1、Unit 4Making the newsLearning Aims To learn about a journalists work.To develop reading abilities,especially skimming for needed information and grasping details.To understand and master the phrases and sentence patterns in the text.CCTV NEWS BROADCASTSports NewsScience and Technology NewsEntertainm
2、ent NewsEconomic NewsPolitical NewsWho covers the news?Who digs out the truth behind the stories/scandals(丑闻)?Who provides us with diversities of information?journalistreporternewsmanpaparazzi记者/狗仔队“Unforgettable,”says new journalistReading task1;read the title and the first two sentences,then concl
3、ude what the passage mainly talks about.SkimmingTitle:My First Work Assignment“Unforgettable,”says new reporterFirst two sentences:Never will Zhou Yang(ZY)forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.His discussion with his new boss,Hu Xin(HX),was to strongly influence hi
4、s life as a journalist.By reading the title and the first two sentences,we can have a conclusion thatthis passage is a _ between ZhouYang,a news reporter and his boss Hu Xin,which is mainly about Zhou Yangs_!阅读技巧点拨:阅读理解标题title(有时包括开头句子)对文章主要内容甚至主题具有导向作用!discussionfirst unforgettable work assignment
5、Reading task2:Scanning(跳读)Go through the passage,underline all the questions Zhou Yang asks his new boss,then according to those questions,divide the passage into 3 sections.All the questions;l 1.Can I go out on a story immediately?l 2.What do I need to take with me?l 3.What do I need to remember wh
6、en I go out to cover a story?l 4.What should I keep in mind?l 5.Why is listening so important?l 6.How can I listen carefully while taking notes?l 7.Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalist of getting the wrong end of the stick?what you should do when covering a story a case whe
7、re journalists were accused what you should prepare before covering a storySection 2Section 3Section 1(line1line 15)(line 16-line 29)(line 30-line 41)Match the main idea with each section.A role playSuppose you are Zhou Yang,a reporter,are interviewing your new boss,Hu Xin.With the help of the follo
8、wing questions,make a dialogue.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?Group workReading task3;grasp
9、ing detailsPay attention to the following questions while Listening to the tape.Q1.Whats Hu Xins characteristics?Q2.Who will take the pictures when Zhou Yang goes out on a story for the first time?Q3.When can a new reporter cover a story by himself?Q4.What does a real scoop mean in the text?Choose t
10、he best answer1.From the passage,we know Zhou Yangs boss,Hu Xin is _.(细节推断概括)A.humorous and seriousB.curious and kind-heartedC.strict and seriousD.nice and ready to help2.Who will take the pictures whenZhou Yang goes out on a story for thefirst time?(事实细节)A.Zhou Yang himself.B.A professional photogr
11、apher.C.Hu Xin.D.A more experienced reporter.3.When can a green hand cover a storyby himself?(细节推断)A.When he has finished the course at university?B.Not until he has concentrated on photography.C.Only after he has seen what other experienced reporters do.D.When his colleagues are not available to as
12、sist him.a fresh man4.What does a real scoop mean in the text?A.It means a round deep spoon for serving food.B.It means one newspaper gets an important story ahead of the other newspapers.C.It means an amount of food removed with this kind of spoon.D.It means that a newspaper company makes a lot of
13、money by selling newspaper.独家报道5.According to the text,which of thefollowing is NOT true?(细节推断)A.The questions a reporter prepares to ask are fixed.B.A reporter must be able to tell when people are lying.C.Listening is a very important skill for a reporter.D.Zhou Yangs colleagues are willing to help
14、 each other.HomeworkDo exercises on page 46-48 in Exercise books.Thanks a lot!1.What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story.A.tell a story B.write storyC.send a story D.report a story 报道新闻2.This is a trick of the trade.A.something used to tradeB.something cheating somebodyC.something u
15、sed to hide secretsD.something helping you do the job in a professional way行业诀窍3.A good journalist must have a good“nose”for a story.A.know what has happened.B.be able to discover the whole truth by doing research.C.be able to“smell”the truth when someone is telling part of it.D.B and C有一个对新闻敏感的“嗅觉”
16、Detailed readingSection 2What to remember when covering a story.1)A good reporter needs to be_.2)A good reporter must have a“_”for a story.curiousnoseWhat to keep in mind.Donts:dont miss_,dont be_,dont _ too much.Dos:listen to the _carefully.deadlinerudetalkintervieweeDetailed readingSection 2The im
17、portance of listening.Find out _ _ and prepare the next question _ _ listening.detailedfactsdependingonHow to listen.If the interviewee agrees,he can use a_ to get the facts straight.recorderDetailed readingSection 3This is how the story goes.A footballer was _ _taking money for_ not scoring goals_
18、_ _ let the other team win.We interviewed him,who _ money but we were_.We guessed that he was not telling the truth from the footballers body language.So we wrote an article suggesting he was_.He tried to stop us_ it but later we were_ right.accused ofdeliberatelyassotodeniedtakingscepticalguiltyprovedpublishing