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architect
a person whose job is designing buildings, etc.
What does he do?
hotel
receptionist
a person whose job is to deal with people arriving at or telephone a hotel
What does he / she do?
carpenter
a woodworker who makes or repairs
wooden objects
What does he do?
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
chemist
What does he do?
typist
someone paid to operate a typewriter
What does he do?
someone who takes photographs
professionally
photographer
What does he do?
tour guide
a guide who leads others on a tour
What does she do?
journalist
What do they do?
collect, write and distribute news and other information
What would you like to take as your future career? Why?
Do you often read newspapers?
What kind of papers do you usually read?
What is often reported in the newspapers?
1) What is news?
News is the reporting of current events usually by local, regional or mass media in the form of newspapers, television and radio programs, or sites on the World Wide Web.
2) What makes the news?
The basic rules of what makes news are that the public will be interested in it and that it is new information, such as major events, celebrity, politics.
Suppose you are to be a journalist for a newspaper, do you know what kind of jobs they have and how a newspaper is made?
journalist, editor, chief editor, advertiser editor, photographer, designer, distribution organizer, salesman, …
finding out news and telling people about it in the newspaper or on TV / radio
making sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checking facts
taking photographs of important people or events
laying out the articles and photographs
Types of jobs What it involves
journalist
editor
photogra-pher
designer
If you want to be a good journalist, what qualities do you think you need to have? Discuss the following qualities in pairs and then report to the class.
qualities very important important
higher level of education
work experience
good communication skill
curious, active personality
hard-working
enthusiasm for job
team spirit
What level of education should a good journalist have?
2. Dose work experience play an important role in making the news?
3. Is being curious and active important? Why / 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.
Everyone has unforgettable moments in his / her life. Now discuss in pairs how you would feel if you were offered a job on a famous newspaper.
excited, inspired, thrilled,
nervous, unforgettable,…
Look at the title and the picture. What do you think would make the first day at work “unforgettable”?
Doing things very special or meeting somebody very important
Feeling very strange and uncomfortable
Not dressed correctly for the job or dropping food or drink and feeling embarrassed
Feeling at home straightaway because the atmosphere is so friendly
Solving a problem or showing some expertise which impresses your new boss or colleagues
What are they talking about?
They are talking about how to become a good reporter, including some necessary skills, some duties and so on.
Fast reading
Why will Zhou Yang never forget his first work assignment at the office of China Daily?
What was Zhou Yang’s task?
Because his discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, strongly influenced his life as a reporter.
His first task was to write his story.
How should he write about the story?
How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negatives?
He had to write it carefully.
Five.
Find the words in the text according to the explanations.
very pleased
delighted
journalist
inform
concentrate
assist
a writer for newspapers and magazines
tell
direct one’s attention on sth.
give help or assistance
acquire
to gain or come into possess
accuse
to charge sb. with doing wrong or breaking the law
publish
put into print
dilemma
a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice between two courses of action
update
modernize; supply with recent information
demand
to ask for firmly and not be willing to accept a refusal
sceptical
unwilling to believe a claim or promise; distrustful
the point in time at which something must be completed
deadline
List all the questions Zhou Yang asked.
1. Can I go out on a story immediately?
2. What do I need to take to take with me?
3. What do I need to remember when I go out
to cover a story?
Careful reading
4. What should I keep in mind?
5. Why is listening so important?
6. How can I listen carefully while taking notes?
7. Have you ever had a case where someone
accused your journalists of getting the
wrong end of stick?
No. Wait until you are more experienced.
1. Can I go out on a story immediately?
2. What do I need to take to take with me?
A notebook.
Find the answers to Zhou Yang’s questions.
3. What do I need to remember when I go
out to cover a story?
You need to be curious, have a good nose for a story and must us research to inform yourselves of missing parts of the story.
4. What should I keep in mind?
Don’t miss your deadline, don’t be rude, don’t talk too much but make sure you listen to the interviewee carefully.
5. Why is listening so important?
You have to listen for detailed facts. Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.
6. How can I listen carefully while taking notes?
If the interviewee agrees, you can use a recorder to get the facts straight.
7. Have you ever had a case where someone
accused your journalists of getting the
wrong end of stick?
Yes.
1. 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
Review the text and choose the best answers.
2. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Zhou Yang was very sad on the first day.
B. The footballer was proved not to be
guilty.
C. A reporter needs to take a camera with
him or her.
D. A reporter needs to take notes while
listening.
D
3. Who will take the pictures when Zhou
Yang goes out on a story for the first time?
A. Zhou Yang himself.
B. A professional photographer.
C. Hu Xin.
D. A more experienced reporter.
B
4. Which of the following is NOT included in Hu Xin’s list of “dos” and “don’ts”?
A. Don’t be rude.
B. Don’t talk too much yourself.
C. Make sure you listen to the
interviewee carefully.
D. Don’t laugh at the people being
interviewed.
D
Decide the following sentences True or False according to the text.
1. Hu Xin thinks Zhou Yang needs to learn from his colleagues before he starts to work on his own. ( )
2. A reporter needs to be able to ask good questions and get accurate information. ( )
3. Zhou Yang has to take a notebook and a camera with him when he goes out to cover a story. ( )
T
T
F
4. A good reporter must be patient, careful
and well-organized. ( )
5. The footballer admitted in the interview
that he took the money immediately. ( )
6. Zhou Yang must avoid being rude or talking too much. ( )
7. Zhou Yang was eager to go out to cover ? a story on his first day at work. ( )
8. A reporter should always use a small
recorder to relax when necessary. ( )
T
F
T
T
F
1). It shows the students the skills
necessary to become a good reporter.
2). It wants to show how to conduct a
good interview.
The purpose of writing the passage:
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.
What should a new reporter do on the first day?
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 does a reporter need to remember when going to cover a story?
patient, well-organized, thorough, curious, careful, concise, professional, polite
creative, imaginative, technically good, gifted, professional, , patient well-organized
Use the reading to work out which adjectives best describe what is required for these two job.
concise patient imaginative well-organized technically good polite honest truthful thorough creative curious careful gifted professional
Adjectives to describe a journalist Adjectives to describe
a photographer
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.
unnecessary
professional photographers
curious
nose
acquire
be rude
they won’t talk too much themselves
and they listen to the answers carefully
detailed
small recorders
support
trade
Imagine you are Zhou Yang and you will cover a news story in an earthquake area tomorrow. What should you prepare and take with you? Write it down and share with your classmates in next class.
Imagine you are a journalist of your school, and you are interviewing Zhou Yang about his first day work experience. One student plays as the journalist and the other as Zhou Yang.
Points:
1. About his feelings of his first day
2. The qualities of a good journalist
3. How to listen carefully while taking notes
