Unit4 Reading MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT

“Unforgettable,” says new reporter

What can you see ?

Interview about your partner’s newspaper readingDo you like reading newspapers?

Do you read a newspaper for information or for pleasure?

Do you read a local paper or a national paper?

Is there any news giving you deep impression?

What is your favorite section?

*oversea news *home news *book review *art

*sports *entertainment *travel *business

What kind of jobs do the newspaper have?

jobs

reporter

editor

designerprinter

photographer chief editor

advertising editor distribution

organizer

Interviews people or finds out about events from onlookersTake photographs

of important people or events

Prints the newspaper

Make sure the writing is clear,concise and accurate;checks facts

Lays out the article and photographs

Competition: journalist, editor, deputy(代表 ) editor, re

porter

Cartoonist,critic,sub-editor,foreign correspondent

1) Who write news stories? journalist/reporter

2)Who gives opinions on plays or books? critic

3)Who report from abroad? foreign correspondent

4) Who designs comic(滑稽的 ) drawings with captions(标题 )?

Cartoonist

5)Who make corrections to articles and design?Sub-editor

What are the qualities a good news reporter needs to have?1 higher level of education

2 work experience

3 good communication skills

4 curious,active personality

5 hard-working

6 enthusiasm for the job

7_____________________

8_____________________

*Very important

*important

*not very important

ability to work in a group

good writing skills

MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT

“Unforgettable,”says new reporter

Fast reading

2. What mistakes must Zhou Yang avoid?

He must avoid being rude and talking too much himself.

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

Zhou Yang talked with his boss, Hu Xin at the office of China Daily

1 Zhou can go out on a story immediately.

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

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

4 The footballer admitted he took the money .

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

6 Zhou is very enthusiastic.

True or False

Divide the text into three sections,and find out the reporter’s duties from each section

1

2

3

to work in a team

how to get an accurate story

how to protect a story from accusations

Careful readingFind out the answers to the following questions

1. What are the four skills needed?

2. Find out the stages in researching a story.

1) be able to tell if someone is telling the truth

2) be accurate 3) do research

4) ask questions

1) ask questions 2)note reactions

3) check facts 4) do research

Choose the correct explanation to the phrases1 what do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story

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 storyA. to have a sense about what is going to happenB. 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 tradeA 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.to make sure that the story is accurateB.to get the facts directlyC.to get the things specially

What does the reading passage mainly talk about?

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

Fill in blanks

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

small recorders support

trade

Do we also need the ability of team work in our study? Why / Why not?

You are a reporter of our school, you want to write an article about the students’ first day at their new school. Interview one or two of your classmates about this topic.

Homework:

1. Retell the passage

2. Find out the language points