课标人教实验版高二 Module 5

Unit 4

Reading

Lead in

What do you want to be in the future?

What is your ideal occupation?

But whatever you want to be, you

need to know a lot about the

occupations and prepare yourselves for

them from now on.

Tips

Suppose you were to be a journalist

for China Daily, do you know what

kind of jobs they have? Look at an

English newspaper. Then discuss in

pairs and fill in the chart below.

Warming upWarming up

Types of jobs at English newspaper

journalist editor

reporter critic

photographer designer

foreign correspondent

Types of jobs What it involves

journalist Interview people or finds

out events from onlookers

and writes news stories

editor checks the writing and

facts and makes changes if

necessary

Types of jobs What it involves

photographer takes photographs of important people or events

critic gives opinion on plays and books

designer lay out articles and photographs

foreign correspondent

reports form abroad

reporter

Can you tell me what they are in the

following pictures?

critic

editors

make sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts

photographer

takes photographs of important people or events

designerslays out the article and photographs

printerprints the newspaper

Pre-reading

1. Now if you want to be a good news

journalist, what qualities do you

think you need to have?

1. 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. ____________________

Prepared to work long hours

Ability to work in a team

2. Every one has unforgettable moments

in his/her life. Now discuss in pairs

how you would feel if you were

offered a job on a famous newspaper

or company.

Guess the meaning of these expressions

cover a story

have a “nose” for a story

a trick of the trade

get the fact straight

get the wrong end of the stick

how the story goes

a real “scoop”

cover a story

have a “nose” for a

story

a trick of the trade

get the fact straight

to report on an

important event

be able to tell whether

is a true story

clever ways known to

experts

to present ideas fairly

get the wrong end of

the stick

how the story goes

get a scoop

not to understand

properly

this is the story

a piece of hot news

3. Look at the title and the picture .What do you think would make the first day at work “unforgettable”?

• Doing things very special or meeting somebody very important

• Feeling very strange and uncomfortable

• Not dressed correctly for the job or dropping food or drink and feeling embarrassed

• Feeling at home straightaway because the atmosphere is so friendly

• solving a problem or showing some expertise which impresses your new boss or colleagues

ReadingReading

What’s the main idea of this passage?

This passage is about Zhou Yang’s first

assignment at the office of a popular

local newspaper. And his discussion with

his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly

influence his life as a reporter.

Task 1 Skimming

Task 2 Scanning

1. Could Zhou Yang go out on a story

alone immediately? Why (not)?

No, not until he is more experienced.

Because there is a lot for him to

learn and he must work in a team.

2. What mistakes must be avoided?

Missing your deadline, being rude

and talking too much about himself.

3. How did Zhou Yang feel on his first

day at work?

Excited and eager to go out on a

story.

4. What is the trick of the trade?

If the person being interviewed agrees,

we sometimes use a recorders to make

sure that we get all our facts straight.

5. Why was the football player angry?

Because an article was written which

suggested he was guilty.

Comprehending

1. Zhou Yang needs to answer a letter

from a student asking how to become a

journalist. So he is making notes in

order to answer the questions. Can you

work out Zhou Yang’s notes? Use the

information from the reading passage

to help you.

Zhou Yang’s notes

Skills ◆ We need to be _______ . ◆ To _______ all the information we need to know, we have to ask many different _________ .

◆ To be a good reporter, we must have a “____ ” for a story.

◆ When we find people are not ______________ , we must find out the missing parts of the ______ .

curiousacquire

questions

nose

telling the truth

story

Tips Dos ◆ ______ to the

answers carefully.

______ ◆ Don’t be _____.

◆ Don’t talk too much

ourselves.

rudeDon’ts

Listen

The importance _________________of listening

get the detailed facts 　　　

How to deal with accusations of printing lies

1. ask questions2. note reactions3. check facts4. do research

use research and ask witness

use a tape recorder for the interview

Stages in researching a story

How to check facts

2. Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.

1). Why was Zhou Yang’s first work assignment unforgettable?

A. Because it was his first work day as a reporter.

B. Because he had the chance to meet his new boss.

C. Because he made a strong impression on his new boss.

D. Because he got some advice from his new boss.

D

2). According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The questions a reporter prepares to ask are fixed.

B. A reporter must be able to tell when people are lying.

C. Listening is a very important skill for a reporter.

D. Zhou Yang’s colleagues are willing to help each other.

A

3). According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Zhou Yang covered a story on the first day.

B. The footballer was proved not to be guilty.

C. A reporter needs to take a camera with him or her.

D. A reporter needs to take notes while listening.

D

1. to work in a team

2. How to get an accurate story

3. How to protect a story from

accusations.

A reporter’s duties are

concise patient

imaginative well-recognized

technically good polite honest

truthful thorough creative curious

admirable careful gifted professional

3. Work out which adjectives best describe

what is required for these two jobs. Some

may be needed for both jobs.

Adjectives to describe a journalist

Adjectives to describe a photographer

Patient, well-organized,

thorough, curious, careful, concise,

professional, polite

Creative, imaginative, technically good, gifted, professional, well-organized, patient

What is the main difference between being a journalist and being a photographer?

A reporter needs to be ___________ ________________________ but a photograph needs to be __________ __________________________________. __________________________________________________________. I think I would make a good ___________ _________________________________________________________.

thorough, curious, careful and concise

creative, imaginative, technically good and giftedThey both need to be professional, well-organized and patient photographer because I am creative and I enjoy being technically good at things.

1. is usually poorly educated.

2. always has a good eye for a good story.

3. needs have good observation skills as well as good communication skills.

5. is seldom a very good listener.

A good reporter :A good reporter :

wellwell

nosenosetoto

always/usuallyalways/usually

6. hardly checks the evidence carefully before it appears in the newspaper.

7. writes with unnecessary words.

8. is one who thinks of readers’ benefits last.withoutwithout

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1. Practicing reading aloud the dialogue

with your partner. Pay attention to the

intonation and stress.

2. Read a newspaper and try to discover

something to do with our topic about

it.

Assignment