kind of newspaper is this
China daily
What is she
Journalist
What does a journalist do
Finding out news and telling people about it in newspaper or on TV/radio.
What is he
An Editor
What does an editor do
Making sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checking facts.
What is he
Photographer
What does a photographer do
Taking photographs of important people or events.
What are they
Designers
What does a designer do
Laying out the articles and photographs.
Pre-reading
1. What are the qualities a good journalist needs to have
Higher level of education
Work experience
Hard-working
Curious, active personality
Enthusiasm for the job
Good communication skills
My First Work Assignment “Unforgettable,” says new journalist
Reading
Task One
Where did the conversation happen
Listen to the passage and answer
2. Who were talking
3. What does the reading passage mainly talk about (a multiple choice)
At the office of a popular English newspaper.
Zhou Yang and his new boss Hu Xin.
What does the reading passage mainly
talk about
The skills necessary to become a good reporter
The skills necessary to become a good photographer
How to conduct a good interview
Being carefully in the new environment
A and C
Detailed reading
Part 2、Some difficult expressions and
details
Task Two
Part 1、True or False
1. Zhou can go out on a story immediately.
2. Zhou took a notebook, a camera with
himself.
3. While interviewing, the reporter would just ask the questions prepared before hand.
4. The footballer admitted he took the money.
5. Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school.
6. Zhou is very enthusiastic.
Choose the correct answer.
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.
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.
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 accurate
B. to get the facts directly
C. to get the things specially
行业诀窍
直接获得全部真实材料
B
A
5. Why was Zhou Yang’s first work assignment unforgettable
A. Because it was his first work day as a reporter.
B. Because he had the chance to meet his new boss.
C. Because he made a strong impression on his new boss.
D. Because he got some advice from his new boss.
D
6. According to the text, which of the
following is NOT true
A. The questions a reporter prepares to ask are fixed.
B. A reporter must be able to tell when people are lying.
C. Listening is a very important skill for a reporter.
D. Zhou Yang’s colleagues are willing to help each other.
A
Read and fill in the blanks
Task Three
Zhou Yang’s notes
The skills needed ◆ We need to be _______ .
◆ To _______ all the information we need to know, we have to ask many different _________ .
◆ To be a good reporter, we must have a “____ ” for a story.
◆ When we find people are not ______________ , we must find out the missing parts of the ______ .
curious
acquire
questions
nose
telling the truth
story
Tips Dos ◆ ______ to the answers carefully.
_____ ◆Don’t miss your deadline.
◆ Don’t be _____.
◆ Don’t talk too much ourselves.
rude
Don’ts
Listen
Questions about Hu Xin’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
research
witnesses
a tape recorder
interview
Below is a summary of the text with some words missing. Choose the words from the box and make the summary complete.
money, recorder, true, Hu Xin, truth, journalist, deadline
Zhou Yang will never forget a conversation he had with his new boss, ________, when he went to work for a popular English newspaper. Hu Xin told him the following things:
a. Before working on his own stories, he
would have to help an experienced
________ until he learned what to do.
Hu Xin
money, recorder, true, Hu Xin, truth, journalist, deadline
journalist
b. A good journalist asks a lot of questions and knows when someone is telling the _______.
c. He should never miss a story's ________, always be polite and listen carefully.
d. He should use a(n) ________ if the person agrees as it is difficult to take notes while listening.
money, recorder, true, Hu Xin, truth, journalist, deadline
truth
deadline
recorder
e. A footballer accused of taking ________ to let the other side win a match tried to stop the newspaper from publishing the story. The newspaper published the story anyway and what was written later turned out to be ______.
In the end, Zhou Yang was looking forward to writing a good story of his own.
money
true
money, recorder, true, Hu Xin, truth, journalist, deadline
Have a discussion
concise patient imaginative well-organized
technically good polite honest truthful
thorough creative curious admirable
careful gifted professional
What is the main difference between
a reporter and being a photographer
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 gifted
They both need to be professional, well-organized and patient
photographer because I am creative and I enjoy being technically good at things.
1. Practicing reading aloud the passage with your partner. Pay attention to the intonation and stress.
2. Read a newspaper and try to discover something to do with our topic about it.
Homework
Thank you!