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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Unit 4,Reading,speaking and writing,Making the news,Reading and writing,1.Do you want to get some information,every day?How can you get the,information?,2.Can you guess how complex it is to make,news?,Free talk,Nowadays with the development of media,lots of information can be received by,people all over the world soon every day.,And people can learn about news at home,and abroad by watching TV,listening to,radio,surfing the Internet,reading,magazines and newspapers etc.Among these media,newspaper is one of the oldest.,edition,department,task,accurate,employ,polish,note,chief,approve,process,j.one printing of a book,newspaper etc.,e.one of several divisions of a government,business,shop etc.,d.piece of work to be done,especially hard work,h.careful and exact;free from error,a.give work to,use for payment,b.improve in behavior,intellectual interests,etc;making refined or elegant,c.notice;pay attention to,f.first in rank,g.confirm;agree to,i.series of operations,Match each word with its expression.,Read the text quickly and try to get the main idea of it.,The passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.,How many people read his article before it,was ready to be processed into film,negative?Who are they?,an editor from his department,copy-editor,native speaker,chief editor,news desk editor,Read the passage and finish the chart for the writing and printing process for an article.,2.You do some research to see if the story is true or not.,1.,4.,3.,1.You go to an interview to get the information for your story,3.You begin to write the story using the notes from the interview.,4.You give the article to the sub-editor to check.,6.,5.,8.,7.All the stories and photos are set and the,colour,negatives for the printing are made ready.,The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style.,The first edition of the newspaper is printed.,The last stage the article is checked/approved by the chief editor.,Read the passage again and think about the following questions.,What did you think about making news and being a journalist before you read this passage?How about now?Do you think its a easy job to be a reporter?Give your reasons.,Pair work,What might the film star have done?,He took money but acted badly in a film.,He lied about getting drunk in a restaurant.,He stole something from a shop and lied about it.,He said some rude remarks about another film star to a journalist.,Sort out your two headings:a large one(the main,headline)at the top and a smaller one under it.,Sort out the stages in your story:,what the film star did,how you found out,how the film star reacted when you told him you,knew his secret,your opinion,Write the story.Then swap with a partner to,improve your work.Rewrite neatly.,Prepare your article,Sample article,A Film Star Caught Unexpectedly,Did he need money?,There has been a strange thing happening in a downtown shopping area.It is 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 left the shop quickly.,The shopkeeper shouted and a crowd of people gathered.The police went to Wang Pings home and questioned him.He denied he had stolen the necklace and told them he had enough money to buy the necklace anyway.He said he had been at a restaurant with his wife.But a reporter,Li Ming,found this was untrue.So the police are treating this case seriously.,We need it in this edition to be ahead of,the other newspapers.,Language Points,ahead of,在,.,前面,先于,Michael keeps a horse that can soon get ahead of most other horses.,We are confident that we can reach that goal ahead of schedule.,He is ahead of others in English.,2.asked someone from the International,News Department.,department(,政府,企业,商店,大学等,的,),部,司,局,处,科,部门,系,He was appointed to be in charge of the toy department.,He graduated from History Department.,3.He would have to be accurate.,accurate,adj,.,准确的,精确的,Her careful description enabled us to form an accurate picture of what had happened.,His report of the event was accurate in every detail.,accurate,exact,precise,right,true,correct,这些形容词均含“准确的,正确的”之意。,accurate,:,指通过谨慎的努力达到符合事实,或实际,侧重不同程度的准确性,,与事实无出入。,exact,:,着重在质与量方面的准确,语气比,accurate,强。,precise,:,侧重极端准确,更强调细节的精确,无误。,right,:,使用广泛,可与这些词中的,correct,换用,但常暗示道德、理解、行动,等方面的正确。,true,:,暗指绝对准确,尤指复制品与原件,丝毫不差。,correct,:,最常用词,主要指按一定标准或,规则来衡量,没有谬误和差错或,无缺点错误。,1)_ statistics,measurements,and calculations are very important.,2)This is the _ dress for a formal dinner.,3)The _ time is three minutes and thirty-five seconds.,4)Is it _ theyre getting married?,5)Are we going in the _ direction?,Accurate,correct,exact,true,right,Fill in the blank with,true,right,exact,correct,or,accurate,.,4.The first person who saw his article was a senior editor,senior,adj.,年长的,(,级别、职位、资格,),较高的,高年级的,(,作定语,),n.,年长者,长辈,上司,大四学生,She was unfit for such a senior position.,His father was a senior officer at the bank.,This engine is superior in many aspects.,He is my senior by two years.,junior,adj.,较幼的,较小的,superior,adj.,较高的,优越的,优,良的,不屈服的,5.by the newspaper to polish the,style.,polish,v,.,磨光,擦亮;润色,I polished my buttons with a handkerchief.,The speaker spent several days polishing her lecture.,Would you polish up the article a bit?,6.the chief editor read it and approved,it.,approve v.,批准,赞成,同意,You can join the class if your parents approve.,The professor does not approve the governments foreign policy.,Im afraid your parents wont approve of your going there.,agree,approve,这两个动词均含“同意、赞同”之意。,agree,:,普通用词,侧重指对某事同其他人,有相同的意见或想法。,approve,:,侧重对认为正确或满意的事表示,赞同或批准。作不及物动词用时,,常与,of,连用。,7.All the information was then ready to be processed into film negatives.,process,vt,.,加工,处理,Supermarkets sell many vegetables that have been processed.,It may take a few weeks for your application to be processed.,process,n,.,过程,,,进程,;步骤,Listening and speaking,If you are a journalist,who is the first one that you want to interview?Why?,Zhao,Benshan,Yuan,Longping,Li,Jiacheng,Liu Xiang,If you have a chance to interview Song,Zuying,what questions would you like to ask her?,What difficulties might you have interviewing somebody famous?Listen and see how far you were right.,The problems may include:,He is too busy.,He doesnt want to be interviewed for a newspaper.,He is away.,He will be away.,This is about a young man who is refused an,interview with Liu Ming.,Listen again and choose the correct summary.,B.This is about a young man who is trying to arrange,an interview with Liu Ming.,C.This is about a young man who wants to ask Liu,Ming about how to work abroad.,It only tells half of the story and does not mention his worry and concern which is the centre of the story.,It is not correct at all.,B,Listen to Part 1 again and then answer the,following questions.,1.Why does Zhou Yang want to interview,Liu Ming?,2.When does Liu Ming plan to leave Beijing?,3.What is Liu Ming doing on Wednesday?,4.When does Lily Wong suggest they meet?,1.Why does Zhou Yang want to interview Liu,Ming?,2.When does Liu Ming plan to leave Beijing?,He wants to interview him about his,decision to go aboard and work.,At the end of this week.,3.What is Liu Ming doing on Wednesday?,4.When does Lily Wong suggest they meet?,He is going to talk to some students in the morning;at four he will go to a special party.,At 12 oclock.,Look at the chart below and then listen carefully to Part 2 and fill it in.,Fans ideas about Liu,Ming going abroad,Liu Mings ideas about,going abroad,Sorry not to see him play,in the flesh,Watching him play on,TV is not the same,Afraid he may not come,home again.,To learn more about,tennis,To develop his skills,To intend to come back to,China.,Making an appointment,Tips for making an appointment,When,Where,Who,What,Why,Communicational skills:being polite,Useful expressions,Useful sentences,Im calling to,make an appointment with you for next Monday.,I wonder if it would be convenient to,meet you tomorrow.,Would it be convenient if,I call on you tonight?,Could you arrange,an appointment with Mr.Green for me?,Id like to drop by,tomorrow to talk over our plan.,I look forward to,seeing you at your office on July 18.,Can you,squeeze in some time for me next week?,Practice in pairs making appointments.You are supposed to be the secretary of an important person.He needs to have his picture taken for a magazine.He would like to have it taken in the afternoon because he must have his hair cut in the morning.The other is the photographer who wants to take the picture in the morning because he/she wont be free in the afternoon.,S1:Hello.Id like to speak to Mr.Smith.Im the,photographer ringing him to make an,appointment for some photographs for,Cool,Scene,magazine.Is it possible to meet him,tomorrow?,S2:Hello.Im Mr.Smiths secretary.Im afraid he,can only meet you tomorrow afternoon as he,has a haircut in the morning.Is that OK?,S1:Oh dear!I was hoping he would be free in the,morning as I have another appointment then.,It should only take two hours.Maybe we could,meet before or after his appointment?,Sample dialogue,S2:Yes.That might be possible.But hes busy,between 9:00 and 10:30 and then between 11:30,and 1:00.He might be free for an hour between,10:30 and 11:30.,S1:I dont think thats long enough.Could he,change his other appointment to another day?,S2:Im afraid he cant.,S1:Then could he be free at 10:00?We could do,the photograph and then I would still be on time,for my next appointment.,S2:That sounds possible.Ill ask him.,S1:Thank you very much.,S2:My pleasure.,Role-play:Making an appointment,Situation:,Zhou Yang wants to interview Lu Yu.Make a dialogue between Zhou Yang and the secretary of Lu Yu about making an appointment on the telephone.,Help:,useful expressions listed on page 32 and communicational skills learned in previous activity.,Homework,Finish the dialogue between Zhou Yang and the secretary of Lu Yu and check it with your partner.,Preview reading passage on page 65.,
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