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6 6Journalism and JournalistsIt is reported that journalism remains one of the most popular majors on most university campuses in America. To be a journalist has been many graduates dream. Why is it the case? Is it because this profession is superior to others? Are there other reasons? Read the following texts and you will get the answer.Text ACritical reading and thinking of Text ATask1 Complete the following table about the main points of the text.Journalism can be _. Most journalists cant help it. They are _.Journalism is hardly _. Many journalists work in _.Journalism isnt for you if you have to be a superstar. One of the real keys to journalistic success is to _.Journalism is not about being popular. Journalists do not _.addictivehooked on journalisma glamorous lifequiet anonymitylove the process of journalism regardless of its content or the mediumrate highly with the publicUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ADifficult sentences“Dont be a newspaperman if you possibly can help it.” (Para.2) “Try not to be a newspaperman.”Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ADifficult sentences Today, its not just young men who are interested in journalism. Indeed young women are more likely to be interested and the question about journalism is not just focused on newspaper but also on television or on some online media.Today, of course, the young man interested in journalism is just as likely (possibly even more likely) to be a young woman, and the career question more likely to be about television or an online medium. (Para.2)Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ADifficult sentencesTheres an undeniable element of ego in journalism, and an equally undeniable element of self-sacrifice. (Para.3) To succeed as a journalist, you must have great confidence about yourself, and at the same time be ready of self-sacrifice.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ADifficult sentencesthe adrenalin rush (Para.5) Adrenalin is a chemical produced by your adrenal glands that makes your heart beat faster and gives you more energy when you are frightened, excited, or angry.The phrase the adrenalin rush is often applied to describe the feeling of exhilaration and power often experienced in highly stressful or exciting situations. Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ADifficult sentencesmatching wits against the deadline (Para.5)Match wits against something is a figurative expression, meaning to enter into intellectual competition with someone. Here the writer is saying how the journalists are working hard to meet the deadline. Theres a touch of truth to this. (Para.8)This (journalism is a glamorous life) is true to a certain extent. Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ADifficult sentencesNo one in the newsroom, he told her, can be above doing any job if thats what the paper needs at that moment. (Para.11) Everyone in the newsroom should be prepared to do any job that is required by the newspaper at that moment. The writer explains how you might be disappointed in the following two paragraphs. Here we must disappoint you. (Para.12)Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText AGroup DiscussionWork in groups of 4-5 and make a list of the qualities you think a good journalist should have. You should also give your explanations.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsSpecialized vocabularyText AEnglish language for academic purposeTask1 Translate the following expressions from English to Chinese or vice versa. (P120)official publicationprofessional journalistnewspaper reporterradio or TV newscastuncover scandaltelevision anchor people正式出版职业记者报纸记者电台或电视新闻报道揭露丑闻电视主持人Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsSpecialized vocabularyText AEnglish language for academic purpose专栏作者日报头版体育版大众传媒新闻稿准时出版columnistdaily paperthe front pagesports pagemass mediapress releaseturn out on timeUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsSignpost languagefirst, second, third, then, next, and finally1, 2, 3, etc.; a, b, c, etcbefore, during, afterwords indicating steps, phases, stages, processes, series, spectra, continuumsText AEnglish language for academic purposesequence: presenting a list of items in a specific orderUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText Ahedging at syntactic levelEnglish language for academic purposeFormal EnglishIt is recommended thatOur data appear toOur data are expected to showFrom these results we may concludeOne might suggest/consider/claim thatIt might therefore be considered/assumed/claimedA consideration of the foregoing might/may suggest thatUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText Ahedging at syntactic levelEnglish language for academic purposeFormal EnglishThus it might/may be contended thatAdditionally, it might/may be contended/assumed/considered thatHence/Thus it is essential thatIt is clear thatIt seems appropriate, therefore, thatIt may be considered thatIt might be of interest to composeThis assumption may also help to explain whyUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText A2English language for academic purposeCollocation an undeniable element of egocome outthe publics interestget hookeddeadline pressurepay a priceburn outseek careersUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText A2English language for academic purposeCollocation public servicebe addictive touncover scandalsrub elbows with celebritiesin anonymitypublic relationsoccupy a lofty positionUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ASuggested answersTask2 Complete the following sentences. (P120) News of the professors departure was a single sentence at the bottom of a footnote in a holiday-period ministry _. Advertising refers to the use of _ to carry paid messages for a commercial purpose or to advance a cause, institution, or political candidate. Dan Dorfman, the influential financial _, was fired by Money magazine, the magazines managing editor said yesterday.mass mediacolumnistdaily newspaperUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ASuggested answersTask2 Complete the following sentences. (P120)The current revolution in the newspaper industry has highlighted the growing use of new technology to produce _.This annual national award honors three _ whose outstanding coverage in audio, video and print formats best reflects the enjoyment, importance and public service value of the Amateur Radio Service.The strange subculture of grown-ups obsessing over a childrens cartoon is now _ news a The Wall Street Journal.professional journalistspress releasefront pageUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ATask 3 Complete the sentences. (P122)Suggested answersWhy do people fall in love? The answer at first sight _ obvious. Love expresses a mutual physical and personal attachment two individuals feel for one another. These days, we _ be skeptical of the idea that love is “forever”, but falling in love, we _ think, is an experience arising from universal human emotions. It _ natural for a couple who fall in love to want personal and sexual fulfillment in their relationship, _in the form of marriage.seemsseemsperhapstend tomightUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ATask 3 Complete the sentences. (P122)Suggested answersThus a sociologist studying the Columbine High killings _ study other mass murders and look to see if there was a pattern in the group characteristics such as social class, race, gender, age, or cultural background of the murderers and victims. This _ lead a sociologist to ask why mass murders like the one at Columbine High _ to be mostly the doing of young, middle-class, white men and then explain why this is the case.mightmightseemUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText ATask 3 Complete the sentences. (P122)Suggested answersEconomists normally _ that people are rational.To beginners, it can _ odd to claim that economics is a science.If unemployment is short-term, one _ conclude that it is not a big problem.assumeseemmightUnit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text BCritical reading and thinkingDifficult sentencesEnglish language for academic purposeGroup discussionResearching Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText BThe nature of Internet news: a rival and partner of print and broadcast news; a moving target about the future; nobody seems to know where it is headed; interactivePeople who have adopted this explosive information revolution: publishers, broadcasters, journalistsSome of the most popular and widely used websites carrying news: MSNBC.com, CNN.com, BBC.CO.UK, NYT, WCritical reading and thinking Go over the text and try to find the information about Internet journalism according to the following notes.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText BSome problems of Internet journalism: produced a lot of red ink; traditional values and standards of good journalism are facing challenges.The authors perception of new media: New media dont replace old media, but instead supplement and complement them.The new trend of the media: Provide portals rather than just websites for their online publications.Critical reading and thinkingUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText BDifficult sentencesNews on the Internet is a moving target and we can only offer a snapshot of this “bird on the wing”. (Para.1) News on the Internet is updating fast. Hence we can just draw a rough sketch of it. Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText BDifficult sentencesThey provide a kind of instant feedback loop for media corporations. (Para.7)The bloggers critical comments of big newspapers and networks provide instant feedback to these newspapers and networks. The phrase feedback loop is used here to describe any sort of relationship in which one person gives feedback to another, even if nothing in the feedback process resembles a loop.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText BDifficult sentencesTo be successful, online newspapers must be more than merely newspapers online.(Para.14) To be successful, it is not enough for newspapers just upload the printed version online. Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsCollocation news sourcesa moving targetbird on the wingdownsize staffstrim costson the verge ofText BEnglish language for academic purposeUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsCollocation electronic editionin hot competition witha breaking news storypop offequate withclassified advertisementsbet onText BEnglish language for academic purposeUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText BForm groups of 4-5 and discuss the following question. The author says that “Internet news has a strong future but is quite unlikely to replace either print or broadcast news.” Do you agree? Why or why not?Group discussionUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText BWork in groups of 4-5 and conduct a survey about “How weibo affects university students daily lives”. ResearchingUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsUnit 6 Journalism and Journalists Text CCritical readingUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsText CSuggested answersJournalistsMajor achievementsBob WoodwardWalter WinchellMargaret Bourke-WhiteRobert CapaAnna QuindlenComplete the following table by noting down the major achievements of the five famous journalists Text C talks about.one of the best non-fiction authors; report of “Watergate scandal”the only combat journalistone of the worlds first and most famous journalists; the only woman photographer permitted in war zonesone of the best celebrity journaliststhe voice of the “Baby Boomers” Listening Dealing with unfamiliar words Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsDealing with unfamiliar wordsListeningIf the words dont hinder your understanding of the major points, just skip them over.2. Use contextual information, common sense and background information to guess the meaning of the word.3. If you fail to figure out the meaning of an important word, move on and listen attentively to the speaker.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsTask 1 listen to a talk and write down the definitions of the following terms. (Page 132)ListeningSuggested answersblogger: _ _2. Web logger: _ _someones online record of the websites he or she visits.one-person Internet blabbermouths who pop off to anyone who will listenUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsListeningTask 2 listen to a talk and complete the following sentences. (Page 132)Suggested answersThe main idea of this talk is_.In the final quarter of 2009 the average American spent _.Shows like “American Idol” and “Britains Got Talent” draw huge audiences partly because _ _.TV has coped well with technological changealmost 37 hours a week watching televisionpeople are constantly messaging and tweeting about them, and discussing them on Facebook.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsListeningTask 2 listen to a talk and complete the following sentences. (Page 132)Suggested answersPay-television subscriptions grew by _.India has gone from two channels in the early 1900s to _.Once people start _ _, they rarely stop.more than two million in America last yearmore than 600 todaypaying for greater televisionchoiceUnit 6 Journalism and Journalists SpeakingAnalyzing your audience and purposeUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsAnalyzing your audience and purposeSpeaking Presentation OutlineWhen you are planning a presentation, you may find it helpful to use an outline. If it is a group presentation, the outline can provide an easy way to divide the content. For example, someone could do the introduction, another student the first main idea in the body, and so on.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsAnalyzing your audience and purposeSpeakingIntroductionTopic: _Hook/attention getter:_Thesis statement: _Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsAnalyzing your audience and purposeSpeakingBody First step/example/reason: _Supporting details:_Second step/example/reason: _Supporting details: _Third step/example/reason: _Supporting details: _Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsAnalyzing your audience and purposeSpeakingConclusionMajor points to summarize: _Any implications/suggestions/predictions: _Closing comment/summary: _Unit 6 Journalism and Journalists Writing Writing findings/resultsUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsWriting Writing findings/results A summary of the results This study has shown thatThe main finding of this thesis is thatThis study demonstrates that The evidence seems to indicate that. It must therefore be recognised that. The indications are therefore that. It is clear therefore that. Thus it could be concluded that. The evidence seems to be strong that. On this basis it may be inferred that. Given this evidence, it can be seen thatUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsWriting Writing findings/results An explanation of the results, particularly those that do not support, or only partially support, your hypotheses Unexpectedly, X and Y were shown to beThis finding was unexpected and suggestsThe most likely explanation of the negative finding isUnit 6 Journalism and JournalistsWritingWriting findings/resultsGeneralizations that can be made from the results Although this study was conducted in one region, the results should be generalizable to other areas.The findings suggest that this approach would also be beneficial in other sectors.Unit 6 Journalism and JournalistsWritingWritin