Unit 4 Getting the scoop Read the text and answer these questions :1 What does scoop mean ? 2 What was ZhouYang’s first task?3 How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into the film negative ? Who were they ? 1 What does scoop mean ? 2 What was ZhouYang’s first task?It means an important story which your newspaper gets ahead of all the other newspapers .His first task was to write a famous film star story . 3 How many people read his article before it was ready to be processed into the film negative ? Who were they?Five people .They are an editor from his department ,the copy-editor ,the native speaker ,the chief editor and the news desk editor .What’s the main idea of the text ? It introduces the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article . Language points:1. accurate 精确的 , 正确的If your watch is accurate, you know the exact time.如果你的手表精确 , 你就知道确切的时间 .区别 accurate 和 exact:accurate 强调忠实于事实真相的准确性 , 要求 “ 与事实本身无出入” .exact 则要求 “丝毫不差” , 强调一定数量和质量方面的准确 , 力求各细节均与事实或范例完全符合 .His information is __________. ( 他的信息准确 .)What were the _____ words he used ?( 他确切的话是怎么说的 ?)Your _____ height is 1.79 meters.( 他的精确身高是1.79 米 .)accurateexactexact 2. employ 雇佣 , 聘请 . 后接介词 as, at, in, for 等吉姆受雇于一家银行 .Jim is employed in a bank.我们聘请她为顾问 .We employ her as an advisor.她们是凭她们的能力而不是凭外貌被雇佣的 .They were employed for their ability, not for their looks.employ oneself ( in ) doing sth从事于某事 ; 忙于某事I employ myself teaching English.Instead of wasting time, she _____________________她不再浪费时间而是忙于读书了 .employed herself in reading 3. no...
