and passed it on to the copyeditor. 3. Who began to do editing? A copy editor.
4. To whom was the article given to
polish the style?
A native speaker. 5. By whom was the article checked last? By the chief editor.
and his father. (be)
comes the bus. Let’s hurry. Here _______ (come)
Unit 4 Making the news
Read the text quickly and tick
out the main idea of the text.
Scan Para 4 and answer
the questions.
1. What did they need to do the first stage
of printing?
All the stories and photos, film negatives.
2. What did Zhou Yang wait excitedly for? His first edition of newspaper.
Seldom ___________ have I gone to the cinema recently. (我去)
is she good at languages, Not only _______
but also at history. (她)
In front of the house ____ are a small boy
To do some research to see if the
story was true or not.ions.
1. Who saw his article first?
A senior editor.
2. What did he do? He checked the evidence, read the article
The article is given to a native _____ speaker to check _______ and improve. The first ______ edition of the newspaper is ________. printed
The article is checked / approved by the ___________. chief editor All the stories and photos are set and the colour negatives for the printing are made ready.
film star.
Scan Para 1 and answer
the questions.
1. What is a scoop?
We need it in this edition to be ahead of the other newspapers. This is a scoop.
2. Who did Zhou Yang interview?
A famous film star.
Scan Para 2 and answer
the questions.
1. What was Zhou Yang’s first task?
To write a story.
2. What would he do after he realized that the man had been lying?
You do some research to see if the story is true or not. You begin to _____ write the story using the notes from the interview.
You give the senior article to a ______ editor to check and a copy ____-editor to do editing.
1. Read the passage to work out the writing and printing process for an article. Then complete the flow chart below.
You are going to an ________ interview to get the information for your story.
to tell it to the class and explain why
2. In pairs make a list of things that the
film star might have done. Compare
your list with another pair and choose
the most interesting idea. Be prepared
Only then ____________ did I realize the importance of English. (我意识到) was he injured that So seriously ______________ he was sent to hospital at once. (受伤)
A. It introduces how to get a scoop. B. It introduces the process of writing and printing for a newspaper article.
C. It introduces a scoop about a famous