Warming up

1. Warming up 1. Do you want to get some information everyday? How can you get the information? There are so many ways to get information, but reading newspapers is one of theoldest.

2. 2. Can you guess how complex it is to make news? This class we’ll learn a passage about how to make news. Let’s come to the passage.

3. Task 1 Read the text and try to get the main idea of it. The passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.

4. Task 2 • Answer the following questions: • What was Zhou Yang’s first assignment/ task? • His first task was to write his story.

5. 2. How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negative? Who were they and what did they say about the article? Before it was ready to be processed into film negative, an editor from his department, the copy-editor, the native speaker, the chief editor and the news desk editor read his article.

6. Task 3 Work out the writing and printing process of an article. And complete the chart in Ex1 on page 31.

7. 2. You do some research to see if the story is true or not. 1. You go to an interview to get the information for your story. 4. You give the article to sub-editor to check. 3. You begin to write the story using notes from the interview. → → ←

8. 5. The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style. 6. The last stagethe article is checked /approved by the chief editor. 7. All the stories and photos are set and the color negatives for the printing are made ready. 8. The first edition of a news paper is made. → → ←

9. Language Points

10. 1. edition 版本,书报等一次发行总数 <归纳拓展> editor n.编辑 editorial adj. (定语) 编辑的 n.社论,社评 edit v.　编辑,剪辑 edit sth. out of (sth.)　删除

11. 2. department (政府, 企业, 商店, 大学等的)部,司,局, 处, 科, 部门, 系 The Education Department The sales department

12. 3. task 任务 a piece of (esp. hard or unpleasant) work that has to be done. 必须要做的工作(尤指困难或讨厌的); Learning English well is a difficult task. 学好英语是一项艰难的任务。

13. v. ~ sb with sth 将…作为任务交与某人 He was tasked with the design of a new shopping center. 他被派给设计新的购物中心的任务。

14. 4. accurate adj.正确无误的,精确的,准确的 <归纳拓展> accuracy n. 准确, 精确 precise adj. 精确的, 独特的, 精细的 exact adj. 正确的, 准确的, 严谨的, 精密的 accurately adv. 精确, 准确 correct adj.正确的, 准确

15. 1) ________ statistics, measurements, calculations, are very important. 2) It’s impossible to say with any ________ how many are affected. 3) This is the ______ dress for a formal dinner. 4) The ____ time is three minutes and thirty-five seconds. Accurate accuracy correct exact

16. 5) They both came here at ______ the same time. 6) He is ______ in everything. 7) The diagram had been copied with great ________. 8) He is a man with a ______ mind. exactly precise precision precise

17. 5. employ 雇佣某人 She’s employed as a taxi driver. They employ him to look after the baby.

18. 6. polish a. ..(sth) (up) (with sth) 磨光，擦亮 … (up) furniture/shoes with a cloth用布把家具/鞋擦亮 b. (比喻)修正，修改，修饰(某事物) … a speech/ an article 给讲稿/文章润色 … sth off (口)迅速的作完某事 He polishes off the letter.

19. 7. note v. 注意, 观察, 记录 n. 摘记, 短信, 注释, 纸币, 音调, 暗示, 含义　 note down 记录 noted adj. 闻名的,著名的 take / make a note of 记录 sound/ strike a note of 表现出, 提出警告 compare notes交流看法

20. 8. chief adj.最重要的,主要的,最高权威的 辨析: chief, principal 和 major chief主要的,首要的 指人时表示地位高、权力大, 指物时表示重要。 principal首要的,主要的 正式用语 由于某中重要性而具有首要的地位。 major主要的,首要的 指与他物相对比时突出显赫的地位。

21. 翻译句子。 • 他是我们的处长。 • 2. 那场意外事故的主要原因是什么? • 3. 上海是中国的主要城市之一。 He is the chief of my department. What’s the chief cause of the accident? Shanghai is one of the chief cities of China.

22. 9. approve v.赞成,认可,满意,批准,通过 approval n.赞成、同意、认可 on approval (指货物)不满意可以退换的 approving adj. 赞许的、认可的 approved school 少年罪犯教养院(感化院)

23. You can join the class if your mother approves. 你可以参加这个班,如果你母亲同意的话。 • 2) You made a good decision, and I thoroughly approve it. 你作出了一个好决定, 我不折不扣(衷心)地表示赞同。

24. 3) She received many approving glances. 她赢得了很多赞许的目光。 4) I don’t approve of smoking in bed.我不赞成躺在床上吸烟。

25. 10. process 步骤，程序，过程 Reforming the education system will be a difficult process. 教育制度的改革将是一个艰苦的过程。

26. 11. appointment n.任命, 委派, 工作, 职位, 约会, 预约 appoint v. 任命, 委派确定或决定某事物 appoint that sth. (shall be done)命令某事 take an appointment　就职 by appointment　　按照约定 keep/ break ones appointment守/违约 make/ fix an appointment with与某人约会

27. 12. When do you think is convenient for you? 句中do you think 作插入语，英语中do you think / suppose / believe/ imagine 等和疑问代词或疑问副词连用时, 常把疑问代(副)词置于句首, 而把do you think置于句中。

28. 提示: do you think 置于句中,句子的语序应该为正常语序, 不再使用倒装语序; 这类结构也可以用于定语从句里作为插入语。

29. What do you think _______? • A. is he interested in B. interested he • C. he is interested in D. does he interest • (2) Who do you think _____? • A. broke the window • B. of breaking the window • C. to break the window • D. did he break the window

30. 13. senior adj.年长的, (级别、职位、 资格)较高的, 高年级的(作定语) seniorn.年较长的人, 毕业班或高年 级的学生 junioradj.较幼的, 较小的 superioradj. 较高的, 优越的, 优良的, 不屈服的

31. Reading

32. Lead in What do you want to be in the future? What is your ideal occupation?

33. Tips But whatever you want to be, you need to know a lot about the occupations and prepare yourselves for them from now on.

34. Warming up Suppose you want to work for a newspaper and you are offered a chance for a job at China Daily. Do you know what kind of jobs they have at their office and what each job involves?

35. Types of jobs at China Daily journalist editor reporter critic photographer designer foreign correspondent

38. Can you tell me what they are in the following pictures? reporter

39. critic

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

41. photographer takes photographs of important people or events

42. designers lays out the article and photographs

43. printer prints the newspaper

44. Pre-reading 1. Now if you want to be a good news reporter, what qualities do you think you need to have?

45. 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. ________________________ 9. ________________________ Prepared to work long hours Ability to work in a team Creative ideas

46. 2. Every one has unforgettable moments in his/her life. Think about your first day at school, being far away form home, your first day abroad… Now discuss in your group what the first day would be like, and how you would feel if you were to work for a famous newspaper or company.

47. 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”

48. 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

49. 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

50. Reading Task1 Skimming What’s the main idea of this passage? This passage is about Zhou Yang’s first assignment at the office of China Daily. And his discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a reporter.