Unit 4 Making the News

From where can we get information ? Media? Warming up

newspaper

internet

radio

magazine

TV programmes

Do you know any famous newspaper in our country? Or abroad?

Do you often read newspapers? What kinds of newspaper do you read?

Means of media today

What kinds of sections are there in a newspaper?  Overseas news  Home news  Business  Sports  Entertainment  Travel  Art  Book review  news critics

How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers have? reporter editor designer painter printer photographer … Chief editor 主编 deputy editor 副主编 sub editor 审校编辑 critic 评论员 cartoonist 漫画师 correspondent 通讯员

Answer the questions by using the words we learned just now. 1 Who writes news stories? 2 Who gives opinions on plays and books? critic 4 Who reports from abroad ? 3 Who decides the content of the newspapers? Journalist/reporter Foreign correspondent editor

If you want to be a reporter, do you think what qualities a good news reporter needs to have? Pre-reading

Requirement of a reporter in an ad 1. Bachelor’s ( 学士 )degree or above 2. At least 2 year working experience 3. Fluency in English both on spoken and written 4. Outgoing personality and excellent interpersonal & communication skills 5. Initiative( 主动的 ), passionate( 充满激情的 ), team-working and work with high degree of independence 7. Able to work under pressure 8. Good knowledge in computer software application ( 应用 ) especially in MS office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

1. Higher level of education 2. Work experience 3. Good communication skills 4. Curious, active personality 5. Hard-working 6. Enthusiasm for the job 7. _________________________ 8. ________________________ Prepared to work long hours Ability to work in a team

Fast reading Read the text in 1 minute, and underline all the questions Zhou Yang asked.

What are these questions about? All these questions are finding out more about the qualities and skills needed for the job to be a reporter.

Answer the following questions: 1.Can Zhou Yang go out on a story alone immediately? Why (not)? 2. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work? 3. What mistakes must he avoid? 4.Why is listening so important? 5. What is the trick of the trade in taking down the interviewee’s words? 6. Why was the football player angry? Careful reading

Fill in the blanks. What a new reporter should do on the first day? 1. The first time he will be sent with an ________________ till he have seen what he or she does. 2. There is no need for him to take ______, as he will have a professional ___________ with him. What a reporter needs to remember when going out to cover a story? 1.He need to be ________.A good reporter must have a good “____” for a story. 2. He has to listen to the ___________ carefully. 3. If necessary, he can prepare a ______ to make sure that he gets all the fact straight. experienced reporter photos photographer curious nose detailed facts recorder

Divide the text into sections Main Idea The story tells us about the qualities needed to be a good reporter and how to conduct a good interview. 1. how to be a good reporter to work in team 2. How to conduct a good interview 1). how to get an accurate story 2). how to protect a story from accusation

Can you summarize Zhou Yang’s characters according to the sentences given? Zhou Yang is very enthusiastic. Zhou Yang is eager to learn. Zhou Yang is modest. Can I go out on a story immediately? What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story? What mistakes must I avoid?

to report on an important event be able to tell if it is a true story clever ways known to experts to present ideas fairly cover a story have a “nose” for a story a trick of the trade get the fact straight Can you spot them?

not to understand properly This is the story get a piece of hot news get the wrong end of the stick This is how the story goes get a scoop Can you spot them?

Difficult sentences 1. Only when you have seen what he or she does, can you cover a story by yourself. 只有等你见习了他们的工作后, 你才能独自去 进行新闻采访. 2. This is how the story goes. 事情的经过是这样的.

3. A footballer was accused of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as to let the other team win. 一个足球运动员被控受贿, 故意不进球, 好让对方赢球. 4. He admitted that he knew the man who was supposed to have bribed him, but denied that he had ever taken any money. 他承认他认识行贿的人, 但否认接受了贿赂. Difficult sentences

Activity: What is news? It is some unusual or uncommon happenings. For example, when a dog bites someone, it is too common to become news. But when you bite a dog, it becomes news!

So, can you make a piece of news in one sentence? Who What How When Where Why A man was seriously injured in a car accident at about 7am on the 101 Road due to the heavy fog. A man was injured seriously at about 7am on the 101 Road due to the heavy fog

Who What How When Where Why Can you make your own news in one sentence?

1. Finish Exercises on Page Dictate the phases and the difficult sentences mentioned in the class and finish exercises on page 28. Homework