Unit 4 全单元课件
Making the news
Peter Parker
The spider man
Do you want to work for a newspaper, like Peter Parker?
If you are offered a chance for a job at China Daily, you will need to find out what kind of jobs they have?
reporter / journalist
photographer
editor
printer
What kind of jobs do the newspapers have?
jobs
reporter
editor
designer
printer
photographer
chief editor
advertising editor
distribution organizer
Interviews people or finds out about events from onlookers
Takes photographs of important people or events
Prints the newspaper
Makes sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts
Lays out the article and photographs
1.journalist 2.chief editor 3.reporter
4.deputy editor 5.photographer 6. printer
7.critic 8.foreign correspondent
9.desk editor 10.cartoonist 11. sub-editor
1).Which two words mean the same?
2).Who gives opinions on plays and books?
3).Who reports from aboard?
4).Who decides on the content of the newspaper?
5).Who prints the newspaper?
1.journalist/3.reporter
7. critic
8. foreign correspondent
2. chief editor
6. printer
Quiz
6) Who writes news stories?
7) Who makes corrections to articles and design?
8) Who designs comic drawings with captions(说明,标题)?
9) Who is in charge of the newspaper when the boss is away?
10) Who takes photos of important people or events?
1.journalist/3.reporter
11.sub-editor
10.cartoonist
4.deputy editor
5.photographer
1.journalist 2.chief editor 3.reporter
4.deputy editor 5.photographer 6. printer
7.critic 8.foreign correspondent
9.desk editor 10.cartoonist 11. sub-editor
Quiz
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
Do you remember the first time you read a newspaper?
How about the first time you had your article printed on a newspaper?
What kind of qualities do you think a reporter should have?
Pre-reading
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
“Unforgettable,” says new journalist
My First Work Assignment
Reading
Fast reading
2. What mistakes must Zhou Yang avoid?
He must avoid being rude and talking too much himself.
1. Where did the conversation happen? Who were talking?
Zhou Yang was talking with his boss, Hu Xin at the office of China Daily.
3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work ?
He felt excited ,curious and eager to go out on a story .
1 Zhou can go out on a story immediately.
2 Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a camera 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.
True or False

What does the reading passage mainly
talk about?
The skills necessary to become a good reporter
The skills necessary to become a good photographer
How to conduct a good interview
Being carefully in the new environment
A and C
Find out the answers to the following questions.
1. What are the four skills needed?
2. Find out the stages in researching a story.
1) be able to tell if someone is telling the truth
2) be accurate
3) do research
4) ask questions
1) ask questions
2)note reactions
3) check facts
4) do research
Careful reading
Find out the answers to the following questions.
3. What’s the importance of listening?
4. How to check facts?
To get the detailed facts.
Use research and ask witnesses.
Careful reading
5. How to deal with accusations of printing lies?
Use a tape recorder for the interview.
The purpose of writing the passage
1) It shoes the students the skills necessary to become a good journalist.
2).It wants to show how to conduct a good interview.
scanning
What a new reporter should do on the first day
1) The first time he will be put as an assistant to and experienced journalist..
2) There is no need for him to take a camera with him. He will have a professional photographer with him to take photographs.
1）He needs to be curious.
2) A good reporter must have a “ nose ” for a story.
3) He has to listen for detailed facts
4) If the interviewee agrees, he can use a recorder to get the facts straight.
What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a story
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
1 What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?
to go and interview somebody about an incident or happening
B. to write a story
C. to make up a story
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
2 A good reporter must have a “nose” for a story.
A. to have a sense about what is going to happen
B. to be able to “smell”when somebody is trying to hide a good story that may reflect badly on him/ herself.
C. to be able to ask the truth from the one who is interviewed.
A something that cheats somebody
B something that helps you do the job in a professional way.
C something used to achieve secrets.
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
3 This is a trick of the trade.
A. to make sure that the story is accurate
B. to get the facts directly
C. to get the things specially
Choose the correct explanation to the phrases
4 We sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all your facts straight.
1. What does Zhou Yang have with him when he goes out?

2. What equipment do you think a news reporter should have nowadays?
a notebook, pen and a camera
mobile phone, digital camera, small recorder, laptop computer, satellite telephone, etc.
Post-reading- Questions & discussion
What is the main difference between a reporter and being a photographer?
Post-reading- Questions & discussion
patient, well-organized, thorough, curious, careful, concise, professional, polite
creative, imaginative, technically good, gifted, professional, patient well-organized
concise patient imaginative well-organized technically good polite honest truthful thorough creative curious admirable careful gifted professional
Post-reading activity
Suppose that you have a chance to interview Peter Parker about his working experience for a newspaper. Please prepare questions with the help of the reading passage and conduct an interview with your partner. (Try to use most of the useful phrases).
cover a story be eager to do a real “scoop”
concentrate on have a “nose” for a story
a trick of the trade get all the facts straight accuse of so as to get the wrong end of the stick
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
板书设计
What makes a good news reporter?
板书设计
The skills needed :
The importance of listening:
Stages in researching a story:
How to check facts
How to deal with…
Homework
Read the reading text aloud for some times until you can read it fluently.
Retell the passage
Find out the difficult or useful expressions by yourselves.
Learning about language
In this part, students are supposed to review the new words and expressions learned in the reading part first. Then, they are asked to find out the examples of inversion in the reading passage and compare them with the sentences in the normal order. In this way, they can get a general idea of what inversion is. After that, the teacher can explain to them the detailed rules of inversion and make them get familiar with the rules by doing exercises.
1. Find the idiomatic expressions in the reading passage
2. Complete sentence B using a word or phrase from the reading passage which has the opposite meaning to the words underlined in sentence A.
A By accident she broke that beautiful bowl.
B She deliberately broke that beautiful bowl.
2. A He did not steal the vase so he didn’t do anything wrong.
B He did steal the vase so he is guilty.
3. A She does not get absorbed in her studies for long.
B She can concentrate on her studies for a long time.
4. A The reporter went out with an untrained photographer.
B The reporter went out with a (an) professional photographer.
5. A Chris is not interested in starting his new job.
B Chris is eager to start his new job.
6. A “This room needs a light clean,” explained the housewife.
B “ This room needs a thorough clean ,” explained the housewife.
7. A The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge.
B The law does not allow people to accuse themselves of a crime.
8. A I don’t mind losing that skill if it is not useful.
B I want to acquire that skill if it is useful.
Answer keys for Ex.3 on Page 28:
assistant,
photographer,
delighted,
assist,
editor,
deadline,
colleague,
amateur,
submitted,
published,
dilemma,
assessed,
unusual,
Meanwhile,
sceptical
Answer key for exercise 1 on page 29
Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a po