Unit4 Making the news
Warming up ＆ reading
Warming up
1. Where do you usually get news?
From the TV, radio, internet and newspaper.

2. Who is making the interview?
A reporter.
3. Suppose you were to be a journalist for China Daily, do you know what kind of jobs they have? Look at the following pictures. Then guess what they do.
Can you tell me what they are in the following pictures?
reporter/journalist
finds out news and tells people about it in newspaper or on TV/radio
critic
gives opinions about things such as books, films，plays or economy
editors
make sure the writing
is clear, concise and
accurate; checks facts
photographers
take photographs
of important people
or events
designers
lay out the articles
and photographs
printer
prints the newspaper
More types of jobs at English newspaper
journalist critic 评论员
editor chief editor主编
photographer deputy editor副主编
designer cartoonist漫画师
reporter foreign correspondent驻外记者
Reading
My First Assignment “Unforgettable",
says new journalist
Guess the meaning of these expressions
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”
to report on an important event

be able to tell whether it is true story
clever ways known to experts
to present ideas fairly

not to understand properly
a piece of hot news
this is the story
Task1 Skimming
1.Where did the conversation happen? and who were talking?

2. Read the passage quickly, and find out all the questions Zhou Yang asked his boss. Then discuss what's his attitude toward his first job?
At the office of a popular English newspaper, Zhou Yang and his new boss Hu Xin were discussing.
1).Can I go out on a story immediately?
2).What do I need to take with me?
3).What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?
4).What should I keep in mind?
5).Why is listening so important?
6).How can I listen carefully while taking notes?
7).Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?
Zhou Yang is very ____________ about his new job.

Zhou Yang is very______ to learn.

Zhou Yang is _______.
modest
eager
enthusiastic
3. What does the reading passage mainly talk about? (a multiple choice)
A. The skills necessary to become a good reporter
B. The skills necessary to become a good photographer
C. How to conduct a good interview
D. Being carefully in the new environment
( AC )
4.The text can be divided into three parts, now read the text quickly and match the main idea with each part.
Part1(L1-15) a. How to get an accurate story.
Part2(L16-29) b. How to protect a story from accusations.
Part3(L30-41) c. How to work in a team as a journalist.
Task2:ScanningPart1(L1-15): How to work in a team as a journalist.
1.Only when Zhou Yang has more experiences as a journalist can he cover a story by himself.


2. Zhou Yang needs to take a camera and notebook homself.
True or False
T
F

Part2(L16-29): How to get an accurate story. Zhou Yang’s Notes
curious
acquire
questions
nose
story
telling the truth
The importance  of listening: _________________
Listen
Don’ts
rude
deadline
get the detailed facts
What's the trick of the trade?
If the person being interviewed agrees, we sometimes use a recorders to make sure that we get all our facts straight.
Part3(L30-41): How to protect a story from accusations
1. Hu Xin never had a case in which somebody accused the reporter of getting the wrong end of the stick.

2. The football player was angry because an article was written which suggested he was guilty.
F
T
Task3 Discussion
Now 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. Curious, active personality
5. Hard-working
6. Enthusiasm for the job
7. _________________
8. ____________________
Prepared to work long hours
Ability to work in a team
What do you want to be in the future?
What is your ideal( 理想的)occupation?
Make an interview!
( patient imaginative well-organized polite concise gifted technically good thorough creative curious careful honest professional truthful)

Reporter: Which occupation will you choose in the future?
Interviewee: I want to be a _______.
Reporter: Why?
Interviewee: A ________ needs to be _____________

I think I would make a good___________

because_____________________________________
journalist
journalist
curious and concise
I enjoy reporting the latest news to people
journalist
Assignment
1. Practicing reading aloud the dialogue with your partner. Pay attention to the intonation and stress.
2. Read a newspaper and try to discover a piece of valuable news.
(who, what, how,when, where,why)
Thank you!