Our School Newspaper

chief: main chief editor 主编辑

preside over: chair 主持 Our class teacher is presiding over the class meeting now.

publish a newspaper / book / magazine etc.

focus on: pay special attention to 着重在，集中在 focus on campus life campus: school

set (start) the ball rolling 开始行动，开始某项活动（如谈话）；使活跃起来。 Perhaps I should set the ball rolling. I will sing an English song to start the ball rolling.

discuss (v.) 讨论 discussion (n.)

suggest (v.): advise(v.) suggestion(n.): advice(n.)

prefer A to B: like A better than B 喜欢A更甚于B I prefer football to basketball.

I couldn’t agree more. 我非常同意。 表示完全同意的说法： I certainly agree. 我当然同意。 I quite agree with you. 我很同意你的意见。 That’s my opinion, too. 这也是我的意见。

I couldn’t agree more. 我完全同意。 agree (v.) agreement (n.)

make the final decision: 作最后的决定 final (a.) finally (ad.): at last

decision (n.) decide (v.) unless: if…not

section: part view: opinion

Text Questions: Who were present at the meeting? What did they discuss at the meeting? What names did they suggest for their paper? Which name was finally selected? Li Xin, Linda, Yu Bin and David. The name and sections of the school newspaper. Campus Star and Campus Mirror. Campus Star.

e. Why did they select Campus Star? f. What sections did they suggest for their paper? g. What sections were selected? h. Why did they select these sections? Because they thought it sounds more attractive. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS, STUDENTS’ VOICE, FUN TIME and ADVICE PAGE. STUDENTS’ VOICE, FUN TIME and ADVICE PAGE. Because they thought the school newspaper should focus on what happens on campus.

first editors’ meeting of the school newspaper Present: Li Xin, _______________________ Agenda: 1. ________________ of the paper 2. ________________ of the paper Suggested names of the paper: CAMPUS _______, CAMPUS __________ Selected name of the paper: _______________ Reason of selecting the name: sounds more _________________________ Linda, Yu Bin, David Name Sections STAR MIRROR CAMPUS STAR attractive

Suggested sections of the paper: _________________________________ NEWS STUDENTS’ _____________________ ___________________________ TIME ___________________________ PAGE Preferred sections of the paper: ___________________________ ___________________________ Reason: ________ what happens on campus NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VOICE FUN ADVICE STUDENTS’ VOICE FUN TIME ADVICE PAGE focus on

Key words and expressions Lin Xin, chief editor of the school newspaper, is presiding over the first editors’ meeting. = editor in chief preside over 主持；主管 校报总编辑李欣正在主持第一次编辑会议。 eg. Our monitor presides over most of the class meeting. The headmaster presides over the work of this school.

Let’s get started. = Let’s begin (our meeting). 我们开始开会吧。 get started = start doing something eg. We’d better get started now if we want to finish the job before lunch. You know, a newspaper won’t be a success unless it has a good name and interesting sections. unless conj. 除非……（否则就不），若不 unless 引导条件状语从句时大多数情况下含有否定的意思，相当于if…not eg. You will fail unless you work harder. = You will fail if you don’t work harder.

set (start) the ball rolling 开始行动，开始某项活动（如谈话）；使活跃起来。 Perhaps I should set the ball rolling. I will sing an English song to start the ball rolling.

Let me speak first. speak: 发言 speaker: 发言者 speech (n.): 演讲 1. speak at the meeting 2. speak English / Chinese / Japanese / French

Perhaps we could call it CAMPUS STAR or CAMPUS MIRROR. 我们或许可以将它取名为《校园星报》或《校园镜报》。 Perhaps we could…是提建议时的常用语。 eg. Perhaps we could start a school newspaper to report what happens on campus. 表达建议的常用语还有：I suggest… Let’s… How about…?

prefer A to B: like A better than B 喜欢A更甚于B I prefer football to basketball.

I couldn’t agree more. 我非常同意。 agree (v.) agreement (n.) 表示完全同意的说法： I certainly agree. 我当然同意。 I quite agree with you. 我很同意你的意见。 That’s my opinion, too. 这也是我的意见。

系动词+ 形容词 ( look, smell, taste, sound, feel )

suggest vt. 建议，提议 suggest (v.): advise(v.) suggestion(n.): advice(n.) 后接名词、动名词或宾语从句。后接宾语从句时，从句中的谓语动词可由（should）+动词原形构成。 eg. He suggests an outing to Century Park. He suggests going to Suzhou for sightseeing. He suggested our CAMPUS STAR (should) include four sections. I suggest he (should) take a business trip to Beijing.

In my opinion, a school newspaper should focus on what happens on campus. 依我看来，一份校报应该集中报道校园新闻。 in one’s opinion 按某人的意见，据某人看来 In my opinion, neither of you is right. In her opinion, this is a good idea. focus on 聚焦；集中 eg. The first unit of this book focuses on campus life. This paragraph focuses on the importance of English.

make the final decision: 作最后的决定 final (a.) finally (ad.): at last

decision (n.) decide (v.) unless: if…not

agree with sb.: have the same opinion with sb.

条件状语从句的连接词主要有 if, unless等。 unless 引导条件状语从句时大多数情况下含有否定的意思，相当于if…not.　 Let's go out for a walk unless you are too tired. If you are not too tied, let's go out for a walk. You will be late ___ you leave immediately.　 A. unless　 B. until　 C. if　　D. or If you don’t leave immediately, you will be late. You leave immediately or you will be late.

The adverbial clause of condition with unless 1. We’ll go for an outing if it doesn’t rain tomorrow. → We’ll go for an outing unless it rains tomorrow. 2. I can’t finish this article if you don’t give me more time. →I can’t finish this article unless you give me more time. 3. I’ll attend the party if I don’t have anything important to do. → I’ll attend the party unless I have something important to do.

4. I’ll come to see you this afternoon if you aren’t busy. → I’ll come to see you this afternoon unless you are busy. 5. We won’t publish our school newspaper twice a month if we don’t have enough volunteer editors and reporters. → We won’t publish our school newspaper twice a month unless we have enough volunteer editors and reporters.

Model A: It’s very important for a school newspaper to have interesting sections. B: I couldn’t agree more. A newspaper won’t be a success unless it has interesting sections. C: Exactly. If a newspaper doesn’t have interesting sections, it won’t attract its readers.

A: It’s very important for a school newspaper to focus on what happens on campus. B: I couldn’t agree more. A newspaper won’t be a success unless it focuses on what happens on campus. C: Exactly. If a newspaper doesn’t focus on what happens on campus, it won’t attract its readers.

A: It’s very important for a school newspaper to report the latest national and international news. B: I couldn’t agree more. A newspaper won’t be a success unless it reports the latest national and international news. C: Exactly. If a newspaper doesn’t report the latest national and international news, it won’t attract its readers.

A: It’s very important for a school newspaper to have good editors and reporters. B: I couldn’t agree more. A newspaper won’t be a success unless it has good editors and reporters. C: Exactly. If a newspaper doesn’t have good editors and reporters, it won’t attract its readers.

Reading 1. Twice a month. 2. Because it needs some volunteer editors and reporters. 3. No, there isn’t. They are volunteer jobs. 4. They must have good writing skills, good grades in all their school subjects, and a high sense of responsibility. 5. The editors’ job involves rewriting, typing and proofreading, and the reporting job involves interviewing, writing and taking photographs. 6. They can e-mail the editors with full details about themselves.

Key words and expressions: 1. Our school newspaper, CAMPUS STAR, will be published twice a month next year. 我们的校报《校园星报》将于明年每月出版两期。 2. a must 必要条件；必不可少的事物 eg. Good English is a must for a secretary in a joint venture. A good dictionary is a must in learning English.

3. The editors’ job involves rewriting, typing and proofreading, while the reporters’ job involves interviewing, writing and taking photos. involve vt. 包括，包含 = include eg. What will the job involve? Running a school newspaper involves a lot of work. while conj. 而 eg. Some people like coffee, while others like tea. He is interested in music, while his sister is fond of sports.

4. take a photo 拍照，摄影 eg. Can you take a photo for me? When did you learn to take photos? 5. detail n. 细节；详情 eg. Please tell me all the details of the accident. The school newspaper reported the speech contest in detail.

name sections unless rolling set STAR MIRROR better agreed attractive WB P14 First, we discussed the ________ and _________ for our school newspaper. We did not think a newspaper would be a success _______ it had a good name and interesting sections. Linda _____ the ball ________. She suggested two names for our school newspaper. One was CAMPUS ______, and the other was CAMPUS ________. David liked CAMPUS STAR ______ than CAMPUS MIRROR. Both Yu Bin and I ________ with David because CAMPUS STAR sounded more __________. name sections unless rolling set STAR MIRROR better agreed attractive

Then we discussed what sections we should _________ in our CAMPUS STAR Then we discussed what sections we should _________ in our CAMPUS STAR. Yu Bin _________ __________ AND _________________ NEWS, STUDENTS’ ________, ________ TIME and ________ PAGE. Linda thought a school newspaper should ______ ______ what happens on _______, so she was not happy with the _______ one. David, however, ________ with Yu Bin. include suggested NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL VOICE FUN ADVICE focus on campus agreed first

Workbook P15 1. We won’t be able to publish our school newspaper twice a month next year unless we have enough editors and reporters. 2. You cannot work for the school newspaper as an editor or a reporter unless you have good grades in all your school subjects. 3. You cannot do proofreading well unless you have a high sense of responsibility. 4. We won’t publish it in our school newspaper unless you rewrite this article. 5. You won’t be a good reporter unless you can take photographs.

Writing: Dear Chief Editor: I would like to work for CAMPUS STAR as a volunteer editor or reporter. I am a student in Class Two, Junior Two. I am very good at writing in both Chinese and English. I won first prize at the City High School English Writing Contest last year. I have a great interest in the job. In addition, I am friendly and sociable, and have a high sense of responsibility. I am sure I can do a good job as an editor or a reporter. I am looking forward to your reply. Applicant: Wang Fang