1、Unit 4 Making the news,【文章导语】Newspapers are a kind of media,which have advantages and disadvantages.With new media developing fast,newspapers are looking for ways to develop themselves!,Newspapers,A newspaper is a periodical publication containing news,other informative articles,and usually advertis
2、ing.Most newspapers now publish online as well as in print.The online versions1 are called online newspapers.Newspapers are typically published daily or weekly.News magazines are also weekly,but they have a magazine format2.General-interest newspapers typically publish news articles and feature arti
3、cles on national and international news as well as local news.Typically the paper is divided into sections for different topics.A wide variety of material has been published in newspapers.Most newspapers are businesses,and they pay their expenses (such as journalists wages,printing costs,and distrib
4、ution costs3).The editorial4 independence of a newspaper is thus always subject to the interests of someone,whether owners,advertisers,or a government.,译文:报纸报纸是一种定期刊物。它刊登新闻,其他见闻广博的文章及广告。现在大多数报纸既出版网络版又出版印刷版。网络版本被称作网络报纸。报纸一般每天或每周出版一期。新闻杂志也通常每周一期,但是它们有杂志的版式。大众报纸通常刊登新闻文章和关于国内和国际新闻以及当地新闻的特稿。通常情况下,这种报纸根据不
5、同话题分成不同的部分。报纸上刊登种类繁多的内容。大多数报纸是商业报纸,他们要有开支(例如记者的工资、印刷费用和销售成本)。一份报纸的编辑独立性因此总是受到某些人利益的支配,无论是所有者、广告商、还是政府。,词海拾贝 1.version /vn/n.版本2.format /fmt/n.(出版物的)版式3.distribution /dIstrIbjun/cost 销售成本4.editorial /edItrIl/adj.编辑的难句剖析 The editorial independence of a newspaper is thus always subject to the interests
6、 of someone,whether owners,advertisers,or a government.译文:一份报纸的编辑独立性因此总是受到某些人利益的支配,无论是所有者、广告商、还是政府。剖析:本句中的词组be subject to的含义是“受支配;服从于”;whether . or .的含义是“无论是还是”,引导让步状语从句。,理解诱思 1.What can we learn from the passage?A.All newspapers now publish online as well as in print.B.Newspapers are typically publ
7、ished monthly or yearly.C.General-interest newspapers contain sections for the same topics.D.The editorial independence is subject to the interests of someone.,2.Do you like reading newspapers in print or online newspapers,why?,答案:1.D2.1)I like reading newspapers in print for the following reasons.F
8、irst,I like reading newspapers without hurting my eyes.Second,I can take newspapers everywhere with me.Third,I like the feeling of having a paper in my hand.2)I like reading online newspapers for the following reasons.First,online newspapers can provide me with more detailed news.Second,I can have t
9、he cool feeling of making use of new technology.Third,online newspapers can supply me with the latest news.,Section Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending,一,二,三,四,五,六,一、写作词汇预习Reading部分的词汇,完成下列小对话或语篇。1.Mum,I have passed the driving test.I am d to hear the news.2.Im (渴望的)to buy a house in Beij
10、ing.But the house prices there are very expensive.3.Please (通知)Jack of the party.I will.4.Will you go to the Great Wall tomorrow?Whether I will go there (依靠)on the weather.,一,二,三,四,五,六,5.Mr Smith was (全神贯注于)on repairing his car.Tom,who was only five years old,was (渴望的)to (协助)his father.He helped his
11、 father find the tools he needed.(与此同时),he dried Mr Smiths sweat.答案:1.delighted2.eager3.inform4.depends5.concentrating,eager,assist,Meanwhile,一,二,三,四,五,六,二、阅读词汇预习Reading部分的词汇,完成下列小短文。写出画线部分的汉语意思。Im a journalist 1. and Li Hua is a bus driver by profession 2.He was accused of deliberately 3. not stopp
12、ing his bus at a stop.He told me he didnt mean to.Seeing I was sceptical 4. about what he said,he explained that was because a passenger fell ill suddenly and needed to be sent to the nearest hospital.I decided to help him out of the dilemma 5.答案:1.记者;新闻工作者2.职业;专业3.故意地4.怀疑的5.困境;窘境,一,二,三,四,五,六,三、结合自己
13、的实际情况,回答下列问题1.What is your ideal occupation? 2.Do you want to work for a newspaper? 3.If you are offered a chance at China Daily,will you need to find out what kinds of jobs it has? 答案:略,一,二,三,四,五,六,While-reading四、阅读课文MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT,回答下列问题1.According to the passage,what left a strong impre
14、ssion on Zhou Yang?A.His experiences of looking for a job.B.His discussion with his new boss for the first time.C.His quarrel with his new boss,Hu Xin.D.His first failure in his new job.2.Whats Zhou Yangs first job with the English newspaper?A.An editor.B.An important journalist.C.An assistant journ
15、alist.D.A photographer.,一,二,三,四,五,六,3.What helped Zhou Yangs first job?A.That he took an amateur course at university.B.That he learned English at school.C.That he was a monitor at university.D.That he often got full marks in his courses.4.What plays the most important part when a journalist intervi
16、ews a person?A.Talking.B.Listening.C.Reading.D.Writing.,一,二,三,四,五,六,5.The writer mainly tells us something about .A.an unforgettable personB.a good jobC.an important newspaperD.the first unforgettable assignment答案:1.B2.C3.A4.B5.D,一,二,三,四,五,六,Post-reading五、阅读课文MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT,完成下列表格,答案:1.rep
17、orter/journalist2.editor3.photographer4.designer5.printer,一,二,三,四,五,六,六、阅读课文MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT,完成下列短文Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment 1. a reporter at China Daily.At the office his discussion with his new boss influenced his life strongly.His boss told him not to go out to cove
18、r an event 2. a professional photographer.During the interviews,he had to listen to a lot of facts in detail 3. getting well prepared for the next question based on 4. the person said.If the person 5.(interview) agreed,he should use a recorder to record what the interviewee said.The boss also gave h
19、im 6.example of the importance of a recorder.,一,二,三,四,五,六,Once a footballer was accused of taking money for 7. (deliberate) not scoring goals.He admitted that someone 8. (try) to bribe him,but denied taking the money.With the recording,9. was proved that he was guilty.He was angry and tried to stop
20、it,10. failed.答案:1.as2.without3.when4.what5.interviewed6.an7.deliberately8.had tried9.it10.but,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1.What do you imagine will be your future occupation?(P25)设想你未来的职业会是什么?剖析:do you imagine在此句中作插入语,类似的插入语还有do you think,do you believe,do you suppose,do you say等。What do you think I can
21、do for you?你认为我能为你做什么?Who do you believe can help us with the work?你认为谁能帮助我们做这项工作?When do you suppose they will finish building the house?你认为他们什么时候建完这座房子?,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,特殊疑问句中有插入语,要用陈述句语序。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,2.Never will Zhou Yang(ZY) forget his first assignment at the
22、office of a popular English newspaper.(P26)周阳永远都不会忘记他在一家畅销英文报纸办公室被分派的第一项工作任务。剖析:本句是一个倒装句。整个句子还原后是一个“主谓宾”结构的简单句。正常语序应为:Zhou Yang(ZY)will never forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.否定副词never置于句首以加强语气,句子的语序往往要部分倒装。所谓部分倒装即把谓语的一部分如助动词、情态动词或系动词等提到主语的前面。Never has he give
23、n up his dream.他从未放弃过他的梦想。Never have I watched a better opening ceremony.我从未观看过一个(比这)更精彩的开幕式。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,注意:放在句首,句子需部分倒装的含有否定意义的副词和短语还有hardly,rarely,seldom,little,nor,neither,not only,not until,scarcely,no sooner,by no means,at no time,under no circumstances等。考点延伸阅读下列句子,把它们改为部分倒装He hardly
24、understands my love for my homeland.他几乎不理解我对祖国的热爱。Hardly does he understand my love for my homeland.I didnt realize how our government cared about her people until then.直到那时我才意识到我们的政府多么关心她的人民。Not until then did I realize how our government cared about her people.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
25、,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,3.Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.(P26)晚些时候,你就可以独自去进行新闻采访并递交稿件了。考点:submit vt.提交;呈递(文件等)vi.服从,屈服Some students havent submitted their essays to their tutors.有些学生还没有把他们的论文交给导师。 归纳:词组submit sth to sb 的含义是“把某物提交给某人”。He didnt submit to his boss whatev
26、er reward he was given.无论给他什么报酬,他都不屈从于他的老板。 归纳:词组submit to sb/sth的含义是“屈服于/顺从某人/某事”。考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的词性及意义,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,I demand the submission of the signature to an expert.我要求把这签名提交专家鉴定。词性:名词意义:提交Her present submission is animated solely by her fear of punishment.她目前的屈从完全是因为她害怕受罚。词性:名词意义:屈从
27、,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,submit sth to sb把某物提交给某人submit to sb/sth屈从于,顺从某人/某事submission n.提交;屈从;投降,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,4.Youll find your colleagues very eager to assist you,so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if youre interested.(P26)你将发现你的同事们会非常热情地帮助你,如果你对摄
28、影感兴趣,以后你可以集中精力去钻研。考点一:assist vt. 帮助;协助;援助【高考典句】(2015天津高考)The companys “Oshbot” robot is built to assist customers in a store,which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the products location in the store.这家公司的“Oshbot”机器人是来帮助商店里的顾客,它帮助顾客找到物品,并且把他们带到商品在商店里的位置。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,【
29、高考典句】(2014湖南高考)Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything.技术会有帮助,但它并不是万能的。Two men are assisting the police in their enquiries.有两个人正在协助警方进行对他们的询问。归纳:assist sb with/in sth的含义是“在某方面帮助某人”。Who will assist us to finish the job?谁将协助我们完成这项工作呢?归纳: assist sb to do sth的含义是“帮助某人做某事”。Many
30、 countries have decided to assist the people in the region in rebuilding their homes.许多国家已决定援助那个地区的人民重建家园。归纳: assist sb in doing sth的含义是“帮助某人做某事”。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的词性及含义He came to my assistance.他来帮助我。词性:名词含义:帮助/协助She is Professor Browns assistant.她是布朗教授的助手。词性:名词含义:助手/助理,1,2,3,4,
31、5,6,7,8,9,10,assist sb with/in sth在某方面帮助某人assist sb to do sth帮助某人做某事assist sb in doing sth帮助某人做某事assistance n.帮助assistant n.助手,助理come to ones assistance 来帮助某人,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点二:concentrate on/upon 集中;全神贯注于【高考典句】(2015陕西高考)Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time,
32、fed,dressed and ready to learn.以前的几代人把注意力集中在让孩子按时上学、吃饭、穿衣和准备学习上。The manager is concentrating upon his work.经理正全神贯注于他的工作。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,fix ones mind/attention on/upon sth集中精力于某事pay attention to注意give ones attention to注意;关心focus ones attention on sth集中注意力于某事,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5
33、,6,7,8,9,10,5.Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.(P26)只有提很多不同的问题,你才能收集到你所需要的信息。剖析:only在此修饰if引导的条件状语从句,位于句首,主句采用了部分倒装语序,即把will提到主语you的前面。【高考典句】(2015湖南高考)Only after talking to two students did I discover that having strong motivation is one o
34、f the biggest factors in reaching goals.只有和两个学生交谈之后,我才发现拥有强烈的动机是实现目标最大的因素之一。Only if you know about China will you understand how great she is.你只有了解中国,才会明白她有多么伟大。注意:only若只修饰句子的主语,则不用倒装语序。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,Only my father knows how to solve the problem.只有我的父亲知道如何解决这个问题。考点:acquire vt.获得;取得;学到【高考典句】(
35、2015天津高考)Boldnessa willingness to extend yourself to the extremeis not one that can be acquired overnight.But it can be taught to children and developed in adults.魄力一种想把自己发挥到极限的愿望不是可以在一夜之间获得的。但它是可以教给孩子们,且可以在成年人身上培养的。【高考典句】(2014山东高考)At the age of six months she was acquired,along with her sister,by J
36、ohn Ashley,a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholder.在六个月大的时候,她和她的姐姐一起被马萨诸塞一位有钱的奴隶主约翰阿什利买去了。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,Only when you go outdoors can you acquire the skills you need.只有当你走出门时,你才能学到需要的技能。辨析:acquire,obtain与gainacquire多用于指通过不断地学、问等慢慢地获取学问、技术等较抽象的东西。obtain表示经过长期或很大的努力,获得期望已久的东西。gain含义较obtain进一层,表示经过
37、更大的努力才能获得,故常译为“赢得”。We should try to acquire good habits.我们应该努力养成良好的习惯。I havent been able to obtain that book.我还没能得到那本书。I hope you will gain greater success.我希望你(们)赢得更大的成功。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,6.We say a good journalist must have a good “nose” for a story.(P26)我们说,一个好记者必须具备对新闻非常
38、敏感的“嗅觉”。剖析:本句是一个含有宾语从句的复合句。a good journalist must have a good “nose” for a story 是宾语从句,引导词that被省略。考点:have a good nose for.很善于发现,对敏感The police dog called Fei Xiong has a good nose for criminals trails.那只叫飞雄的警犬很善于跟踪罪犯的痕迹。考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的搭配及意义,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,We cant let anyone lead us by the nos
39、e.We should use our own judgement and do the right thing.我们不能让任何人牵着鼻子走,我们应该用自己的判断做正确的事情。搭配:lead sb by the nose意义:控制某人/牵着某人的鼻子走Jack,dont turn up your nose at that poor boy.杰克,不要瞧不起那个可怜的男孩。搭配:turn up ones nose at意义:鄙视/瞧不起,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,have a good nose for很善于发现,对敏感lead sb by the nose控制某人,牵着某人的鼻
40、子走turn up ones nose at鄙视,瞧不起,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,7.They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story.(P26)他们(记者)必须通过调查研究来使自己了解到被遗漏的那部分情况。考点:inform vt. 告知;通知【高考典句】(2014广东高考)One after another,the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were inf
41、ormed,“Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”接下来的六位司机在收费站被一个接一个地告知,“前面的一位女士已经替你付费了。”归纳:inform后可接that引导的宾语从句。【高考典句】(2015北京高考)If accepted for the job,youll be informed soon.如果你被录用做这份工作,你很快就会接到通知。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,I informed his wife of his safe arrival.我通知他太太他已平安抵达。归纳:inform常和介词of连用,意为“通知某人某事
42、”。考点延伸1)阅读下面的句子,指出黑体词的搭配及意义He kept himself informed of what happened in his company.他让人随时告诉自己公司里所发生的事情。搭配:keep sb informed of sth意义:随时告诉某人某事2)inform有时可和as to或about连用。Can you inform me (as to) where he lives?你能告诉我他住在哪里吗?I informed him (about) what to do.我通知他该做什么。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,inform sb of sth
43、通知某人某事keep sb informed of sth随时告诉某人某事,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,即学即用,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,8.Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?(P26)你们有没有过这样的情况:别人控告你的记者,说他(她)们的报道完全失实?剖析:本句中where 引导定语从句修饰名词case。考点一:case n.情况;病例;案例In that case,let me go wi
44、th you.如果那样,让我和你一起去吧。Her case was very serious.她的病情非常严重。【高考典句】(2015江苏高考)The police officers decided to conduct a thorough and comprehensive review of the case.警方决定对这个案件进行一次彻底而又全面的审查。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出黑体词的搭配及意义In case of fire,break the glass.如果发生火灾,请砸碎玻璃。搭配:in case of意义:如果发生/万一(后接名词或
45、名词短语)In no case should you give up.你决不能放弃。搭配:in no case意义:绝不【高考典句】(2015福建高考)It was considerate of Michael to inform us of his delay in case we got worried.迈克尔想得很周到,他通知我们他耽搁的事情,以免我们担心。搭配:in case意义:假使/万一,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,It may rain tomorrow,but we are going home in any case.明天可能下雨,但不管怎样,我们打算回家去。搭
46、配:in any case意义:无论如何/总之I hear he is ill.In this/that case,we should go to see him.我听说他病了。如果这样/那样,我们应该去看他。搭配:in this/that case意义:如果这样/那样,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,in case of如果发生,万一(后接名词或名词短语)in no case 绝不in case假使,万一in any case无论如何;总之in this/that case如果这样/那样,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,考点二:accuse.of 因指责或控告Once a
47、 neighbour accused me of playing my radio too loudly.一次,一个邻居指责我把收音机的声音放得太大。考点延伸1)be accused as被指控为Jack was accused as a murderer.杰克被指控为凶手。2)和accuse一样常与介词of连用的动词有remind sb of sth提醒某人某事warn sb of sth警告某人某事cure sb of sth治好某人某种疾病inform sb of sth告诉或通知某人某事rob sb of sth抢劫某人某物suspect sb of (doing) sth怀疑某人(做了)某事,
