Unit 4Making the news话题词汇1cover v采访；采写2headline n新闻标题；内容提要3contributor n投稿人4unforgettable adj.难忘的5arrange v安排6take photographs拍照片7get a scoop抢独家新闻8an exchange visit回访9press conference新闻发布会10have an eye for对有鉴别力话题佳作5月1日，高三(3)班的学生志愿者李悦和张华去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一篇题为“Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly”的新闻报道。1时间、地点、任务、活动；2老人们的反应；3简短评论。佳作欣赏Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the ElderlyOn May Day，two high school studentsLi Yue and Zhang Hua，from Class Three，Grade Three，went to Sunshine Nursing Home and did some voluntary work.Upon arriving，Li Yue and Zhang Hua presented the elderly with flowers and fruits.Then，they started working at once，cleaning the windows and sweeping the floor.Everything done，they sat in the yard chatting with the elderly people.When they were to leave，the elderly people thanked them for their kindness.Li Yue and Zhang Hua were very happy.What they did has brought joy to others and enriched their own lives.名师点睛本文是一篇新闻报道，写作前须先细读给出的内容信息，并据此进行构思和组织语言。通览全文，要点齐全，重点突出，结构合理，语言朴实简洁。文中运用了诸如现在分词短语作状语、独立主格结构、时间状语从句、主语从句等高级句式；同时使用了present sb.with sth.，thank sb.for sth.等高级词汇，使文章亮点纷呈。A写作必记单词1assist vt.帮助；协助；援助(1)His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant(assist) in class whose creativity would infect other students.(2016全国)(2)Despite his cries no one came to his assistance(来帮助他)(3)He assisted his father to wash(wash) the car.2concentrate vi.& vt.集中；聚集(1)concentration n专心(2)Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time，fed，dressed and ready to learn.(填介词)(2015陕西)(3)With his mind concentrated(concentrate) on his work，he didnt notice my appearance.3assess vt.估价；评定；评估assessment n评估；评定4inform vt.告知；通知(1)keep sb.informed of/about.通知某人；让某人知道(2)The manager put up a notice to keep the staff informed of what to do this week.经理贴了个通知以告知大家这周该做什么。(3)They would inform him of/about any progress they had made.(填介词)用法点拨(1)inform既不接双宾语，也不用于inform sth.to sb.结构，要表示“告诉某人某情况”，通常用inform sb.of/about sth.。(2)没有inform sb.to do.结构，可将其中的不定式改为从句。5accuse vt.指责；控告；谴责accuse sb.of.(charge sb.with.) 指责某人；控告某人6demand n需求；要求；vt.强烈要求(1)demanding adj.要求很高的；费力的(2)demand of sb.to do.要求某人做in demand有需求的(3)She demanded that I (should) pay(pay) for her loss.用法点拨demand后不接不定式的复合结构，即不能说demand sb.to do.，但可说demand of sb.to do.。7approve vt.赞成；批准；认可(1)approval n赞成；认可(2)approve of赞成；同意用法点拨不要将汉语的“赞成某人做某事”直译成approve sb.to do.可改为approve of sb.s/sb.doing sth.。She didnt approve of her daughter going out at night.她不同意女儿晚上出去。8process vt.加工；处理；n.过程；步骤；程序As high school students，we run into one difficulty after another in the process of(在过程中) learning.9appointment n约会；约定；任命(1)I have an appointment with(和约会) Dr.Smith，but I need to change it.(2)She asked me where I was staying and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the appointed(appoint) time to take me to Disney World.(2014安徽)(3)Amie Salmon，disabled，is attended throughout her school days by a nurse appointed(appoint) to guard her.(2014浙江)(4)President Clinton then appointed him to the office of director of speechwriting.(填介词)用法点拨表示“委任某人担任某职务”时，要分清两种情况：若指的是抽象的职位(如position，office，presidency，chairmanship等)，则用“appoint sb.to抽象职位”；若指的是具体的某职位(如headmaster，manager，chairman，president等)，则用“appoint sb.to be/as具体职位”。B阅读识记单词10admirable adj.值得赞扬的；令人钦佩的(1)I admire him for his success in business.(填介词)(2)I have great admiration(admire) for his courage.用法点拨admire后不接双宾语或that引导的宾语从句，也不接带不定式的复合结构。11submit vt.递交；呈递(文件等)12profession n职业；专业professional adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员13colleague n同事14amateur n业余爱好者；外行15update vt.更新；使现代化16acquire vt.获得；取得；学到17deadline n最后期限，截止日期meet a deadline按时完成miss a deadline未按时完成18meanwhile adv.同时；其间in the meanwhile在此期间；与此同时19case n情况；病例；案例(1)Ill be out for some time.In case anything important happens/(should) happen(happen)，call me up immediately.(2)As is often the case(这是常有的事)，she is punctual.(3)Today，well discuss a number of cases where beginners of English fail to use the language properly.(填连接词)用法点拨(1)in case可单独使用，也可后接从句；接从句时可用虚拟语气“(should) do”，也可不用虚拟语气。(2)当case作先行词且定语从句中不缺少主要成分时，要用where引导。20deliberately adv.故意地deliberate adj.故意的21guilty adj.犯罪的；有罪的；内疚的(1)guilt n罪行(2)He is guilt of(犯罪) theft.22dilemma n窘境；(进退两难的)困境in a dilemma左右为难23gifted adj.有天赋的；有才华的(1)She has a gift for(有天赋) creating an atmosphere for her students which allows them to communicate freely with each other.(2)She is a beautiful girl who is gifted in language.(填介词)24crime n罪行；犯罪criminal n罪犯；adj.犯罪的25department n部；部门；处；系26accurate adj.精确的；正确的；准确无误的27senior adj.高级的；年长的；高年级的(1)be senior to比高级；比年长(2)His wife is five years senior to him.(同义句转换)His wife is senior to him by five years.28chie