1、Unit 4 Making the newsPeriod 1 Warming up and readingTeaching aims:知识目标1. Let students talk about jobs in newspapers and what is needed to work in a newspaper office.2.Have students read the passage and know about Zhou Yangs first work assignment.能力目标Develop students reading ability and let them lea
2、rn different reading skills.情感目标Stimulate students interest in newspaper and the basic procedure of making the news.Teaching important points:1.Let students talk about jobs in newspapers and what is needed to work in a newspaper office.2.Have students learn different reading skills.Teaching difficul
3、t points:1.Develop students reading ability.2.Let students talk about what is needed to work in a newspaper office.Teaching methods:Task-based teaching and learning & Discussion.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Lead inShow students some pictures and talk about where we can get the news from all over the wo
4、rld?News: five forms of the news media.Step 2 warming up1.Do you know how to make the news?Can you tell some jobs in a newspaper company? What are their jobs involves?Types of jobs What it involvesReporter/ journalist Interview people or finds out events from onlookersPhotographer Takes photos of im
5、portant people or eventsEditor Makes sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate, check factsDesigner Lays out the articles and photographsPrinter Prints the newspaper2.The procedures of making a newspaper.(omitted)Step 3 Pre-readingGet the students to discuss the importance of qualities a good
6、news reporter needs to have. And why? Qualities:Good communication skills,.Enthusiasm for the job,higher level of education,hard working,Curious, active personality. enthusiasm = a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and and eagerness to be involved in it. be full of enthusiasm
7、about热衷于Step 4 Reading 1.SkimmingWhats the main idea of this passage?This passage is about _s first _ at the office of China Daily. And his _ with his new _, Hu Xin.Now please listen to the passage and underline the questions which Zhou Yang asks. Try to look at the way the questions develop. Can I
8、go out on a story immediately? What do I need to take with me? What do I need to remember when I go out to cover a story? What should I keep in mind? Why is listening so important? But how Can I listen carefully while taking notes? Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of g
9、etting the wrong end of the stick?2. ScanningTrue or False questions.(TFTFFF)1, Dont go out on a story on your own at first.2, Take a notebook, a pen as well as a camera.3, Be curious and ask different questions to get all the information4, Talk too much during the interview.5, A reporter doesnt nee
10、d to listen to the detailed facts. 6, We can always use small recorders to make sure that we get all our facts straight.3 . Careful readingPart 1 1.When could Zhou Yang cover a story by himself?Not till he is more experienced.2. Why is there no need for him to carry a camera?Because he will have a p
11、rofessional photographer with him to take photographs. Part 2: What does Zhou Yang need to remember when he goes out to cover a story?1.You need to be _ and able to tell when people are _. In that case, you must use _ or _ to find out the truth.2. Dont be _, dont talk too much yourself and must _ ca
12、refully.3. While listening, you can use _ to make sure that you get all the facts _. It also can provide _ to support your story, if you are accused.Part 3: Are the following statements true or false?(FFFF)Hu Xin never had a case where somebody accused his reporters of getting the wrong end of the s
13、tick.The footballer was accused because he lost the game.The footballer admitted in the interview that he had taken some money from the man.The reporters found out the truth from the footballers words.Step 5 RevisionZhou Yangs notes1.The skills needed2.The importance of listening3.Stages in researching a story4.How to check facts5.How to deal with accusations of liesStep 6 Homework1. Read the text by yourself and finish Ex 1 & 3. (P27-28)2. Read and find out the useful words and expressions in the reading text.
