1. M5U4 reading第二课时 温州市第八高级中学 叶海燕
感受文本 倾听文本
M5U4 reading第二课时
温州市第八高级中学 叶海燕

2. 文本解读
教学目标
教学设计

3. 文本解读 文体 语言 结构 标题 内容
谈话、对话
行话、生词多
综述、对话（对话内容可分为三个部分）
My first work assignment unforgettable
新闻工作者素质
新闻采访的程序
采访时注意的要点

4. 教学目标
By the end of this period, the students will be able to…
Conclude the necessary qualities for journalists
by answering questions.
Find out the meaning of idioms through context.
Conduct an interview by practising in pairs.
Write a short passage about Zhou yang by using
expressions and patterns.

5. 教学设计
Step 1 Lead in
Step2 Understanding the title
Step3 Revision and practice
Activity1 : answer the questions
Activity 2: read the passage and take the place of the
underlined words using the words the students have
learnt.
Step4 discussion
Step5 make an interview
Step 6 writing
Step 7 homework

6. My First Work Assignment
Step 1 lead in
“Unforgettable,” says new journalist
My First Work Assignment

7. My First Work Assignment
Step 2 understanding the title
Zhou yang’s discussion with his new boss, Huxin
“Unforgettable,” says new journalist
My First Work Assignment
It was to strongly influence his career.

8. My first assignment
What does “my first work assignment” refer to in
the sentence “I’m looking forward to my first
assignment now.” (line 39)?
an assistant to an experienced journalist
It was unusual for a newcomer to cover a story.
report on an important event

9. When can zhou yang submit the article?
Step 3 revision and practice
When can zhou yang submit the article?
Till he’s more experienced
Only …can he…
Only till he’s more experienced can he submit the
article himself.

10. Only till he’s more experienced can he submit the article himself.
Why is there no need for him to bring camera?
(professional photographer, assist, concentrate on)
Only when professional photographer assists him
can he concentrate on the work.
When can he update his skills of taking photos?
( after he took an amateur course)
Only after he took an amateur course can he
update his skills of taking photos.

11. Quality 1
Only when professional photographer assists him
can he concentrate on the work.
What can you infer from this sentence?
What kind of quality should a journalist have?
A journalist has to be co-operative.

12. What should he remember when covering a story?
(be curious, have a good “nose” for a story)
Only if you are curious will you acquire all the information.
Only if you have a good nose for a story will you
be able to assess whether people are telling the
truth or not.
“have a good nose for a story” means________
_______________________________________
be able to tell people are telling the truth or not
Only by doing research can you inform yourself
of the missing part of the story.

13. What can you infer from this sentence?
Quality 2
Only if you are curious will you acquire all the information. Only if you have a good nose for a story will you be able to assess whether people are telling the truth or not.
What can you infer from this sentence?
What kind of quality should a journalist have?
A journalist has to be curious.

14. Why is listening so important?
(detailed facts, prepare the next information)
(Not only…but also…)
Not only can you acquire detailed facts, but also you can
prepare the next information depending on what the person
says.
Why is the discussion unforgettable?
(the trick of the trade, case)
Not only did he know the trick of the trade, but also he
heard of a case.
a clever way of doing sth
The trick of the trade means________________________.
A journalist has to be patient.

15. case
This is how the story goes.
A footballer was blamed for taking money on purpose not to score goals in order to let the other
team win. He didn’t admit taking money but we were doubtful. So we arranged an interview between the footballer and the man supposed to bribe him. We
wrote an article suggesting he had done something
illegal. It was a difficult situation because the football-
er could have asked for damages if we were wrong. He tried to stop us printing it in the newspaper but later
we proved right.
That was a real scoop.

16. qualities Step4 discussion
patient imaginative well-organized technically good
polite concise thorough creative curious careful
gifted professional cooperative
Which other adjectives best describe what is required
for a journalist?
A journalist needs to be _______________________

17. Match qualities with explanations
patient imaginative well-organized technically good
polite concise thorough creative curious careful
gifted professional cooperative
When you refer to my cousin Tommy’s notebook. I am
sure you’ll be surprised because he can set down the key
points very quickly and clearly.
That is to say my cousin is ___________________.
With the winter vacation coming, Jacy plans to go to
Tailand. She made a list of the sites she wanted to visit.
She ordered the tickets and hotels in advance online.
We can say her plan is very____________________.
3. Mr. Zeng is good at taking photos. Every time we go
sightseeing in the countryside, he will be asked to have
photos taken. Because he is ___________________.
concise
thorough
technically good

18. Step5
Suppose that you were Zhou yang, who is an experienced journalist now.
Interview
The questions are as follows:
What should you take when covering a story?
What do you need to avoid when you go out to cover a story?
What skills should a jourlanist have?
What qualities should a journalist have? …

19. Step6 writing
周阳是个有经验的记者。她对新闻有较好的
敏感度。她常和专职摄影记者一同前去报道。她
记住了几点。第一，不错过期限；第二，可使用
这行的诀窍-录音机来采访；第三，必须专心致志
于工作，只有这样，才能获取独家新闻。

20. Step6 homework
Finish the exercises on page 28.
Read the passage fluently and underline the phrases.