It introduces how to get a scoop.
B. It introduces the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.
C. It introduces a scoop about a famous film star.
D. Zhou Yang was excited to get the scoop.
Read the text quickly and tick
out the main idea.
Task 2
Careful reading
For more details
Who was the scoop about?
It was about a famous film star.
Scan Para 1 and answer the question.
Which statement is NOT true according to the second paragraph?
A. Zhou Yang had to write his story carefully.
B. The man he interviewed told lies.
C. He must accuse the man who told lies directly.
D. His story should be accurate and concise.

Para 2
1.Who saw his article first?
2. What did he do?
3. Who began to do editing?
4. To whom was the article given to polish the style?
5. By whom was the article checked last?
Para 3
Who saw his article first?

2. What did he do?
3. Who began to do editing?
A senior editor.
He checked the evidence, read the article and passed it on to the copyeditor.
A copy editor.
5. By whom was the article checked
last?
By the chief editor.
4. To whom was the article given to
polish the style?
A native speaker.
1. What was the first stage of the printing process?
The first stage of the process was processing all the information into film negatives.
film negatives
Para 4
2. If we want to print two-colored newspaper,
how many negatives do we need?
Four
Read the passage to work out the
writing and printing process for an article. Then complete the flow chart below.
You do some
research to
see if the story
is true or not.
You are going
to an ________
to get the information for your story.
You begin to
_____ the story
using the notes
from the interview.
write
interview
You give the
article to a ______ editor to check and a ____-editor to do editing.
senior
copy
The article is
given to a _____
_______ to check
and improve.
native
speaker
The article is checked /
approved by the ___________.
chief editor
All the stories and photos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made ready.
The first
______ of the
newspaper is
________.
edition
printed
Discussion:
In the passage, Zhou Yang got a scoop and it was about a famous film star. But did he tell us what the scoop was? What on earth might the film star have done? Discuss with your partner and then make a list.

Suggested answers:
He took money but acted badly
in a film.
2. He lied about getting drunk at a
restaurant.
3. He stole something from a shop
and lied about it.
4. He said some rude remarks about
his ex-girlfriend to a journalist.
We need it in this edition to be ahead of
the other newspapers.
ahead of
在……前面，先于；胜过
他努力学习以保持他在同学中的领先地位。
如果你想要离开的话，请提前告诉我。
提前
ahead of time
He works hard to remain ahead of his classmates.
If you want to leave, please tell me ahead of time.
2. The first person who saw his article was a senior editor …
senior adj. 年长的, (级别、职位、资格)
较高的, 高年级的
n. 年长者，长辈，上司
junior 初级的，职位或地位较低的
高中生
初中生
senior school students
junior school students
be senior/junior ___ 比（某人）级别高/低
公司里只有一个经理的地位比我高。
to
Only one manager is senior to me in the company.
3. Last of all, the chief editor read it
and approved it.
approve
“赞成”、 “同意”
“满意”、
“批准”、“通过”
vi.
approve of
vt.
approve
(1) 公司总裁批准了建筑计划。
The company president approved of the building plans.
The company president approved the building plans.
表示“批准”、“通过”，此时只用作
及物动词，其后跟宾语时无需任何介词。
(2) 我不赞成你同他一起出去。
I do not approve you to go out with him.
I do not approve of your going out with him.
表示“赞成”、 “认可”、“满意”、
“同意”等, 此时通常是不及物动词，
若需后接宾语，通常要借助介词。
4. All the information was then ready to be processed into film negatives.
process vt. 加工，处理
It may take a few weeks for your application to be processed.
process n. 过程，进程；步骤
___ process 在进行中
____ the process ___ 在……过程中
in
in of
Thank you!