1. Unit 4
Making the news

2. Through what ways
can we
get the information?

3. the Internet
radio

4. TV

5. magazine

6. newspaper

7. Peter Parker
The spider man

8. journalist chief editor deputy editor
reporter cartoonist critic sub-editor
foreign correspondent
Which two words mean the same?
Who gives opinions on plays and books?
Who reports from abroad?
Who writes news stories?
Who decides on the content of the newspaper?
6. Who makes corrections to articles and design?
7. Who designs comic drawings with captions?
8. Who is in charge of the newspapaer when the boss is away?
journalist/ reporter
critic
foreign correspondent
reporter or journalist
chief editor
sub-editor
cartoonist
deputy editor

9. Do you know how to make the news ? What is the process ?

10. How is a newspaper made? The__________ editor hold a meeting. chief
Journalists _____________ people and
write stories
interview
Photographers _____ photographs.
Photos are quickly__________
developed
take
Editors ________ the report.
Editors write the________________.
check
headlines
The newspapers are _________
by train and truck.
delivered
The newspapers are____________.
printed.

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

12. What does the reading passage mainly talk about? E
The skills necessary to become a good
reporter
B. The skills necessary to become a good
photographer
C. How to conduct a good interview
D. Being carefully in the new environment
E. A and C
Skimming 12

13. Fast reading 1. Where did the conversation happen? Who were talking?
Zhou Yang was talking with his boss, Hu Xin at the office of China Daily.
2. What mistakes must Zhou Yang avoid?
He must avoid being rude and talking too much himself.
3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work ?
He felt excited, curious and eager to go out on a story. 13

14. Section 1: Section 2: Section 3: How do you divide the text into three
sections according to the duties of a
journalist ?
Section 1:
Section 2:
Section 3:
to work with colleagues
what you should do when
covering a story
a case where journalists were
accused
Careful reading

15. Section 1 :
When can a new reporter cover a story by himself? A. Never can a new reporter cover a story
by himself. B. Only after he has seen what an experienced
reporter does. C. Not until he is old enough . D. Only when he takes a camera with him. B
True or False
Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school.
at university F

16. What a new journalist should do on the first day?
The first time he will be sent with an
____________________.
____________________ him to take a
________ with him. He will have a
professional ____________ with him to
take photographs.
experienced journalst
There is no need for
camera
photographer

17. Section 2: True or False While interviewing, the journalist would just
ask the questions prepared before hand(事先). F
Besides, ask the questions depending on what
the person says.

18. What a journalist needs to remember when going out to cover a story?
1. He needs to be _________. 2. A good journalist must have a “_____”for
a story. 3. He has to listen for the _____________. 4. If necessary, he can prepare a ________ to
make sure that he gets all the facts straight.
curious
nose
detailed facts
recorder

19. Choose the correct explanation.
What do I need to remember when I go out
to cover a story. D
报道新闻
A. tell a story B. write story
C. send a story D. report a story

20. 2. A good journalist must have a good “nose”
for a story.
有一个对新闻敏感的 “嗅觉”
A. know what has happened.
be able to “smell” the truth when somebody
is telling part of it.
C. be able to discover the whole truth by
doing research.
D. B and C D

21. 行业诀窍
3. This is a trick of the trade. B
something that cheats somebody
B. something that helps you do the job
in a professional way.
C. something used to hide secrets.
4. We sometimes use small recorders to make
sure that we get all your facts straight. A
A. to make sure that the story is accurate
B. to get the facts directly
C. to get the things specially
直接获得全部真实材料

22. Section 3: True or False F
1. The footballer admitted he took the money.
2. Zhou Yang is very eager to cover a story. T
The footballer was thought to be guilty because
A. He usually told lies. B. He stopped the reporter publishing an article. C. He took money for deliberately not scoring
in order to let the other team win. D. He bribed another football team. C

23. Zhou Yang’s notes 1. be able to _______________
Questions about
Zhou Yang’s answers
The skills needed
1. be able to _______________
_______________________.
2. be _______ 3. do ________
4. ask ___________
The importance of listening
get the _________________
tell if someone
is telling the truth
accurate
research
questions
detailed facts

24. use _________ and ask ________ use _______________ for
Questions about
Zhou Yang’s answers
Stages in researching
a story
1. ______________
2. note ________
3. ________ facts
4. do ___________
How to check facts
use _________ and ask ________
How to deal with accusations of printing lies
use _______________ for
the ____________
ask questions
reactions
check
research
research
witnesses
a tape recorder
interview

25. Summary To the reporters, it’s ____________ for them to
take a camera because they have
_________________________ with them. The
reporters should be ________ and they must
have a _____ for a story. They know how to
_______ the information they need. While
interviewing, they won’t _______,
_____________________________________,
______________________________________.
unnecessary
professional photographers
curious
nose
acquire
be rude
they won’t talk too much themselves
and they listen to the interviewee carefully 25

26. They will listen to the _______ facts and ask
new questions. There is a trick of the ______,
that is, with the permission of the interviewer,
they would use __________ which could keep
the evidence to help __________ their story.
detailed
trade
recorders
support