Unit 4 Making the news
一. 教學目標 (Teaching aims)
1. 能力目標 (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.
2.. 語言目標 (Language aim)
重點詞匯和短語
occupation, do research, on one’s own, cover, concentrate on, acquire, accuse…of, so as to, scoop
重點句子
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!
二. 教學重難點 (Teaching important points)
Know what is needed to become a reporter and how to conduct an interview
三. 教學方法 (Teaching method)
Fast reading; Task-based method & discussion
四. 教學步驟 (Teaching procedure)
Period 1
Step I Lead in.
1. Where can we get the news?
Newspaper, TV, radios, website, magazines, mobile phones, etc
2. What are the advantages of newspaper over other means of news medias?
Step 2 Warming up.
1. Can you tell some jobs in a newspaper company? What are their jobs involves?
Types of jobs What it involves
Reporter/ journalist Interview people or finds out events from onlookers
Photographer Takes photos of important people or events
Editor Makes sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate, check facts
Designer Lays out the articles and photographs
Printer Prints the newspaper
2. Do you know what’s the press of making a newspaper?
The chief editor hold a meetimg.
Journalists interview people and write stories
Photographers take photographs
Photo are quickly developed
Editors check the report.
Editors write the headline
The newspapers are printed.
The newspapers are delivered by train and truck.
Step III Pre-reading
T: Get the students discuss the importance of qualities a good news reporter needs to have. And why?
Step IV Reading
1. Listen to the tape and do the True or False questions.
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) Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school. (F)
5) Zhou is very enthusiastic. (T)
2. Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1) When can he go out on a story on his own?
2) A good reporter must have a “nose”, what does it mean?
3) What mistakes must he avoid?
4) Why is listening so important?
Step V Divide the dialogue into three parts, and write down the main idea of each section.
Part 1: To work in a team
Part 2: how to get an accurate story
Part 3: how to protect a story from accusation
Period 2. Language points:
1 occupation
(1) job / employment 工作/ 職業
Please state your name , age and occupation
(2) period of time during which a house ,country ,etc, is occupied
They have a five-year occupation of the farm .
他們對該農場有五年的占用期.
2 fill in
Don’t forget to fill in your boarding cards. (填寫)
Let me fill you in on what’s been happening in the office over lunch . (向 …提供最新消息)
We have got some time to fill in before the show . Let’s go for a drink .( 消磨( 打發)時間)
Sally’s off sick . Can you fill in for her for a month. (臨時替代 )
3 reporter : journalist
an on-the –spot reporter 現場記者
It ‘s reported that … 據報道
report sb 告發某人
report to sb 向某人匯報
4 personality
(1) characteristics and qualities of a person seen as a whole 人格/ 個性
She has a very strong personality .
(2)u/cn distinctive , esp socially attractive ,qualities 特色
We need a person with a lot of personality to organize the party .
(3) cn famous person
A lot of personalities from the film world attended the party .
5 assignment
She was sent abroad on a difficult assignment . (task or duty that is assigned to sb)
The English assignment is a book report . (homework )
assign homework 留家庭作業
be assigned to a new post 被派到新的工作崗位
6 Never will Zhou Yang forget his first …
否定詞放在句首,故用倒裝把謂語的一部分位于主語之前.類似詞有:no / not / never / little / hardly / seldom / scarcely / neither …nor / not only …but also / no sooner …than / hardly…when/ by no means / in no time
他很少去看電影. Seldom does he go to the cinema .
在我一生中還未曾聽說或見過這樣的事呢 . Never in my life have I heard or seen such a thing .
7 influence
have a good / bad influence on sb / sth 對… 有好/壞的影響
have (no ) real influence over sb /sth 對..有/沒有真正的約束力
use one’s influence with sb 利用與某人關系的影響力
under the influence of 在…的影響下
8 go out on a story
on 加名詞與come /go / set out 等動詞連用可表示目的,表示去做某事
He is leaving for Shanghai on business tomorrow . 他明天要動身去上海出差.
她打算下周去北京旅行. He is go on a visit to Beijing next week .
9 Not on your own .Not till you are more experienced !
= You can’t go on your own ! You can’t go till you are more experienced !
on your own = alone / without help / excellent
I’m all on my own today .
Although her father was in the company ,she got the job on her own .
When it comes to maths , Mary is on her own .
by oneself 獨立地/ 單獨地
of one’s own 屬于某人自己的
10 experience un / cn /vt
Do he has much experience ?
He had many interesting experiences while travelling in Africa .
learn by / from / through experience
a meeting to exchange experience
a man of rich /much experience
be experienced / skilled / expert in / at
11 The first time we’ll send you with an …
the first time , “首先,第一次”帶從句表示“某人第一次干某事”,the first time 可引導時間狀語,類似，the moment / the second / the last time / immediately / every time / directly 注意：從句中將來的事要用一般現在時 。
The first time , we should make ourselves familiar with the surroundings .
首先,我們應當熟悉一下環境。
The first time I came here ,I couldn’t adapt myself to the climate here .
第一次來這的時候,我不適應這的氣候.
I’ll tell him about the matter the moment he comes back .
他一回來我就告訴他這件事.
12 Only when you have seen what he or she does …
Only if you ask many different questions will you …
Only+狀語放在句首,主句倒裝,修飾名詞和代詞,句子不用倒裝.
Only in this way can you make progress in your English .
只有這樣你才能在英語學習上取得進步.
Only when he reached school did he find out that he had left his textbook at home .
直到他到學校時,他才發現把課本落在家.
Only you can find out the truth .
只有你能弄清真相.
13 cover a story by yourself .
He has been sent to cover the conference. (report )
Cover the table with a cloth . ( place sth over or in front of sth )
Our city has a beautiful park covering 1000 mu (have …as a size / take up )
Is that word covered in the dictionary ? (4 include / deal with )
We covered about 30 miles a day . (walk )
Is the money enough to cover the tuition? (afford )
14 You find your colleagues eager to assist …
be eager for /after / about sth …熱切/興奮的情緒
be eager to do sth
be anxious to do sth 焦慮的心情
be anxious about sth
15 concentrate vt---- concentration n concentrated (adj ) 集中的/濃縮的/ 緊張的/
concentrate one’s attention on sth
concentrate on (doing ) sth
concentrate the / one’s mind
concentrate one’s attention on sth
concentrate on (doing ) sth
concentrate the / one’s mind
The threat of going bankrupt is very unpleasant but it certainly concentrates the mind .
即將破產的威脅雖令人極煩惱,但也能逼人開動腦筋.
We should concentrate all our efforts on improving education.我們應集中精力努力改進教育工作.
concentrate on 專心于…
16 …but I took a course
She took a course in philosophy . (n 課程,常與in/on 連用)
Our course was straight to the south . (n 路線/ 方向)
It was one of those ideas that change the course of history . (un 過程/進程)
The first course was soup . (一道菜 )
17 … of special interest to me
① of + 抽象名詞 (interest / importance / value / use / help / benefit ) = be + adj
②of + (the same) size / weight / height / length / colour / kind /shape 等
這個會議很重要 .The meeting is of great importance. = The meeting is very important.
18 have a good nose for sth = have an eye for …/ have an ear for .. 有眼光/ 對..感興趣
She has an ear for music .
A good reporter has a nose for news .
19 avoid : v keep oneself away from sb /sth ; stop sth happening / prevent
avoid ( doing ) sth
learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones (懲前毖后)
avoid one’s company (避免和某人往來)
Such kind of accidents should be avoided .
Though he made a mistake ,he wanted to avoid being punished .
20 Here comes my list of ….
here / there / now / thus / then 等副詞放在句首時,句子全部倒裝.
There goes the bell .
Now comes your turn .
Here he comes
21 Meanwhile adv = in the meanwhile / in the meantime / at the same time
22.a trick of trade = clever ways known to expert 職業的訣竅
play a trick on sb = make fun of sb / play a joke on sb
23 If the person being interviewed ….
being interviewed是現在分詞的被動語態作the person 的后置定語表明先行詞the person 所承受的被動動作正在進行.
24. Have you ever had a case where somebody accused your …. case : situation , 句中where= in which 引導定語從句
in case : 連詞,接從句 假使/ 免得/ 以防萬一,從句用一般現在時表將來
in case of : = if sth happens ,介詞短語,接名詞或名詞短語.假使… / 萬一…
in no case : 決不,放在句 首時,倒裝
in this / that case : 既然這/那樣
in any case : 無論如何,總之
25 accuse
accuse sb of sth 指控某人某事
charge sb with sth 控告某人某事
blame / scold sb for sth 譴責/責備某人某事
26 getting the wrong end of the stick
I had meant to tell you to come here at 3 o’clock ,not at six ,you must get the wrong end of the stick . (弄錯/ 誤解)
27 This is how the story goes . =This is the story.
28 …deliberately…. Adv
deliberate adj 深思熟慮的/蓄意的/ 不慌不忙的
vt / vi 仔細考慮/ 商議
He is walking deliberately . 他在不慌不忙地走著.
29 so as to 為了../ 目的是
so as to do sth ---- so as not to do sth 不用于句首, 在句中作目的狀語
in order to do sth ---- in order not to do sth 用于句首或句末 作目的狀語
我們盡早啟程以便午前趕到那里.
We started early so as to get there before noon.
We started early in order to get there before noon. = ……so that / in order that we can get there …
30 admit --- admission
admit sb / sth into / to 準許…進入/加入…
admit doing sth / having done
admit sth / that clause 承認…
admit of sth 容許某事物…
31 Later we were proved right .
prove vt show sth is true or certain 證明/ 證實
vi 系動詞 turn out (to be) 結果是/ 原來是
prove sth to sb =prove to sb that … 向某人證明某事…
prove sb (to be )+ adj 證明某人是…
prove oneself ( to be ) + adj 證明自己是…
It is proved that … 事實證明…
prove + (to be ) adj / n 結果是/原來是/被證明是…
Period 3 Reading task
Step 1 Read the passage quickly for the first time to find out the main idea of the text and find the answers to the following questions.
1. What was Zhou Yang’s first task?
2.How should he write about the story?
3.How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negative? Who are they?
Step 2. Reread the passage and find out the Writing and Printing process for an article
Period 4 Grammar (倒裝句)
Step1.定義：在英語中，主語和謂語的語序通常是主語在前，謂語在后。但有時謂語的全部或者一部分（通常是助動詞或情態動詞）卻提到主語的前面，這種語序叫做“倒裝”。
Step 2.Find out the sentences of inversion in the reading text:
1.Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of China Daily.
2. Only when you have seen what he or she does, can you cover a story by yourself.
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 different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.
Step2 語法精講。
1.否定詞置于句首，句子應進行倒裝nor, neither 放句首
Tod can’t swim, neither can I.
用于never, hardly, seldom, scarcely, barely, little, often, at no time, not only, not once, many a time等詞開頭的句子
Never shall I go there again.
Little did he know who the woman was.
Seldom was he late for class.
用于no sooner --- than ---, hardly--- when和not until的句型中
Hardly had I reached the station when the train left.
No sooner had she gone out than the phone rang.
Not until the teacher came did he finish his homework.
2.用于only放句首，修飾副詞、介詞短語或狀語從句的句 子
Only in this way can you master English well.
Only that time did he do his homework.
Only when he told me did I realize what trouble I was in.
Step 3 Do some exercise
Period 4. Do the exercise in the workbook
Period 5 Do the listening in Best English