1. Unit4 Reading MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT
“Unforgettable,” says new reporter

2. What can you see ?

3. Investigation Interview about your partner’s newspaper reading
Do you like reading newspapers?
Do you read a newspaper for information or for pleasure?
Do you read a local paper or a national paper?
Is there any news giving you deep impression?
What is your favorite section?
*oversea news *home news *book review *art
*sports *entertainment *travel *business

4. jobs What kind of jobs do the newspaper have?
Interviews people or finds out about events from onlookers
Take photographs of important people or events
reporter
chief editor
photographer
jobs
distribution organizer
advertising editor
Prints the newspaper
designer
printer
editor
Lays out the article and photographs
Make sure the writing is clear,concise and accurate;checks facts

5. journalist, editor, deputy(代表) editor, reporter
Competition:
Cartoonist,critic,sub-editor,foreign correspondent
1) Who write news stories?
journalist/reporter
2)Who gives opinions on plays or books?
critic
3)Who report from abroad?
foreign correspondent
4) Who designs comic(滑稽的) drawings with captions(标题)?
Cartoonist
5)Who make corrections to articles and design?
Sub-editor

6. What are the qualities a good news reporter needs to have?
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_____________________
*Very important
*important
*not very important
ability to work in a group
good writing skills

7. MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT
“Unforgettable,”says new reporter

8. Fast reading 1. Where did the conversation happen?Who were talking?
Zhou Yang talked 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.

9. True or False 1 Zhou can go out on a story immediately.
2 Zhou took a notebook,a pen,a camera with himself.
3 While interviewing, the reporter would just ask the questions prepared before hand.
4 The footballer admitted he took the money .
5 Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school.
6 Zhou is very enthusiastic.

10. Main idea
Divide the text into three sections,and find out the reporter’s duties from each section 1 2 3
to work in a team
how to get an accurate story
how to protect a story from accusations

11. 1. What are the four skills needed?
Find out the answers to the following questions
Careful reading
1. What are the four skills needed?
1) be able to tell if someone is telling the truth
2) be accurate
3) do research
4) ask questions
2. Find out the stages in researching a story.
1) ask questions
2)note reactions
3) check facts
4) do research

12. Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
1 what do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story
A. to go and interview somebody about an incident or happening
B. to write a story C. to make up a story
2 a good reporter must have a “nose” for a story
A. to have a sense about what is going to happen
B. to be able to “smell”when somebody is trying to hide a good story that may reflect badly on him/herself.
C. to be able to ask the truth from the one who is interviewed.

13. 3 This is a trick of the trade
A something that cheats somebody B something that helps you do the job in a professional way C something used to achieve secrets.
4 We sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all your facts straight
A.to make sure that the story is accurate
B.to get the facts directly
C.to get the things specially

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

15. Fill in blanks
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 _______,___________________________, __________________________________. 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.
unnecessary
professional photographers
curious
nose
acquire
be rude
they won’t talk too much themselves
and they listen to the answers carefully
detailed
trade
small recorders
support

16. Do we also need the ability of team work in our study? Why / Why not?
Discussion
Do we also need the ability of team work in our study? Why / Why not?

17. Interview
You are a reporter of our school, you want to write an article about the students’ first day at their new school. Interview one or two of your classmates about this topic.

18. Homework:
Retell the passage
Find out the language points