1、Getting The Getting The“Scoop”“Scoop”Warming up1.Do you want to get some information every day?How can you get the information?There are so many ways to get information,but reading newspapers is one of the oldest.Read the text and try to get the main idea of it.The passage tells us the process of wr
2、iting and printing for a newspaper article.Task1 SkimmingWhat was Zhou Yangs first task?How should he write about the story?How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negative?Who are they?an editor from his departmentcopy-editornative speakerchief editornews desk
3、 editorLanguage Points1.ahead:adv.,adj.在前；向前；提前一直朝前走到河边。Walk straight ahead until you reach the river.前面的路上挤满了牛群。The road ahead was full of cattle.由于我们的共同努力，任务提前完成了。Owing to our joint efforts,the task was fulfilled ahead of time.【习惯用语】ahead of 在.前头;早于;超过。ahead of scheduleGo ahead!前进,有进展;继续干下去2.accur
4、ate adj.正确无误的,精确的,准确的accuracy n.准确，精确precise adj.精确的，独特的，精细的exact adj.正确的，准确的，严谨的，精密的accurately adv.精确，准确correct adj.正确的，准确accurate:adj.正确无误的,精确的,准确的指“通过努力,使事情达到正确”,指某人或某事不仅不出错，而且与事实无出入，强调准确性precise adj.精确的，独特的，精细的exact adj.正确的，准确的，严谨的，精密的表示“确切的”,“精确无误的”,指“与事实完全相符”,语气较accurate强,指某人或某事数量或质量完全符合事实或标准,
5、而且在细致末节上也丝毫不差。correct adj.正确的，准确为一般用语,指“正确的”,指某人或某事合乎事实或公认的标准或规则，没有错误1)_ statistics,measurements,calculations,are very important.2)Its impossible to say with any _ how many are affected.3)This is the _ dress for a formal dinner.4)The _ time is three minutes and thirty-five seconds.Accuratecorrectacc
6、uracyexact5)They both came here at _ the same time.6)He is _ in everything.7)The diagram had been copied with great _.8)He is a man with a _ mind.precisepreciseexactlyprecision3.employ vt.employedemploying 雇用；使用这家汽车工厂雇用着三千员工。This motor plant is employing three thousand workers.这家公司聘这位退休的教授担任顾问。The f
7、irm employs the retired professor as an adviser.她善于利用时间。She employs her time wisely.【习惯用语】in the employ of 被雇用。in sb.s employ 受.雇用。out of employ 失业。employ oneself(in)doing sth./on sth.从事于,时间花在.He employed himself(in)teaching English.他从事英语教学工作。employ.as 把.用作。Employ English as a common language.把英语当作共
8、同语言使用。4.chief adj.最重要的,主要的,最高权威的 辨析：chief,principal 和 majorchief主要的，首要的.指人时表示地位高、权力大，指物时表示重要。principal 首要的，主要的。正式用语。由于某中重要性而具有首要的地位。major 主要的，首要的。指与他物相对比时突出显赫的地位。翻译句子1.他是我们的处长2.那场意外事故的主要原因是什么？3.上海是中国的主要城市之一。He is the chief of my department.Whats the chief cause of the accident?Shanghai is one of the
9、 chief cities of China.5.When do you think is convenient for you?英语中do you think/suppose/believe/imagine 等和疑问代词或疑问副词连用时,常把疑问代(副)词置于句首,而把do you think置于句中;句子的语序应该为正常语序,不再使用倒装语序;(1)What do you think _?A.is he interested in B.interested he C.he is interested in D.does he interest(2)Who do you think _?A.broke the windowB.of breaking the windowC.to break the windowD.did he break the window
