- •Preface
- •B roadening the horizons Text 1 journalism is a hard life
- •Text 2 a journalist
- •When you think of a journalist, what comes to your mind?
- •Text 3 the personality of a journalist
- •Communication activities
- •How do you describe your character? Is it:
- •What do you feel about other people?
- •Работай увлеченно! (Заповедь № 1)
- •Работай планомерно! (Заповедь № 3)
- •Не мешать развитию событий! (Заповедь № 6)
- •Task 10
- •Task 11
- •Task 12 Read the following statements and quotations. Give your comments on them.
- •Achievement test Task 1
- •(13 Points) Task 3
- •Unit II the major discipline and its scope training and careers in journalism
- •Topic preview
- •Text 1 being a journalist
- •The national council
- •For the training of journalists.
- •A brief history
- •Comprehension Check
- •It’s important for any journalist to have good qualifications. Choose one of the following statements and be ready to speak about the necessity to be diligent in studies to be a success in life.
- •Imagine that you are to explain the steps and possibilities of education for future journalists. Make a short presentation to the rest of the group and answer the questions they may have.
- •Text 3 training for journalism in the uk
- •C ommunication activities
- •1. Prepare a presentation about the training of journalists in Belarus:
- •Imagine that you study in Great Britain as an exchange student. Tell your British group-mates how training of journalists is organized in Belarus.
- •Translation activities
- •A chievement test
- •The qualities and qualifications of a journalist
- •R eading
- •Text 1 work of a foreign correspondent
- •Text 2 what makes a good journalist?
- •Grammar in use
- •W riting
- •1. Read the text below about the work of a journalist and ask all kinds of questions on the text. Write them down.
- •2. Write a list of words and expressions you would memorize and use in the further discussions in class about the profession of a journalist.
- •Brief overview of the 10 essay writing steps Below are brief summaries of each of the ten steps to writing an essay.
- •Harvard, Leadership through Dedication
- •Unit II the major discipline and its scope training and careers in journalism
- •Reinforcing and expanding vocabulary
- •Distance learning an introduction to nctj distance learning courses
- •Text 3 train as a journalist – some careers advice
- •G rammar in use
- •Task 2 Study the reference material and examples to do the exercises, which follow.
- •При преобразовании из действительного залога в страдательный:
- •I read newspapers in the evening.
- •I can’t answer your question
- •Grammar test Task 1
- •W riting
- •Underline errors of spelling, logic and punctuation. Names and numbers are correct
- •Journalism's first obligation is to tell the truth
- •Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover
- •It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant
- •It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional
- •Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience
- •Part III
- •Supplementary reading
- •Journnalism is an important job
- •Text 2 why I became a journalist
- •Introduction
- •Text 3 types of journalism
- •Text 4 starting out
- •Text 5 work in local & national newspapers
- •Text 6 freelancing and casual work
- •Text 7 career development
- •Text 8 so why did you become a journalist?
- •Text 9 why journalism isn‘t a profession
- •Text 10 nctj logbook launched
- •Text 14 being a television reporter
- •Picking your exam subjects
- •Text 15 ten top tips for successful freelancing
- •What does a journalist do?
- •Text 16 the nctj
- •Text 17 the code of conduct sets out the union's policy with regard to the ethics and
- •Values of journalism
- •Text 1 work of a foreign correspondent
- •Text 2 what makes a good journalist?
- •Grammar in use
- •Unit II the major discipline and its scope training and careers in journalism
- •Text 3 train as a journlaist – some careers advice Task 1
- •Task 4.
- •Glossary
- •Bibliography and primary resourses
Text 1 work of a foreign correspondent
Task 1
Choose the appropriate Russian equivalent for the following words/word-combinations from the text.
a strong appeal
a) сильная привлекательность
to cover the news
освещать
a cub-reporter
a) начинающий репортер
a nose for news
a) нюх на новости
a first-rate general reporter
b) первоклассный репортер, выполняющий общие задания
a nodding acquaintance with grammar
b) поверхностное знакомство с грамматикой
to write authoritatively
a) писать авторитетно
Task 2
Translate the words and word-combinations (if you need, consult the text above) and make up at least 3 independent sentences involving as many of these words and expressions as possible.
Освещать новости; депеша, корреспонденция; начинающий репортер; давать исчерпывающее разъяснение подоплеки событий; описывать событие как очевидец; воссоздать обстановку; содержательная статья; первоклассный репортер широкого профиля; иностранный корреспондент; чувство новости; остро развитое чувство значимости новости
To cover the news; dispatch, news dispatch; a cub-reporter; to give a complete background service; to provide eye-witness descriptions; to conjure up the atmosphere; an informative article; a first-rate general reporter; a foreign correspondent; a nose for news; a keenly developed sense of news values.
Task 3
Look through the text again and choose the best answers to the following questions.
Why does the work of a foreign correspondent appeal to young men and women in journalism?
a) the work of the foreign correspondent is something much wider than the mere reporting of events.
Why should a foreign correspondent know foreign languages?
c) because he has to cover the world’s news.
What does to know a foreign language, in the sense a foreign correspondent must know it, mean?
c) it means to be able to write the language fluently, to be able to take down speeches in shorthand, to follow conversations through the distorting medium of the telephone and the like.
Text 2 what makes a good journalist?
Task 2
Look through the text and find English equivalents for the following Russian phrases.
Быть в классе среди неуспевающих, профессиональная подготовка журналиста, предпочитать короткие слова длинным, сделать поспешный вывод, основанный на недостаточной информации, стать хорошим журналистом, какие качества важнее, чтобы стать хорошим журналистом, уметь писать на простом, ясном, понятном английском языке, проводить большую часть дня, беседуя с людьми, лучшая подготовка для профессии журналиста.
To be at the bottom of the class; qualifications of a journalist; to prefer short words to long ones; to make a hasty ill-informed judgment; to make a good journalist; what qualities are important to make a good journalist; to be able to write fairly clearly in English; to spend most of the day talking with people; the best qualifications for a journalist.
Task 3
Match the meaning with the correct word.
basic - fundamental
famous - known widely; having fame; celebrated
genuine- true; really what it is said to be
successful- having success
humble-having or showing a modest opinion of oneself, one’s position etc
open-minded- having a mind open to new ideas
ill-informed - based on poor information
inquiring- in the habit of asking for information
plain - simple; ordinary; without luxury
brilliant- very bright; splendid’ causing admiration
hasty - said, made or done too quickly
clever- quick in learning and understanding things, skilful
paramount - above all others; the most important
Task 6
Arrange the sentences from the text in the right order to make its summary.
The best journalists write simple, plain, direct English, generally preferring short words to long ones.
The best qualifications for a career in journalism will vary enormously, according to the individual.
Even journalists will disagree on the order of importance of the qualities that go to make a good journalist.
So if you are not interested in people, journalism is not for you
Paramount in the makeup of a journalist is deep and genuine interest in people.
Hand in hand with the interest in people should go the qualities of sympathy, open-mindedness; an enquiring mind and humility.
The man who thinks he is a pretty clever chap and doe not mind the world knowing about it, will never male a good journalist.
Sentences :
1) 3; 2) 5; 3) 4; 5) 6; 6) 7; 7) 1; 8) 2