Unit 4 Making the news

Warming up & Reading

Match the job and work involves

Reporter / Journalist

Editor

Photography

Critic

Designer

Foreign

correspondent

Interviews people or finds out events from onlookers and writes news stories

Checks the writing and facts and makes changes if necessary

Takes photographs of important people or events

Gives opinions on plays , books and events

Lay out articles and photographs

Reports from abroad

Requirement of a reporter in advertisement Requirement:

1. Bachelor (学士 )degree or above

2. At least 2 year working experience

3. Fluency in English both on spoken and written

4. Outgoing personality and excellent interpersonal & communication skills

5. Initiative(主动的 ), passionate(充满激情的 ) , team-working and work with high degree of independence

7. Able to work under pressure

8. Good knowledge in computer software application (应用) especially in MS office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Fast Reading and Answer

1.Can Zhou Yang go out on a story alone immediately? Why (not)?

2.What mistakes must he avoid?

3.Why is listening so important?

No. The first time they will send him with an experienced reporter.

Being rude and talking too much himself.

He has to listen to the detailed facts. Meanwhile he has to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.

Read and answer• What a new reporter should do on the first day?1. The first time he will be sent with an

________________ till he have seen what he or she does.

2. There is no need for him to take ______, as he will have a professional ___________ with him.

• What a reporter needs to remember when going out to cover a story?

1.He need to be ________.A good reporter must have a good “____” for a story.

2. He has to listen to the ______ carefully.3. If necessary, he can prepare a ______ to make sure

that he gets all the fact straight.

experienced reporter

photosphotographer

curiousnose

answersrecorder

Divide the text into sections

Main Idea The story tells us about the qualities

needed to be a good reporter and how to conduct a good interview.

1. how to be a good reporter to work in team

2. How to conduct a good interview

1). how to get an accurate story

2). how to protect a story from accusation