Unit 4 Making the news

Unit 4 Making the news

reporters

Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?

Warming up – I ( 4m )

editors

Photographer

designers

printer

Can you guess what all the people should do?

types of jobs What they should do?

reporter

editor

interviews people or finds out about events from onlookers

make sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts

Warming up – II ( 5m )

photographer

designer

printer

takes photographs of important people or events

lays out the article

and photographs

prints the newspaper

Do you want to work for a newspaper?

If yes, what do you want to do?Why?

Pre-reading – I ( 2m )

Pre-reading – II ( 4m )

• If you want to be a reporter, do you think what qualities a good news reporter needs to have?

Students give their own answers according to Ex 1 on Page 25.

Reading – I Skimming ( 3m )

Read the text in 1 minute, and find out all the questions Zhou Yang asked.

Students underline all the questions.

Reading – II Pair work ( 2m )

Discuss in pairs:

Are these questions good questions?

What are they about?

All these questions are finding out more about the qualities and skills needed for the job to be a reporter.

Reading – III Group work ( 5m )

Read the text carefully, and finish the following chart about how to become a reporter.(work in groups)

Questions about Zhou Yang’s answers

The skills needed 1. be able to _______________ _________________________ .2. be _______ 3. do ________4. ask ___________

The importance of listening

get the _________________

tell if someone

is telling the truthaccurate research

questions

detailed facts

Questions about Zhou Yang’s answers

Stages in researching a story

1. ____________________ 2. note _______ 3. ________ facts4. do ___________

How to check facts use _________ and ask ________

How to deal with accusations of printing lies

use _________________ for the ____________

ask questions

reactionscheck

research

researchwitnesses

a tape recorder

interview

Reading – IV main idea ( 5m )

Read the passage again and divide it into three sections, each of which looks at one duty of a reporter. Then write down the main idea of the whole passage.

Duties:1. to work in a team 2. how to get an accurate story 3. how to protect a story from accusations

Main idea:the passage tells us about the qualities needed to be a good reporter, how to get an accurate story and how to protect a story from accusation.

Practice – interviewing ( 10m )

Divide the students into two groups to do an interview, one interviewer is Zhang Ziyi, another one is Yao Ming.

After the interview, ask the students to answer the questions: What is your biggest problem to become a reporter? How can you change it?

Assignment

Surf the Internet to find more information about how to become a reporter and you are expected to present it to your classmates in the next class.

Unit 4 Making the news

Checking answer – I (2m)

Answer keys for Ex.1 on Page 28:Expressions idiomatic meaning

to report on an important event

clever ways known to experts

to present ideas fairly

not to understand an idea properly

this is the story

to get the story first

cover a story

trick of the trade

get the facts straightget the wrong end of the stick

this is how the story goes

get a scoop

Checking answer – II (2m)

Answer keys for Ex.2 on Page 28-29:

1. deliberately

2. guilty

3. concentrate…on

4. professional

5. eager

6. thorough

7. accuse … of

8. acquire

Checking answer – III ( 4m )

Answer keys for Ex.3 on Page 29:

Noun Adjective Meaning

profession professional to act like a person trained for a particular job

educational

form

educationconnected with the teaching of students

formal an official part of an activity

Noun Adjective Meaning

tradition

person

occupational

traditionalfollowing ideas and methods used for a long time

personal something to do with oneself

occupation related to one’s job

Useful structure ( 30m )

一、概述：英语句子的基本语序是主语在前，谓语动词在后（ the natural order ） ，当语序颠倒时就成了倒装结构（ the inverted order ） 。把谓语的全部放在主语之前称为完全倒装；而只把助动词或情态动词放在主语之前，则称为部分倒装。

二、全部倒装句有：1. here, there, now, then, thus ， out ， away, up,down 等副词置于句首 , 谓语动词常用 be,come, go, lie, run 。当其主语为名词时，通常要使用倒装。例如： a. There goes the bell. b. Then came the chairman. c. Here is your letter. d. Away went the boy to the school! e. Off goes the woman!注意：上述全部倒装的句型结构的主语必须是名词，如果主语是人称代词则不能倒装。　 Here he comes. 　　 Away they went.

2. 以引导词 there 开头的句子，须使用倒装结构，除 there be 外还有 there Live / stand / lie / exist 等。例如：a. There are three books on the desk ．b.There lived an old fisherman near the sea.c.There stands a tall building in the centre of the town.

3. so, neither, nor 表示前面所述一件事也适合另一个人或物时 .So 用于肯定句 ,neither/nor 用于否定句 . 　 a.Tom can speak French. So can Jack.　 b.If you don't go, neither will I. 注意： 1) 当 so 引出的句子用以对上文内容加以证实或肯定时，不可用倒装结构。意为 " 的确如此 " 。 Tom asked me to go to play football and so I did.　 ---It's raining hard. 　　　 ---So it is. 2) 但如果上文所述两件事也适合另一个人或物，就用 So it is /was with sb. 或 It is/was the same with sb. Marx was born in Germany and German was his native language. So it was with Engls.

4. 介词短语做地点状语放在句首Eg. a.In the cottage lives a family of six. b.Near the bridge was an old cottage. c.In front of the house sat a little boy.

三、部分倒装句有 :

1. 疑问句 a.Have you seen the film? b.When are we going to drink to your happiness?

注意：如疑问词在句中做主语，则用自然语序。 c. Who is your sister? d.What is our work?

2. so/such...that 的 so/such 位于句首时，Eg.a.So loudly did the students read that people could hear them out in the street. b.So small were the words that he could hardly see them. c.Such a famous man he is that everyone wants to take a photo with him.

3. 否定意义的副词或短语位于句首时，常见的有：in no way, not only…but also, never, little, rarely, seldom, hardly... When, no sooner…than, scarcely…when, in no case, not until( 当 Not until 引出主从复合句，主句倒装，从句不倒装。 ) 等 .Eg. a. Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room. b.Hardly can I follow you.    c.Seldom do I visit USA. d. Never have I seen such a performance .注意： 如否定词不在句首不倒装。e. I have never seen such a performance.f. The mother didn't leave the room until the child fell asleep.

4. 由 as 或 though 引导的让步壮语从句。表语十 as ＋主语十系动词 be.动词原形＋ as ＋主语十助动词 . 例如：eg. a. Young as he is, he knows some of the family. b. Try as I might, I could not lift the stone.

注意：当单数名词位于句首时，名词前无冠词。eg. c. Child as he is,he knows good English.

5. 5. 省略连词“省略连词“ if”if” 的条件副词分句，如：的条件副词分句，如：a.Were I you, I would not do such a thing. = If I were you, I would not do such a thing.b.Would the machine break down again, send it back to us.= If the machine would break down again, send it back to us.c.Had you worked harder, you would have passed.= If you had worked harder, you would have passed.

6. 有些表示“感叹、祝愿”等语气的句子，也可使用倒装结构Eg.a. Isn‘t it cold! 天气真冷！ b.May both be happy!祝你们两位幸福！ c. May God bless you. 愿上帝赐福于你。d. Long live the king! 国王万岁！

7. Only 位于句首，强调句子的状语时。Eg.a. Only then did I fully understand what my father said.只有到那时，我才充分理解我父亲讲的话 .b. Only when I left school did I realize how important study is.只有当我离开学校时，我才意识到学习有多么重要。注意 : 如果 only 强调的是句子主语时。不倒装。Eg. c. Only he can help us.

1. ______ to rain tomorrow , they would put off the meeting.A. If it should B. If were it C. Should it D. were it 2. ______ got into the room ______ the telephone rang.A. No sooner had he, when B. He hardly had, then C. Hardly had he, when D. He hardly had, then3. ______ find out what had happened.A. Until he woke up did he B. Until he woke up to C. Not until did he wake up he D. Not until he woke up did he .4. Little ______ about his own health though he was very ill.A. he cared B. he cares C. does he care D. did he care

D

C

D

D

Practice – choosing ( 10m )

5. Early in the day ______ the news ______ the enemy were gone.

A. come, that B. came , that C. comes ,that D. came , what

6. Not only ______ strict with us, but also ______ for us.A. was the teacher ; did he care B. was the teacher ; he

cared C. the teacher was ; did he care D. the teacher was ; did

he care7. ______, he knows a lot of English .A. Child as he is B. As he is a Child C. A child as he is D. Child though he was 8. ______ the cat , she has to give it to the neighbor.A. As she likes much B. As she much likes C. Much as she likes D. As much she likes

B

B

C

A

9. Be quick! ______. A. Here comes the bus B. The bus here comes C. The bus come here D. Here the bus comes 10. If you want to go there, ______. A. so will I B. so I will C. I will so D. so do I11. In front of the farmhouse ______.A. does a small boy sit B. did a small boy sit C. sit a small boy D. sat a small boy 12. Scarcely ______ down when ______ a knock at the door.A. had he sat ; did he hear B. he had sat ; did he hear C. he had sat ; he heard D. had he sat ; he heard

A

A

D

D

13. Here ______.A. does he come B. he comes C, comes he D. he come 14. Only ______ that.A. can a doctor do B. a doctor can do C. can do a doctor D. can a doctor does15. Not even once ______ a lie.A. has Mike told B. Mike has told C. had Mike told D. Mike had told16. Up ______ into the air.A. went the arrow B. the arrow went C. did the arrow go D. does the arrow go

B

B

A

A

17. Not for a moment ______ what he said.A. I believed B. did I believe C. I would believe D. I

believe18. In ______ and the students stood up.A. the teacher comes B. the teacher coming C. came the teacher D. did the teacher come 19. No sooner ______ begun to speak than I realized

that something was wrong.A. he has B. he had C. had he D. did he

B

C

C

1. ---- I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible! ---- _______ . ( 2004 全国 ) A. Nor am I B. Neither would I C. Same with me D. So do I

答案 B 。第一个句子使用了 would, 用 neither 表示附和的意义时，助动词应与上文一致。

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2. I failed in the final examination last term and only then _____ the importance of studies.( 2004 重庆 )A. I realized B. I had realizedC. had I realized D. did I realize

解析：答案为 D. 句首为“ only + 副词”时，句子要用部分倒装语序；根据语境应为一般过去时态。

3. ---- Will you go skating with me this winter vacation?

---- It ___ . ( 2002 上海 )

A. all depended B. all depends

C. is all depended D. is all depending

解析：答案 B 。 It all depends 是“不确定”、“看情况”的意思。

Assignment

1. Summarize the rules of inversion in your own way.

2. Finish the exercises of “Discovering useful structures” on Page 29.

Unit 4 Making the news

Warming up ( 2m )

Students answer the following questions:

1. Do you want to get some information everyday? How can you get the information?

2. Can you guess how complex it is to make news?

There are so many ways to get information, but reading newspapers is one of the oldest.

This class we’ll learn a passage about how to make news. Let’s come to the passage.

Reading -- I Scanning ( 2m )

Read the text and try to get the main idea of it.( Students can discuss in pairs. )

Main idea: the passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.

Reading -- II Filling the chart ( 10m )Read the passage and finish the chart for the writing and printing process for an article.

→2. You do some research to see if the story is true or not.

1.

↓

←4. 3.

You go to an interview to get the information for your story

You begin to write the story using the notes from the interview.

You give the article to the sub-editor to check.

→6.5.

↓

←8. 7. All the stories and pho

tos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made ready.

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.

Reading -- III thinking ( 8m )

Read the passage again and think about the following questions:

What did you think about making news and being a reporter before you read this passage? How about now? Do you think it’s a easy job to be a reporter?

Students give their own answers.

Reading task on Page 65 – I true or false ( 8m )Read the passage “Searching for the truth” on Page 65, and make sure the following statements are true or false :

1. When we read about Jia Sixie in our textbook we are reading a primary source.

2. As we watch the news on TV, the person presenting the programme in the studio is the secondary source.

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3. Photographers sometimes are both primary and secondary sources.

4. Knowing the difference of primary and secondary sources can help us decide what is a fact and what is an opinion.

5. Often facts and opinions are mixed in any report.

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F

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Reading task on Page 65 – II main idea ( 5m )

Read the passage again and try to find out the main idea of it. ( Students can discuss in groups. )

Main idea: The passage tells us what a primary source and a secondary source are and the difference between them.

Reading task on Page 65 – III exercises ( 4m )

Students finish Ex. 2 ＆ 3 on Page 65 ＆ 66 and check the answers.

Assignment

1. Surf the internet to find more information about making news.

2. Try to retell the passage on Page 30.

3. Prepare for the next class.

Unit 4 Making the news

Ask the students to answer the following question:If you were a reporter of China Daily and you had a task to interview a famous person, who would you like to interview? Why?

Warming up ( 2m )

Listening – I ( 4m )

Ex. 1 on Page 31.

Listen to the passage for the first time, then circle the correct summary of it.

Key: summary B

Listening – II ( 12m )

Ex. 2 on Page 32.

1) Listen to the tape for the second time and try to find the answers for Ex.2 on Page 32.

2) Listen to the tape for the third time and check the answers.

Answer keys for the Ex.2 on page 32.

1. He wants to interview him about his decision to go aboard and work.

2. His fans are worried that they will not see him in the flesh.

3. Liu Ming will talk to Zhou Yang on Wednesday at 12 o’clock.

4. Liu Ming’s intention is to learn more about tennis and return to China.

Listening – III ( 10m )

Listening Task on Page 62.

1) Listen to tape for the first time and finish Ex. 1 on Page 62, then check the answers.

Day

Time

Place

Thursday

6 am

BBC TV station

2) Listen to tape for two more times and finish Ex. 2 on Page 62, then check the answers.

1. He had to go to the BBC radio station because the sound effects are better there.

2. He was anxious because he wondered if he had got the right day or the right time.

3. The windows are described as dark. They are like large, tired day.

4. Greg knew the house was empty because the bell echoed through empty rooms.

5. He felt very relieved when the man appeared next to him.

Speaking ( 12m )

Make a appointment:

Read the instructions of Ex.3 on Page 32, then make a appointment in pairs and role-play the situation.

Assignment

• 1. Finish the listening task on English Weekly.

• 2. Make a conclusion of the listening and speaking skills learned in this class.

Unit 4 Making the news

Warming up ( 2m )

1. From the passage on Page 30—31 we know the steps to make news, now would you like to have a try?

2. If you have a chance to be the reporter of our school newspaper, will you take it? Why?

Writing – I making an interview ( 10m )

Suppose you are the reporter of our school newspaper, and you want to write a newspaper article about an excellent student.

Now make an interview in pairs, one is the reporter, another one is the excellent student, then change the roles.

( When you interview your partner you should write down the information you get. )

Writing – II ( 15m )

After the interview, the students write an article about the excellent student.

( There are at least 100 words. )

Writing – III ( 12m )

Checking the articles.

1. Ask the students to check the articles for their partners.

2. Show some articles on the screen, other students should give some advice.

Assignment

1. Try to correct the composition .

2. Finish the exercises of unit 4 on English Weekly.

Language points for Reading I

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1.Words and expressions: 1)occupation n a job or employment 职业 taking possession 占有occupation, job, work, profession 和 trade 辨析四个词都有“工作”之意。occupation 较为正式，经常用在填写表格上。job 是可数名词，可指一个单独任务，也可指工作职位work 是不可数名词，泛指一切工作。profession 一般指需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水 平的某一行业、职业，如医生或律师。

Practice:选词填空（ occupation, job, profession, work )a. Please state your name,age and_________ be

low.b. I have a few _____ to do in the house this mo

rning.c. Looking after children all day is hard____d. My husband is at the very to of medical___

_________ .

occupation

jobs

work

profession

2) concentrate vt. to give all one’s attention to sth and not to think about anything else. 集中 to come or bring together at one place 聚集※ concentrate on (doing) sth 专注于（做）某事 concentrate the /one’s mind 集中注意力； 聚精会神 concentrate one’s effort/attention on sth 集中力量 / 注意力于某事 concentration n. 专心；聚集※

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Practice:

完成句子：

a. Stop talking and ________________________ .

( 专心工作 )

b. Nothing ____________________ ( 集中注意力 ) better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow.

c. I decided to ________________________ ( 全力以赴 ) finding somewhere to live.

concentrate on your work

concentrates the mind

concentrate all my efforts on

3) meanwhile, during, while 词义辨析

meanwhile 意为“同时” , 与 at the same time 意思相同。意为“期间”时，是副词，在句中单独做状语。

during 意为“在、、、期间”，是介词，后接名词、代词。

while 意为“在、、、期间”，是连词，引导时间状语从句。

4) accuse, charge, blame 词义辨析

accuse （指控 ） sb. of ( doing ) sth.

charge ( 指控 ） sb. with ( doing ) sth.

accuse ( 指责 ） sb. of (doing ) sth.

blame （ 责备 ） sb. for ( doing ) sth.

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2. Difficulties1) Can I go out on a story immediately?

我可以马上出去采访吗？on 后接一些名词如 visit, holiday, business, trip 等，

常与 come, go 等动词连用，用来说明活动或状态。Practice:她决定今年暑假去一趟英国。She decided to go ______________ to England this su

mmer.

他去了长途旅行。He has been away __________________ .

on a visit

on a long trip

2) Only when you have seen what he or she does, can you cover a story by yourself. 只有等你见习了他们的工作之后，你才能独自去进行新闻采访。

cover 和 interview 的辨析：cover 意为“采访”、“报道”，宾语往往为

事。 interview 意为“采访”，宾语往往为人。

选词填空： ( cover, interview )

a) I want to ________ him about his research work.

b) The best reporters were sent to _______ the war.

interview

cover

3) NO need for a camera! 不需要带相机！no need… 是句型 There is no need … 的省略形式， need 后面可以接 for/of ( doing ) sth 或 ( for sb ) to do 作后置定语。

介词填空：a) There is no need ______ that sort of thing.

b) There is no need ______ hurrying; we still have time.

c) There is no need ______ you to worry about the matter.

for

of

for