Guess the meaning of these expressions on P28:cover a storyhave a “nose” for a storya trick of the tradeget the fact straightget the wrong end of the stickhow the story goesa real “scoop”cover a storyhave a “nose” for a storya trick of the tradeget the fact straightto report on an important eventbe able to tell whether is a true storyclever ways known to expertsto present ideas fairly get the wrong end of the stickhow the story goesa real “scoop”not to understand properlythis is the storya piece of hot news Using language Reading on P30Warming up ( 2m )Students answer the following questions:1.Do you want to get some information everyday? How can you get the information?2. Can you guess how complex it is to make news?There are so many ways to get information, but reading newspapers is one of the oldest. This class we’ll learn a passage about how to make news. Let’s come to the passage.Reading -- I Scanning ( 2m )Read the text and try to get the main idea of it.( Students can discuss in pairs. )Main idea: the passage tells us the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article. Reading -- II Filling the chart ( 10m ) P31 →2. You do some research to see if the story is true or not.1.↓←4.3. 1. You go to an interview to get the information for your story 3.You begin to write the story using the notes from the interview. 4.You give the article to the sub-editor to check. →6.5.↓←8.7. All the stories and photos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made ready. 5.The article is given to a native speaker to check the use of English and improve the style. The first edition of the newspaper is printed. The last stage the article is checked /approved by the chief editor. Listening – I ( 4m )Ex. 1 on Page 31. Listen to the passage for the first time, then circle the correct summary of it.Key: summary BListening – II ( 12m )Ex. 2 on Page 32.1) Listen to the tape for the second time and try to find the answers for Ex.2 on Page 32.2) Listen to the tape for the third time and check the answers.Answer keys for the Ex.2 on page 32.1.He wants to interview him about his decision to go aboard and work.2.His fans are worried that they will not see him in the flesh.3.Liu Ming will talk to Zhou Yang on Wednesday at 12 o’clock.4.Liu Ming’s intention is to learn more about tennis and return to China.
