Unit 4,Making the news,From where can we get information ?,Media?,newspaper,internet,radio,magazine,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 ,How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers have?,reporter editor designer painter printer photographer ,Chief editor 主编 deputy editor 副主编 sub editor 审校编辑 critic 评论员 cartoonist 漫画师 correspondent 通讯员,What all these people should do?,reporters,Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?,editors,Photographer,designers,printer,Can you guess what all the people should do?,interviews people or finds out about events from onlookers,make sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts,takes photographs of important people or events,lays out the article and photographs,prints the newspaper,If you want to be a reporter, do you think what qualities a good news reporter needs to have?,What else?,Discussion,1 .What level of education should a good news reporter have ? 2. Dose work experience play an important role in making the news? 3. Is being curious and active important? why or why not ? 4. Enthusiasm for the job is the key to success, do you agree ? Why/why not ?,Requirement of a reporter in advertisement:,1. Bachelor (学士)degree or above 2. At least 2 year working experience 3. Fluency in English both on spoken and written 4. Outgoing personality and excellent interpersonal & communication skills 5. Initiative(主动的), passionate(充满激情的) , team-working and work with high degree of independence 6. Able to work under pressure 7. Good knowledge in computer software application (应用) especially in MS office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint),Talking task:,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,Words and expressions,journalist editor photographer delighted admirable unusual assist assistant submit profession professional colleague eager concentrate amateur update acquire assess inform deadline meanwhile depend on case accuse accuse of deliberately so as to sceptical guilty dilemma demand publish section technical technically thorough gifted,While-reading,1. Answer questions 1) and 2). 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.,skimming,2. True or False. (Tell why) 3). Zhou Yang is very enthusiastic about his new job. 4). Zhou Yang is very eager to learn. 5). Zhou Yang is modest.,Can I go out on a story immediately?,What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story?,What should I keep in mind?,The purpose of writing the passage,1) It shoes the students the skills necessary to become a good journalist. 2).It wants to show how to conduct a good interview.,scanning,What a new reporter should do on the first day,1) The first time he will be put as an assistant to and experienced journalist 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 for detailed facts 4) If the interviewee agrees, he can use a recorder to get the facts straight.,What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a story,After-reading,Questions and discussion. 1. What does Zhou Yang have with him when he goes out?,a notebook, pen and a camera,2. What equipment do you think a news reporter should have nowadays?,mobile phone, digital camera, small recorder, notebook computer, satellite telephone,Read the text carefully, and finish the following chart about how to become a reporter.(work in groups),tell if someone,is telling the truth,accurate,research,questions,detailed facts,next question,ask questions,reactions,check,research,research,witnesses,a tape recorder,interview,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. to get an accurate story 3. 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.,patient, well-organized, thorough, curious, careful, concise, professional, polite,creative, imaginative, technically good, gifted, professional, patient well-organized,concise patient imaginative well-organized technically good polite honest truthful thorough creative curious admirable careful gifted professional,description,A reporter needs to be _ bu