Question

Where can we get the information?

radio

TV programmes

magazine

newspaper

internet

Means of media today

Means of media today

Do you know any famous newspaper in our country? Or abroad?

How many sections are there in a newspaper?

Local news

International news

Business section

Entertainment

Advertisement

…

Questions

How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers have?have?

What are they?What are they?

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

reporters

Who interviews people and writes newsWho interviews people and writes news stories?stories?

Chief editor

Who is in charge of the newspaper?Who is in charge of the newspaper?

Photographer

Who takes photos of important people orWho takes photos of important people or events?events?

designers

Who designs each section of the paper?

printer

Who prints the newspaper?Who prints the newspaper?

editor deputy editor

sub editor

critic

cartoonist

correspondent

More jobsMore jobs

编辑副主编审校编辑评论员漫画师通讯员

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

Very Very importantimportant

ImportantImportant Not very Not very importantimportant

1 Higher level of 1 Higher level of educationeducation

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2 Work experience2 Work experience □□ □□ □□

3 Good communication 3 Good communication skillsskills

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4 Curious, active 4 Curious, active personalitypersonality

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5 Hard-working5 Hard-working □□ □□ □□

6 6 Enthusiasm Enthusiasm for the jobfor the job □□ □□ □□

77 □□ □□ □□

88 □□ □□ □□

Prepared to work long hours

Ability to work in a team

Do you still remember your first day at school? Primary school? Middle school? Or high school?

Exchange your experience with your partner.

My First Work Assignment “Unforgettable,” says new

reporter

1.1.Where did the conversation happen?Where did the conversation happen?

2. Who were talking?2. Who were talking?

3. What are they talking about? 3. What are they talking about?

At the office of a popular English newspaper.

Zhou Yang and his new boss Hu Xin.

Skimming

They are talking about how to become a good reporter, including some necessary skills, some duties and so on.4.How many questions does Zhou Yan4.How many questions does Zhou Yang ask his new boss, Hu Xin? Please undg ask his new boss, Hu Xin? Please underline all these questions.erline all these questions.Seven

Detailed reading

True or FalseTrue or False

1. Zhou can go out 1. Zhou can go out onon a story immediately. a story immediately.

2. Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a 2. Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a cameracamera with with himself.himself.

3. 3. While interviewing, the reporter would just ask While interviewing, the reporter would just ask the questions prepared the questions prepared before handbefore hand..

4. The footballer 4. The footballer admittedadmitted he took the money. he took the money.

5. Zhou took a 5. Zhou took a coursecourse of of photographyphotography at mid-school. at mid-school.

6. Zhou is very 6. Zhou is very enthusiasticenthusiastic..

Read and fill in the blanksRead and fill in the blanks

Zhou Yang’s notes

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 missing parts of the ______ .

curiousacquire

questions

nose

telling the truth

story

Tips Dos ◆ ______ to the answe

rs carefully.

______ ◆ Don’t be _____.

◆ Don’t talk too much

ourselves.

rudeDon’ts

Listen

The importance _________________of listening

get the detailed facts 　　　

Questions about Hu Xin’s answers

Stages in researching a story

1. ____________________

2. note _______

3. ________ facts

4. do ___________

How to check facts use _________ and ask ________

How to deal with accusations of printing lies

use _________________ for the

____________

ask questions

reactions

check

research

research

witnesses

a tape recorderinterview

Post-reading activity:

What is news?

It is some unusual or

uncommon happenings. For

example, when a dog bites

someone, it is too common to

become news. But when you

bite a dog, it becomes news!

So, can you make a piece of news in one sentence?

Who

What

How

When

Where

Why

A man was seriously injured in a car accident at about 7a.m. on the 101 Road because of the heavy fog.

A man

was injuredseriously

at about 7a.m.

on the 101 Road

because of the heavy fog

Who

What

How

When

Where

Why

Can you make your own news in one sentence?

HomeworkHomework

Translate the following phrases and sentences.

Can you spot them?

cover a storyhave a “nose” for a storya trick of the tradeget the fact straight get the wrong end of the stickThis is how the story goes get a scoop

1. His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.

2. You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you.

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

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

5. They must use research to inform themselves of the missing part of the story.