Making the news
B5-Unit 4
Using language
Word Study
edition
department
task
accurate
employ
polish
note
chief
approve
process
j. one printing of a book, newspaper etc.
e. one of several divisions of a government, business, shop etc.
d. piece of work to be done, especially hard work
h. careful and exact; free from error
a. give work to, use for payment
b. improve in behavior, intellectual interests, etc; making refined or elegant
c. notice; pay attention to
f. first in rank
g. confirm; agree to
i. series of operations
Using language
Using language
Read the passage quickly for the first time to find out the main idea of the text.
Using language
What was Zhou Yang’s first task?
How should he write about the story?
How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negative? Who are they?
an editor from his department
copy-editor
native speaker
chief editor
news desk editor
Writing and Printing process for an article
interview and collect information
research for the truth
write an article
check the evidence & the article
design the main headline and smaller heading
polish the style
check & make sure got the facts straight
set the pages, process into film negatives
one last check & print
an editor from his department
copy-editor
native speaker
chief editor
news desk editor
Zhou Yang
Reading task
Reading task
Read the passage quickly for the first time to find out the main idea of the text.
Reading task
Where does the best information comes from?
Why is it important to separate primary and secondary sources?
How to deal with facts and opinions in reports in a newspaper or on TV?
Reading task
Read the passage again and answer the following questions
What is primary source and what is secondary source?
Reading task
Why is it important to separate primary and secondary sources?
How to deal with facts and opinions in reports in a newspaper or on TV?
Discussion
Read the following information. Which are primary sources ( P) and which are secondary sources(S).
S
P
S
Reading task
Homework:
Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of Searching for the truth 
If possible try to find out how a newspaper is produced. You can refer to the books.