Unit Two Lesson One Our School Newspaper

chief agree with Set the ball rolling section unless preside over focus on act first centre on chair (v. 主持） main have the same opinion If… not part

focus on, suggest, make the final decision, unless, involve, a must, volunteer, offer, 1.Speaking English perfectly is _________ if you want to be an interpreter. 2.This project( 工程 ) _______ a lot of work, such as interviewing and taking photos. 3.We need to ____________________ about where to go for a picnic. 4.Visitors to Shanghai Expo Park were thankful to the __________ for their smiling faces and rewarding jobs. 5.The Sports sections in the newspaper _______________ the latest sporting events. 6.We won’t pass the exam ______ we study hard. 7.When the old lady got on the bus, I ________ her my seat. 8. The doctor ______ the patient that he should drink plenty of water. a must involves make the final decision volunteers focus on unless offered suggested

1. What are students doing? They are having an editor’s meeting. 2. Who is the chief editor? Li Xin. 3. What are they discussing? The name for their newspaper. 4. What does Linda suggest? Campus Star and Campus Mirror. 5. Does Yu Bin agree with Linda. Yes. 6. When can they make the final decision? They won’t make the final decision unless most of them agree.

Listen to the dialogue and tell the following statements T or F: 1.Linda, chief editor of the school newspaper, is presiding over the class meeting. 2. All the editors except David were present at the editor’s meeting. 3. They had a discussion about the names of the school newspaper. 4. A newspaper won’t be a success unless it has a good name and interesting sections. 5. Li Xin would like to speak first. 6. They decide to call the school newspaper “CAMPUS MIRROR”. 7. They think a school newspaper should focus on what happens on campus. F F F F T F editors’ 删去 T Linda CAMPUS’ STAR and the sections

Fill in the blanks; Present: Li Xin, _______, ________,_____ Agenda:1. ____ of the paper 2. ________ of the paper 1. Suggested names of the paper: CAMPUS _______, CAMPUS _________ Selected name of the paper ________ ______ Reason for selecting the name: sounds more _____ 2. Suggested sections of the paper :_________ ____ ______________ NEWS, STUDENTS’ ________,______ TIME, _________ PAGE Preferred sections of the paper: ______ ___________, FUN TIME Reason : _____ _____ what happens on campus LindaYu BinDavid Name sections STAR MIRROR CAMPUS STAR attractive NATIONAL AND INTERNAIONAL VOICEFUN ADVICE STUDENTS’ VIOICE focus on （议程）

Answer the following questions: 1.Who was present ( 出席, 到场 ) at the meeting? 2. What did they discuss at the meeting? 3. What names did they suggest for their paper? 4. What name was finally selected? 5. Why did they select Campus Star? 6. What sections did they suggest for their paper? 7. What sections were they selected? 8. Why did they select these sections? Li Xin, Linda, Yu Bin and David. The name and sections of the school newspaper. Campus Star and Campus Mirror. Campus Star. Because they thought it sounded more attractive. National and International News, Students’ voice, Fun Time and Advice Page. Student’s Voice, Fun Time and Advice Page. Because they thought the school newspaper should focus on what happens on campus.

We had our first editors’ meeting after school yesterday. Yu Bin, Linda,David and I were present at the meeting. First,we discussed the ______ and _______ for our school newspaper. We did not think a newspaper would be a success _____it had a good time and interesting sections. Linda _____ the ball _____.She suggested two names for our school. 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 _____. Then we discussed what sections we should _______ in our CAMPUS STAR. Yu Bin ______ NATIONAL AND ________ NEWS,STUDENTS’ _______,_____ TIME AND ________ PAGE. Linda thought a school newspaper should focus on what happens on ______, so she was not happy with the first one. David _____ with Linda.

1.publish a school newspaper 2.focus on campus life 3.discuss the name for our newspaper 4.make the final decision 5.unless most of us agree =if most of us don’t agree 6. I couldn’t agree more =I quite agree with you. =I certainly agree. =That’s my opinion. 7.prefer A to B =like A better than B 8.preside over the meeting 9.Let’s get started our meeting 1. 出版一份校报 2. 着重在校园生活上 3. 为报纸讨论名字 4. 作出最后的决定 5. 如果大多数人不同意 6. 我非常同意 ( 你的观点 ) 7. 比起 B 来说更喜欢 A 8. 主持会议 9. 我们开会吧。

1.get started =begin doing sth. 2.need to discuss the sections 3.at a / the meeting 4.a newspaper won’t be a success unless it has interesting sections 5.call her Xiao Hong 6.How do you feel about …? = How do you like…? =What do you think of…? 7.sound more attractive 8.I’m not sure about … 9.What’s your view / opinion on that? 10.What sections should we include? 1. 开始做某事 2. 需要讨论栏目 3. 在会上 4. 如果一份报纸没有好 名字和栏目就不会成功 5. 把她叫做小红 6. 你们觉得 … 怎么样？ 7. 听起来更吸引人 8. 我对 … 不能肯定 9. 你的观点是什么？ 10. 应该包含什么栏目？