Making the news
Warming up and reading
the Shenzhou VII manned spaceship
How do you know what is happening around us or even abroad?
the media
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
article
headline
front page
What types of jobs do people do in making a newspaper?
—P25warmingup
Discussion
报社职位与报纸制作过程
文字记者 摄影记者
文字编辑 美术编辑 图片编辑 校对
技术部员工（负责电脑和采编系统的维修维护）
网络中心的员工（现在报纸旗下都有网站）
广告中心的业务员 广告制作人员
印刷中心的工人
发行中心的工人 。
策划活动,搜集素材,
编辑,审查,校对,定稿,
设计版面,发行.
reporter / journalist
interviewer/interviewee
photographer
editor
designer
printer
Reporter
Editor
Photographer

Designer
Printer
report
edit
photograph

design
print
Give me one verb to tell us what they do?
To make a newspaper we need….
reporter
editor
designer
painter
printer
photographer
…
chief editor 主编
deputy editor 副主编
subeditor 审校编辑
assistant editor助理编辑
critic 评论员
cartoonist 漫画师
correspondent 通讯员
Match the job and work involved
Reporter / Journalist

Editor

Photographer
Critic
Designer
Printer
Interviewing people or finding out events from onlookers and writing news stories
Checking the writing and facts and making changes if necessary
Taking photographs of important people or events
Giving opinions on plays , books and events
laying out (design) the articles and photographs
Printing the newspaper

Do you know how to make a newspaper ? What is the process (过程)?
---p30ex1
Discussion
How to make a newspaper??
A Editors check the facts
B Designers design (lay out) the article
C Reporters interview people or find out the events
D Photographers take photographs
E Printers print the newspaper
A
B
C
D
E
Order:
Every morning the newspaper chief editor holds a meeting with the journalists to discuss the main events .
Reporters are sent to do face-to-face interviews or do telephone interviews .
Photographers are sent to take the pictures
Doing one’s homework--looking up information they need .
Reporters type their stories into the computer
The stories are quickly handed to the editor .
Photos are quickly developed .
Editors decide which picture should be used , read some stories and make any necessary changes
Editors write the headlines for each story and check that there is enough space.
Newspapers are printed on fast –moving printing machines .
Newspapers are delivered by lorry and plane .
Newspapers are sent to every home .
How is a newspaper made?
The______ editor hold
a meeting.
Journalists__________ people
and write stories
Photos are quickly
_________
Photographers ______
photographs.
Editors ______ the
report.
Editors write the
__________.
The newspapers are
________by train and truck
The newspapers are
__________.
interview
developed
take
check
headlines
delivered
printed
chief
Discuss in groups:
1.What ’s your ideal(理想的) job?
2.What qualities do you need to have?
Discussion
Suppose you are a good news reporter, what qualities do you need to have?
Speaking of my career planning, I must say that it’s quite attractive to me to become a good news reporter. But what qualities do I need to have? From my point of view, I must have good communication skills, because …
On the other hand, I must be good at writing, because…
What’s more, I must work hard, for the simple reason that….
Discussion
as a reporter, I have to meet many people who may be very different in their personalities.
it is vital to describe an event accurately and attract readers to pay attention to and know the whole things correctly.
I have to make myself popular to make more money to live a better and more comfortable life.
Requirements of a reporter in an ad:
1. Bachelor (学士)degree or above
2. At least 2 years’ working experience
3. Fluency in English both on spoken and written
4. Outgoing & sincere & brave personality and excellent interpersonal & communication skills
5. Initiative(主动的), passionate(充满激情的) , team-working and work with high degree of independence
6. Able to work under pressure
7. Good knowledge in computer software application (应用) especially in MS office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Pre-reading—p25
What are the qualities a good journalist needs to have? Discuss in groups and tick the boxes below.
Prepared to work long hours
Ability to work in a team
patient
well-organized
patient
well-organized
thorough
curious
careful
concise
professional
polite
professional
creative
imaginative
gifted
technically good
p27ex3
A journalist needs to be ______________________ ___________ but a photographer 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 profesional ,well-organized
and patient.
photographer
because I am creative and I enjoy being technically
good at things.
Answers
Unit4 Making the news
Reading

My first work assignment
“unforgettable” says new journalist
1.Predict the content of this passage using the title and the picture.
An assistant journalist
Influence his life as a journalist
Editorial office
A talk between Zhou Yang and his boss
Can I go out on a story immediately?
What do I need to take with me?
What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?
What should I keep in mind?
Why is listening so important?
But how can I listen carefully while taking notes?
Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?
2.Collect the questions Zhou Yang asked Hu Xin.
1.Can I go out on a story immediately?
2.What do I need to take with me?
3.What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?
4.What should I keep in mind?
1.Wait till you are more experienced. We put you as an assistant to an experienced journalist first.
2.You needn’t take a camera with you because there will be a professonal photoghapher with you.
3.You need to be curious and have a good nose for story so that you can acquire all the information you need to know.
4. Don’t be rude, don’t talk too much, listen to the interviewee carefully.
5.Why is listening so important?
6.But how can I listen carefully while taking notes?
7.Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?
5.Because you have to listen for detailed facts and prepare the next question depending on what the person says.
6.You can use a recorder to get the facts straight. It is a trick of the trade.
7.Yes.
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 themselves
and they listen to the interviewee carefully
detailed
recorders
support
trade
Thank you !