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Question
Where can we get the information?
radio
TV programmes
magazine
newspaper
internet
Means of media today
Means of media today
Do you know any famous newspaper in our country? Or abroad?
How many sections are there in a newspaper?
Local news
International news
Business section
Entertainment
Advertisement
…
Questions
How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers How many different kinds of jobs do newspapers have?have?
What are they?What are they?
Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?
reporters
Who interviews people and writes newsWho interviews people and writes news stories?stories?
Chief editor
Who is in charge of the newspaper?Who is in charge of the newspaper?
Photographer
Who takes photos of important people orWho takes photos of important people or events?events?
designers
Who designs each section of the paper?
printer
Who prints the newspaper?Who prints the newspaper?
editor deputy editor
sub editor
critic
cartoonist
correspondent
More jobsMore jobs
编辑副主编审校编辑评论员漫画师通讯员
• If you want to be a reporter, what qualities do you think a good news reporter needs to have?
Very Very importantimportant
ImportantImportant Not very Not very importantimportant
1 Higher level of 1 Higher level of educationeducation
□□ □□ □□
2 Work experience2 Work experience □□ □□ □□
3 Good communication 3 Good communication skillsskills
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4 Curious, active 4 Curious, active personalitypersonality
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5 Hard-working5 Hard-working □□ □□ □□
6 6 Enthusiasm Enthusiasm for the jobfor the job □□ □□ □□
77 □□ □□ □□
88 □□ □□ □□
Prepared to work long hours
Ability to work in a team
Do you still remember your first day at school? Primary school? Middle school? Or high school?
Exchange your experience with your partner.
My First Work Assignment “Unforgettable,” says new
reporter
1.1.Where did the conversation happen?Where did the conversation happen?
2. Who were talking?2. Who were talking?
3. What are they talking about? 3. What are they talking about?
At the office of a popular English newspaper.
Zhou Yang and his new boss Hu Xin.
Skimming
They are talking about how to become a good reporter, including some necessary skills, some duties and so on.4.How many questions does Zhou Yan4.How many questions does Zhou Yang ask his new boss, Hu Xin? Please undg ask his new boss, Hu Xin? Please underline all these questions.erline all these questions.Seven
Detailed reading
True or FalseTrue or False
1. Zhou can go out 1. Zhou can go out onon a story immediately. a story immediately.
2. Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a 2. Zhou took a notebook, a pen, a cameracamera with with himself.himself.
3. 3. While interviewing, the reporter would just ask While interviewing, the reporter would just ask the questions prepared the questions prepared before handbefore hand..
4. The footballer 4. The footballer admittedadmitted he took the money. he took the money.
5. Zhou took a 5. Zhou took a coursecourse of of photographyphotography at mid-school. at mid-school.
6. Zhou is very 6. Zhou is very enthusiasticenthusiastic..
Read and fill in the blanksRead and fill in the blanks
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 answe
rs carefully.
______ ◆ Don’t be _____.
◆ Don’t talk too much
ourselves.
rudeDon’ts
Listen
The importance _________________of listening
get the detailed facts
Questions about Hu Xin’s answers
Stages in researching a story
1. ____________________
2. note _______
3. ________ facts
4. do ___________
How to check facts use _________ and ask ________
How to deal with accusations of printing lies
use _________________ for the
____________
ask questions
reactions
check
research
research
witnesses
a tape recorderinterview
Post-reading activity:
What is news?
It is some unusual or
uncommon 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?
Who
What
How
When
Where
Why
A man was seriously injured in a car accident at about 7a.m. on the 101 Road because of the heavy fog.
A man
was injuredseriously
at about 7a.m.
on the 101 Road
because of the heavy fog
Who
What
How
When
Where
Why
Can you make your own news in one sentence?
HomeworkHomework
Translate the following phrases and sentences.
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 scoop
1. His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.
2. You’ll find your colleagues very eager to assist you.
3. Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
4. Only if you ask many different questions will you acquire all the information you need to know.
5. They must use research to inform themselves of the missing part of the story.