本书是英语新闻写作的入门教程。本书系统地讲解了英语新闻文体的基本特征、硬新闻和软新闻的不同特点、倒金字塔结构、导语写作、引语运用等方面的知识和技巧,同时涵盖了灾难专题、连续报道、会议报道、人物专访等写作的内容。本书针对中国英语学习者的思维特点,突出以学习者为中心的特点。每章都包括导语“Guide Word”,介绍本章新闻写作的重点、难点、要点。**部分“What to Write”,根据本章重点、难点选取范文,并配有预习题和思考题,为学生练笔提供启发和素材。第二部分“How to Write”,通过两种形式帮助学生完成写作。第三部分“Review and Assignment”通过设计的相关联系巩固学习成果。
目錄:
Chapter One Understanding News Writing
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm—up Reading
Roy Peter Clark: Fourteen Traits of Good Writers
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
Beijingers Debate Car Restrictions
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Two News Styles
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm —up Reading
Essays v.s.News Reports
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
Death House : Horror Grows
Gloucester Garden Yields Grisly Secrets to Police
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Three Inverted Pyramid Structure
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm—up Reading
Fact v.s.Opinion
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
1.Reading of An Inverted Pyramid Sample
2.Evaluating of An Inverted Pyramid Sample
3.Revising of An Inverted Pyramid Sample
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Four Summary Lead
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm—up Reading
The Lead
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
Principles and 6—Step Formula of Lead Writing
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Five Straight Story Types
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm—up Reading
1.Fire and Accident Stories
2.Natural Disasters and Weather Stories
3.Crimes and Court Stories
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
Straight News in Different Cultures
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Six Headline Your Stories
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm—up Reading
Exam Cheating on Long Island Hardly A Secret
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
Mary''s Headline Grammar Rules
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Seven After The Lead
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm—up Reading
Singapore Investments in China Expanding to Inland West
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
1.Reading of A News Story on Accidents
2.Writing of A News Story on Accidents/Weather
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Eight Using Quotations Wisely
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm—up Reading
Obama Makes History
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
1.Reading A News Story on Speeches/Meetings
2.Writing of A News Story on Speeches/Meetings
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
Chapter Nine Follow—up Story Writing
Guide Words
Part Ⅰ What to Write
Warm —up Reading
Prince William''s Wedding to Kate Middleton Set for April 29
Spotlight Shines on Kate Middleton, Another Princess—to—be
William And Kate''s Royal Wedding: British Monarchy''s New Era Is Sealed With A Kiss
Ideas for Further Discussion and News Writing
Part Ⅱ How to Write
Case Study
1.Reading of News Follow—up
2.Writing of A News Follow—up
Cultural Notes
Part Ⅲ Review and Assignment
Practice of News Writing
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Chapter Ten Feature Story Writing
Chapter Eleven People Profile Writing
Chapter Twelve Construct An Interview
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內容試閱:
1.11 Jun and Wang Hao are 4th—year computer majors sharing the same dormitory room.
2.Due to a severe case of polio in childhood, Wang Hao has to walk with 2 crutches.
3.For more than three years since they entered the university, Li Jun has been helping his roommate climb stairs, carry things, and get meals and hot water regardless of how bad the weather is.
4.Last semester when the class had an outing, Li Jun borrowed a wheelchair so that Wang Hao could go hiking with others.Li and other students pushed the wheel—chair all the way to the top of the mountain.
5.Because of what Li Jun has done for Wang Hao over the years, the student union of the university decided at a recent meeting to award Li Jun the title of "Model Student in Learning from Lei Feng" when they hold the May Fourth Day student meeting the next week.