Unit4MakingthenewsReading课件.ppt

1、Unit4 Making the news,Warming up reading,Warming up,1. Where do you usually get news? From the TV, radio, internet and newspaper. 2. Who is making the interview? A reporter.,3. Suppose you were to be a journalist for China Daily, do you know what kind of jobs they have? Look at the following picture

2、s. Then guess what they do.,Can you tell me what they are in the following pictures?,reporter/journalist,finds out news and tells people about it in newspaper or on TV/radio,critic,gives opinions about things such as books, films，plays or economy,editors make sure the writing is clear, concise and a

3、ccurate; checks facts,photographers take photographs of important people or events,designers lay out the articles and photographs,printer prints the newspaper,More types of jobs at English newspaper,journalist critic 评论员 editor chief editor主编 photographer deputy editor副主编 designer cartoonist漫画师 repo

4、rter foreign correspondent驻外记者,Reading,My First Assignment “Unforgettable, says new journalist,Guess the meaning of these expressions,cover a story have a “nose” for a story a trick of the trade get the fact straight get the wrong end of the stick how the story goes a real “scoop”,to report on an im

5、portant event be able to tell whether it is true story,clever ways known to experts,to present ideas fairly,not to understand properly,a piece of hot news,this is the story,Task1 Skimming,1.Where did the conversation happen? and who were talking? 2. Read the passage quickly, and find out all the que

6、stions Zhou Yang asked his boss. Then discuss whats his attitude toward his first job?,At the office of a popular English newspaper, Zhou Yang and his new boss Hu Xin were discussing.,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 o

7、ut 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 someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?,Zhou Yang is very _ about his new job. Zhou Yang is very_

8、to learn. Zhou Yang is _.,modest,eager,enthusiastic,3. What does the reading passage mainly talk about? (a multiple choice) A. The skills necessary to become a good reporter B. The skills necessary to become a good photographer C. How to conduct a good interview D. Being carefully in the new environ

9、ment,( AC ),4.The text can be divided into three parts, now read the text quickly and match the main idea with each part. Part1(L1-15) a. How to get an accurate story. Part2(L16-29) b. How to protect a story from accusations. Part3(L30-41) c. How to work in a team as a journalist.,Task2:ScanningPart

10、1(L1-15): How to work in a team as a journalist.,1.Only when Zhou Yang has more experiences as a journalist can he cover a story by himself. 2. Zhou Yang needs to take a camera and notebook homself.,True or False,T,F,Part2(L16-29): How to get an accurate story. Zhou Yangs Notes,curious,acquire,quest

11、ions,nose,story,telling the truth,The importance of listening: _,Listen,Donts,rude,deadline,get the detailed facts,Whats the trick of the trade? If the person being interviewed agrees, we sometimes use a recorders to make sure that we get all our facts straight.,Part3(L30-41): How to protect a story

12、 from accusations,1. Hu Xin never had a case in which somebody accused the reporter of getting the wrong end of the stick. 2. The football player was angry because an article was written which suggested he was guilty.,F,T,Task3 Discussion,Now if you want to be a good news journalist, what qualities

13、do you think you need to have?,1. Higher level of education 2. Work experience 3. Good communication skills 4. Curious, active personality 5. Hard-working 6. Enthusiasm for the job 7. _ 8. _,Prepared to work long hours,Ability to work in a team,What do you want to be in the future? What is your idea

14、l( 理想的)occupation?,Make an interview!,( patient imaginative well-organized polite concise gifted technically good thorough creative curious careful honest professional truthful) Reporter: Which occupation will you choose in the future? Interviewee: I want to be a _. Reporter: Why? Interviewee: A _ needs to be _ I think I would make a good_ because_,journalist,journalist,curious and concise,I enjoy reporting the latest news to people,journali