1、Unit 4Reading,speaking and writing1.Do you want to get some information every day?How can you get the information?2.Can you guess how complex it is to make news?Free talkNowadays with the development of media,lots of information can be received by people all over the world soon every day.And people
2、can learn about news at home and abroad by watching TV,listening to radio,surfing the Internet,reading magazines and newspapers etc.Among these media,newspaper is one of the oldest.edition department task accurate employ polish note chief approve processj.one printing of a book,newspaper etc.e.one o
3、f several divisions of a government,business,shop etc.d.piece of work to be done,especially hard workh.careful and exact;free from errora.give work to,use for paymentb.improve in behavior,intellectual interests,etc;making refined or elegantc.notice;pay attention tof.first in rankg.confirm;agree toi.
4、series of operationsMatch each word with its expression.Read the text quickly and try to get the main idea of it.The passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negative?Who are they?an ed
5、itor from his departmentcopy-editornative speakerchief editornews desk editorRead the passage and finish the chart for the writing and printing process for an article.2.You do some research to see if the story is true or not.1.4.3.1.You go to an interview to get the information for your story3.You b
6、egin to write the story using the notes from the interview.4.You give the article to the sub-editor to check.6.5.8.7.All the stories and photos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made ready.The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style.
7、The first edition of the newspaper is printed.The last stage the article is checked/approved by the chief editor.Read the passage again and think about the following questions.What did you think about making news and being a journalist before you read this passage?How about now?Do you think its a ea
8、sy job to be a reporter?Give your reasons.Pair workWhat might the film star have done?He took money but acted badly in a film.He lied about getting drunk in a restaurant.He stole something from a shop and lied about it.He said some rude remarks about another film star to a journalist.lSort out your
9、two headings:a large one(the main headline)at the top and a smaller one under it.lSort out the stages in your story:what the film star did how you found out how the film star reacted when you told him you knew his secret your opinionl Write the story.Then swap with a partner to improve your work.Rew
10、rite neatly.Prepare your article Sample articleA Film Star Caught UnexpectedlyDid he need money?There has been a strange thing happening in a downtown shopping area.It is said that a famous film star,Wang Ping,was caught stealing a gold necklace yesterday.He went into a shop and when the jeweler tur
11、ned his back Wang Ping took the necklace and left the shop quickly.The shopkeeper shouted and a crowd of people gathered.The police went to Wang Pings home and questioned him.He denied he had stolen the necklace and told them he had enough money to buy the necklace anyway.He said he had been at a re
12、staurant with his wife.But a reporter,Li Ming,found this was untrue.So the police are treating this case seriously.1.We need it in this edition to be ahead of the other newspapers.Language Pointsahead of 在.前面，先于Michael keeps a horse that can soon get ahead of most other horses.We are confident that
13、we can reach that goal ahead of schedule.He is ahead of others in English.2.asked someone from the International News Department.department(政府,企业,商店,大学等的)部,司,局,处,科,部门,系He was appointed to be in charge of the toy department.He graduated from History Department.3.He would have to be accurate.accurate
14、adj.准确的，精确的Her careful description enabled us to form an accurate picture of what had happened.His report of the event was accurate in every detail.accurate,exact,precise,right,true,correct这些形容词均含“准确的，正确的”之意。accurate:指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入。exact:着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比 accurate强。precise:侧重极端准确，
15、更强调细节的精确无误。right:使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确。true:暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差。correct:最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误。1)_ statistics,measurements,and calculations are very important.2)This is the _ dress for a formal dinner.3)The _ time is three minutes and thirty-five seconds.4)Is it _ theyr
16、e getting married?5)Are we going in the _ direction?AccuratecorrectexacttruerightFill in the blank with true,right,exact,correct or accurate.4.The first person who saw his article was a senior editor senior adj.年长的,(级别、职位、资格)较高的,高年级的(作定语)n.年长者，长辈，上司，大四学生She was unfit for such a senior position.His f
17、ather was a senior officer at the bank.This engine is superior in many aspects.He is my senior by two years.junior adj.较幼的,较小的superior adj.较高的,优越的,优良的,不屈服的5.by the newspaper to polish the style.polish v.磨光，擦亮；润色I polished my buttons with a handkerchief.The speaker spent several days polishing her le
18、cture.Would you polish up the article a bit?6.the chief editor read it and approved it.approve v.批准，赞成，同意 You can join the class if your parents approve.The professor does not approve the governments foreign policy.Im afraid your parents wont approve of your going there.agree,approve这两个动词均含“同意、赞同”之意
19、。agree:普通用词，侧重指对某事同其他人有相同的意见或想法。approve:侧重对认为正确或满意的事表示赞同或批准。作不及物动词用时，常与of连用。7.All the information was then ready to be processed into film negatives.process vt.加工，处理Supermarkets sell many vegetables that have been processed.It may take a few weeks for your application to be processed.process n.过程，进程
20、；步骤If you are a journalist,who is the first one that you want to interview?Why?Zhao BenshanYuan LongpingLi JiachengLiu XiangIf you have a chance to interview Song Zuying,what questions would you like to ask her?What difficulties might you have interviewing somebody famous?Listen and see how far you
21、were right.The problems may include:He is too busy.He doesnt want to be interviewed for a newspaper.He is away.He will be away.A.This is about a young man who is refused an interview with Liu Ming.Listen again and choose the correct summary.B.This is about a young man who is trying to arrange an int
22、erview with Liu Ming.C.This is about a young man who wants to ask Liu Ming about how to work abroad.It only tells half of the story and does not mention his worry and concern which is the centre of the story.It is not correct at all.BListen to Part 1 again and then answer thefollowing questions.1.Wh
23、y does Zhou Yang want to interview Liu Ming?2.When does Liu Ming plan to leave Beijing?3.What is Liu Ming doing on Wednesday?4.When does Lily Wong suggest they meet?1.Why does Zhou Yang want to interview Liu Ming?2.When does Liu Ming plan to leave Beijing?He wants to interview him about hisdecision
24、to go aboard and work.At the end of this week.3.What is Liu Ming doing on Wednesday?4.When does Lily Wong suggest they meet?He is going to talk to some students in the morning;at four he will go to a special party.At 12 oclock.Look at the chart below and then listen carefully to Part 2 and fill it i
25、n.Fans ideas about Liu Ming going abroad Liu Mings ideas about going abroadSorry not to see him play in the flesh Watching him play on TV is not the sameAfraid he may not come home again.To learn more about tennisTo develop his skillsTo intend to come back to China.Tips for making an appointment Whe
26、n Where Who What Why Communicational skills:being polite Useful expressionsUseful sentencesIm calling to make an appointment with you for next Monday.I wonder if it would be convenient to meet you tomorrow.Would it be convenient if I call on you tonight?Could you arrange an appointment with Mr.Green
27、 for me?Id like to drop by tomorrow to talk over our plan.I look forward to seeing you at your office on July 18.Can you squeeze in some time for me next week?Practice in pairs making appointments.You are supposed to be the secretary of an important person.He needs to have his picture taken for a ma
28、gazine.He would like to have it taken in the afternoon because he must have his hair cut in the morning.The other is the photographer who wants to take the picture in the morning because he/she wont be free in the afternoon.S1:Hello.Id like to speak to Mr.Smith.Im the photographer ringing him to mak
29、e an appointment for some photographs for Cool Scene magazine.Is it possible to meet him tomorrow?S2:Hello.Im Mr.Smiths secretary.Im afraid he can only meet you tomorrow afternoon as he has a haircut in the morning.Is that OK?S1:Oh dear!I was hoping he would be free in the morning as I have another
30、appointment then.It should only take two hours.Maybe we could meet before or after his appointment?Sample dialogueS2:Yes.That might be possible.But hes busy between 9:00 and 10:30 and then between 11:30 and 1:00.He might be free for an hour between 10:30 and 11:30.S1:I dont think thats long enough.C
31、ould he change his other appointment to another day?S2:Im afraid he cant.S1:Then could he be free at 10:00?We could do the photograph and then I would still be on time for my next appointment.S2:That sounds possible.Ill ask him.S1:Thank you very much.S2:My pleasure.Role-play:Making an appointment Si
32、tuation:Zhou Yang wants to interview Lu Yu.Make a dialogue between Zhou Yang and the secretary of Lu Yu about making an appointment on the telephone.Help:useful expressions listed on page 32 and communicational skills learned in previous activity.Homework 1.Finish the dialogue between Zhou Yang and the secretary of Lu Yu and check it with your partner.2.Preview reading passage on page 65.
