Unit4WarmingupandreadingWhatdoyouthinkofwhenyouseethetitle?SupposeyouaretobeajournalistforChinaDaily,doyouknowwhatkindofjobstheyhaveandhowanewspaperismade?journalist,editor,chiefeditor,advertisereditor,photographer,designer,distributionorganizer,salesman,…TypesofjobsWhatitinvolvesjournalisteditorphotogra-pherdesignerfindingoutnewsandtellingpeopleaboutitinthenewspaperoronTV/radiomakingsurethewritingisclear,conciseandaccurate;checkingfactstakingphotographsofimportantpeopleoreventslayingoutthearticlesandphotographsIfyouwanttobeagoodjournalist,whatqualitiesdoyouthinkyouneedtohave?Discussthefollowingqualitiesinpairsandthenreporttotheclass.qualitiesveryimportantimportanthigherlevelofeducationworkexperiencegoodcommunicationskillcurious,activepersonalityhard-workingenthusiasmforjobteamspirit1.Whatlevelofeducationshouldagoodjournalisthave?2.Doseworkexperienceplayanimportantroleinmakingthenews?3.Isbeingcuriousandactiveimportant?Why/Whynot?4.Enthusiasmforthejobisthekeytosuccess,doyouagree?Why/Whynot?Doyoustillrememberyourfirstdayatschool?Primaryschool,middleschoolorhighschool?Exchangeyourexperiencewithyourpartner.Everyonehasunforgettablemomentsinhis/herlife.Nowdiscussinpairshowyouwouldfeelifyouwereofferedajobonafamousnewspaper.excited,inspired,thrilled,nervous,unforgettable,…Lookatthetitleandthepicture.Whatdoyouthinkwouldmakethefirstdayatwork“unforgettable”?•Doingthingsveryspecialormeetingsomebodyveryimportant•Feelingverystrangeanduncomfortable•Notdressedcorrectlyforthejobordroppingfoodordrinkandfeelingembarrassed•Feelingathomestraightawaybecausetheatmosphereissofriendly•SolvingaproblemorshowingsomeexpertisewhichimpressesyournewbossorcolleaguesWhataretheytalkingabout?Theyaretalkingabouthowtobecomeagoodreporter,includingsomenecessaryskills,somedutiesandsoon.FastreadingBecausehisdiscussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin,stronglyinfluencedhislifeasareporter.WhywillZhouYangneverforgethisfirstworkassignmentattheofficeofChinaDaily?Findthewordsinthetextaccordingtotheexplanations.verypleaseddelightedjournalistinformconcentrateassistawriterfornewspapersandmagazinestelldirectone'sattentiononsth.givehelporassistanceacquiretogainorcomeintopossessaccusetochargesb.withdoingwrongorbreakingthelawpublishputintoprintdilemmaasituationinwhichonehastomakeadifficultchoicebetweentwocoursesofactionupdatemodernize;supplywithrecentinformationdemandtoaskforfirmlyandnotbewillingtoacceptarefusalscepticalunwillingtobelieveaclaimorpromise;distrustfulthepointintimeatwhichsomethingmustbecompleteddeadlineListallthequestionsZhouYangasked.1.CanIgooutonastoryimmediately?2.WhatdoIneedtotaketotakewithme?3.WhatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?Carefulreading4.WhatshouldIkeepinmind?5.Whyislisteningsoimportant?6.HowcanIlistencarefullywhiletakingnotes?7.Haveyoueverhadacasewheresomeoneaccusedyourjournalistsofgettingthewrongendofstick?No.Waituntilyouaremoreexperienced.1.CanIgooutonastoryimmediately?2.WhatdoIneedtotaketotakewithme?Anotebook.FindtheanswerstoZhouYang’squestions.3.WhatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?Youneedtobecurious,haveagoodnoseforastoryandmustusresearchtoinformyourselvesofmissingpartsofthestory.Don’tmissyourdeadline,don’tberude,don’ttalktoomuchbutmakesureyoulistentotheintervieweecarefully.4.WhatshouldIkeepinmind?5.Whyislisteningsoimportant?Youhavetolistenfordetailedfacts.Meanwhileyouhavetopreparethenextquestiondependingonwhatthepersonsays.Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanusearecordertogetthefactsstraight.6.HowcanIlistencarefullywhiletakingnotes?7.Haveyoueverhadacasewheresomeoneaccusedyourjournalistsofgettingthewrongendofstick?Yes.1.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thequestionsareporterpreparestoaskarefixed.B.Areportermustbeabletotellwhenpeoplearelying.C.Listeningisaveryimportantskillforareporter.D.ZhouYang’scolleaguesarewillingtohelpeachother.AReviewthetextandchoosethebestanswers.2.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ZhouYangwasverysadonthefirstday.B.Thefootballerwasprovednottobeguilty.C.Areporterneedstotakeacamerawithhimorher.D.Areporterneedstotakenoteswhilelistening.D3.WhowilltakethepictureswhenZhouYanggoesoutonastoryforthefirsttime?A.ZhouYanghimself.B.Aprofessionalphotographer.C.HuXin.D.Amoreexperiencedreporter.B4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinHuXin’slistof“dos”and“don’ts”?A.Don’tberude.B.Don’ttalktoomuchyourself.C.Makesureyoulistentotheintervieweecarefully.D.Don’tlaughatthepeoplebeinginterviewed.DDecidethefollowingsentencesTrueorFalseaccordingtothetext.1.HuXinthinksZhouYangneedstolearnfromhiscolleaguesbeforehestartstoworkonhisown.()2.Areporterneedstobeabletoaskgoodquestionsandgetaccurateinformation.()3.ZhouYanghastotakeanotebookandacamerawithhimwhenhegoesouttocoverastory.()TTF4.Agoodreportermustbepatient,carefulandwell-organized.()5.Thefootballeradmittedintheinterviewthathetookthemoneyimmediately.()6.ZhouYangmustavoidbeingrudeortalkingtoomuch.()7.ZhouYangwaseagertogoouttocoverastoryonhisfirstdayatwork.()8.Areportershouldalwaysuseasmallrecordertorelaxwhennecessary.()TFTTF1).Itshowsthestudentstheskillsnecess