Unit 4

Making the news

Lead in

What do you want to be in the future?

What is your ideal occupation?

But whatever you want to be, you ne

ed to know a lot about the occupations

and prepare yourselves for them from

now on.

Tips

Suppose you were to be a journalist

for China Daily, do you know what

kind of jobs they have? Look at an

English newspaper. Then discuss in

pairs and fill in the chart below.

Warming upWarming up

Types of jobs at English newspaper

journalist editor

reporter critic pho

tographer designer forei

gn correspondent （通讯员）

Types of jobs What it involves

journalist Interview people or finds o

ut events from onlookers

（旁观者） and writes ne

ws stories

editor checks the writing and

facts and makes changes if

necessary

Types of jobs What it involves

photographer takes photographs of important people or events

critic gives opinion on plays and books

designer lay out articles and photographs

foreign correspondent

reports form abroad

Pre-reading

Now if you want to be a good news

journalist, what qualities do you

think you need to have?

1. Higher level of education

2. Work experience

3. Good communicatio

n skills 4. Curious, active

personality 5. Hard-work

ing 6. Ent

husiasm for the job

7. _______________________

8. ____________________

Prepared to work long hoursAbility to work in a team

delighted admirable

unusualassist

assistant submit

professionprofessional

adj. 快乐的 ; 欣喜的adj. 值得赞扬的adj. 不同寻常的vt. 帮助；协助；援助n. 助手 ; 助理 ; 售货员vt. 递交 ; 呈递 n. 职业 ; 专业adj. 专业的；职业的n. 专业人员

colleague

eagerconcentrate

amateur update

acquire assessinform

deadline

n. 同事adj. 渴望的 ; 热切的vt. 集中；聚集n. 业余爱好者vt. 更新 ; 使现代化vt. 获得 ; 取得 ; 学到vt. 评估 ; 评定vt. 告知 ; 通知n. 最后期限

concentrate on depend on

accuse … of

so as to (do sth)

集中 ; 全神贯注依靠 ; 依赖因……指责或控告……为了 ( 做 )……

“Unforgettable,” says new journalist

1. Read the text quickly to get the general idea.

This passage is about Zhou Yang’s first

assignment at the office of a popular local

newspaper. And his discussion with his new

boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life

as a reporter.

Reading Task 1 Skimming

2. Divide the passage into three sections.Then write down the main idea of each section.

Main ideas:

Section 1:

Section 2:

Section 3:

how to work in a teamhow to get an accurate story

how to protect a story from accusations

1.Read the passage carefully.

How many questions does Zhou Ya

ng ask his new boss, Hu Xin?

Please underline all these questions.

Reading Task 2 Scanning

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 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 someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?

2. The questions develop naturally from the answers Hu Xin gives, and they form a

whole passage.

things to take

things to remember

things to avoid

importance of listening and ensuring accuracy

3. Can you work out Zhou Yang’s notes according to the text. Please finish the following chart about how to become a journalist.The skills needed

The importance of listening

Stages in researching a story

How to check facts

How to deal with accusation of printing lies

Question about Zhou Yang’s answers

The skill needed

1.be able to tell if someone is telling the truth

2. be accurate

3. do research

4. ask questions

The importance of listening

1. get the detailed facts

2. prepare the next

question 　

Questions about Zhou Yang’s answers

Stages in researching

a story

1. ask questions

2. note reactions

3. check facts

4. do research

How to check facts use research and ask witnesses

How to deal with accusations of printing lies

use a tape recorder for the interview

Do you think Zhou Yang’s discussion with Hu Xin will strongly influence his life as a reporter? In what way?

4.Discussion

Discuss with group members and give your group opinions.

1. Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.

2. Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.

3. Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.

5.Reading and understanding difficult sentences.

4. Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.

5. We say a good journist must have a good “nose” for a story

6. Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.

7. I ’m look forward to my first assignment now.8. Perhaps I ’ll get a scoop too !

I will never forget my first _________ atthe office of a popular English newspaper. I discussed with my boss, which was to strongly _______ my life as a ______. My first job was an _______ journalist because I had to wait till I was more________.Of course later, I could ____ a story and _____ the article myself. I could have a _________ photographer with me to take

Retell the text by filling the following blanks.Summary

with me to take photographs. As a journalist, you need to be _______, only if you ask manydifferent questions will you _______all the information you need to know. At the same time, as a journalist we can’t miss our _______, and we must make sure we listen tothe __________ carefully. We have to listen for _______ facts. We can use a recorder to get the facts straight, which is very useful if a person wants to ________ you.

I will never forget my first __________ atthe office of a popular English newspaper. I discussed with my boss, which was to strongly ________ my life as a _________. My first job was an _______ journalist because I had to wait till I was more__________. Of course later, I could _____ a story and ______ the article myself. I could have a ___________ photographer

Answerassignment

influence journalistassistant

experienced coversubmitprofessional

with me to take photographs. As a journalist, you need to be _______, only if you ask manydifferent questions will you _______all the information you need to know. At the same time, as a journalist we can’t miss our _______, and we must make sure we listen tothe __________ carefully. We have to listen for _______ facts. We can use a recorder to get the facts straight, which is very useful if a person wants to ________ you.

curiousacquire

deadlineinterviewee

detailed

challenge

1. Practice reading aloud the dialogue with

your partner. Pay attention to the

intonation and stress.

2. Surf the Internet to find more information

about how to become a reporter.