1. Unit 4 Making the News

3. Task 1
What do you think of the reporter in the battlefield in this film?
Please talk about the qualities a good reporter needs?

4. Task 2 Read through the passage 1.True or False
Unit 4 Making the News
Task 2
Read through the passage
1.True or False
1. Zhou took a notebook, a pen,a camera with himself.
2. While interviewing, the reporter would just ask the questions prepared before hand.
3. The footballer admitted he took the money Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school.

5. 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true. A
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. A reporter has to listen to the detailed facts. B. While listening, a reporter should prepare the next question depending on what the person says. C. As a reporter, he should try his best to write down what the interviewees are saying. D. You can use recorders to record what the interviewees say at any time.

6. Task 3 1.Fill the chart and retell the passage2
The purpose of writing the passage
What a new reporter should do on the first day
1 It show the students the skills to become a good _________. 2 It wants to show how to carry out a good _________.
reporter
interview
1 The first time he will be sent with an______________ reporter.
2 There is no need for him to take a________ with him. He will have a professional _____________ with him to take photographs.
experienced
camera
photographer

7. curious
What a reporter needs to remember when going out to cover a story
How to protect from accusations
1 he needs to be _________. 2.A good reporter must have a “_____”for a story . 3.He has to listen to the ___________. 4. if necessary, he can prepare a________ to make sure that he gets all the facts straight.
nose
detailed facts
recorder
evidence
1.He must have the___________ to support his story. 2.do research to prove he is ________.
right

8. 2. In the dialogue, several expressions are used in an idiomatic way
2. In the dialogue, several expressions are used in an idiomatic way.Find and match them.

9. Guess the meaning of these idiomatic words for newspaper
to present ideas fairly
not to understand properly
to report on an important event
this is the story
a piece of hot news
clever ways known to experts
be able to tell whether is a true story
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”

10. 2. Write down the main idea of the text?
The passage tells us about the qualities __________ ______________, how to get an accurate story and how to protect_________
_______________.
needed to be
a good reporter
a story
from accusation

11. Task3: Act out the TV news show
News headline.
1.    Hainan 07NMET has changed.
2.    Shi Yang( 师洋) won the prize of “the most popular contestant”(人气王)
3.    Ati-Chen(倒扁) demonstration in Taipei.

13. Homework:
1.Please search more English news on the internet ( Putclub.com/)
2.Please write a piece of news about the things happening in your school.

14. Thank you！