Making the news
unit4
Reading
There are many kinds of occupations in the
world, so which one do you want to choose?
Warm up
doctor
policewoman
lawyer
clerk
journalist
photographer
Finding out ______ and telling people about it in ___________or on______/_______.
journalists
news
newspaper
TV
radio
MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT
“Unforgettable, "says new journalist
Pre-reading
Very important
Important
Not very important
1 Higher level of education
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2 Work experience
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3 Good communication skills
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4 Curious, active personality
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5 Hard-working
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6 Enthusiasm for the job
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What are the qualities a good journalist needs to have? Discuss in groups and tick the boxes below.
Prepared to work long hours
Ability to work in a team
“Unforgettable,” says new journalist
My First Work Assignment
Reading
Fast reading
2. What mistakes must Zhou Yang avoid?
He must avoid being rude and talking too much himself.
1. Where did the conversation happen? Who were talking?
Zhou Yang was talking with his boss, Hu Xin at the office of China Daily.
3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work ?
He felt excited ,curious and eager to go out on a story .
1 Zhou can go out on a story immediately.
2 Zhou took a notebook, a pen, 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.
True or False
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
Find out the answers to the following questions.
1. What are the four skills needed?
2. Find out the stages in researching a story.
1) be able to tell if someone is telling the truth
2) be accurate
3) do research
4) ask questions
1) ask questions
2)note reactions
3) check facts
4) do research
Careful reading
Find out the answers to the following questions.
3. What’s the importance of listening?
4. How to check facts?
To get the detailed facts.
Use research and ask witnesses.
5. How to deal with accusations of printing lies?
Use a tape recorder for the interview.
The purpose of writing the passage
1) It shoes the students the skills necessary to become a good journalist.
2) It wants to show how to conduct a good interview.
scanning
What a new reporter should do on the first day
1) The first time he will be put as an assistant to and experienced journalist..
2) There is no need for him to take a camera with him. He will have a professional photographer with him to take photographs.
1)He needs to be curious.
2) A good reporter must have a “ nose ” for a story.
3) He has to listen for detailed facts
4) If the interviewee agrees, he can use a recorder to get the facts straight.
What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a story
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
1 What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?
to go and interview somebody about an incident or happening
B. to write a story
C. to make up a story
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
2 A good reporter must have a “nose” for a story.
A. to have a sense about what is going to happen
B. to be able to “smell”when somebody is trying to hide a good story that may reflect badly on him/ herself.
C. to be able to ask the truth from the one who is interviewed.
A something that cheats somebody
B something that helps you do the job in a professional way.
C something used to achieve secrets.
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
3 This is a trick of the trade.
A. to make sure that the story is accurate
B. to get the facts directly
C. to get the things specially
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
4 We sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all your facts straight.
1. What does Zhou Yang have with him when he goes out?
2. What equipment do you think a news reporter should have nowadays?
a notebook, pen and a camera
mobile phone, digital camera, small recorder, laptop computer, satellite telephone, etc.
Post-reading- Questions & discussion
What is the main difference between a reporter and being a photographer?
Post-reading- Questions & discussion
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
concise patient imaginative well-organized technically good polite honest truthful thorough creative curious admirable careful gifted professional
Post-reading activity
Suppose that you have a chance to interview Peter Parker about his working experience for a newspaper. Please prepare questions with the help of the reading passage and conduct an interview with your partner. (Try to use most of the useful phrases).
cover a story be eager to do a real “scoop”
concentrate on have a “nose” for a story
a trick of the trade get all the facts straight accuse of so as to get the wrong end of the stick
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 interviewee carefully
detailed
recorders
support
trade
Difficult sentences
1. Only if you ask many different questions will you …
Only+状语放在句首,主句倒装,修饰名词和代 词,句子不用倒装.
1)Only when he reached school did he find out that he had left his textbook at home .
2)Only in this way can you make progress in your English .
2. Here comes my list of ….
here / there / now / thus / then 等副词放在句首时,句子全部倒装.
There goes the bell .
Now comes your turn .
Here he comes.
3. Have you ever had a case where somebody accused your … case : situation , 句中where= in which 引导定语从句
I can think of many cases ___students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay .
A why B which C as D where
D
4. getting the wrong end of the stick
弄错/ 误解
I had meant to tell you to come here at 3 o’clock ,not at six ,you must get the wrong end of the stick .
5. This is how the story goes .
=This is the story.
go :
How does the new song go?
I can’t remember how the poem goes .
Her hair is going grey .
The company has gone bankrupt .
as the saying goes
俗语说
6. An article was written which suggested he was guilty .
which 在句中引导定语从句,为了避免头重脚轻,把关系代词放在谓语之后.
Information has been put forward ____ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities .
A while B that C when D as
B
7. Later we were proved right .
prove vt. show sth is true or certain 证明/ 证实
vi. 系动词 turn out (to be) 结果是/ 原来是
prove sth. to sb. =prove to sb. that…
prove sb. (to be )+ adj.
prove oneself ( to be ) + adj.
It is proved that…
prove + (to be ) adj. / n.
向某人证明某事……
证明某人是……
证明自己是……
事实证明……
结果是/原来是/被证明是……
The end of this period!