Unit 4 Making the news

1、Unit 4Making the newsReading periodreporter/journalistWhat are they?interviews people or finds out events from eye-witnesses and writes news storiesJobs at newspaperjournalist / reporter editor critic photographer designer foreign correspondentprinterPre-readingIf you want to be a good news journali

2、st, what qualities do you think you need to have?1. Higher level of education 2. Work experience3. Good communication skills4. Curiosity, active personality5. Hard-working6. Enthusiasm for the job7. _8. _Prepared to work long hoursAbility to work in a teamQualities you haveMY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT “

3、Unforgettable, says new reporterREADINGFast reading*What does the reading passage mainly talk about? A. The qualities needed to become a good reporter B. The skills to become a professional photographer C. How to have a good interview D. Being carefully in the new environment E. A and CA. The qualit

4、ies needed to become a good reporterC. How to have a good interview What are they talking about?They are talking about how to become a good reporter, including some necessary skills, some duties and so on.List all the questions Zhou Yang asked.1.Can I go out on a story immediately?2.What do I need t

5、o 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?5.Why is listening so important?6.How can I listen carefully while taking notes?7.Have you ever had a case where sb accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of stick?Fast readingAnswer th

6、e questions1. Could Zhou Yang go out on a story alone immediately? Why (not)? 2. What mistakes must be avoided?3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work? 4. What is the trick of the trade?5. Why did the journalists ?Careful reading:Answer the questions1. Could Zhou Yang go out on a story al

7、one immediately? Why (not)? No, not until he is more experienced. Because there is a lot for him to learn and he must work in a team.2. What mistakes must be avoided? Missing the deadline, being rude and talking too much himself.3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work? 4. What is the tric

8、k of the trade? If the person being interviewed agrees, we sometimes use a recorder to make sure that we get all our facts straight.5. Why was the football player angry? Because an article was written which suggested he was guilty. (be accused of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as

9、 to let the other team win.)Answer the questionsBe excited and eager to go out on a story.Skills We need to be _ . To _ all the information we need to know, we have to ask many different _ . To be a good reporter, we must have a “_ ” for a story. When we find people are not _ , we must find out the

10、missing parts of the _ .curiousacquirequestionsnosetelling the truthstoryHow to become a journalistThe importance of listeningTips Dos _ to the answers carefully.Donts Dont be _. Dont talk too much ourselves.rudeListen.get the detailed facts.prepare next questionsWhat do they mean?1. cover a story2.

11、 have a “nose for a story3. a trick of the trade4. get the fact straight5. get the wrong end of the stick6. how the story goes7. a real “scoopThe correct explanation1. what do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story.A. tell a story B. listen to a storyC. send a story D. report a story 2 A

12、good reporter must have a “nose for a story.A. know what has happened. be able to “smell the truth when somebody is telling part of it.C. be able to discover the whole truth by doing research.D. B and C报道新闻报道新闻有一个对新闻敏感的有一个对新闻敏感的 “嗅觉嗅觉3 This is a trick of the trade. something that cheats somebody som

13、ething that helps you do the job in a professional way. C. something used to hide secrets.4 We sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all your facts straight.A. to make sure that the story is accurateB. to get the facts directlyC. to get the things specially行业诀窍行业诀窍直接获得全部真实材料直接获得全部真实

14、材料The correct explanation5. get the wrong end of the stick6. how the story goes 7. get a scoop not to understand properlythis is the storya piece of hot newsThe correct explanationWhy is Zhou Yangs first day unforgettable?1. Practicing reading aloud the dialogue with your partner. Pay attention to the intonation and stress.2. Read a newspaper and try to discover something to do with our topic about it.AssignmentUse at least 6 sentences to describe how to be a good journalist.Task1. Zhou can go out on a story immediately.2. Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a camera with himsel