Unit 4 Making the News

Unit 4 ----My first work assignment“Unforgettable”, says new journalist Teaching aims:1. To learn some phrases in making the news, such as “ cover the story, have a good nose for, a trick of the trade ....” and so on.2. To learn the skills necessary to become a good reporter.3. To consider how to conduct a good interview.Teaching procedure:The important words and expressions in this readingWords :interview; assignment; journalist; submit; professional; colleague; assist; amateur; acquire; deadline; case; deliberately; skeptical; guilty; dilemmaPhrases : cover a story; a trick of the trade; get the wrong end of the stick ; get a scoop; get the facts straightMatch:1. cover a story A. to get the story first2. a trick of the trade B. this is the story3. get the facts straight C. not to understand an idea4. get the wrong end of the stick D. to present ideas fairly5. this is how the story goes E. clever ways known to experts6. get a scoop F. to report on an important event Step I . Leading inStep II. While--reading1. Fast reading :How many questions did Zhou Yang ask his new boss, Hu Xin? What are they?(underline all the questions asked by Zhou Yang (ZY) and answer the following questions)2. Careful reading:Question 1: Could zhou Yang go out on a story alone?And why (not) ?Question 2: Need Zhou Yang take a camera?Question 3--7: Read line 16--29 carefully and fill in the blanks.Zhou Yang’s notesWe can get the skills to be a good reporter.Dos Don’ts1.A good reporter needs to be _____________2.A good reporter must have a good ___________ for a story.3.To ____________ all the 1.Don’t miss the ___________________.2.Don’t be _______________.information is necessary .3.Don’t ____________ too much.4._________ ___________ theinterview carefully.5.__________ the next question.6.Listening is important to get thefacts ___________.7.If the interviewee agrees, he canuse a __________Question 8-9: (line 30--41)Why did Hu Xin use the example of the footballer? ________A. To say they have never made any mistake.B. To prove a liar can never hide any secret.C. To show a reporter has to be careful about facts.D. To describe one of his terrible memories.3. Fill in the blanks.Here comes a story made up of the new words and phrases in this reading passage.When I was in high school, I fell in love with a pretty girl, which was considered ____________ in my teacher’s eyes.I loved her _________ much __________ I couldn't concentrate on my learning. So I ________________ whether to work hard at my lessons or to enjoy my love. I always____________borrowed her notebooks____________ catchher attention. Sometimes she would give me a sweet smile and I _____________________, thinking she loved me, too.Meanwhile, my teacher told me that if I didn't_____________________, I would remain single all my life! And the teacher was proved right!I was wrong.Step III：Post - reading :Your “First Assignment”Suppose you are reporters for China Daily, can you write a brief news story about Li Na?Li Na’s P rofile◊ 1982年出生于湖北武汉；◊ 1999年由业余球员转为职业运动员；◊成绩令人敬仰（30个冠军头衔）；◊退役前十分纠结。

7．concentrate [′kɒnsəntreIt] vt.集中；聚集
8．accuse [ə′kjuː z] vt.指责；控告 9． approve [ə′pruː v] vt.赞成；认可；批准→approval n．
赞成，认可
10．process [′prəʊses] vt.加工；过程；n.程序；步骤 11． journalist [′dʒɜː nəlIst] n．记者；新闻工作者 12．photographer[fə′tɒɡrəfə] n．摄影师 13．admirable [′ædmərəbl] adj.值得赞扬的；令人钦佩的 14．profession [prə′feʃn] n．职业；专业 15．amateur [′æmətə] n．& adj.业余爱好者；业余爱好的 16．eager [′iː ɡə] adj.热切的，激切的
win one’s approval赢得某人的赞同 general approval一致同意 (1)Do you approve of my idea?
你同意我的想法吗？
(2)The committee all approved the plan. 委员会一致通过了该计划。
3．inform v．通知；告诉
be expected to do被期待/指望做
5．have a nose for 对……敏感 6．make an appointment with sb.与某人约会 7．look forward to期待，盼望 8．on one’s own独自
of one’s own属于自己的，独特的 9．concentrate on (doing) sth.集中精力做某事
Unit 4 Making the news 基础落实

Unit 4 Making the news李仕才【短文语法填空】Helping a person forget something is rarely easy, especially if the “something”is hurtful or negative. Use some simple techniques to distract from the issue and 1. (hope) with time going by, the person won’t be able to remember 2. he is supposed to forget.Remove all the items that may bring back the memory. Any small objects can jog his memory, so carefully replace any photos, diaries or any other 3. (person) objects or presents with new items.Change the subject whenever your friend brings it up. Don’t do this in 4. obvious way because this is annoying, but do it without his awareness of your 5. (intend). T ell some 6. (amuse) stories or talk about important and happy events in your friend’s life such as a new nephew or a work promotion.Occupy him with 7. (activity) and appointments. Keeping him too busy 8. (think) about the past helps him see a positive light. Create a full schedule and introduce new things and experiences, such as a cooking class, which require concentration.Be patient and allow time to get over things. It will be often a long time 9. your friend fully removes that memory, so don’t be 10. (disappoint) if it doesn’t happen immediately.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了帮助他人忘掉不快乐的记忆的四条建议。

必修5Unit4Makingthenews核⼼语⾔知识梳理必修5 Unit4 Making the news核⼼语⾔知识梳理⼀、必修5 Unit 4单元必背词汇1. journalist n. 记者；新闻⼯作者2. involve vt. 牵涉；涉及；包括；使参与（卷⼊）……be involved in包含在...; 与...有关; 被卷⼊; 专⼼地(做)be involved with涉及become involved in卷⼊, 陷⼊get involved with给...缠住be involved in trouble卷⼊纠纷be involved in disaster陷⼊不幸a task which involves much difficulty困难重重的任务Clouds involved the mountain top.云雾笼罩⼭头。

He was involved in working out a plan.他专⼼致志地制订计划。

3. editor n. 编辑4. photograph n. 照⽚vt. 给……照相5. photographer n. 摄影师6. photography n. 摄影7. unforgettable abj. 难忘的；永远记得的an unforgettable experience.⼀个不会被遗忘的经验8. assignment n. 任务；分配9. delighted adj 快乐的；欣喜的10. admirable adj. 值得赞扬的；令⼈钦佩的;11. unusual adj. 不同寻常的；独特的12. assist vt. 帮助；协助；援助assist sb. with a task帮助某⼈做某事assist at a graduation ceremony参加毕业典礼13. assistant n. 助⼿；助理；售货员14. submit vt. 递交；呈递（⽂件等）;提交, 委托;主张, 认为, 建议submit a plan提出⼀项计划submit a case to the court向法院提出诉讼I submit that this should be allowed .我想这是可以允许的。