Unit 4Unit 4

Making the Making the NewsNews

What is news?What is news?

NEWSNEWS------NNorth, orth, EEast, ast, WWest, est, SSouthouth

Comes from all d_____________Comes from all d_____________irections

1. Definition1. Definition （定义）（定义）1. Definition1. Definition （定义）（定义）

11 ） ） News is any News is any event, idea or opinionevent, idea or opinion that is that is timtimelyely, that , that interestsinterests or affects or affects a large number of pea large number of people.ople.

Do you know “What can be news”?Do you know “What can be news”? Here is a special answers. Here is a special answers.

ordinary people + ordinary thing≠neordinary people + ordinary thing≠newsws

ordinary people + unordinary thing = ordinary people + unordinary thing = newsnews

unordinary people + ordinary thing = unordinary people + ordinary thing = newsnews

unordinary people + unordinary thing unordinary people + unordinary thing = big (good) news= big (good) news

If a dog bites a man, it is not news;

if a man bites a dog, it’s （ big ） news.

Where can we get news?Where can we get news?

&so on…

News mediaNews media

Print MediaPrint Media NewspapersNewspapers MagazinesMagazines

Broadcast MediaBroadcast Media radio stationsradio stations television stationstelevision stations

Internet-based mediaInternet-based media World Wide Web pages (websites)World Wide Web pages (websites) Weblogs (blogs)Weblogs (blogs)

Types of NewsTypes of News

1.1. Sports NewsSports News2.2. Weather NewsWeather News3.3. …………..

Jobs neededJobs needed

In order to make the news, In order to make the news, what kind of what kind of jobs jobs are are needed?needed?

reporter / reporter / journalistjournalist

Interviewee

interviewer

editoreditor

photographephotographerr

Designer Designer

printerprinter

Elements of newsElements of news

5W5W

WHEN WHEN WHERE WHERE WHAT WHAT WHYWHY WHOWHO

Read this piece of Read this piece of news, try to find out news, try to find out the 5Wthe 5W

Pair workPair work Suppose you were making a piece of neSuppose you were making a piece of ne

wsws One is an One is an interviewerinterviewer,the other is an ,the other is an inteinte

rvieweerviewee.. making a dialogue and act it out accordimaking a dialogue and act it out accordi

ng to the topic you choose.ng to the topic you choose.

north

east

south

west

north

east

south

west

What do you think of…?What do you think of…? What’s your opinion?What’s your opinion? Why do you try to …?Why do you try to …? What leaves you the deepest What leaves you the deepest

impression?impression? How do you feel when …How do you feel when … I don’t think we should …I don’t think we should … Maybe it would be better to …Maybe it would be better to … Our readers want to know Our readers want to know

about…about…

Useful expressionsUseful expressions

Try to be a host or Try to be a host or hostesshostess

Write a piece of news Write a piece of news according to the interview according to the interview just now.just now.

Try to report the news like Try to report the news like a host or hostessa host or hostess

We should try our best to realize We should try our best to realize our dreamsour dreams