一. Teaching aims
1. Let students know reporter and editor’s job
2. Learn to do a news report or interview
3. Deal with language points
二. Key points
Reporter and editor’s job; language points
三．Teaching procedure
Step 1.Review 3 minutes
T: Last class, we learned the first paragraph and the last paragraph. Who’d like to tell the main idea of the first paragraph?
S1: The interviewees and the aim of media.
T: Very good! And what about the last paragraph?
S2: The function of media.
Step 2. Careful-reading (part 2) 28-31 minutes
Question 1.(paragraph2 and 3) 10-12 minutes
T: All of you have done a good job! Now, let’s start to learn the rest parts of the text. (interview content) First, I want someone to read Zhu Lin and Chen Ying’s answers to the first question for us. Who’d like to have a try? (after the reading) What can we learn from Zhu Lin’s answer?
Ss: it’s about the editor’s job.
T: who’d like to tell what the editor’s job is?
S3: Listen to reporter’s ideas and give some suggestions. Keep the newspaper balanced and interesting to the readers.
T: Perfectly right! Very good! Pay attention to the third sentence ”for long and important articles” means 长篇要闻. “feature” here doesn’t mean 特点 it’s 特写，专题报道. Then what does the whole sentence mean?
S s:对于长篇要闻，比如专题报道，编辑会告诉我怎么展开故事。
T: Do you have any other questions? (No!) Well, let’s continue to see Chen Ying’s answer. She told us the reporter’s work. What does the first thing reporter usually do?
Ss: contact the people to be interviewed.
T: right! “to be interviewed ” here is an infinitive used as attribute, we have learned this grammar last week. We also can say, “contact the interviewees”. And what will he do next?
Ss: Prepare questions and interview.
T: Good! Is interview someone easy?
Ss: No! He must know how to ask the right questions and how to get people to talk about the topic.
T: Very good! What does “right” here mean?
Ss: 正确的….
T: it means suitable 恰当的. We know no reporter’s questions are wrong, they will prepare not only correct questions but also suitable questions. During an interview, the interviewee sometimes will say something that not relate to the topic. Then the reporter must know the skills to bring him back to the topic. Well, what will the reporter do after interview?
Ss: Present the material in an organized way and write articles.
T: Really? Are you sure? Think about Zhu Lin’s answer.
Ss: Go to the editor and get some advice first.
T: Yes! That’s right! The article written must reflect events and opinions truthfully.
Question 2(paragraph 4 and 5) 6-7 minutes
T: We know Cheng Ying and Zhu Lin are talented journalists. Of course they have written lots of good articles. Which of those articles they have written do they like best? Let’s see their answer. Now, read this part by yourself and discuss a question with your partner.
(slide) Which articles do they like best? Why?
(answers will be showed on the slide)
T: Who have got Cheng Ying’s answer?
S4: her favourite article is the one about the efforts to bring stolen culture relics back to China.
T: Right! And can you tell the reason?
S4: Because it’s both news and interesting story.
T: Well-done! “effort” here means 努力 and “stolen culture relics” is 被盗文化遗迹 As we all know, in the Qing dynasty, The Eight - Power Allied Forces invaded our country ,sacked and burned the Winter Palace. So many culture relics were lost that time.
What about Zhu Lin? Which article does she like?
S5: The story about an ordinary young woman who tried to adapt to her new life after
having studied aboard.
S6: it’s the first time she had written with real passion. It made her realize that everyone’s life is different.
T: Good! It seems that all of you have previewed this text well. “adapt to ” means 适应. How to translate 他很难适应新环境
Ss: It’s difficult for him to adapt to the new environment.
Question 3(paragraph 6 and 7) 8-10 minutes
T: Well, let’s learn the last part. This part is a little difficult. Listen to the tape first.(after listening, explain important words, expressions, sentences.)
Language points:
1.spiritual fulfillment: 精神上的满足
2.seldom:很少 e.g. I seldom drink cold drinker.
3.AIDS 艾滋病. (蒋雯丽-形象大使)
4.Be/ get/ become addicted to : 沉溺于
e.g. He becomes addicted to cigarette (books).
5.even if 即使
e.g. I will come even if it rains tomorrow.
T: We have known what Zhu Lin and Cheng Ying will write if they could write any article they want. Then, if you were a journalist, what would you like to write about? Ok, here comes your first homework. Please do a group work. You can choose to do a news report (2-3 minutes) or an interview (3-5 minutes). Any topic is ok.
Step 3 summarize 4 minutes
T: we have learned each paragraph carefully. Now please read through the whole passage quickly and find out the topic sentence of this text. (3 minutes later) well, which sentence is the topic sentence?
Ss: The first sentence of text/ the last one of the first paragraph/ the last one of the text
T: You have different ideas. Who is right? Let’s see the text. We know, this text is an interview script. The first paragraph (part 1) is about the interviewee and the aim of this interview. Paragraph 2 to 7 (part 2) is the interview content. And the last paragraph (part 3) is the function of media. (slide) So the first sentence ” Newspapers and other media do more than simply record what happens” is the topic sentence of the text.
Step 4 speaking (post- reading) 7-10 minutes
T: Now, let’s do question 3 in post reading. It’s important to be a critical reader. There are four kinds of news media, how would you read it? Why? Please focus on one news medium and discuss it with your partner. Two minutes later, I will choose some of you to show your opinions. Look at the slide first, there are some useful expressions to help you.
★ useful expressions:
What do you think of …?
What’s your opinion?
Why do you choose…?
Perhaps…is more important.
I would rather choose…
I don’t think we should choose…
Maybe it would be better to choose…
四 Homework
1.a news report (2-3 minutes) or an interview (3-5 minutes)
2.finish word study
五 Blackboard work
contact the interviewee prepare questions feature
interview ask for some advices from the editor reflect
prepare material write articles
language points: passion
1. stolen culture relics 被盗文化遗迹 effort
2． adapt to 适应
e.g. It’s difficult for him to adapt to the new environment. ignore
3.spiritual fulfillment: 精神上的满足 social
4.seldom:很少 e.g. I seldom drink cold drinker.
5.AIDS 艾滋病. (蒋雯丽-形象大使)
6.Be/ get/ become addicted to : 沉溺于
e.g. He becomes addicted to cigarette (books).
7.even if 即使
e.g. I will come even if it rains tomorrow.