Lesson fiveThe facts1.Warming-up :1. Do you want to be a journalist in the future?2. What are the advantages of being a journalist?3. What makes a good journalist? 4. What do journalists have to do sometimes to write good reports? 2.journalists the paparazzi What do you know about their job?3.When there is a clue, there is a journalist.Be instructed toSet out to obtain (start doing/to do) go to press (to be printed/published) 4.Listening tasks1. Listen for gist: A journalist working for a well-known magazine had been asked to_and the editor insisted on the journalists _ _ and_ which caused_.write an article on thePresidents palace in an African republicfinding outthe exact number of steps leading to the wallthe height of the wall surrounding the palace,the journalist to be arrested5.Why did the editor refuse to publish the article?How many faxes did the editor send to him? Why?What did the editor do with the article in the end?What are the exact number and the accurate height of the wall?Listen for the details6.Further discussionWhat do you think both of the editor and the journalist?How important is factual accuracy in published materials? Whats your opinion?What sort of news would viewers like to see? Are there conflicts between the medias social responsibilities and their popularity?7.Find the words or expressions from the passage based on the definitions:1._ n. a person who prepares sth. for printing or broadcasting by deciding what shall be included and left out 2._ phr. go too far; do more than is necessary3._ v. cause or arrange for sb. to have or get4._ n. a reporter; 5._ v. be told to; be ordered to; be assigned to6._ phr. take sb. to a place 7._ phr. start doing sth.or make efforts to achieve sth.8._ phr. be printed ( published)9._ v. be dismissed; get sackededitorgo to extremesprovidejournalistbe instructedlead toset out to do sthgo to pressbe fired8.1. extremen.1) feeling, condition as far apart or as different from another as possibleLove and hate are_.He was once terribly shy but now hes gone to the opposite extreme.extremes of passion9.2. provide sb. with sth. provide sth. for sb. The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.supply sth. to sb.supply sb. with sth. 10.3. go to extremes - go too far; do more than is necessarySometimes he eats too much and sometimes he eats nothing. He often _goes from one extreme to the other.They often go to extremes in their views.11.4. statistics 1) pl. a collection of numbers which represent facts or measurements 统计数数据据,统计资料料There _ no reliable statistics for population in this period.Have you seen the latest statistics on crime? 2) u. the science of dealing with numbers 统计学学Statistics is a branch of _. aremathematics12.5. Instruct vt.-to tell sb. to do sth., especially in a formal or official way instruct sb. to do sth. I have instructed my students to keep the door locked before they leave. -teach sb. to do sth., especially a practical skill instruct sb. in sth. All our staff have been instructed in sign language.13.2) make sth. happen or exist as a resultDifferences of opinion led to _. Too much work and too little rest often lead to _.total loss of strength/ extreme tiredness/ illness/ exhaustionheated argumentsleading6. lead to 1) take sb. to a placeAll roads lead to Rome.The pass _ to the presidents palace has been closed. 14.7. set out to do sth. 1) start doing sth. or making plans to do sth. in order to achieve a particular result 着手；准着手；准备（做某事）（做某事）He set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front part.Have you set out to prepare for the sports meeting?15.2) start a journeyThey set out at six and hoped to arrive before dark.16.8. go to press - be printed (published)The Times Magazine goes to press on Thursday.My novel has gone to press but wont come out until December.17.9. yet 1) (和和another连用用)表示表示“还有有”（一个或一（一个或一些）；些）；“再再” (= even or still）Ive had yet another bill.Hes made one more mistake. yet another ) ( 和比和比较级连用用) 表示表示“更加更加”Ive had yet more exciting news for you.This is bad; thats yet worse.18.10. not only ., (but also) . 1) 放在句首放在句首连接句子接句子时要用要用倒装倒装； 2) 如果如果连接的不是句子，或不放在句首接的不是句子，或不放在句首则不用倒装不用倒装。He not only spoke more correctly but also more easily.-Not only did he speak more correctly, but he spoke more easily.19.Not only was Churchil a statesman, but also a poet.Not only do the nurses want a pay increase, they want reduced hours as well.20.2) 具有否定意具有否定意义的副的副词或或词组，用于句首担任状，用于句首担任状语时，要用倒装。常，要用倒装。常见的的这部分部分词还有：有：never, seldom, rarely, ,little, hardly, scarcely3) 含有含有no 的的词组如如: by no means, at no time, in no way, under no circumstances, in no case, on no condition “决不决不”4) 含有含有not的短的短语如如:一点也不一点也不, not until 21.Never shall I forget this lesson.In no case will he give up this experiment. 无无论如何他都不会放弃如何他都不会放弃这个个试验。Little did I see of him recently.Not until half past eleven did John go to bed.At no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.Seldom did she show her feelings.Under no circumstances must a soldier leave his post.22.1. He had no sooner put down the receiver than the telephone rang again.2. He did not realize that he didnt have his supper until he finished his article.3. He seldom went anywhere except to his office.No sooner had he put down than the telephone .Not until he finished his article did he realize that he didnt have the supper.Seldom did he go anywhere except to his office.23.4. He thought little of the others.5. I shall never smoke again.6. It is by no means certain that the game will take place.Little did he think of the others.Never shall I smoke again.By no means is it certain that24.SummaryThough the journalists immediately set out to get the facts after receiving instructions from his editor, he did not send them at once. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, so he sent three faxes, finally threatening to fire the journalist. When the last fax was unanswered, the article was published in its original form. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaining he had been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring the height of the wall.25.