Unit 4 Making the news
Period 1 Warming-up
Learning aim: Learn some basic knowledge about how to be a reporter and how to make the news.
Important point: Develop the ability of speaking and discussing.
Difficult point: Grasp some important information about the news.
【使用说明及学法指导】
1. 自学课本Unit4 (P25),完成预习案;2. 完成时间25分钟
预习案 Previewing Case
Task1. Questions for thinking.
How do you know what is happening around us or even abroad?
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Task2. Translate the following words and phrases.
There are many kinds of jobs that are involved in a newspaper? What are they?
1. 记者___________________ 2. 编辑________________ 3. 摄影者_______________
4. 设计师者____________ 5. 印刷者______________ 6. deputy editor_______________
7. critic_________________ 8. chief editor ____________________
Task3. Match the following descriptions with the jobs given above.
1. This kind of job involves making sure the writing is clear, concise and accurate; checks facts. ( )
2. This job is about interviewing people or finds out about events from onlookers. ( )
3. This job mainly lays out the article and photographs. ( )
4. This job mainly deals with taking photographs of important people or events. ( )
5. This job needs to print the newspaper. ( )
Task4. How to make a newspaper? Put the following statements into correct order.
A. Editors check the facts
B. Designers design (lay out) the article
C. Reporters interview people or find out the events
D. Photographers take photographs
E. Printers print the newspaper
Correct order: ( )
Task5. Do you think what qualities a good news reporter needs to have? (Finish Exercise 1 in the pre-reading part on Textbook P25.)
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我的疑惑:
我的收获:
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探究案 Exploring Case
探究一 Listening
Task1. Listen to Part 1 of the tape and answer the following questions.
1. Q: 为什么Greg 必须去广播电台,而不用他自家的电话?
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2. Q: Greg 是怎样描述房子的窗户的?这表明了什么?
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Task2. Listen to Part 2 of the tape and fill in the blanks below.
1. ①___________________ just at that moment a man ②________________ and opened the ______________ for me. As soon as I entered the room, the ④_______________ from the “Today” programme.
2. Never was I relieved to see anyone! I really ⑤_____________ I was going to miss the programme. But ⑥_____________ I was on the ⑦____________ everything was fine.
探究二 Discussing
Do you still remember your first day at school? Primary school? Middle school? Or high school?
Exchange your experience with your partner.
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训练案:
一.根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
1. When you think about your future o________________, do you want to work for a newspaper?
2. What are the qualities a good news r________________ needs to have?
3. If you are o_______________ a chance, you should try your best.
4. The job of reporter i_________________ interviewing people.
5. A good writer needs to have good ___________________ (imagine).
6. Everyone has _________________ (forget) moments in his/her life.
7. He still has e_________________ for doing things though he is old.
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