Unit 4 Making the news Warming up checks facts taking photographs of important people or events laying out the article and photographs printing the newspaper If you want to be a good journalist do you think what qualities a good journalist needs to have 1 Higher level of education 2 Work experience 3 Good communication skills 4 Curiosity active personality 5 Hard working 6 Enthusiasm for the job 7 8 Prepared to work long hours Ability to work in a team Qualities you have My First Work Assignment Unforgettable says new journalist Fast reading What does the reading passage mainly talk about A The qualities needed to become a good reporter B The skills to become a professional photographer C How to have a good interview D Being carefully in the new environment E A and C A The qualities needed to become a good reporter C How to have a good interview Where did the conversation happen Who were talking At the office of a popular English newspaper What was Zhou Yang s first job at China Daily An assistant journalist Zhou Yang was talking with his boss Hu Xin 1 What are they talking about 2 How many questions does Zhou Yang ask his new boss Hu Xin Please underline all these questions They are talking about how to become a good reporter including some necessary skills some duties and so on Seven Careful reading List all the questions Zhou Yang asked 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 sb accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of stick 3 What a new reporter should do on the first day 1 The first time he will be sent with an experienced reporter 2 There is no need for him to take a camera with him He will have a professional photographer with him to take photographs 1 He needs to be curious 2 A good reporter must have a nose for a story 3 He has to listen to the detailed facts 4 If necessary he can prepare a recorder to make sure that he gets the facts straight 4 What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a story 5 What mistakes must be avoided 6 What is the trick of the trade 7 Why was the football player angry 8 How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work Answer the questions 5 What mistakes must be avoided Missing the deadline being rude and talking too much himself 6 What is the trick of the trade If the person being interviewed agrees we sometimes use a recorder to make sure that we get all our facts straight 7 Why was the football player angry Because an article was written which suggested he was guilty be accused of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as to let the other team win 8 How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work Answer the questions Be excited and eager to go out on a story curious acquire questions nose telling the truth story How to become a journalist rude Listen get the detailed facts prepare next questions What do they mean 1 cover a story 2 have a nose for a story 3 a trick of the trade 4 get the fact straight 5 get the wrong end of the stick 6 how the story goes 7 a real scoop The correct explanation 1 What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story A tell a story B listen to a story C send a story D report a story 2 A good reporter must have a nose for a story A know what has happened B be able to smell the truth when somebody is telling part of it C be able to discover the whole truth by doing research D B and C 报道新闻 有一个对新闻敏感的 嗅觉 3 This is a trick of the trade A something that cheats somebody B something that helps you do the job in a professional way C something used to hide secrets 4 We sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all your facts straight A to make sure that the story is accurate B to get the facts directly C to get the things specially 行业诀窍 直接获得全部真实材料 The correct explanation 5 get the wrong end of the stick 6 how the story goes 7 get a scoop not to understand properly this is the story a piece of hot news The correct explanation Why is Zhou Yang s first day unforgettable So can you make a piece of news in one sentence A man was seriously injured in a car accident at about 7am on the 101 Road due to the heavy fog A man was injured seriously at about 7am on the 101 Road due to heavy fog Summary To the reporters it s for them to take a camera because they have with them The reporters should be and they must have a for a story They know how to the information they need While interviewing they won t they won t themselves and they should the answers carefully They will listen to the facts and ask new questions There is a trick of the that is with the permission of the interviewee they would use which could keep the evidence to help their story unnecessary professional photographers curious nose acquire be rudetalk too much listen to detailed small recorders support trade 1 Practici