Unit 4
using language
Reading, speaking and writing
Making the news
Reading and writing
1. Do you want to get some information
every day? How can you get the
information?
2. Can you guess how complex it is to make
news?
Free talk
Nowadays with the development of media,
lots of information can be received by
people all over the world soon every day.
And people can learn about news at home
and abroad by watching TV, listening to
radio, surfing the Internet, reading
magazines and newspapers etc. Among these media, newspaper is one of the oldest.
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
Match each word with its expression.
Read the text quickly and try to get the main idea of it.
The passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.
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
Read the passage and finish the chart for the writing and printing process for an article.
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1. You go to an interview to get the information for your story
3. You begin to write the story using the notes from the interview.
4. You give the article to the sub-editor to check.
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The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style.

The first edition of the newspaper is printed.
The last stage the article is checked /approved by the chief editor.
Read the passage again and think about the following questions.
What did you think about making news and being a journalist before you read this passage? How about now? Do you think it’s a easy job to be a reporter? Give your reasons.
Pair work
What might the film star have done?
He took money but acted badly in a film.
He lied about getting drunk in a restaurant.
He stole something from a shop and lied about it.
He said some rude remarks about another film star to a journalist.
Sort out your two headings: a large one (the main
headline) at the top and a smaller one under it.
Sort out the stages in your story:
what the film star did
how you found out
how the film star reacted when you told him you
knew his secret
your opinion
Write the story. Then swap with a partner to
improve your work. Rewrite neatly.
Prepare your article
Sample article
A Film Star Caught Unexpectedly
Did he need money?
There has been a strange thing happening in a downtown shopping area. It is said that a famous film star, Wang Ping, was caught stealing a gold necklace yesterday. He went into a shop and when the jeweler turned his back Wang Ping took the necklace and left the shop quickly.
The shopkeeper shouted and a crowd of people gathered. The police went to Wang Ping’s home and questioned him. He denied he had stolen the necklace and told them he had enough money to buy the necklace anyway. He said he had been at a restaurant with his wife. But a reporter, Li Ming, found this was untrue. So the police are treating this case seriously.
We need it in this edition to be ahead of
the other newspapers.
Language Points
ahead of 在 ... 前面，先于
Michael keeps a horse that can soon get ahead of most other horses.
We are confident that we can reach that goal ahead of schedule.
He is ahead of others in English.
2. … asked someone from the International
News Department.
department (政府, 企业, 商店, 大学等
的)部,司,局, 处, 科, 部门, 系
He was appointed to be in charge of the toy department.
He graduated from History Department.
3. He would have to be accurate.
accurate adj. 准确的，精确的
Her careful description enabled us to form an accurate picture of what had happened.
His report of the event was accurate in every detail.
accurate, exact, precise, right, true, correct这些形容词均含“准确的，正确的”之意。
accurate: 指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实
或实际，侧重不同程度的准确性，
与事实无出入。
exact: 着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比
accurate强。
precise: 侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确
无误。
right: 使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct
换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动
等方面的正确。
true: 暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件
丝毫不差。
correct: 最常用词，主要指按一定标准或
规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或
无缺点错误。
1) ________ statistics, measurements, and calculations are very important.
2) This is the ______ dress for a formal dinner.
3) The ____ time is three minutes and thirty-five seconds.
4) Is it ____ they're getting married?
5) Are we going in the ____ direction?
Accurate
correct
exact
true
right
Fill in the blank with true, right, exact, correct or accurate.
4. The first person who saw his article was a senior editor …
senior adj. 年长的, (级别、职位、资格)
较高的, 高年级的(作定语)
n.年长者，长辈，上司，大四学生
She was unfit for such a senior position.
His father was a senior officer at the bank.
This engine is superior in many aspects.
He is my senior by two years.
junior adj. 较幼的, 较小的
superior adj. 较高的, 优越的, 优
良的, 不屈服的
5. … by the newspaper to polish the
style.
polish v. 磨光，擦亮；润色
I polished my buttons with a handkerchief.
The speaker spent several days polishing her lecture.
Would you polish up the article a bit?
6. … the chief editor read it and approved
it.
approve v. 批准，赞成，同意
You can join the class if your parents approve.
The professor does not approve the government's foreign policy.
I'm afraid your parents won't approve of your going there.
agree, approve这两个动词均含“同意、赞同”之意。
agree: 普通用词，侧重指对某事同其他人
有相同的意见或想法。
approve: 侧重对认为正确或满意的事表示
赞同或批准。作不及物动词用时，
常与of连用。
7. All the information was then ready to be processed into film negatives.
process vt. 加工，处理
Supermarkets sell many vegetables that have been processed.
It may take a few weeks for your application to be processed.
process n. 过程，进程；步骤
Listening and speaking
If you are a journalist, who is the first one that you want to interview? Why?
Zhao Benshan
Yuan Longping
Li Jiacheng
Liu Xiang
If you have a chance to interview Song Zuying, what questions would you like to ask her?
What difficulties might you have interviewing somebody famous? Listen and see how far you were right.
The problems may include:
He is too busy.
He doesn’t want to be interviewed for a newspaper.
He is away.
He will be away.
This is about a young man who is refused an
interview with Liu Ming.
Listen again and choose the correct summary.
B. This is about a young man who is trying to arrange
an interview with Liu Ming.
C. This is about a young man who wants to ask Liu
Ming about how to work abroad.
It only tells half of the story and does not mention his worry and concern which is the centre of the story.
It is not correct at all.
B
Listen to Part 1 again and then answer the
following questions.
1. Why does Zhou Yang want to interview
Liu Ming?
2. When does Liu Ming plan to leave Beijing?
3. What is Liu Ming doing on Wednesday?
4. When does Lily Wong suggest they meet?
1. Why does Zhou Yang want to interview Liu
Ming?

2. When does Liu Ming plan to leave Beijing?
He wants to interview him about his
decision to go aboard and work.
At the end of this week.
3.What is Liu Ming doing on Wednesday?
4. When does Lily Wong suggest they meet?
He is going to talk to some students in the morning; at four he will go to a special party.
At 12 o’clock.
Look at the chart below and then listen carefully to Part 2 and fill it in.
Sorry not to see him play
in the flesh
Watching him play on
TV is not the same
Afraid he may not come
home again.
To learn more about
tennis
To develop his skills
To intend to come back to
China.
Making an appointment
Tips for making an appointment
When
Where
Who
What
Why
Communicational skills: being polite
Useful expressions
Useful sentences
I'm calling to make an appointment with you for next Monday.
I wonder if it would be convenient to meet you tomorrow.
Would it be convenient if I call on you tonight?
Could you arrange an appointment with Mr. Green for me?
I'd like to drop by tomorrow to talk over our plan.
I look forward to seeing you at your office on July 18.
Can you squeeze in some time for me next week?
Practice in pairs making appointments. You are supposed to be the secretary of an important person. He needs to have his picture taken for a magazine. He would like to have it taken in the afternoon because he must have his hair cut in the morning. The other is the photographer who wants to take the picture in the morning because he/she won’t be free in the afternoon.
S1: Hello. I’d like to speak to Mr. Smith. I’m the
photographer ringing him to make an
appointment for some photographs for Cool
Scene magazine. Is it possible to meet him
tomorrow?
S2: Hello. I’m Mr. Smith’s secretary. I’m afraid he
can only meet you tomorrow afternoon as he
has a haircut in the morning. Is that OK?
S1: Oh dear! I was hoping he would be free in the
morning as I have another appointment then.
It should only take two hours. Maybe we could
meet before or after his appointment?
Sample dialogue
S2: Yes. That might be possible. But he’s busy
between 9:00 and 10:30 and then between 11:30
and 1:00. He might be free for an hour between
10:30 and 11:30.
S1: I don’t think that’s long enough. Could he
change his other appointment to another day?
S2: I’m afraid he can’t.
S1: Then could he be free at 10:00? W