Unit 4 making the news!
Russian Prime Minister will have a two days visit in China
Beijing has seen the heavy fog for two days.
A famous movie star fell in love with the rock singer.
How can we get the news ?
Do you know what kinds of jobs they have in the newspaper office?
reporter
editor
designer
painter
printer
photographer
…
How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers have?
Chief editor 主编
deputy editor 副主编
sub editor 审校编辑
critic 评论员
cartoonist 漫画师
correspondent 通讯员
Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?
reporters
editors
Photographer
designers
printer
If you want to be a journalist ,do you think what qualities a good news journalist needs to have?
Pre-reading
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
Example: (A good news journalist? Qualities?)
From my point of view, I think a good journalist must have good communication skills, because …
On the other hand, he or she must be good at writing, because…
What’s more, he or she should work hard.
Speaking
My first work assignment “Unforgettable”, says new journalist
Reading
Skimming
Where did the conversation happen?
At the office of a popular English newspaper.
2. Who were talking?
Zhou Yang and his new boss Hu Xin.
3. What does the reading passage mainly talk about? (a multiple choice)
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
Divide the passage into 3 parts:
How to get an accurate story.

How to protect a story from accusations.

How to work in a team as a journalist.
Part 1 (L1-15)

Part 2 (L16-29)

Part 3 (L30-41)
What a new journalist 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.
Part 1
1)He needs to be curious.
2) A good reporter must have a “ nose ” for a story.
3) He should not miss deadline; should not be rude ; he should not talk too much but listen carefully
4) He has to listen for detailed facts
5) If the interviewee agrees, he can use a recorder to get the facts straight.
What a journalist needs to remember when going to cover a story
Part 2
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(贿赂)another football team.
True or False
1.Hu Xin never had a case in which somebody accused the journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick.
F
Part 3
Detailed reading
True or False
Task Two
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.
Can you spot them?
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
This is how the story goes
get a scoop
Thank you!