Unit4 Making the News
Warming up and reading
Guess the meaning of these expressions on P28:
cover a story
have a “nose” for a story
a trick of the trade
get the fact straight
get the wrong end of the stick
how the story goes
a real “scoop”

cover a story

have a “nose” for a story

a trick of the trade

get the fact straight
to report on an important event
be able to tell whether is a true story
clever ways known to experts
to present ideas fairly
get the wrong end of the stick

how the story goes
a real “scoop”
not to understand properly

this is the story

a piece of hot news
Using language
Reading on P30
Warming up ( 2m )
Students answer the following questions:
Do you want to get some information everyday? How can you get the information?
2. Can you guess how complex it is to make news?
There are so many ways to get information, but reading newspapers is one of the oldest.
This class we’ll learn a passage about how to make news. Let’s come to the passage.
Reading -- I Scanning ( 2m )
Read the text and try to get the main idea of it.
( Students can discuss in pairs. )
Main idea: the passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.
Reading -- II Filling the chart ( 10m ) P31
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1. You go to an interview to get the information for your story
3.You begin to write the story using the notes from the interview.
4.You give the article to the sub-editor to check.
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5.The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style.

The first edition of the newspaper is printed.
The last stage the article is checked /approved by the chief editor.
Read the passage “Searching for the truth” on Page 65, and make sure the following statements are true or false :
When we read about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading a primary source.
2. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source.
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3. Photographers sometimes are both primary and secondary sources.
4. Knowing the difference of primary and secondary sources can help us decide what is a fact and what is an opinion.
5. Often facts and opinions are mixed in any report.
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Reading task on Page 65 – II main idea ( 5m )Read the passage again and try to find out the main idea of it. ( Students can discuss in groups. )
Main idea: The passage tells us what a primary source and a secondary source are and the difference between them.
Listening – I ( 4m )Ex. 1 on Page 31.
Listen to the passage for the first time, then circle the correct summary of it.
Key: summary B
Listening – II ( 12m )Ex. 2 on Page 32.
1) Listen to the tape for the second time and try to find the answers for Ex.2 on Page 32.
2) Listen to the tape for the third time and check the answers.
Answer keys for the Ex.2 on page 32.
He wants to interview him about his decision to go aboard and work.
His fans are worried that they will not see him in the flesh.
Liu Ming will talk to Zhou Yang on Wednesday at 12 o’clock.
Liu Ming’s intention is to learn more about tennis and return to China.