Unit 4 Making the news
Using Language
Ⅰ. 写出黑体单词在句中的含义并识记
1. The information you received may be harmful.
When will you process it? ( )
2. A new edition of the dictionary has come out.
( )
3. I think your calculation is accurate and correct.
( )
处理
版本
精确的
4. His parents don’t approve of his smoking cigarettes.
( )
5. It’s a crime to rob others’ things. It’s not legal.
( )
6. The college graduated 50 students from the science
department last year. ( )
同意
犯罪
系
7. Although he is younger than me, he is senior to me in
the company. ( )
8. I have an appointment with her on Wednesday.
( )
9. In our office he is a chief editor. ( )
10. He was gifted with a good voice. ( )
高级的
约会
主要的
有天赋的
Ⅱ. 短语互译
1. by accident ______________
2. be/get absorbed in ___________
3. defend against _______________
4. set to do sth. _______________
5. be ahead of _____________
意外的, 偶然的
被……吸引
保卫以免于……
开始认真做某事
在……的前面
6. 把……传递给…… _____________
7. 最后 ________
8. 介意做某事 ______________
9. 给某人看某物 ___________
10. 从事于, 努力做 ________
pass sth. on to
last of all
mind doing sth.
show sb. sth.
work on
阅读文章Getting the“Scoop”完成下列题目
1. Match the ideas with paragraphs.
Para. 1__ a. His story was passed on to different editors
of the newspaper.
Para. 2__ b. Zhou Yang found a famous film star lying.
Para. 3__ c. The news was ready to be printed.
Para. 4_ d. Zhou Yang began to write his story
carefully.
b
d
a
c
2. Read the text again and tell us the process of making the news.
①
Do an ________ to get the information you need.
②
Have to be ________ first and then write the story.
③
Give the article to the ______ editor to check and
pass it on to the copy-editor.
④
Give a copy to a native speaker to ______ the style.
interview
accurate
senior
polish
⑤
The article is read and _________ by the chief editor.
⑥
The pages of stories and photos are set and ready
to be _________ into film negatives.
⑦
The first edition of the newspaper is _______.
approved
processed
printed
1. ahead of在……前面
※(2016·全国卷Ⅲ)Damaged but not defeated, he was still ahead of me.
他受伤了但并没有被打倒, 他仍然比我强。
※By doing extra homework, he soon got ahead of his classmates.
他靠做额外的家庭作业, 很快在班上名列前茅。
※We all think we should complete the task ahead of time/schedule.
我们都认为我们应当提前完成那项任务。
※Go ahead and practise. Nobody will laugh at you.
大胆去练。没人会嘲笑你的。
【自我归纳】
①get ahead of __________
②________time/schedule 提前
③________ 继续向前; 说吧; 干吧; 请吧
超过; 胜过
ahead of
go ahead
【活学活用】
1. 单句改错。
①Tom was quicker and soon got ahead to the others.
______
②她第一个跑到终点, 远远领先于其他选手。
She finished the race ______ __ the other runners.
to→of
ahead
of
③如果你要来, 能不能提前告诉我?
Can you tell me ______ __ ____ if you’re coming?
ahead
of
time
2. senior adj. 年长的; 高年级的; 高级的
※There are only two posts that are senior to mine.
只有两个职位比我的高。
※My elder brother is senior to me by two years.
=My elder brother is two years senior to me. 我哥哥比我大两岁。
※Paul is his brother’s senior by two years. 保罗比他弟弟大两岁。
【自我归纳】
①__________ 比……年长/地位高/资历高
be senior to
比某人大几岁
③______ n. 较年长者
be one’s senior by. . . years _________________
senior
比某人年长多少岁
【名师指津】senior“两点通”
(1)senior的反义词为junior, 用法一样;
(2)senior, junior都可表示比较, 但后面用to, 不用than。类似短语有: inferior to比……差; superior to比……优越; prior to比……优先。
【活学活用】
2. 单句改错。
①We are good friends though he is ten years senior
than me.
________
than→to
句型转换。
②John is two years older than me.
→John __ ______ __ me by two years.
③Actually she is my junior.
→Actually I ___ ______ __ her.
is
senior
to
am
senior
to
④In the company he __ ______ __ Tom, while in life he
__ ______ __ Tom ___ two years.
在公司他比汤姆职位高, 而在生活中他比汤姆小两岁。
is
senior
to
is
junior
to
by
3. approve vt. 赞成; 认可; 批准
※Personally, I don’t approve of the plan. 就我本人而言, 我不赞成那个计划。
※He doesn’t approve of my leaving school this year.
他不同意我今年离校。
※The city council approved the building plan.
市议会批准了这项建筑计划。
【自我归纳】
①approve __ sb. /sth. 同意/赞同某人/某事
②approve of _____________sth. 同意/赞成某人做某事
③approve sth. __________
of
sb. /sb’s doing
批准, 通过
【名师指津】
approve宾语只能是“物”, 如果接人, 其后需加of, 而且人称后不用不定式。
【活学活用】
3. ①We had to wait months for the government to
________ ____ _____ to carry out the project.
我们不得不等待政府数月后批准我们实施该项目的
计划。
②I don’t ________ __ ________ in the office.
我不赞成在办公室里吸烟。
approve
our
plans
approve
of
smoking
语法填空。
③He strongly approves __ his wife’s decision not to
work until the children are old enough to go to school.
of
4. appointment n. 约会; 任命
※She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.
她为儿子约好了看医生的时间。
※I have an appointment with my dentist this afternoon.
我已约好今天下午去看牙医。
※I am coming to your company for an interview by appointment.
我是预约好来贵公司面试的。
【自我归纳】
①have/make an appointment to do. . . ___________
②have/make __________________sb. 与某人约会
③by appointment __________
约好做……
an appointment with
依约, 预约
【知识延伸】
appoint vt. 任命, 委任; 约定(时间, 地点)
appoint sb. to do sth. 指定某人做某事
appoint sb. as 指定/任命某人为……
【活学活用】
4. ①I have _____ ___ ___________with Doctor Smith
next Tuesday.
我与史密斯大夫约好了下周二见面。
②You have to meet him ___ ___________.
你想见他; 一定要预约。
made
an
appointment
by
appointment
单句语法填空。
③The teacher appointed Tom __ captain of our
football team.
④In September he _____________(appoint) to the
post of secretary.
as
was appointed
⑤We had made an ___________ (appoint) with the
head of the club.
⑥I’d like to make an appointment ____ Mr Smith.
appointment
with
5. Then as the article was going to be written in English Zhou Yang also took a copy to the native speaker employed by the newspaper to polish the style.
因为这篇文章要用英文来写, 所以周洋拿了一份稿子给一位母语为英语的外国雇员, 请她对语言风格进行润色。
【句型剖析】
这是一个复合句, as引导的是原因状语从句(此时的原因一般是说话双方都知道的原因); employed by the newspaper作the native speaker的后置定语, 表示被动; to polish the style在此表示目的。
①___ ____ _______ _____, I left a message.
因为你不在那里, 我留了个信儿。
②As it was getting dark, we soon turned back.
_________________, 我们不久就回去了。
As
you
weren’t
there
因为天色逐渐变暗
【易混辨析】
because
表示的语气最强, 常用来回答why提出的问题
as
语气较弱, 较口语化
since
多用于书面语, 表示稍加分析便可得知的原因
【活学活用】
5. 选词填空(as/since/because)。
①_____ everyone is here, let’s start our meeting.
②___ rain has fallen, we all feel the air is cooler.
③The boy was late _______ he missed the bus.
Since
As
because
④(2016·大理高二检测)___ ____ ______ ____ ____
___, we had to go home by foot.
因为我们的钱用光了, 我们不得不步行回家。
⑤___ ____ ___ very _____ , we had better have a break.
因为你很累, 我们最好休息一下。
As
our
money
was
run
out
As
you
are
tired
【备选要点】
1. process vt. 加工; 处理 n. 过程; 程序; 步骤
※All the information was then ready to be processed into film negatives.
此后, 所有的信息就要被加工成底片。
※Great changes are in process.
巨大的变化正在发生。
※(2016·浙江高考)Now I am in the process of changing my area.
现在我在改变我(学习)领域的过程中。
※In the process of time, we mastered the skills of doing these jobs.
随着时间的推移, 我们掌握了做这些工作的技巧。
【自我归纳】
①__________________ 被制成/加工成……
②_________ 在进行中
③_________________doing sth. 正在做……; 在做某
事的过程当中
④in the process of time _______________
_______
be processed into. . .
in process
be in the process of
随着时间的推移/
逐渐地
【活学活用】
1. ①The project is not finished but is still __ _______.
该项工程尚未结束, 仍在进行之中。
②Oil can___ _________ ____ many different products
including plastics.
石油可以被加工成许多不同的产品, 包括塑料。
in
process
be
processed
into
③(2016·福州高二检测)__ ___ _______ __ ____, he
has gained much teaching experience.
随着时间的推移, 他已获得了丰富的教学经验。
④What our students need in process of their
preparations for NMET is time, health and
perseverance. (改错)
______________
In
the
process
of
time
process前加the
2. accurate adj. 精确的; 正确的
※You’d better make an accurate description.
你最好给出准确的描述。
※Journalists are not always accurate in what they write.
新闻工作者的报道并非一贯准确。
※To be accurate, Kate doesn’t know about painting at all.
确切地说, 凯特对油画根本是一无所知。
【自我归纳】
①be accurate in/at _______________
②____________=to be exact 确切地说
在……方面正确
to be accurate
【知识延伸】
accuracy n. 准确性; 精确度
with accuracy 精确地; 准确地; 正确地
※Are there any possible signs in nature that can predict earthquakes with accuracy?
有没有自然现象能准确预报地震呢?
【活学活用】
2. 单句改错。
①We can’t accurate predict what will happen next.
___________________
②You have to be accurate to this job, because a small
mistake can make a big difference.
____________
accurate→accurately
第二个to→in
语法填空。
③_________ (accurate) is very important in doing any
scientific work.
④___ ___ ________, he came back at two thirty in the
morning.
准确地说, 他是凌晨两点半回来的。
Accuracy
To
be
accurate
【课堂小结】
Ⅰ. 词汇串记
The head of our department is a senior engineer. His accurate editions have been polished. His books are concerned with the crime of housewives. His appointment has been approved, and he’ll soon take the place of the chief manager. Now he is in the process of waiting.
Ⅱ. 句式背诵
1. As her mother was ill, Kate had to stay at home to look after her.
因为凯特的母亲病了, 她不得不待在家里照顾她。
2. Although she felt ill, she still went to work.
尽管她感觉不舒服, 她仍然去上班了。
3. What/How about trying again?
再尝试一次怎么样?
如何写一篇新闻报道
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, 命题人可能会要求考生报道某个新闻, 或
是要求考生对某个新闻事件写评论。其基本框架是:
①导语(beginning): 导语是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; ②主体(body): 是导语之后的新闻展开, 补充更加充实; ③结尾(ending): 对新闻报道的评论。
5月1日, 高二(3)班的学生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校英语报的记者, 请按下列要点用英语写一则新闻报道。
1. 时间、地点、人物、活动;
2. 老人们的反应;
3. 简短评论。
注意: 1. 报道的标题和记者姓名已给出(不计入总词数);
2. 词数: 100个左右。
Step 1 审题谋篇
体 裁
新闻报道
话 题
报道志愿者活动
时 态
一般过去时
人 称
第三人称
段 落
布 局
开头: 报道事实
主体: 老人反应
结尾: 简短评论
Step 2 遣词造句
1. 五月一日那天, 高二(3)班的学生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院, 做了一些志愿工作。
①在五月一日那天 ___________
②做志愿工作 ________________
_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
________________________________
on May Day
do voluntary work
On May Day, Li Yue and Zhang Hua, students from
Class Three, Grade Two, went to Sunshine Nursing
Home and did some voluntary work.
2. 他们一到达, Li Yue和Zhang Hua受到热烈欢迎, 他
们恭敬地给老人赠送了鲜花和水果。
①他们一到达 ________________
②给老人赠送了鲜花和水果
______________________________________
upon their arrival
presented the elderly with flowers and fruits
③由and连接
__________________________________________
____________________________________________
______________________________
Upon their arrival, Li Yue and Zhang Hua were
warmly welcomed, and respectfully, they presented
the elderly with flowers and fruits.
3. 然后, 他们立刻开始工作, 清洗窗户和扫地。
①清洗窗户 ________________
②扫地 _____________
③用非谓语动词作伴随状语
__________________________________________
____________________________
clean the windows
sweep the floor
Then, they started working at once, cleaning the
windows and sweeping the floor.
4. 做完了所有事情, 他们坐在院子里和老人聊天。
①和某人聊天 ___________
②把下列两个句子合并成一个含独立主格的句子
a. Everything was done.
b. They sat in the yard chatting with the elderly people.
_______________________________________________
_____________
chat with sb.
Everything done, they sat in the yard chatting with the
elderly people.
5. 当志愿者离开时, 老人对他们的好意表示感谢。
①到了某人该做……的时候了 ________________
______
②因某事感谢某人 ________________
__________________________________________
_________________________________________
It’s time for sb. to
do sth.
thank sb. for sth.
When it was time for the volunteers to leave, the
elderly people thanked them for their kindness.
6. 他们所做的为他人带来了快乐, 也丰富了他们自己的
生活。
①给某人带来某物 ____________
②丰富某人的生活 ______________
③使用名词性从句
______________________________________________
_____________
bring sb. sth.
enrich sb. ’s life
What they did has brought joy to others and enriched
their own lives.
Step 3 润色组篇
Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly
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.
Li Yue and Zhang Hua were very happy. What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives.
By Chen Jie, School Newspaper
【策略点拨】
Ⅰ. 写作指导
1. 新闻报道一般包括四个部分: 标题、导语、主体、结语。
2. 写好一篇新闻报道应注意以下几点:
(1)选准报道主题。新闻的主题必须引起大家的兴趣和注意, 并具有一定的社会价值, 以影响、指导大众的思想、态度、情感和行为。
(2)主题突出, 文字精炼。
(3)明确文体特点。真实性、时效性、思想性和简明性是新闻报道的主要特点。
(4)抓住写作要素。一般来讲, 一篇新闻报道的写作要素主要包括“5个W”和“1个H”即: when, where, who, what, why及how。
(5)优化文章结构。尽量做到详略得当, 层次分明, 条理清晰。
Ⅱ. 常用句式
1. As is reported in the newspaper, . . .
正如报纸上报道的那样, ……
As is reported in the newspaper, many volunteers rushed into nursing homes to help the elderly, which turned out to be more of a burden.
正如报纸上报道的那样, 许多志愿者冲进养老院, 帮助老年人, 这更是一种负担。
2. What an unforgettable and meaningful thing it is to have done sth. !
做了某事, 是多么难忘和有意义啊!
What an unforgettable and meaningful thing it is to have joined in the activity!
参加了这项活动, 是多么难忘和有意义啊!
3. A big explosion broke out in Tanggu, Tianjin on August 12, leading to about 100 people being killed and more than 700 people being injured.
8月12日, 天津塘沽发生了一场大爆炸, 导致大约100人死亡, 700多人受伤。
4. On the morning of September 29, 2015, from 10: 00-11: 00, all the students in our school took an active part in a sports program.
在2015年9月29日上午10: 00~11: 00, 我们学校所有的学生都积极参加了一项体育项目。