1、Unit 4 Workbook,Listening,Many people think that doing a radio or TV interview is fun and interesting. But there may be problems.,What problems do you think you might have? Discuss it with your partner. Then listen to the story about Gregs telephone interview and see whether he had the same problems
2、 as you discussed.,Listen to Part 1 and tick the correct time and place of the interview.,Day MondayThursdayYesterday,Time 2 pm6:15 am6:15 pm,Place home radio stationBBC TV station,1. Why did Greg have to go to the radio station and not use his home telephone?,Listen again and answer the questions.,
3、He had to go to the BBC radio station because the sound effects are better there.,2. How did Greg describe the windows of the house? What does that show?,The windows are described as large, tired eyes. It shows that Greg was apprehensive. He felt that the windows were like people watching him who we
4、re not very confident.,Listen to Part 2 and fill in the blanks below.,1 _ just at that moment a man _ and opened the _ for me. As soon as I entered the room, the _ rang. It was the _ from the “Today” programme.,Luckily,appeared,studio,telephone,interviewer,2 Never was I so relieved to see anyone!I r
5、eally _ I was going to miss the programme. But _ I was on the _ everything was fine.,thought,air,once,A TRUE STORY It is Thursday and Greg (G) has just come home from a radio interview on the “Today” programme. He is talking to his wife, Susan (S).,Listening text,Part 1 S: Hello. I heard you on the
6、radio and it all seemed to go very well. G: Yes, it did as soon as we got started. But I had a bad time before they phoned me. S: Why? I thought you fixed it up yesterday!,G: Yes, I did. You remember I told you that they didnt want to phone me at home because the sound effects were better at the BBC
7、 radio station here in Reading. S: Yes. I remember. G: Well, I arrived at the buildingbefore 6 am. They were going to ring me in the studio at 6:15 to check that all was well.,S: So what was the problem? G: When I arrived I found that there was nobody waiting to let me into the building. It had many
8、 windows but they were all dark. They reminded me of large, tired eyes. S: Oh dear!,Part 2 G: Th building was so tall and old. S: Did you feel frightened? G: No, but I did get worried. I wondered if Id got the right day or the right time and place. S: Did you ring the bell?,G: Yes, I did. It sounded
9、 very loud and echoed through the empty rooms. I began to feel very anxious. I was sure I must have got things wrong. S: But you hadnt. I heard you on the radio.,G: Luckily just at that moment a man appeared and he opened the studio for me. As soon as I entered the room, the telephone rang. It was t
10、he interviewer from the “Today” programme. S: So alls well that ends well!,G: Yes, thank goodness. Never was I sorelieved to see anyone! I really thought I was going to miss the programme. But once I was on the air everything was fine.,Arrange a meeting on the phone,Which day would suit you best? I
11、would like to arrange What time would be most convenient? That will / wont be convenient because I can / cant do that because ,Where would you like to meet? I suggest that we meet I may be able to see you at Please, can you tell me ? I look forward to seeing you.,S1: Good afternoon. This is the secr
12、etary of Wang Xinjie, star of stage and screen. Can I help you? S2: Is it possible to make an appointment to interview Wang Xinjie? S1: Which organization are you?,Sample dialogue,S2: “Lookbright” beauty products. We would like to arrange for Wang Xinjie to do some work for us and help sell our good
13、s. S1: OK. Wang Xinjie is very busy at the moment working on a film. What about next week? Which day suits you best?,S2: Tuesday and Thursday are better for me. Does that suit her? S1: Well, her diary is empty for Tuesday so she may be able to see you then. What time would be most convenient? S2: I
14、think perhaps lunchtime.,S1: Im afraid she cant do that because she always has relaxation classes at lunchtime. So I suggest you meet at 2 pm. S2: That will be very convenient. Where would she like to meet?,S1: At the Apollo Theatre perhaps? S2: I look forward to seeing her at the Apollo Theatre at
15、2 pm on Tuesday. Thank you. Goodbye. S1: Goodbye.,Before listening, discuss with your partner the occasions when eyewitnesses are important for finding out the truth in news reporting. Give some examples if possible.,Listening task,Listen to Parts 1 and 2 and write down the main idea in one sentence
16、.,The story of two football teams fighting shows the importance of eyewitness in finding out who really started the trouble.,You are the police officer and you must fill in this report about the fight between the British and the Turkish fans. Listen to Part 1 again and fill in the first items of the
17、 report. Then listen to Part 2 again and fill in the rest of the report.,Beijing, China,Fighting broke out between fans supporting the two teams.,When the police arrived it was impossible to tell. There was an eyewitness.,Fred Smith says he saw the Turkish supporters throw bottles at the British sup
18、porters first. Then it developed into a serious fight with everyone involved.,Fred Smiths eyewitness account and his photographs,It was started by the Turkish supporters. The British fans were not in the wrong.,Fred Smiths photographs support his idea that the Turkish fans started the fight.,Li Da,T
19、HE IMPORTANCE OF EYEWITNESSES Zhou Yang (ZY) and his photographer Fred Smith (FS) are talking about a story they are going to cover. FS: Have you heard? Were going to Moscow to cover the international football match tomorrow.,Listening text,Im getting my camera ready. Isnt it exciting? ZY: Yes, and
20、its the Chinese national team against the Russians. FS: I think China will win, dont you? The team did very well against Mexico last month. ZY: Did you go to that match?,FS: No, but I went to the one when Britain played Turkey in Beijing. That was a good match, but something unpleasant happened. ZY:
21、 What happened? FS: Well, our British fans were not happy that their team lost.,They became more upset when the Turkish fans began calling them rude names. I wondered what would happen and started taking photos. ZY: What did happen? FS: The Turkish fans started throwingbottles. I kept taking my phot
22、os as evidence.,Part 2 ZY: Did the police come? FS: Yes, but by the time they came it was serious. There were fighting each other. It was terrible. ZY: How did it end? FS: Well, police took them to the police station.,They accused the British fans of starting the fight because they had lost the matc
23、h. And the British fanshave a bad reputation for fighting. But I was able to put them right. Notonly was I an eyewitness but I had my photographs as evidence too.,ZY: Gosh. So it was lucky you were there. FS: Yes, and that I had my camera with me. Without it I wouldnt have been able to show the poli
24、ce they were wrong. So you see why its so important to be on the spot when something happens.,ZY: Yes. Youre able to get the right end of the stick. Did you give a statement to the police? FS: Yes, I did. I helped set many British fans free.,1. Ask the students to interview a student of Senior Grade Three and write a report about their present study and life. 2. Report a thing that has recently happened in your neighborhood or in the local area.,Thank you!,
