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south

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Unit 4 Making the news

From where do we get the news?

reporter / reporter / journalistjournalist

photographephotographerr

editoreditor

printeprinterr

1.journalist 2.chief editor 3.reporter 1.journalist 2.chief editor 3.reporter 4.deputy editor 5.photographer 6. printer 4.deputy editor 5.photographer 6. printer 7. critic 8.foreign correspondent 9.desk editor 7. critic 8.foreign correspondent 9.desk editor 10.cartoonist 11. sub-editor 12.advertising editor10.cartoonist 11. sub-editor 12.advertising editor

1).Which two words mean the same?1).Which two words mean the same?

2).Who gives opinions on plays and books?2).Who gives opinions on plays and books?

3).Who reports from aboard?3).Who reports from aboard?

4).Who decides on the content of the newspaper?4).Who decides on the content of the newspaper?

5).Who prints the newspaper?5).Who prints the newspaper?

6). Who lays out6). Who lays out the articles and photographs?the articles and photographs?

1.journalist/3.reporter

7. critic

8. foreign correspondent

2. chief editor

6. printer

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9. desk editor

6) Who writes news stories?6) Who writes news stories?

7) Who makes corrections to articles and design?7) Who makes corrections to articles and design?

8) Who designs comic drawings with captions(8) Who designs comic drawings with captions( 说 明说 明 ,, 标标题题 )?)?

9) Who is in charge of the newspaper when the chief edito9) Who is in charge of the newspaper when the chief editor is away?r is away?

10) Who takes photos of important people or events?10) Who takes photos of important people or events?

1.journalist/3.reporter1.journalist/3.reporter

11.sub-editor11.sub-editor

10.cartoonist10.cartoonist

4.deputy editor4.deputy editor

5. photographer5. photographer

1.journalist 2.chief editor 3.reporter 1.journalist 2.chief editor 3.reporter 4.deputy editor 5.photographer 6. printer 4.deputy editor 5.photographer 6. printer 7. critic 8.foreign correspondent 7. critic 8.foreign correspondent 9.desk editor 10.cartoonist 11. sub-editor9.desk editor 10.cartoonist 11. sub-editor

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reporterjournalist

editor chief editor

photographerdesigner

printer

Which one are you best suited to? Why?

A qualified reporter should know…

1:

2: how to cover a story

3:

A. how to work with colleagues

B. what to take when going out to cover a

story

C. how to assist colleagues

how to avoid the case of accusation

1)work with a journalist as an assistant to an experienced journalist2)work with a photographer have a professional photographer with you3)work with colleagues find colleagues eager to assist you

A qualified reporter should…

be curious so that he ___________________have a “nose” for a story so that he may ____________________ and then ____________ by using ________ to _______ them.meet the deadlinenot be rudenot talk too much himselflisten to the answers carefullyprepare the next question according to ____________________________.record ________________ to get the fact straight

may acquire all the information

assess peoples’ words discover itresearch inform

what the person says

the interviewee’s words

A case of accusation

The accuser :

The footballer _______having taken any

_____ and _________ the journalists

of______________________________.

The accused :

The journalists were _________ and

considered the footballer to be _____ of taking a _____.

a footballer

the journalists

denied

bribe

guiltybribe

accused

getting the wrong end of the stick

sceptical

Qualities of a reporter

curious cooperative objective smart imaginative gifted creative thorough

…find your colleagues eager to assist you.

… prepare the next question depending on what the person says.

… listen to the detailed facts.

… make sure that we get all our facts straight.

…have a “nose” for a story.

cooperative

smart

objective

thorough

gifted

Answer to 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

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

Answer to Ex.2 on Page 28:

1. deliberately

2. guilty

3. concentrate…on

4. professional

5. eager

6. thorough

7. accuse … of

8. acquiring

Answer to Ex.3 on Page 28:

assistant

photographer

delighted

assist

editor

deadline

colleague

amateur

submitted

published

dilemma

assessed

unusual

Meanwhile

sceptical

1. 去做某事

渴望做…

集中精力做…

修一门课程

2. 报道一个事件

对…有敏感的嗅觉

告诉某人某事

行业诀窍

真实地得到事实

go (out) on (a story)

be eager to do…

concentrate on

take a course

cover the story

have a “nose” for …

inform sb. of sth.

the trick of the trade

get the fact straight

3. 控告某人某事

完全误解

故事是这样的

应该…

对…怀疑

证实某人是对的

期望…

搞到独家新闻

世事难料

accuse… of …

get the wrong end of the stick

This is how the story goes

be supposed to

be sceptical of…

prove sb. (to be) right

look forward to…

get a scoop

You never know!

• delight

• Nothing like reading __________ him so much. Actually , he gets a lot of ________ from reading.

• He is __________ to know that they have won the match. The news is really ________. It is a ______ to them who have trained a lot during the last three months.

delightsdelight

delighteddelighting delight

• concentrate …on

• center …on

• focus …on

• fix … on

• attend … to

You must concentrate your attention on what the teacher says in class. Your ____________ counts in getting good grade.

concentration

• Assess

• A professional insurance company clerk came to assess my house yesterday. It is estimated $10,000.

• --- How do you _______ your students?

--- As an _______, I give them ___________ every term depending on their term exam papers.

evaluation

assess

assessor assessment

evaluate

• Inform

• Please inform me of your latest progress.

• The criminal said that anyone informing against/on him would be killed.

• The news paper is quite informative. We get a lot of information from it.

• He is a man of information. He is well informed. He has got an informed mind.

• reform

• transform

• deform

• uniform

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

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

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

4.Here comes my list of “dos” and “don’ts”.

Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment…

You will acquire all the information you need to know only if you ask many different questions.

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

1.Only at a stadium in Beijing will you see so many seats.

2.Seldom have I seen a situation which made me so angry.

3.Only after you have acquired the information you need will you be able to write a good report.

4.He gave a lot of presents to his friends, but never has he given one to me.

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5. Not only is she good at languages, but also at history and geography.

6. Never before have I read such an exciting report.

8. She took part in a horse riding competition, and not once did she miss a jump.