TheLecturer:ShenKailaiInQingyuanSept.18,2004UnitOneUnitOneBehindtheBehindtheheadlinesheadlinesPre-readingListeningComprehensionCarefulreadingWordstudyHomeworkTASK1Pre-readingTrytoguesswhichofthefollowingquestionsthetextwillanswer.**Howdonewspapershelpusunderstandtheworld?**Howdonewspapersreportwhathappens?**Howdoesareporterdecidewhattowrite?**Wheredopeoplereadnewspapers?**Howmuchdoesanewspapercost?**Whydopeoplereadnewspapers?Whichquestionsthetextwillanswer?***Allthetopicsmightbeincludedinatextlikethis,butyoushouldbeabletoguessthatthequestions“Wheredopeoplereadnewspapers?”and“Howmuchdoesanewspapercost?”donothavemuchtodowithitanddon’tbelonginthispassage.TASK2ListeningComprehensionListentothetapeandtellwhichistrueandwhichisfalse.1.Thispassageismainlyabouttwotalentedjournalistsbeinginterviewedabouttheirworkinthemediaandhowthenewsismade.()2.Generallyspeaking,thejournalistshavefreedomtowritewhateverhe/shelikeswithoutlisteningtoanyoftheeditors’advice.()3.Alotofworkhastobedonebeforeajournaliststartwritingareportbecausehe/shemustmakesurewhathewritesistrueandreliable.()4.ChenYing’sfavoritearticlehassomethingtodowithhistorywhileZhuLin’sisrelatedtoareturnedstudent’slife.()5.ZhuLinwouldcaremoreaboutbigsocialproblemswhileChenYingwouldpaycloserattentiontowhathappensinpeople’sdailylife.()TFTTFTASK3SkimmingReadthetestquicklyandfindoutthemainideaorthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.NewspapersMagazinesRadio&TVCCPRadioCCTVFamousTVpeopleSurftheInternetPara1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:Whatisthemainideaorthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph?Newspaperandothermediadomorethansimplyrecordwhathappens.Howthejournalistsdecidewhattheyaregoingtowrite.ThefavouritearticlesthatChenYingandZhuLinhaveeachwritten.WhatkindofarticlesChenYingandZhuLinwouldliketowriteinthefuture.Thenewsmediacanhelppeopleunderstandeachotherandthisworldbetter.TASK4ReadingComprehensionReadthetextanddothefollowing1.EditorsandreportersdothefollowingEXCEPT___.A.switchtheirrolessometimesB.tellreaderswhat’sgoingonC.decidehowtoreporteventsD.makeinformeddecisions2.---Howdoesajournalistdecidewhathe’sgoingtowrite?---___.A.Hehastodoexactlyashiseditortellshim.B.Hesimplyrecordswhathashappened.C.Hewillaskhiseditor’sopinionbeforemakingadecision.D.Heneedn’tmakehisreportsmorebalancedandinteresting.ReadingComprehension:AC3.---Whichisthefirstthingajournalistdoesinwritingareport?---___.A.DiscusswiththeeditorB.PrepareinterviewquestionsC.MakeappointmentsforinterviewsD.Thinkhowtopresenthismaterial4.---Whatmakesthebestarticleforaneditor?---___.A.ItmustbethelatestnewsB.Itmustbeinterna-tionalnewsC.ItmustbeaboutfamouspeopleandthingsD.Itdiffersfrompersontoperson5.---WhatdoesChenYingmostwanttowriteabout?---About___.A.exploringthemysteriesinlifeB.thosethereadersknowlittleaboutC.peoplewhoaremostunluckyD.theimportanceofspiritualfulfillmentCDBTASK5WordStudyP.13—Wordstudy—LanguagestudyTASK6LanguagePointsFindthefollowingquicklyandtrytounderstandthetext:1.morethansimplyrecord2.experiencededitors3.makeinformeddecisions4.relateto5.talentedjournalists6.switchroles7.foronce8.ratherthan9.knowabout10.afeaturestory11.developthestory12.asktherightquestions13.getsb.todo14.inanorganizedway15.reflecteventsandopinionstruthfully16.bringback17.aroundtheworld18.eventhough19.adaptto20.Itis/wasthefirsttimethatIhave/had21.spiritualfulfilment22.seldomreadabout23.beaddictedto24.socialproblems25.sufferfrom26.drawattentionto27.ChinaDaily28.inotherpartsoftherestoftheworld29.abetterunderstandingof30.onallsides31.leadto32.peoplefromallcountriesHomework1.Review“Reading”andtrytounderstandit.2.Grammar—pp.13-143.Writing—Howisanewspapermade?Thankyou.TheEnd