Unit 4
Making the news
Useful words and expressions
What do you imagine will be your
future occupation?
occupation n.工作, 职业
He lost his occupation last month.
I haven't entered your name and occupation yet.
What is his occupation?
occupation, job, work和profession 这四个名词都有“工作”之意。
occupation较为正式，经常用在填写表格上。
job是可数名词，可指一个单独任务，也可指工作职位。
work是不可数名词，泛指一切工作。
profession一般指需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的某一行业、职业，如医生或律师。
career指经过专门训练，终身愿意从事的职业。
选词填空
occupation, job, profession, work

a. Please state your name, age and_________ below.
b. I have a few _____ to do in the house this morning.
c. Looking after children all day is hard____.
d. His ability carried him to the top of his ____________ .
occupation
jobs
work
profession
2. Later you can cover a story and submit
the article yourself.
cover在这里是“报道”的意思，此外还有“覆盖，涉及，包含，掩饰”之意 。
This event will be covered live by TV.
Do not try to cover a mistake.
Mary covered her face with her hands.
She laughed to cover her anxiety.
His reading covers a wide range of subjects.
We covered about 30 miles a day.
submit v. 提交,呈递
Please submit your application form.
We should submit our plans to the
council for approval.
He submitted his proposal for urban
development to the city council.
3. No need for a camera. no need…是句型There is no need …的省略形式，need 后面可以接for/of ( doing ) sth. 或( for sb. ) to do作后置定语。
介词填空：
There is no need ______ that sort of thing.
There is no need ______ hurrying; we still have time.
There is no need ______ you to worry about the matter.
for
of
for
4. You’ll find your colleagues very eager
to assist you, so you may be able to
concentrate on …
assist v. 帮助，协助
He asked us to assist him in carrying through his plan.
A team of nurses assisted the doctor in performing the operation.
aid, assist, help这些动词均有“帮助”之意。
aid: 正式用词，指帮助他人脱离危险或战胜
困难，着重强者对急需帮助的弱者的帮助。
assist: 强调在提供帮助时，以受助者为主，
所给的帮助起第二位或从属的作用。
help: 最普通用词，含义广泛。指一般性的
或迫切需要的帮助，侧重积极地为他人提
供物质、精神或其他方面的帮助。
concentrate vt. 集中; 聚集
concentrate on (doing) sth 专注于（做）某事
concentrate the /one’s mind 集中注意力； 聚精会神
concentrate one’s effort/attention on sth 集中力量/注意力于某事
concentration n. 专心；聚集
完成句子
Stop talking and ________________________.
( 专心工作 )
b. Nothing ____________________ ( 集中注意力 ) better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow.
c. I decided to ________________________ ( 全力以赴 ) finding somewhere to live.
concentrate on your work
concentrates the mind
concentrate all my efforts on
concentrate, focus这两个动词均有“集中，聚集”之意。
concentrate: 指把人或物集中在一起，也
可指把精力或注意力集中于某一事物
上。
focus: 侧重指把光、热、射线等集中于
一点，也可指把思想或精力等集中于
某人或某事情上。
5. Not only am I interested in photography,
but I took an amateur course at university
to update my skills.
Not only am I interested in photography是个倒装句，正常语序是I am not only interested in photography。not only … but (also) 位于句首要引起句子部分倒装。

Not only should we not be afraid of difficulties, but also we should try our best to overcome them.
6. … will you acquire all the information
…
acquire vt. 获得，取得
How did he acquire his wealth?
Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work.
She has mastered English grammar and acquired a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
acquire, obtain, gain, get, win, earn, secure
这些动词均含“获得、取得、得到”之意。
acquire: 强调通过不断的、持续的努力而获
得某物，也指日积月累地渐渐地获得。书
面语用词。
obtain: 较正式用词，着重通过巨大努力、要
求而得到所需或盼望已久的东西。
gain: 侧重指经过努力或有意识行动而取得某
种成就或获得某种利益或好处。
get: 普通用词，使用广泛，可指以任何
方式得到某物，也不一定要经过努力。
win: 主要指通过努力、斗争、比赛等而
获得胜利。
earn: 侧重指依靠自己的劳动或因付出
代价与有功而获得。
7. Meanwhile you have to prepare the
next question depending on what
the person says.
depend on 依赖，依靠，取决于，随 ... 而定
All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge.
It all depend on whether she like the boss or not.
8. Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?
accuse sb. of doing sth. 指责，指控
The police accused him of murder.
Who accused you of such a thing?
She accused him of stealing her watch.
accuse, charge这两个动词均有“指控、谴责”之意。
accuse: 普通用词，正式或非正式场合，
私人或法律上均可用。被指控的情节
可轻可重。常与of连用。
charge: 常与accuse换用，但charge多指
较严重的错误或罪行，而且往往向法
庭提出正式起诉。常与with连用。
类似的短语：
inform sb. of sth.
remind sb. of sth.
rob sb. / someplace of sth.
rid sb. / someplace of sth.
cure sb. of sth.
warn sb. of sth.
9. … so as to let the other team win.
so as to 为的是，以便
He ran quickly so as to catch the last bus.
I left a message so as to be sure of contacting her.
in order to +动词原形、so as to +动词原形和to+动词原形都可以引导目的状语。有时为了表示强调，也可以将in order to do、 to do 等放在句首，而so as to do 一般不放在句首，也比较口语化。表达否定的目的时，可以用in order not to do和so as not to do 这两种结构。
1. In the reading passage several expressions are used in an idiomatic way. Find them and fill in the chart.
cover a story
trick of the trade
get the facts straight
get the wrong end of the stick
this is how the story goes
get a scoop
Complete Sentence B using a word or phrase from the reading passage which has the opposite meaning to the words underlined in Sentence A.
A. By accident she broke that beautiful bowl.
B. She ____________ broke that beautiful bowl.
2. A. He did not steal the vase so he didn’t do anything wrong.
B. He did steal the vase so he is ______.
A. She does not get absorbed in her studies for long.
B. She can ___________ her studies for a long time.
A. The reporter went out with an untrained photographer.
B. The reporter went out with a(an) ____________ photographer.
deliberately
guilty
concentrate on
professional
5. A. Chris is not interested in starting his new occupation.
B. Chris is ________ to start his new occupation.
6. A. “This room needs a light clean,” explained the housewife.
B. “This room needs a __________ clean,” explained the housewife.
7. A. The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge.
B. The law does not allow people to ______ themselves _________ a crime.
8. A. I don’t mind losing that skill if it is not useful.
B. I want to _________ that skill if it is useful.
eager
thorough
accuse
of
acquire
一、根据汉语或首字母提示,用单词的正确形式填空。 1. He misses his family badly, and is      e______ to go back to his hometown.
2. Did you act in that way d__________ or
by chance?
3. When the wild pig attacked him, the      explorer d______ himself against it      with a gun.
4. I felt g________ for not visiting my
parents as often as before.
eager
deliberately
defended
guilty
5. Please write your name, age, address
and ________ (职业) in the form.
6. She works as an _________ (助理) at
that famous international company.
7. I can’t _________ (集中) on my work
when I’m tired.
8. This work ________ (需要) your
immediate attention.
occupation
assistant
concentrate
demands
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空(每个短语限用一次)。
depend on, defend against, so as to,
inform of, concentrate on, keep in mind,
take a note of, accuse of, have a good nose
As we all know, living things _________ the sun.
2. Every student should get into the habit of ____________ what the speaker says during a lecture.
depend on
taking a note of
3. “The final exam is coming. You’d better      __________ your schoolwork,” my
mother told me.
__________ that you have to be home by
11 o'clock.
5. Tom was very angry when he _______  lying by his best friend.
6. He hurried through his work ________  arrive at the cinema in time for the  movie.
concentrate on
Keep in mind
was accused of
so as to
7. We have not ___________ the committee’s      decision, so we’ll have to wait and see.
8. In order to ______________ invasion, the      country put up strong defences.
9. Generally, reporters _______________ for
news.
been informed of
defend against
have a good nose
Homework
Finish exercises 1-3 on page 63.
Review the text and find out the important and difficult sentences to you. Pay attention to the Inversion.