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Unit 4
Making the news
Which is news?
cock
hen
Lead-in
journalist
Who is that?
Pre-reading
If you want to be a good news journalist, what qualities do you think you need to have?
1. Higher level of education
2. Work experience
3. Good communication skills
4. Curiosity, active personality
5. Hard-working
6. Enthusiasm for the job
7. _______________________
8. _______________________
Prepared to work long hours
Ability to work in a team
Qualities you have
“Unforgettable,” says new journalist
My First Work Assignment
Reading
Task1.What does the reading passage mainly talk about?
A. The qualities needed to become a good reporter
B. The skills to become a professional photographer
C. How to have a good interview
D. Being carefully in the new environment
E. A and C
√
A. The qualities needed to become a good reporter
C. How to have a good interview
Fast reading ?
Tsak2.
1.Underline all the questions Zhou Yang asked.
2. Divide the passage into three parts.
1. Underline all the questions Zhou Yang asked.
2. Divide the passage into three parts.
Part 1
Task3.Match the main idea of each part.
Part 2
Part 3
C.How to work in a team
B.How to get an accurate story
A.How to protect a story from
accusations(控告,指控)
(L3-L15)
(L16-L29)
(L30-L41)
1. What is Zhou Yang’s first job?
Careful reading ?
Part 1(L3-L15):
An assistant journalist.
2. Why cannot Zhou Yang go out on a
story immediately?
A. Because he is not experienced.
B. Because he can’t get a scoop.
C. Because he is not curious enough.
D. Because he doesn’t know the list
of dos and don’ts.
A. Zhou Yang himself.
B. A professional photographer.
C. Hu Xin.
D. A more experienced reporter.
3. Who will take photographs when
Zhou Yang goes out on a story
for the first time?
Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school.
university
4. True or False
1.What does a journalist need to remember
when going to cover a story?
1) He needs to be _________.
2) A good reporter must have a good “_____” for a story.
3) He has to listen for ________ facts.
4) If the interviewee agrees, he can use a
________to get the facts straight.
Part 2(L16-L29):
curious
nose
detailed
recorder
2.According to Hu Xin, which statement
is not in the list of don’ts?
A. Don’t miss the deadline.
B. Don’t talk too much.
C. Don’t be rude.
D. Don’t take any notes while listening.
1) The reporters found out the truth from the footballer’s spoken language.
2)The footballer tried to stop them publishing it and later they were proved wrong.
1. True or False
right
body
Part 3(L30-L41):
2. The footballer was thought to be guilty because ___ .
A. He usually told lies.
B. He stopped the reporter publishing an article.
C. He took money for deliberately not scoring in order to let the other team win.
D. He bribed another football team.
Game time
Choose your lucky number!
Please stand up and read the first sentence together.
Never will Zhou Yang forget his first
assignment at the office of a popular
English newspaper.
What is the man standing in the middle?
A. An editor
B. A journalist
C. A photographer
Please sit down !
Spell the two words:
1._________ adj. 快乐的;欣喜的
2._________ adj. 难忘的;永远记得的
delighted
unforgettable
dos and don’ts
1. don’t miss your ________.
2. don’t be _____.
3. don’t _____ too much.
4. Listen to the interviewee
________.
deadline
rude
talk
carefully
Work out Zhou Yang’s notes
A. know what has happened.
be able to assess and discover the truth when somebody is telling part of it.
C. be able to hide(掩盖) a story.
Choose the correct explanation.
We say a good journalist must have a good “nose” for a story.
有一个对新闻敏感的“嗅觉”
You are the luckiest !
Summary ?
Zhou Yang will never forget his first 1. __________
as a 2. _________. At the office his talk with his new boss influenced his life strongly. His boss told him not to go out
to cover a story without a 3. ____________photographer.
During the interview,he had to listen for 4._______facts when preparinge the next question 5. _________on what the person said. If the interviewee agreed,he can use a 6. _______ to record what the interviewee said.
Once a footballer was 7. _______ of taking money
for 8. ___________ not scoring goals.Someone had tried
to bribe him,but he denied taking money.The journalists wrote an article 9. __________he was 10. ________.He
was angry and tried to stop them publishing it but
later they were proved right.
assignment
professional
journalist
detailed
depending
recorder
accused
deliberately
suggesting
guilty
Fill in the blanks
Discussion: Discuss with your group members and list as many adjectives(形容词) as you can to describe a journalist's qualities.
cooperative
honest
curious
journalist
creative
professional
enthusiastic
efficient
experienced
Homework: Writing
假如你校校报拟招聘一名小记者,请你以短文的形式写一则招聘启事。
1:小记者素养要求;
2.每周工作4小时,报酬面议;
3.联系人:李华
tel. 1234567
Journalist Wanted
Writing Sample -- adapted from BBC Ad.
Once a year we choose outstanding people who want to be the journalists of our School Newspaper.
We look for journalists with some experience who want to broaden their broadcasting skills. We also welcome good team players who work well with a wide range of colleagues and members of the public people. We especially want to meet applicants who can show journalistic potential, such as the abilities of writing quickly, accurately under pressure and?sensing good stories.
If you are interested, please call Li Hua at 1234567 for an interview. Payment for the service can be negotiated during the interview.
Journalists wanted