News media（The Second Period）

 t: all right. if we want to know whose guess is right, please read the text quickly and find the right answer. ok?
  ss: ok.
t: begin now.
 ( a few minutes later.)
t: ok. stop! have you found the right answer?
ss: yes.
t: answer together.
ss: “how does a reporter decide what to write? ” and “how do newspapers help us understand the world?”
t: well done. now, please read it again carefully and find the answers to the questions on the creen.
1. do newspapers and other media simply record what happens?
2. who were asked to be interviewed to tell us more about news and newpapers?
3. whom does a reporter have to discuss with before he/she decides what to write?
4. what is the editor's job?
5. is interviewing someone difficult? what must a reporter know?
6. which article is chen ying's favourite one? is it news or an interesting story?
7. is the story zhu lin like best about famous people? if not, what is it about and why she likes it best?
8. if you were a reporter, what would you like to write about?
9. what is the basic task for a reporter?
10. what result can tv programmes and printed articles bring to us?
suggested answers:
1. no, they don't.
2. chen ying and zhu lin.
3. the editor.
4. to keep the newspaper balanced and interesting to the readers.
5. yes. a reporter must know how to ask the right question and how to get people to talk about the topic.
6. the one she wrote about the efforts to bring stolen cultural relics back to china.
7. no, it isn't. the story zhu lin like best is about an ordinary young woman who tries to adapt to her new life after studying abroad.
8. various answers are possible.
9. to report an event truthfully.
10. they bring us a better understanding of the world on all sides, leading to a future world where people from all countries are respected and different views and opinions are tolerated.
t: well, you've understood the text better. in order that you can understand it more exactly and use the language freely and correctly, please learn the words and  phrases on the screen.    (teacher shows the-screen.)

1. more than－not only
 e. g. hibernation is more than sleep. being a good listener means much more than just "listening with ears".
2. relate (…) to
e. g. this paragraph relates to the international situation.
    to what events did your remarks relate?
3. for once=just for once; just this once
e. g. he beat me for once.
   just for once he arrived on time.
4. people to be interviewed
    = people who will be interviewed