Unit4Makingthenews话题词汇1．coverv．采访；采写2．headlinen．新闻标题；内容提要3．contributorn．投稿人4．unforgettableadj.难忘的5．arrangev．安排6．takephotographs拍照片7．getascoop抢独家新闻8．anexchangevisit回访9．pressconference新闻发布会10．haveaneyefor对……有鉴别力话题佳作5月1日，高三(3)班的学生志愿者李悦和张华去阳光敬老院(SunshineNursingHome)开展志愿者活动(送水果、打扫、聊天等)。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一篇题为“StudentVolunteersBroughtSunshinetotheElderly”的新闻报道。1．时间、地点、任务、活动；2．老人们的反应；3．简短评论。佳作欣赏StudentVolunteersBroughtSunshinetotheElderlyOnMayDay，twohighschoolstudents—LiYueandZhangHua，fromClassThree，GradeThree，wenttoSunshineNursingHomeanddidsomevoluntarywork.Uponarriving，LiYueandZhangHuapresentedtheelderlywithflowersandfruits.Then，theystartedworkingatonce，cleaningthewindowsandsweepingthefloor.Everythingdone，theysatintheyardchattingwiththeelderlypeople.Whentheyweretoleave，theelderlypeoplethankedthemfortheirkindness.LiYueandZhangHuawereveryhappy.Whattheydidhasbroughtjoytoothersandenrichedtheirownlives.名师点睛本文是一篇新闻报道，写作前须先细读给出的内容信息，并据此进行构思和组织语言。通览全文，要点齐全，重点突出，结构合理，语言朴实简洁。文中运用了诸如现在分词短语作状语、独立主格结构、时间状语从句、主语从句等高级句式；同时使用了presentsb.withsth.，thanksb.forsth.等高级词汇，使文章亮点纷呈。A．写作必记单词1．assistvt.帮助；协助；援助(1)HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistant(assist)inclasswhosecreativitywouldinfectotherstudents.(2016·全国Ⅱ)(2)Despitehiscriesnoonecametohisassistance(来帮助他)．(3)Heassistedhisfathertowash(wash)thecar.2．concentratevi.&vt.集中；聚集(1)concentrationn．专心(2)Previousgenerationsconcentratedongettingchildrentoschoolontime，fed，dressedandreadytolearn.(填介词)(2015·陕西)(3)Withhismindconcentrated(concentrate)onhiswork，hedidn’tnoticemyappearance.3．assessvt.估价；评定；评估assessmentn．评估；评定4．informvt.告知；通知(1)keepsb.informedof/about...通知某人……；让某人知道……(2)Themanagerputupanoticetokeepthestaffinformedofwhattodothisweek.经理贴了个通知以告知大家这周该做什么。(3)Theywouldinformhimof/aboutanyprogresstheyhadmade.(填介词)用法点拨(1)inform既不接双宾语，也不用于informsth.tosb.结构，要表示“告诉某人某情况”，通常用informsb.of/aboutsth.。(2)没有informsb.todo...结构，可将其中的不定式改为从句。5．accusevt.指责；控告；谴责accusesb.of...(＝chargesb.with...)指责某人……；控告某人……6．demandn．需求；要求；vt.强烈要求(1)demandingadj.要求很高的；费力的(2)demandofsb.todo...要求某人做……indemand有需求的(3)ShedemandedthatI(should)pay(pay)forherloss.用法点拨demand后不接不定式的复合结构，即不能说demandsb.todo...，但可说demandofsb.todo...。7．approvevt.赞成；批准；认可(1)approvaln．赞成；认可(2)approveof赞成；同意用法点拨不要将汉语的“赞成某人做某事”直译成approvesb.todo...可改为approveofsb.’s/sb.doingsth.。Shedidn’tapproveofherdaughtergoingoutatnight.她不同意女儿晚上出去。8．processvt.加工；处理；n.过程；步骤；程序Ashighschoolstudents，werunintoonedifficultyafteranotherintheprocessof(在……过程中)learning.9．appointmentn．约会；约定；任命(1)Ihaveanappointmentwith(和……约会)Dr.Smith，butIneedtochangeit.(2)SheaskedmewhereIwasstayingandnextmorningshewaswaitingatmyapartmentattheappointed(appoint)timetotakemetoDisneyWorld.(2014·安徽)(3)AmieSalmon，disabled...
