Unit 4 Making the News

溫嶺中學

The First Period Warming up, Pre-reading and Reading(I)

一. 教學目標 (Teaching aims)

1. 教學內容 (Teaching content)

Work Book 5 Unit 4, warming up and pre-reading on page 25 and reading on page 26-27

2. 能力目標 (Ability aim)

Enable the Ss to recognize the variety of jobs there are in newspapers and what is needed to work in a newspaper office.

Enable the Ss to know what is needed to become a reporter and how to conduct an interview.

3. 語言目標 (Language aim)

重點詞匯和短語

occupation, do research, on one’s own, cover, concentrate on, acquire, accuse…of, so as to, scoop

重點句子

1) Not till you are more experienced!

2) You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you and if you are interested in photography, it may be possible for you to concentrate on that later on.

3) Not only am I interested in photography, but I took a course at university, so it’s actually of special interest to me.

4) Only if you ask many questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.

5) We say a good reporter must have a “nose” for a story.

6) This is a trick of the trade.

7) Have you ever had a case where somebody accused your reporters of getting the wrong end of the stick?

8) Perhaps I too will get a scoop!

二. 教學重難點 (Teaching important points)

Know what is needed to become a reporter and how to conduct an interview

三. 教學方法 (Teaching method)

Fast reading; Task-based method & discussion

四. 教學步驟 (Teaching procedure)

Step I lead-in

Present a picture of Peter Parker-the Spider Man-to remind Ss of his job in the film, a reporter or a photographer, to be specific. Then ask the following two questions, leading to the Warming-up:

Do you want to work for a newspaper, like Peter Parker?

If you are offered a chance for a job at China Daily, you will need to find out what kind of jobs they have?

Step II Warming up

1. Use several pictures to show Ss some kinds of jobs a newspaper has, such as reporter/ journalist, photographer, editor, printer.

2. Ask the question--What kind of jobs do the newspapers have? And Ss can get more information about the jobs and what they involve.

Jobs: reporter/ journalist, photographer, editor, printer, chief editor, advertising editor, distribution organizer and designer.

Reporter-- Interviews people or finds out about events from onlookers

Photographer-- Takes photographs of important people or events

Printer-- Prints the newspaper

Editor-- Makes sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts

Designer-- Lays out the article and photographs

3. Quiz on the jobs

1.journalist 2.chief editor 3.reporter 4.deputy editor 5.photographer 6. printer

7. critic 8.foreign correspondent 9.desk editor 10.cartoonist 11. sub-editor

1).Which two words mean the same? (1.journalist/3.reporter)

2).Who gives opinions on plays and books? (7. critic)

3).Who reports from aboard? (8. Foreign correspondent)

4).Who decides on the content of the newspaper? (2. chief editor)

5).Who prints the newspaper? (6. printer)

6) Who writes news stories? (1.journalist/3.reporter)

7) Who makes corrections to articles and design? (11.sub-editor)

8) Who designs comic drawings with captions(說明,標題)? (10.cartoonist)

9) Who is in charge of the newspaper when the boss is away? (4.deputy editor)

10) Who takes photos of important people or events? (5.photographer)

4. How is a newspaper made?

The chief editor hold a meeting

Journalists interview people and write stories

Photographers take photographs.

Photos are quickly developed.

Editors check the report.

Editors write the headlines.

The newspapers are printed.

The newspapers are delivered by train and truck

Step III Pre-reading

1. Now Ss get to know more about newspapers, so we can ask them:

Do you remember the first time you read a newspaper?

How about the first time you had your article printed on a newspaper?

What kind of qualities do you think a reporter should have?

2. Then we can do the pre-reading exercises.

What are the qualities a good news reporter needs to have? Discuss in groups and tick the boxes below.

Very important Important Not very important

1 Higher level of education □ □ □

2 Work experience □ □ □

3 Good communication skills □ □ □

4 Curious, active personality □ □ □

5 Hard-working character □ □ □

6 Enthusiasm for the job □ □ □

7 Prepared to work long hours □ □ □

8 Ability to work in a team □ □ □

Step IV Reading

1. Fast reading

Questions

1. Where did the conversation happen?Who were talking?

-- Zhou Yang was talking with his boss, Hu Xin at the office of China Daily.

2. What mistakes must Zhou Yang avoid?

-- He must avoid being rude and talking too much himself.

3.How did Zhou Yang feel on his first day at work

-- He felt excited ,curious and eager to go out on a story .

True or false and give reasons

1 Zhou can go out on a story immediately. F

2 Zhou took a notebook,a pen, a camera with himself. T

3 While interviewing, the reporter would just ask the questions prepared before hand. F

4 The footballer admitted he took the money . F

5 Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school. F

6 Zhou is very enthusiastic. T

Main idea-- What does the reading passage mainly talk about? (E)

A. The skills necessary to become a good reporter

B. The skills necessary to become a good photographer

C. How to conduct a good interview

D. Being carefully in the new environment

E. A and C

2. Careful reading

Ex1 on p.27

Comprehending

1. The purpose of writing the passage

1) It shows the students the skills necessary to become a good reporter.

2).It wants to show how to conduct a good interview.

2. 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.

3. What a reporter needs to remember when going to cover a story

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.

Understand some idioms

1 What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story? (A)

A. to go and interview somebody about an incident or happening

B. to write a story

C. to make up a story

2 A good reporter must have a “nose” for a story. (B)

A. to have a sense about what is going to happen

B. to be able to “smell”when somebody is trying to hide a good story that may reflect badly on him/ herself.

C. to be able to ask the truth from the one who is interviewed

3 This is a trick of the trade. (B)

A something that cheats somebody

B something that helps you do the job in a professional way.

C something used to achieve secrets

4 We sometimes use small recorders to make sure that we get all your facts straight. (A)

A. to make sure that the story is accurate

B. to get the facts directly

C. to get the things specially

3. post-reading

questions & 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, laptop computer, satellite telephone, etc.

3. Ex3 on p.27 and discuss “What is the main difference between a reporter and being a photographer?”

activity

Suppose that you have a chance to interview Peter Parker about his working experience for a newspaper. Please prepare questions with the help of the reading passage and conduct an interview with your partner. (Try to use most of the useful phrases).

[cover a story be eager to do a real “scoop” concentrate on

have a “nose” for a story a trick of the trade get all the facts straight

accuse of so as to get the wrong end of the stick]

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 will listen to the _______ facts and ask new questions. There is a trick of the______, that is, with the permission of the interviewer, they would use ____________ which could keep the evidence to help __________their story.

(unnecessary, professional photographers, curious, nose, acquire, be rude, they won’t talk too much themselves, and they listen to the answers carefully, detailed, trade, small recorders, support)

Step V Homework

1. Read the reading text aloud for some times until you can read it fluently.

2. Retell the passage

3. Find out the difficult or useful expressions by yourselves.

Learning about language

In this part, students are supposed to review the new words and expressions learned in the reading part first. Then, they are asked to find out the examples of inversion in the reading passage and compare them with the sentences in the normal order. In this way, they can get a general idea of what inversion is. After that, the teacher can explain to them the detailed rules of inversion and make them get familiar with the rules by doing exercises.

1. Find the idiomatic expressions in the reading passage

Idiomatic expressions Meaning

cover a story to report on an important event

trick of the trade clever ways known to experts

get the facts straight to present ideas fairly

get the wrong end of the stick not to understand an idea properly

this is how the story goes this is the story

get a scoop to get the story first

2. Complete sentence B using a word or phrase from the reading passage which has the opposite meaning to the words underlined in sentence A.

1. A By accident she broke that beautiful bowl.

B She deliberately broke that beautiful bowl.

2. A He did not steal the vase so he didn’t do anything wrong.

B He did steal the vase so he is guilty.

3. A She does not get absorbed in her studies for long.

B She can concentrate on her studies for a long time.

4. A The reporter went out with an untrained photographer.

B The reporter went out with a (an) professional photographer.

5. A Chris is not interested in starting his new occupation.

B Chris is eager to start his new occupation.

6. A “This room needs a light clean,” explained the housewife.

B “ This room needs a thorough clean ,” explained the housewife.

7. A The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge.

B The law does not allow people to accuse themselves of a crime.

8. A I don’t mind losing that skill if it is not useful.

B I want to acquire that skill if it is useful.

3. Fill in the blanks

Noun Adjective Meaning

profession professional to act like a person trained for a particular job

education educational connected with the teaching of students

form formal an official part of an activity

tradition traditional following ideas and methods used for a long time

person personal sth. to do with oneself

occupation occupational related to one’s job

4. Find out the sentences in the passage, which are with the same meanings of the following sentences and then compare them.

1. Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment at the office of China Daily.

Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of China Daily.

2. You can’t go out on a story till you are more experienced.

Not till you are more experienced can you go out on a story.

.3. You can cover a story by yourself only when you have seen what he or she does.

Only when you have seen what he or she does can you cover a story by yourself.

4. I am not only interested in photography, but also I took a course at university.

Not only am I interested in photography, but also I took a course at university.

5. My list of “dos” and “don’ts” comes here.

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

倒裝 （Inversion）

由于語法，修辭等的需要，將謂語全部或者一部分提到主語的前面，這種語序叫倒裝。倒裝分為全部倒裝和部分倒裝。

1 倒裝句之全部倒裝

　全部倒裝是指將句子中的謂語動詞全部置于主語之前。此結構通常只用與一般現在時和一般過去時。常見的結構有：

1) here, there, up, down, now, then, thus, out, away等表示地點、方向和時間的副詞或者介詞置于句首, 謂語動詞常用be, come, go, lie, run。

There goes the bell.

Then came the chairman.

Here is your letter.

On the wall hangs a picture.

Here comes the bus.

Out rushed the puppy

Away went the girl.

注意：上述全部倒裝的句型結構的主語必須是名詞，如果主語是人稱代詞則不能完全倒裝。

　　

Here comes he. ×

Here he comes.

Away went they. × 　　　

Away they went.

2 倒裝句之部分倒裝

部分倒裝是指將謂語的一部分如助動詞或情態動詞或be 動詞倒裝至主語之前。如果句中的謂語沒有助動詞或情態動詞，則需添加助動詞do, does或did，并將其置于主語之前。　

否定或半否定的詞語，如no, not, never, nowhere, seldom, little, few, hardly, scarcely, rarely, at no time, in no way, not until…

以及 not only…but (also), no sooner…than, hardly… when, scarcely… when, no longer, by no means, on no account, in no case,

under no circumstances 等位于句首時， 主句要倒裝。

I have never seen such a performance.

Never have I seen such a performance.

You will find the answer to this question nowhere.

Nowhere will you find the answer to this question.

Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room.

當Not until引出主從復合句，主句倒裝，從句不倒裝。

這里絕不允許吸煙。 （translate the sentence）

At no time are you allowed to smoke here.

In no way are you allowed to smoke here.

Not only can mp3s provide us with fun, but also they can help us learn English well.

只有當Not only… but also連接兩個分句時，才在第一個分句用倒裝結構。如果置于句首的Not only… but also僅連接兩個并列詞語，不可用倒裝結構。

Not only you but also I am fond of music.

Only after being asked three times did he come to the meeting.

Only by practicing everyday can you learn English well.

only在句首要倒裝的情況

1. 如果句子為主從復合句，則主句倒裝，從句不倒裝　

Only when he is seriously ill, does he ever stay in bed.

2. 如果only后面跟的是主語，則主句不倒裝。

Only he knows the truth.

由as 或though 引導的讓步狀語從句有時也用倒裝句，即把表語或部分謂語提前。

他雖然是個孩子，但已經熟知英語。

Child as / though he was, he had a good command of English.

他雖有耐心，但也不愿意等三個小時。

Patient though / as he was, he was unwilling to wait three hours.

虛擬語氣中，省去if 后， 從句需要倒裝。

1. Had he not been promoted, he never have remained with the company.

（＝ If he had not been promoted, …）

2. Should you change your mind, no one would blame you.

3. Were he to leave today, he would get there by Monday.

4. Had I known what was going to happen, I would never have done such a thing.

Fill in the blanks.

1. Not only did he refuse the gift, he also severely criticized the sender.

2. Hardly had she gone out when a student came to visit her.

3. No sooner had she gone out than a student came to visit her.

4. Tom can speak French. So can Jack.

5. If you won't go, neither will I.

1) ---Why can‘t I smoke here?

---At no time___ in the meeting-room

A. is smoking permitted. B smoking is permitted

C. smoking is it permitted　 D does smoking permit

2) Not until the early years of the 19th century ___ what heat is.

A. man did know　 B. man know　

C. didn‘t man know　 D. did man know

3) No sooner___ than it began to rain heavily.

A. the game began　 B.　has the game begun

C. did the game begin D.　had the game begun

4) ---Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother?

---I don‘t know, _____.

A. nor don’t I care　 B. nor do I care　　

C. I don‘t care neither 　 D. I don't care also

5） Not until I began to work ___ how much time I had wasted.　

A. didn‘t I realize　 B. did I realize　　

C. I didn‘t realize D. I realize

As a reporter, Zhou Yang was eager to get a scoop. Now comes the chance. Let’s go to the text “ Getting the Scoop”

What do you suppose the “ scoop” is about? Who ? What?

Read the text and answer the following questions.

What is the scoop about?

What should be done before the scoop appear in the newspaper?

How should be a good article like?

What is the scoop about?

The scoop tells about a famous film star, who has done something wrong but has been lying.

Did he really do that?

-- Yes, I’m afraid he did.

What do you suppose the film star may have done?

What is the film star’s response to the affair?

And how did Zhou Yang deal with the affair?

The famous film star has been lying about the affair, but Zhou Yang is determined to find out the truth that he has been lying.

Although he had realized the man had been lying, Zhou Yang knew he mustn’t accuse him directly. He would have to be accurate. Concise too!

accuse, charge, blame 詞義辨析

accuse sb. of ( doing ) sth.

-- 指控

charge sb. with ( doing ) sth.

--指控

blame sb. for ( doing ) sth.

--責備

他被指控偷了一輛汽車。

He was accused of stealing a car.

He was charged with stealing a car.

accurate

-- conforming exactly to fact; errorless

Your answer to question must be very, very accurate

Concise

--Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct

a concise dictionary 簡明詞典

What should be done before the scoop appears in the newspaper?

.

Step1 You go to an interview to get the information for your story.

Step2 -- You do some research to see if the story is true or not.

Step3 -- You begin to write the story using the notes from the interview

Step4 --You give the article to the department editor

Step5 --The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style

Step6 -- The last stage the article is checked and approved by the chief editor.

Step7 -- All the stories and photos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made ready.

step8 --The first edition of the newspaper is printed.

We can learn from the text that the staff of a newspaper is made up of

many different people

What are they? What are their jobs?

Reporters, photographers,

department editors, copy editors,

English editors, chief editors,

news desk editors, printers

Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?

Read the passage again and think about the following questions:

What did you think about making news and being a reporter before you read this passage?

How about now?

Do you think it’s a easy job to be a reporter?

Talking and writing

Step 1 dialogue

-- Zhou Yang, the famous film star and two interviewees.

Pay more attention to the questions to be asked.

Step2

--Write the scoop according the dialogue.

the main headline at the top and a smaller one under it.

A good article should be written with no wasted words or phrases.

A film Star Caught Unexpectedly

Did he need the money?

There has been a strange happening at a downtown shopping ara. It has been said that a famous film star, Wang Ping, was caught stealing a gold necklace yesterday. He went into a shop and when the jeweler turned his back, Wang Ping took the necklace and ran out of the shop. The shopkeeper shouted and a crowd of people gathered. The police went to Wang Ping’s home and questioned him. He denied he had stolen the necklace and told he had enough money to buy the necklace anyway. He said he had been at a restaurant with his wife. But a reporter, Zhou Yang , found this was untrue. So the police are treating this case seriously.

（必修5） Unit 4 Making the news (the fifth period)

Reading task

Searching for the truth (WB P65)

Teaching aims

1. To improve students’ reading ability.

2. To enable students to know the primary sources and the secondary sources.

3. To let students know how to search for the truth.

Teaching procedures

Step 1: lead in

As a news reporter, one has to make sure that the story is true. Otherwise, the writer will be accused of guilty. As a reader, one also has to find out whether the story is true. So no matter what you are, you have to find out the truth. How can we find the truth?

①From the reporters who were there at the time. ------Primary sources

②From the person presenting the programmer in the studio----Secondary sources

Step 2: reading

Skim to find the information:

1. Where does the best information come from?

(Those who were there at the time)

2. What are primary sources?

(The writings of the people who lived there)

3. What are secondary sources?

(The writings of people at a much later date who write about the same events)

4. What sources are included in a newspaper?

(Both the primary and the secondary sources)

5. Why is it important to separate primary and secondary sources?

(Because they can help us to decide what is a fact and what is an opinion.)

Step 3: Listening

Listen to the tape to check the students’ pronunciation and intonation.

Step 4: Reading task

Now you have been asked to recommend a primary source from these writings about Julius Caesar, a Roman leader. Only one of them is a primary source so you must look at them carefully. Remember dates are very important. Tick the correct boxes. Then think which of them will have fewer facts and more opinions. Give a reason.

Book Author

Date Written

Primary

source Secondary source

1 Life of Julius Caesar

(100 BC-44 BC) Plutarch

(Greek) Between

46 AD

and 120 AD × √

2 The Gallic Wars

(France)

(57 BC – 52 BC) Caesar

(Roman)

In 50s BC √ ×