Wen Shujuan

Nowadays with the development of media, lots of information can be received by people all over the world.

Lead - in

1 How can people get the information? They can get it by watching TV, listening to the radio, surfing the Internet, reading magazines, reading newspapers and so on.

2. There are many kinds of newspapers published in Shenzhen, can you give me some examples?

Shenzhen Daily

Shenzhen Evening News

Shenzhen Special Zone Daily

Shenzhen ECONOMIC Daily

3. Do you know how to make news?

This class we’ll learn a passage abou

t how to make news. Let’s come to th

e passage.

Getting The “Scoop”Getting The “Scoop”

reporters

Look at the following pictures, and guess what they are?

--Interview people to collect facts and write stories.

GuessingGuessing

Editors

-- read the article, and check the evidence

Photographer

-- take photos to match the story.

Copy editors--edit the piece and design

the main headline and smaller heading

printer--print the newspaper and work a long time everyday.

Fill in the blanks according to the given information.

Words

1 __________ n. 版 ( 本 ); 版次2 __________ n. 部门 ; 部 ; 处 ; 系 3 _______ adj. 年长的 ; 高级的 -> ______

__ ( the opposite )

4 _______ vt. 擦亮 ; 磨光 ; 润色

senior

department

edition

junior

polish

5 _______ vt. 赞成 ; 认可 ; 批准 -> _____

__

( n. ) -> __________ ( the opposite)

6 process vt. ___________ n. _________

7 accurate adj. _____________

8 chief adj. _____________ n. ________

approve

过程，步骤加工，处理

主要的，首席的精确的，正确的

首领，长官

approval

disapprove

Practice: Match the following words with its meaning. ( 5 points / each )

1) senior

2) chief

3) accurate

4) approve

5) department

6) process

A. a person who is in chargeB. older; higher in rankC. think well ofD. a specialized division of a large organizationE. a series of things that happen or are doneF. strictly correct

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Useful expressions

1 提前2 国际新闻部3 清楚无误地了解事实

4 开始工作5 核对证据6 设计主标题和副标题

ahead of timeahead of time

International News Department

get the facts straight

set to work

check the evidence

design the main headline and smaller heading

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7 7 资深的编辑资深的编辑8 技术编辑9 9 母语为英语的编辑母语为英语的编辑10 总编11 新闻文字编辑 12 头版新闻13 13 给语言风格润色给语言风格润色14 胶片15 15 被冲洗成底片被冲洗成底片

senior editorsenior editor

copy-editorcopy-editor

native speakernative speaker

chief editorchief editor

news news desk editordesk editor

front page article

film negatives

polishpolish the style the style

be processed intobe processed into film film negativesnegatives

Fast readingTask What’s the main idea of the text ?

A. It is about how Zhou Yang got the scoop.B. It is about why the story has to be sent to so many people before being printed.C. It is about the writing and printing process for a newspaper article.D. It is about how the news story was printed .

1. What does scoop mean ? 2. What is the scoop about in the text? 3. How should Zhou Yang write about the story? 4. How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negative? Who are they? 5. What's the correct order of the writing and printing process for a newspaper article?

Read the text and answer these questions:

Task : Careful reading

It means an important story which your newspaper gets ahead of all the other newspapers.

1. What does scoop mean ?

2. What is the scoop about in the text?The scoop tells about a famous film star, who has done something wrong but has been lying.

3. How should Zhou Yang write about the story?

He had to do it carefully , be accurate and concise.

4. How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into film negative? Who are they?senior editor

copy-editor native speaker

chief editor news deskeditor

5. What's the correct order of the writing and printing?

( ) The journalist goes to an interview to get the information for his story. ( ) He gives the article to a senor editor to check and a copy-editor to do editing. ( ) He does some research to see if the story is true or not. ( ) The first edition of the newspaper is printed.

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4

2

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( ) The article is given to a native speaker to polish the style.( ) He begins to write the story using notes from the interview.( ) All the stories and photos are set and the color negatices for the printing are made ready. ( ) The article is checked / approved by the chief editor.

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3

7

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Task : the main idea

________ going on to an interview with a famous film star to get the __________ (inform), Zhou Yang sat down at his computer and began to work on his story, _______ ( try ) to keep it accurate and concise. Story finished, Zhou Yang handed it to a ________ ( junior ) editor from his department _______ would check the evidence. Then the story _________ (send)

Afterinformation

seniorwho

trying

was sent

to the copy editor to edit the piece and design the main headline and _______ ( small ) heading.Of course, before being approved by _______ chief editor, the story had to be checked and polished by a native speaker __________ ( employ ) by the newspaper. Everything going well, the story and the photos are set and the colour negatives _______ the printing are made ready.

the

smaller

for

employed

Task : Role-playRoles: Student A: A trainee journalist in the newspaper office where Zhou Yang works. Student B: Zhou YangPlace: In the Edition Department of the newspaper officeSituation: The trainee journalist meets Zhou Yang in the Edition Department of the newspaper officeTask: The trainee journalist asks Zhou Yang the following questions actively.

1 作为一名新闻记者，我首先要做些什么？2 采访回来后，我要做的第一件事是什么？3 在报社里，谁负责核对证据？4 技术编辑的工作是什么？5 新闻编辑拿到报道后会做些什么？

1. As a journalist, what should I do first?

2. After having the interview, what should I do first? / what's my first task?

You should learn from an experienced reporter. Only when you hav e seen what he / she does can you cover a story by yourself.

First you should write your story carefully, trying to make it accurate and concise.Your first task is write .....

3. Who is responsible for / in charge of checking the evidence in the newspaper office?

4. What's the copy-editor's job?

The senior editor from my department

His / her job is to edit the piece and design the main headline and smaller heading.

5. What does the news desk editor do after he takes the story?

He begins to work on all the stories and photos until all the pages were set.

1. Go through the text again and underline the importang phrases and sentence patterns.2. Appreciate the news story and finish the exercise. 3. Interview a student of Senior Grade three and write a report about their present study and life.

Homework:

Appreciate the news story and finish the exercise.

A Robbery at a jewellery shop At eight in the morning LiHong was opening his jewelry shop for business. " I had a strange feeling that day." A stranger entered his shop and stole three rings while LiHong was getting some more rings out of the back of his shop. Running after the man he tripped and fell over, pushing the thief to the ground too. The thief went to prison and LiHong got his rings back. We felt justice was done. Exercise: 1.What is the headline? 2. Find out 6W.

Appreciate the news story and finish the exercise.

A Robbery at a jewellery shop At eight in the morning LiHong was opening his jewelry shop for business. " I had a strange feeling that day." A stranger entered his shop and stole three rings while LiHong was getting some more rings out of the back of his shop. Running after the man he tripped and fell over, pushing the thief to the ground too. The thief went to prison and LiHong got his rings back. We felt justice was done.

headline

what, who, when, why, how

other information

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