2. Unit Four Making the News Reading

3. Question Where can we get the information?

4. newspaper internet

5. radio magazine

6. TV programmes

7. Means of media today

9. Questions How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers have? What are they? Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?

10. reporters Who interviews people and writes news stories? stories?

11. Chief editor Who is in charge of the newspaper?

12. Photographer Who takes photos of important people or events? events?

13. designers Who designs each section of the paper?

14. printer Who prints the newspaper?

15. editor deputy editor sub editor critic cartoonist correspondent More jobs 编辑 副主编 审校编辑 评论员 漫画师 通讯员

16. If you want to be a reporter, do you think what qualities a good news reporter needs to have?

17. Very important Important Not very important 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

18. My First Work Assignment “Unforgettable,” says new reporter

19. Fast reading

20. True or False

21. Careful reading

22. Choose the best answers

23. Summary:main idea

24. Post-reading 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!

25. 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 7a.m. on the 101 Road because of the heavy fog. A man was injured seriously at about 7a.m. on the 101 Road because of the heavy fog

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

27. Translate the following phrases and sentences.

28. Can you spot them? cover a story have a “nose” for a story a trick of the trade get the fact straight get the wrong end of the stick This is how the story goes get a scoop

29. 1.His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a journalist. 2.You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you. 3.Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills. 4.Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know. 5.They must use research to inform themselves of the missing part of the story.