1、Unit4 Making the news第一学时Reading and ComprehensionWhat qualities do you need to be a journalist?Working as part of a team is common in many media jobs. It is important that you can get on and work quickly and efficiently with the other technical and creative production team staff.Time is very litera
2、lly (真正地)money in media production so there is no room for staff difficulties. When there are tough deadlines or late nights everyone must pull together to complete the task at hand. An employer will want to know that you can meet these demands and that you can establish a working relationship very
3、quickly with people who you may be meeting for the first time.You also need good written and oral communication skills and must have a concise writing stylewriting essays are not good evidence for this! They will expect you to have a good knowledge of current affairs and an inquisitive nature，and to
4、 be flexibleespecially with regard to working hours. Task 1仔细阅读“My First Work Assignment Unforgettable says new journalist”，根据课文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。1Who will help Zhou Yang take photographs?AA more experienced journalist.BZhou Yang himself.CHis new boss.DA professional photographer.2What plays the m
5、ost important part when a journalist interviews a person?ATalking too much.BListening attentively.CMaking detailed notes.DWriting down all the words.3According to the passage, what left a strong impression on Zhou Yang?AHis experience of looking for a job.BHis discussion with his boss for the first
6、time.CHis quarrel with his new boss, Hu Xin.DHis first attempt in new job.4The writer mainly tells us about_Athe qualities needed to become a good reporterBthe skills to become a professional photographerCbeing careful in the new environmentDhow to have a good interview答案: 14DBBATask 2再次阅读课文“My Firs
7、t Work Assignment Unforgettable says new journalist”，完成下列表格。答案: 1assistant2.cover3.submit4.photographer5curious6.inform7.deadline8.interviewee9recorder10.evidenceTask 3根据课文“My First Work Assignment Unforgettable says new journalist”，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。Its unnecessary for the journalists to take a
8、 camera 1._they have 2._( profession) photographers with them.The journalists should be curious and they must have a good “nose” 3._a story.They know how to acquire the information they need.While 4._(interview), they wont be rude, they wont talk too much themselves, and they will listen to the inte
9、rviewee 5._(careful)They will listen for 6._( detail) facts and ask new questions.There is 7._trick of the trade，that is, 8._ _the permission of the interviewee，they can use a recorder 9._can keep the evidence to help support 10._stories. 答案: 1because2.professional3.for4.interviewing5.carefully6detailed7.a8.with9.which10.their