2. Unit 4 Making the News Warming up and reading

3. Question Where can we get the information?

4. newspaper internet

5. radio magazine

6. TV programmes

7. Means of media today

8. Traditional Means of media

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. Journalist/reporter 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. designer Who designs each section of the paper?

14. printer Who prints the newspaper?

15. Journalist/reporter Maybe this is the most important job in the newspaper

16. My First Work Assignment “Unforgettable,” says new journalist

17. 1.Where did the conversation happen? Read and answer 2. Who were talking? At the office of a popular English newspaper. Zhou Yang and his new boss Hu Xin. 3. What does the reading passage mainly talk about? talk about?

18. 3.What does the reading passage mainly talk about? talk about? A.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

19. 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 good “____ ” for a story. ◆ When we find people are not _____________________, we must find out the missing parts of the ______. curious acquire questions nose telling the whole truth story Read line 16-23 and fill in the blanks

20. TipsDos ◆ ______ to the interviewee carefully. ______ ◆ Don’t be _____. ◆ Don’t talk too much ourselves. rude Don’ts Listen You have to listen for detailed facts

21. Detailed reading True or False

22. 1. Zhou can go out on a story immediately. 2. Zhou took a notebook and a camera with himself. 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.

23. 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 _______,___________________________, __________________________________. 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 and they listen to the interviewee carefully detailed recorders support trade

24. What do they mean? 1. cover a story 2. have a good “nose” for a story 3. a trick of the trade 4. get the facts straight 5. get the wrong end of the stick 6. how the story goes 7. a real “scoop”

25. The correct explanation 1. What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story. A. tell a story B. listen to a story C. send a story D. report a story 2 We say a good journalist must have a good “nose” for a story. A. know what has happened. B. 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 报道新闻 有一个对新闻敏感的 “ 嗅觉 ” √ √

26. 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 hide secrets. 4 If the interviewee agree, you can use a recorder to get the facts straight. A. to make sure that the story is accurate B. to get the facts directly C. to get the things specially 行业诀窍 直接获得全部真实材料 The correct explanation √ √

27. 5 Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalist of getting the wrong end of the stick? A. to understand something B. to misunderstand something 6 This is how the story goes. A. how the story develops B. which is the story 完全误解，弄错了 故事就是这样展开的 The correct explanation √ √ 7 That was a real “scoop”. A. an instrument to contain water B. a piece of hot news √ 独家新闻

28. 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 Post-reading activity: So, can you make a piece of news in one sentence?

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

30. 1.His discussion with his new boss, HuXin, 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. Homework: Translate the following sentences.