[教案]Unit4MakingtheNews.doc

Unit4 Making the News
【教材分析】
本单元的中心话题是 “新闻”。话题依附于热身、阅读、语言学习、语言运用、听力、口语与写作等语言载体中。内容涉及新闻工作者应该具备的素质、制作新闻的基本程序以及报纸和电视节目。
“热身”(warming up)部分通过讨论将来想从事的工作，使学生了解多种职业类别，帮助学生认识报社工作人员的各种类别和所需承担的职责。重点在于“types of jobs”和 “What is involves？”
“读前 ”(Pre-reading)部分通过调查问卷引导学生思考他们眼中优秀的新闻记者应该具备的素质，为文章涉及的内容“What is needed to become a good reporter?”做了铺垫。学生通过讨论他们人生中各种“第一次 ”的经历和感受，为下一部分阅读的开展做了准备。
“阅读”(reading)部分通过周阳---一位刚刚走上新闻工作岗位的记者和他的上司胡星---一位经验丰富的资深新闻工作者之间的对话，通过阅读，引导学生了解并意识到作为新闻工作者应该具备的素质、新闻制作的基本程序以及新闻工作者在采访过程中应该注意的细节要点。通过阅读部分所设计的一些教学活动来帮助学生加深对文章内容的理解。
“语言学习”(learning about language)部分归纳和运用了本单元的重点词汇和短语。帮助学生分析和掌握倒装句的语法项目。
“语言运用”(Using language)部分包含了读、听、说等基本语言技能。第一部分学生通过阅读“获得独家新闻”，一方面了解新闻写作的基本步骤和新闻制作的相关程序，另一方面学生通过想象来讨论文中所提到的“著名影星”可能说的谎言，在此基础上引导学生象周阳一样写出一篇关于此“著名影星”的独家新闻。第二部分是周阳想采访刘明关于他去国外工作的决定，和刘明的助手商谈安排采访刘明的对话。通过练习来帮助学生获取要点和细节，提高他们听的能力。在听的基础上，学生通过所设计的情景来开展两两对话活动，巩固本单元的交际功能“约会”的相关用语。
练习册(Workbook)部分涵盖了听、说、读、写的语言技能训练。通过这些练习，进一步加深对本单元主题的理解，巩固本单元的重点词汇、短语、语法和交际功能用语的运用能力。
小结(Summing up)部分归纳本单元的学习内容，让学生自我检测学习效果。
建议（learning Tip)部分建议学生要多阅读适合中学生的英文报纸，拓宽阅读的渠道，拓展词汇量。
【课程标准要求掌握项目】

功
能
句
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Making appointments
Shall we make an appointment?
When are you free?
Maybe we can meet at ...
Is it possible to ...?
Where is the best place?
When do you think is convenient for you?
How about ...?
Which day would suit you best?
Where would you like to meet?
Please, can you tell me ...?
I shall be busy at ... and ..., but I can be free at ...
Perhaps we could ...
I would like to arrange ...
I suggest that we meet ...
I may be able to see you at ...
That will / won’t be convenient because ...
I can ／ can’t do that because ...
What time would be most convenient?
I look forward to seeing you.

词 汇
1． 四会词汇
occupation, reporter, editor, photograph, photographer, colleague, eager, concentrate, course, acquire, meanwhile, trade, recorder, case, accuse, deliberately, guilty, section, technical, technically, thorough, gifted, defend, crime, normal, seldom, edition, department, task, accurate, employ, polish, note, chief, approve, process, intention, appointment, senior, assignment
2． 认读词汇
assignment, professional, accusation, bribe, deny, scoop, imaginative, concise, idiomatic, negative, hint
3． 词组
concentrate on, accuse ... of, so as to (do sth), defend against

语
法
Inversion
Never will Zhou Yang forget his assignment at the office of China Daily.
Only when you have seen what he or she does, can you cover a story by yourself.
Not only am I interested in photography, but ...
Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.

重
点
句
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1. Can I go out on a story immediately? P26
2. …so you may be possible for you to concentrate on that later on. P26
3. Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says. P26
4. This is a trick of the trade. P26
5. If the interviewee agrees, you can use a recorder to get the facts straight. P26
6. Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick? P26
7. This is how the story goes. P26
8. A footballer was accused of taking money for deliberately not scoring goals so as to let the other team win. P26

Period 1 Warming up
Teaching aims
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.
Language aim
occupation, do research, on one’s own, cover, concentrate on, acquire, accuse…of, so as to, scoop
Teaching important points
Know what is needed to become a reporter and how to conduct an interview
Teaching method
discussion
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Show the students some pictures about some pieces of news and ask them what is happening.
Barack Obama won the election
From where can we get information ? media
What media do you know?
2. How are these media different from each other? Discuss with you partner.
Forms
Advantages
Disadvantages
Your preference
TV

Radio

Newspapers

Internet

TV: a broadcast medium / be broadcast alive / provide people with colorful moving pictures // have to own a TV set
Internet: fast / varieties of information / have different opinions of the same subject / communicate with each other easily // have a computer which is linked to the Internet
Radio: a broadcast medium / be broadcast live / listen to it whenever you like with a portable radio // can’t have visible enjoyment

Magazine: provide people with detailed information on a certain subject / focused on a topic /published weekly / monthly // news comes late
Newspaper: a medium for reading / report the latest news / can be kept for a long time / cheap to buy // can’t express one’s idea freely
3. Do you know any famous newspaper in our country? Or abroad?
4. Do you often read newspapers? What kinds of newspaper do you read?
5. News may have five functions: economic; social; political; record-keeping; entertainment. What are they about? What kind of news do you like most and why?
Step 2 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.
Present the following chart to the students on the screen.
Types of jobs
What it involves
reporter / journalist
interviews people or finds out events from onlookers and writes news stories
editor
checks the writing and facts and makes changes if necessary
photographer
takes photographs of important people or events
critic
gives opinions on plays and books
designer
lays out articles and photographs
foreign correspondent
reports from abroad
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(说明,标题)? (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?
² The chief editor hold a meeting
² Journalists interview people and write stories
² Photographers take photographs.
² Photos are quickly developed.
² Editors check the report.
² Editors write the headlines.
² The newspapers are printed.
² The newspapers are delivered by train and truck
Step3 discussion
1. Now Ss get to know more about newspapers, so we can ask them:
² Do you remember the first time you read a newspaper?
² How about the first time you had your article printed on a newspaper?
² 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
Higher level of education Work experience
Good communication skills Curious, active personality
Hard-working Enthusiasm for the job
homework
作业本unit 4 period 1

Period 2-3 Reading
Teaching aims
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.
Language aim
occupation, do research, on one’s own, cover, concentrate on, acquire, accuse…of, so as to, scoop
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!
Teaching important points
Know what is needed to become a reporter and how to conduct an interview
Teaching method
Fast reading; Task-based method & discussion
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 revision
Now if you want to be a good news journalist, what qualities do you think you need to have?
<Suggested answers: Good communication skills, higher level of education, hard working, curious, working experience…>
Which do you think is the most important quality for a good reporter? Why?
I think curiosity is the most important because…
<I think curiosity is the most important because ….>
Step 2 lead-in
1.Everyone has unforgettable moments in his / her life. Think about your unforgettable moment.
Discuss in groups.
Now discuss in pairs how you would feel if you were offered a job on a famous newspaper or company.
2.Guess the meaning of these expressions
cover a story
have a “nose” for a story
a trick of the trade
get the fact straight
get the wrong end of the stick
how the story goes
a real “scoop”
Step 3 Fast reading
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 .
Step 4 careful reading
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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
4. Let students have an intensive reading. Try to get more information and then complete the following chart.
Questions about
Zhou Yang’s answers
The skills needed
1. be able to tell if someone is
telling the truth2. be accurate
3. do research 4. ask questions
The importance of listening
get the detailed facts

Stages in researching a story
1. ask questions 2. note reactions
3. check facts 4. do research
How to check facts
use research and ask witnesses

How to deal with accusations of printing
use a tape recorder for the interview

Step 5 post-reading
Read the passage again and divide it into three sections, each of which looks at one duty of a reporter. Then write down the main idea of each section.
Suggested answers:
A reporter's duties are:
1) to work in a team
2) how to get an accurate story
3) how to protect a story from accusations
Step 6 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 7 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?”
Step 8 report
What is news?
• It is something unusual or uncommon.
• For example, when a dog bites someone, it is too common to become news.
• But when you bite a dog, it becomes news!
So, can you make a piece of news in one sentence?
<A man was seriously injured in a car accident at about 7am on the 101 Road due to the heavy fog.>
Homework
1. Review the text and underline the new words and find out the meanings.
2. Do the exercises of“Learning about Language — Discovering useful words and expressions”
3. English Weekly page 4 part 1,2

Period 4 language points
Teaching Aims:
Get the students to know how to use some words and expressions correctly and appropriately
Important Points and difficult points
Use some words and expressions correctly and appropriately
Teaching methods
Demonstrating and summarizing; practicing
Teaching procedures:
1. Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular local newspaper.
这里是倒装(Inversion), 此句的正常句序是: Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment at the office of ….
注意: 当一些否定词,如: never, little, hardly, scarcely, seldom, not, not only, no sooner 放在句首时,句子部分倒装, 即句序为:否定词＋助动词＋主语＋谓语
2. delighted
be delighted to do something
Sandy will be delighted to see you.
be delighted (that)
I'm delighted that we have settled the matter.
be delighted with/by/at
She was delighted with her new home.
I am delighted by the result.
Andrea was delighted at the chance to go to the ballet ball.
3. on one’s own
of one’s own
for one’s own
We should complete the test _________
4. experienced adj.
be experienced in/at sth/doing sth.
Who is experienced in cooking in your home?
5. The first/last time +