1、Unit 4Making the news,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,智能手机的广泛应用,让新媒体时代“公民记者”崛起。Smartphones make it easier to be a journalistUntil recently,the only way that people could make a contribution to the papers or magazines they read was by sending a letter to the editor.But thanks to smartphones and convenient apps,now ev
2、eryone has the chance to report the world around them.You might even get your work published.Citizen journalism,as it is known,means ordinary non-journalists reporting the news around them in text,images,or video.Global news events have always benefited from citizen journalism.However,since the arri
3、val of smartphones,news organizations such as the BBC and MSNBC have relied even more on reports from citizen journalists to cover events around the world,especially in the Middle East.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,Citizen journalists have reported events like Occupy Wall Street,an anti-capitalist protest in New
4、York that tried to shut down the stock exchange.Even celebrity sightings have been published with the help of citizen journalists.Some news companies such as Al Jazeera,based in Qatar,have hired citizen journalists to take videos and report in countries where access is difficult.And for bloggers and
5、 writers,citizen journalism can be a great way to start a career in the media.Social media sites such as Weibo are already popular with citizen journalists,but the content cant always be trusted.Luckily,with convenient apps,like StoryMaker,you can start reporting in your community.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,St
6、oryMakerOne of The Guardians projects,StoryMaker not only lets you create and share the news,but its unique tutorials and lessons actually guide you through the whole creative process and help you to think like a professional journalist.StoryMaker lets you edit what you write on your cellphone,makin
7、g it even easier to finish your story.Finally,after the editing process,you can share your story on all of your favorite platforms.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,contribution /kntrIbjun/ n.投稿image /ImId/ n.影像rely /rIlaI/ vi.依靠,依赖anti-capitalist /ntIkpItlIst/ n.反资本家protest /prtest/ n.抗议stock /stk/ n.股票hire /haI/ vt
8、.雇用tutorial /tjutril/ n.教程,难句剖析,导读诱思,单词注释,Citizen journalism,as it is known,means ordinary non-journalists reporting the news around them in text,images,or video.译文:众所周知,公民新闻的含义是非记者身份的普通人以文本、影像或视频等方式报道他们周围的新闻。剖析:本句是个复合句,主语是Citizen journalism,谓语是means;as it is known是非限制性定语从句。,难句剖析,导读诱思,单词注释,1.What is
9、 a typical case of citizen journalism according to the article?答案:The Occupy Wall Street event.2.What is the authors attitude toward citizen journalism?答案:He is in favor of it.,Section Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending,一,二,三,四,五,六,Pre-reading一、观察下列图片,叙述一下自己日常生活中是用什么方式获取信息的,一,二,三,四,五,六,N
10、ews plays a very important part in our daily life.We can get it in many ways.First,Second,Third,Fourth,Fifth,.答案:略。,一,二,三,四,五,六,二、你认为在现代社会中一个新闻记者需要什么设备?请陈述自己的观点,答案:mobile phones,digital cameras,recorders,laptop computers,etc.,一,二,三,四,五,六,三、将下列单词或短语与它们相对应的释义搭配起来AB1.delighteda.at the same time2.so as
11、tob.to rely on3.meanwhilec.happy;pleased4.concentrate ond.need5.depend on e.in order to6.demandf.to help;to aid7.accuse .ofg.to focus on8.assisth.to charge .with答案:1.c2.e3.a4.g5.b6.d7.h8.f,一,二,三,四,五,六,四、翻译下列短语A.温故:从文中找出下列短语并写出它们的汉语意思1.an experienced journalist 2.be interested in 3.only if 4.detailed
12、 facts 5.to tell the truth B.知新:从文中找出与下列释义对应的英文1.集中;全神贯注于 2.依靠;依赖 3.因指责或控告 4.为了(做)5.通知某人某事,一位有经验的记者,对感兴趣,只有;只要就,详尽的事实,说实话,concentrate on,depend on,accuse.of,so as to (do sth),inform sb of sth,一,二,三,四,五,六,五、阅读课文MY FIRST WORK ASSIGNMENT,回答下列问题1.According to the passage,what left a strong impression on
13、 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.,答案:B,一,二,三,四,五,六,2.Whats Zhou Yangs first job with the English newspaper?A.An editor.B.An important journalist.C.An assis
14、tant journalist.D.A photographer.3.What helps 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.,答案:C,答案:A,一,二,三,四,五,六,4.What plays the most important part when a
15、 journalist interviews a person?A.Talking. B.Listening.C.Reading.D.Writing.5.The writer mainly tells us something about .A.an unforgettable personB.a good jobC.an important newspaperD.the first unforgettable assignment,答案:B,答案:D,一,二,三,四,五,六,六、根据课文内容填空To the journalists,its unnecessary 1. them to tak
16、e a camera 2. they have professional photographers to 3.(assistant)them.The reporters should be 4.(curiosity)and they must have a good “nose” for a story.They know 5. to acquire the information they need.While 6.(interview),they wont be rude,they wont talk too much 7.(they)and they should listen to
17、the 8.(interview)carefully.Meanwhile,they have to prepare the next question.There is a trick of the trade.That is,with the 9.(permit)of the interviewee,they would use small recorders 10. could keep the evidence to help support their story.,for,because,assist,curious,how,interviewing,themselves,inter
18、viewee,permission,which,9,1,2,3,4,5,1.Never will Zhou Yang(ZY) forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.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
19、newspaper.”考点1)never置于句首以加强语气,句子的语序往往要部分倒装。Never has he given 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。,6,7,8,10,1,2,3,4,5,2)放在句首,句子需用部分倒装语序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,no sooner,by no means,in no way,at n
20、o time,under no circumstances等。Hardly does he understand my love for my homeland.他几乎不理解我对祖国的热爱。No sooner had I got home than it began to rain.我刚到家天就开始下雨了。Not until then did I realize how our government cared about her people.直到那时我才意识到我们的政府多么关心她的人民。He is not a doctor.Neither is his sister.他不是医生,他的姐姐也
21、不是。归纳: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。,9,6,7,8,10,1,2,3,4,5,活学活用语法填空1)Not until he went through real hardship (he realized) the love we have for our families is important.2)Never before she seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.3)Hardly had we sat down at the table the phone rang.,d
22、id he realize,has,when,单句改错4)Seldom he go to see his friends.变为倒装句5)He didnt go to bed until his son came back.,在Seldom后加does,Not until his son came back did he go to bed.,9,6,7,8,10,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,2.Were delighted youre coming to work with us.非常高兴你来和我们一起工作。考点delighted adj. 快乐的;欣喜的Im delighted
23、 at/by your success.我为你的成功感到高兴。He was very much delighted with the result.他对这个结果感到非常高兴。归纳:delighted常与介词at,by或with连用,表示“对感到高兴”。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,1)be delighted后可接动词不定式或从句。【高考典句】(2015湖北高考)The professor was delighted to find that two thirds of the project had (already) been finished by the students
24、 independently.教授高兴地发现学生们已独立完成了该项目三分之二的工作。Im delighted that you came to see me.很高兴你来看我。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,2)阅读下列句子,体会delight的词性及含义To our great delight,the day turned out fine.我们感到高兴的是,天气转晴了。词性:名词含义:高兴Her singing delighted everyone.她的歌声使大家很愉快。词性:动词含义:使高兴3)delightful adj. 使人快乐的;令人愉快的,宜人的a delightfu
25、l restaurant舒适的餐馆a delightful town 宜人的小镇a delightful child 讨人喜欢的孩子,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,活学活用语法填空1)(delight)at the good news,she couldnt help crying.2)I was delighted you could stay.3)I was delighted (see)my old friends again.单句改错4)To my delighted,my friend will come to Shanghai.5)The boy is delightf
26、ul to know he has passed the exam.,Delighted,that,to see,delighteddelight,delightfuldelighted,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,3.Thats admirable,but Im afraid it would be unusual!真是勇气可嘉,不过恐怕这不太合乎常规!考点admirable adj.值得赞扬的;令人钦佩的That they saved the drowning girl was admirable.他们救了那个溺水女孩的事是值得赞扬的。His handling of the
27、situation was admirable.他对这个情况的处理令人钦佩。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,阅读下列句子,体会黑体词的词性及含义Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humor.人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感。词性:动词含义:钦佩He stood back to admire the painting.他退后几步欣赏那幅油画。词性:动词含义:欣赏I was filled with admiration for his courage.我对他的勇气无比钦佩。词性:名词含义:钦佩,赞赏,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,1
28、0,活学活用语法填空1)(2015课标全国高考改编)In addition to their simple beauty,what makes the adobe dwellings (admire) is their ability to “air condition” a house without using electric equipment.2)Our school is widely admired its excellent teaching.3)I have great (admire) for her as a writer.句子翻译4)She was used to re
29、ceiving admiring glances from others.,admirable,for,admiration,她习惯了别人投来的赞赏目光。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,4.Youll find your colleagues very eager to assist you,so you may be able to concentrate on photography later if youre interested.你将发现你的同事们会非常热情地帮助你,如果你对摄影感兴趣,以后你可以集中精力去钻研。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,剖析 句中形容词
30、eager作宾语your colleagues 的补足语。动词find常接形容词、动词-ing形式、过去分词、介词短语等作其宾语补足语(句子成分)。Many people find the sports meeting wonderful.许多人发现运动会很精彩。When I entered the room I found him playing a computer game.我进入房间时发现他在玩电脑游戏。Do you find him disappointed with us?你发现他对我们很失望吗?When he woke up,he found himself in his own
31、 house.他醒来时发现自己在家里。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,考点一assist vt. 帮助;协助;援助She employed a woman to assist her with/in the housework.她雇了一个妇女帮助她做家务。Who will assist us to finish the job?谁将协助我们完成这项工作呢?Many countries have decided to assist the people in the area 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:assi
32、st sb with/in sth的含义是:在某方面帮助某人。assist sb to do sth的含义是:帮助某人做某事。assist sb in doing sth的含义是“帮助某人做某事”。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,阅读下列句子,体会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,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,考点二concentrate on/upon 集中;全神贯注于I cant con
33、centrate on my study with all that noise going on.吵闹声不绝于耳,我无法集中精力去学习。The manager is concentrating upon his work.经理正全神贯注于他的工作。相关短语: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,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,活学活用语法填空1)(2015天津高考改编)The
34、companys “Oshbot” robot is built(assist) customers in a store.2)(2015陕西高考改编)Previous generations concentratedgetting children to school on time,fed,dressed and ready to learn.3)We will assist you finding somewhere to live.4)I cant move this piano without (assist).,to assist,on/upon,in,assistance,1,2
35、,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,单句改错5)He concentrated in the study of English.6)She was delighted to assist him his maths.,inon/upon,在him后加with或in,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,5.Not only am I interested in photography,but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.我对摄影不仅是感兴趣,在大学里我还修过业余摄影课来提升我的技术。剖析1)本句是一个
36、由not only .but (also)连接的并列句。当not only位于句首时,其后的句子要用部分倒装语序;but also之后的句子不倒装。Not only was everything that he had taken away from him,but also his German citizenship.不但他所拥有的一切被夺走了,而且他的德国国籍也被撤销了。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,2)not only .but also句型一般只省略also,但在连接句子时,有时也可见到省略but或also,甚至but also的情形。Not only did I fe
37、el relaxed,I was also delighted.我不但感到轻松,而且还很高兴。(省去了but)Not only has she been an excellent wife,she has been a good journalist that Ill never be.她不仅是一个出色的妻子,而且是一个我永远也做不到的好记者。(省去了but also),1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,活学活用语法填空1)Not only did he complain the food in the restaurant,he refused to pay for it.2)Not
38、 only they succeed in cloning animals,but also the scientists produced food from cloned animals.,also,did,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,完成句子3)不但我妈妈不高兴,玛丽也不高兴。(用倒装句式)unhappy,but Mary was.4)他不仅有着聪明的大脑,而且工作很能吃苦。(用倒装句式)a clever brain,but he also works very hard.5)计算机应用于教学。结果,不仅教师节省能量,而且学生对课程更感兴趣。The computer was
39、 used in teaching.As a result,not only ,but students became more interested in the lessons.,Not only was my mother,Not only does he have,was teachers energy saved,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,6.Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.只有提很多不同的问题,你才能收集到你所
40、需要的信息。剖析only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,即把情态动词will提到主语you的前面。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。only修饰状语(从句)且位于句首时,主句要用部分倒装语序;若修饰主语,则不用倒装语序。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,考点acquire vt.获得;取得;学到【高考典句】(2015福建高考)The moral of the story is:spare no effort to acq
41、uire knowledge and never get discouraged easily no matter how difficult the situation may be.这个故事的寓意是不遗余力地去获得知识,无论情形多么艰难,也不要轻易泄气。Only when you go outdoors can you acquire the skills you need.只有当你走出去才能学到需要的技能。形近词:require vt. 要求;需要inquire/enquire vt. 打听;询问,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,活学活用语法填空1)Only if you ta
42、ke part in physical activities you be able to keep fit and stay healthy.2)Only through constant practice can the ability to use a foreign language be (acquire).3)(2015天津高考改编)Boldnessa willingness to extend yourself to the extremeis not one that can (acquire) overnight.,will,acquired,be acquired,1,2,
43、3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,7.Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question depending on what the person says.同时,你还要根据被采访人所说的话准备提出下一个问题。考点一meanwhile adv.其间;同时meanwhile相当于in the meantime/at the same time。Theyll be here soon.Meanwhile well have some coffee.他们很快就到这儿,其间我们先喝点咖啡。【高考典句】(2015湖北高考)Meanwhile your eyes
44、 are telling you youre standing straight.同时,你的眼睛告诉你你站得笔直。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,【高考典句】It will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner.In the meanwhile,Ill set the table.如果你去商店购买我们晚餐需要的东西就算帮了大忙;同时,我会摆好餐具。考点二depend on依靠;依赖;取决于All living things depend on the sun for their gr
45、owth.所有的生物都依赖太阳来生长。【高考典句】(2014陕西高考)When the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.延时航班何时起飞主要取决于天气。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,1)depend on sb to do sth指望某人做某事You cant depend on your enemy to help you.你不能指望你的敌人来帮助你。2)depend on后面不能直接跟宾语从句,通常要用it作形式宾语,把宾语从句放在后面,意为“要相信”。Do depend on it that
46、he will make us proud some day.要相信他总有一天会让我们自豪。3)It/That (all)depends.看情况;视情况而定。(常用于交际用语)I may go out.What about you?我可能要出去,你呢?Well,it depends.哦,这得视情况而定。,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,活学活用语法填空1)Jane was writing a letter and Pat was watching TV.2)I hope to go to a medical school eventually. the meanwhile,I am
47、going to study chemistry.3)(2015陕西高考改编)The shade of the forest trees provides a home for birds and other species(物种) that depend trees flowers and fruits.4)You can depend on that he will never give up.,meanwhile,In,on,it,1,2,3,4,5,9,6,7,8,10,8.Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?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 someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick是定语从句,修饰先行词case,此处的case可以理解为抽象地点。,
