1、Unit 4 Making the news惠东荣超中学 梁妙【单元导航】BBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the worlds largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio an
2、d television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 44 foreign news bureaux and has correspondents in almost every country. Since 2004, the Director of BBC News has been Helen Boaden.Period 1 Warming Up and ReadingStep 1.Pre-reading1.How many different kinds of jobs
3、do newspapers have? What are they?reporters chief editor photographer designers printerdeputy editor sub editor critic cartoonist correspondent2. What are the qualities a good journalist needs to have? Discuss in groups and thick the boxes below. Please add more qualities if your like. Very importan
4、t Important Not very important1 Higher level of education 2 Work experience 3 Good communication skills 4 Curious, active personality 5 Hard-working 6 Enthusiasm for the job 7_ 8_ 3. Give a brief description of your first day at school,being far away from home,your first day abroad. . The following
5、phrases and structures may be helpful:It was the first time that I came to I was very .I were to and 写一篇短文介绍你难以忘怀的一段经历：_Step2. Fast-reading（方法导引：略读或浏览阅读 skimming：忽略不懂的句子和生词，快速阅读原文。目的只是为了了解阅读材料的大意。针对这篇文章我们只要回答 when ,where ,who ,what ,why and how 的问题）1. Skim the first paragraph of the reading passage
6、below and answer the questions.1)Where did the conversation happen? _.2) Who were talking? _.2. What does the reading passage mainly talk about? ( )A.The skills necessary to become a good reporterB.The skills necessary to become a good photographerC.How to conduct a good interviewD.Being carefully i
7、n the new environmentE.A and CStep3: Careful reading.（方法导引：采用扫描式阅读 scanning：进行有目的的阅读，目的是寻找某些资料或信息，对于无关部分可以忽略。 ）1 Read the passage and then do the True or False exercises.1)Zhou can go out on a story immediately. 2) Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a camera with himself. 3)While interviewing, the reporte
8、r would just ask the questions prepared before hand. 4)The footballer admitted he took the money. 5)Zhou took a course of photography at mid-school. 6)Zhou is very enthusiastic. 2.Reading and fill in the blanks.Zhou Yangs notesSkillsWe need to be_.To_all the information we need to know,we have to as
9、k many different _.To be a good report, we must have a “_” for a story.When we find people are not_,we must find out the missing part of the _.The importance _of listening.Dos _to the answers carefully.TipsDont be_.Dont talk too much ourselves.Step4. ActivityWhat is news?It is some unusual or uncomm
10、on happenings. 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 7a.m. on the 101 Road because of the heavy fog.Who a man What was in
11、juredHow seriouslyWhen at about 7:oo p.m.Where on the 101 RoadWhy because of the heavy fogCan you make your own news in one sentence?Can you spot them?cover a storyhave a “nose” for a storya trick of the tradeget the fact straight get the wrong end of the stickThis is how the story goes get a scoopW
12、ho WhatHowWhenWhereWhyStep4. Homework:Write a short news from your daily life.Tick out sentences that you think are difficult for you.【学习反思】我的阅读完成情况 呃，我还要努力！Unit 4 Making the newsPeriod 1 Warming Up and ReadingStep 1.Pre-readingSuggested answers for Question1:reporters chief editor photographer desi
13、gners printerdeputy editor sub editor critic cartoonist correspondentSuggested answers for Exercise 3:It was the first time that came to XXX Middle School. I arrived at this school very because I was very excited and nervous. I was to meet my new teachers and new classmates this day and I would try
14、my best to do everything well in this new school.Step2. Fast-readingAnswers key for Exercise 11)Where did the conversation happen? At the office of China Daily.2)Who were talking? Zhou Yang was talking with his new boss, Hu Xin.2. What does the reading passage mainly talk about? ( E )Step3: Careful readingAnswers key for Exercise 11).F 2).T 3).F 4). F 5). F 6). TAnswers key for Exercise 2curious, acquire , questions, nose, telling the truth, storyImportance, listen, rude
