1. 课标人教实验版 高二 Module 5 Unit 4

2. Reading

3. Lead in What do you want to be in the future? What is your ideal occupation?

4. But whatever you want to be, you need to know a lot about the occupations and prepare yourselves for them from now on. Tips

5. Suppose you were to be a journalist for China Daily, do you know what kind of jobs they have? Look at an English newspaper. Then discuss in pairs and fill in the chart below. Warming up

6. Types of jobs at English newspaper journalist editor reporter critic photographer designer foreign correspondent

7. Types of jobsWhat it involves journalist Interview people or finds out events from onlookers and writes news stories editorchecks the writing and facts and makes changes if necessary

8. Types of jobsWhat it involves photographertakes photographs of important people or events criticgives opinion on plays and books designerlay out articles and photographs foreign correspondent reports form abroad

9. reporter Can you tell me what they are in the following pictures?

10. critic

11. editors make sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts

12. photographer takes photographs of important people or events

13. designers lays out the article and photographs

14. printer prints the newspaper

15. Pre-reading 1. Now if you want to be a good news journalist, what qualities do you think you need to have?

16. 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

17. 2. Every one has unforgettable moments in his/her life. Now discuss in pairs how you would feel if you were offered a job on a famous newspaper or company.

18. Guess the meaning of these expressions 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 how the story goes a real “scoop”

19. cover a story have a “nose” for a story a trick of the trade get the fact straight to report on an important event be able to tell whether is a true story clever ways known to experts to present ideas fairly

20. get the wrong end of the stick how the story goes get a scoop not to understand properly this is the story a piece of hot news

21. 3. Look at the title and the picture.What do you think would make the first day at work “unforgettable”? Doing things very special or meeting somebody very important Feeling very strange and uncomfortable Not dressed correctly for the job or dropping food or drink and feeling embarrassed

22. Feeling at home straightaway because the atmosphere is so friendly solving a problem or showing some expertise which impresses your new boss or colleagues

23. Reading What’s the main idea of this passage? This passage is about Zhou Yang’s first assignment at the office of a popular local newspaper. And his discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a reporter. Task 1 Skimming

24. Task 2 Scanning 1. Could Zhou Yang go out on a story alone immediately? Why (not)? No, not until he is more experienced. Because there is a lot for him to learn and he must work in a team.

25. 2. What mistakes must be avoided? Missing your deadline, being rude and talking too much about himself. 3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work? Excited and eager to go out on a story.

26. 4. What is the trick of the trade? If the person being interviewed agrees, we sometimes use a recorders to make sure that we get all our facts straight. 5. Why was the football player angry? Because an article was written which suggested he was guilty.

27. Comprehending 1.Zhou Yang needs to answer a letter from a student asking how to become a journalist. So he is making notes in order to answer the questions. Can you work out Zhou Yang’s notes? Use the information from the reading passage to help you.

28. Zhou Yang’s notes Skills ◆ We need to be _______. ◆ To _______ all the information we need to know, we have to ask many different _________. ◆ To be a good reporter, we must have a “____ ” for a story. ◆ When we find people are not ______________, we must find out the missing parts of the ______. curious acquire questions nose telling the truth story

29. TipsDos ◆ ______ to the answers carefully. ______ ◆ Don’t be _____. ◆ Don’t talk too much ourselves. rude Don’ts Listen The importance _________________ of listening get the detailed facts

30. How to deal with accusations of printing lies 1. ask questions 2. note reactions 3. check facts 4. do research use research and ask witness use a tape recorder for the interview Stages in researching a story How to check facts

31. 2. Read the text carefully and choose the best answers. 1). Why was Zhou Yang’s first work assignment unforgettable? A. Because it was his first work day as a reporter. B. Because he had the chance to meet his new boss. C. Because he made a strong impression on his new boss. D. Because he got some advice from his new boss. D

32. 2). According to the text, which of the following is NOT true? A. The questions a reporter prepares to ask are fixed. B. A reporter must be able to tell when people are lying. C. Listening is a very important skill for a reporter. D. Zhou Yang’s colleagues are willing to help each other. A

33. 3). According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A. Zhou Yang covered a story on the first day. B. The footballer was proved not to be guilty. C. A reporter needs to take a camera with him or her. D. A reporter needs to take notes while listening. D

34. 1. to work in a team 2. How to get an accurate story 3. How to protect a story from accusations. A reporter’s duties are

35. concise patient imaginative well-recognized technically good polite honest truthful thorough creative curious admirable careful gifted professional 3. Work out which adjectives best describe what is required for these two jobs. Some may be needed for both jobs.

36. Adjectives to describe a journalist Adjectives to describe a photographer Patient, well- organized, thorough, curious, careful, concise, professional, polite Creative, imaginative, technically good, gifted, professional, well-organized, patient

37. What is the main difference between being a journalist and being a photographer?

38. A reporter needs to be ___________ ________________________ but a photograph needs to be __________ __________________________________. __________________________________ ________________________. I think I would make a good ___________ _______________________________ __________________________. thorough, curious, careful and concise creative, imaginative, technically good and gifted They both need to be professional, well-organized and patient photographer because I am creative and I enjoy being technically good at things.

39. 1. is usually poorly educated. 2. always has a good eye for a good story. 3. needs have good observation skills as well as good communication skills. 5. is seldom a very good listener. A good reporter : well nose to always/usually

40. 6. hardly checks the evidence carefully before it appears in the newspaper. 7. writes with unnecessary words. 8. is one who thinks of readers’ benefits last. without first

41. 1. Practicing reading aloud the dialogue with your partner. Pay attention to the intonation and stress. 2. Read a newspaper and try to discover something to do with our topic about it. Assignment