STORY 1
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 440.
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Task 1
Achievement Test
Guess what discourse categories these are:
− widening the content of a news story by means of citations, proverbs, illustrations, etc;
− characteristic of discourse realised with the help of the key topic, which is both the goal and the result;
− widening the content of a news story by means of referring to other (non-topical) events;
− covering the event in a time context.
(4 points)
Name the ways of structuring a news story:
1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________
(3 points)
Name the following paragraphs:
§ the one which elaborates on the information stated in the lead, provides more details;
§ explains what covered event means to the reader, explains the significance of the news;
§ tells the most important information about the event;
§ gives earlier details, or background, on what has occurred and has been reported on before.
(4 points)
Choose the linguistic features of a news story:
1. Special political and economic terms
2. Wide use of epithets
3. Foreign words
4. Complex sentences with a developed system of clauses
5. Specific word order
6. Pun
7. Metaphors
8. Newspaper clichés
9. Simple sentences only
10. Abbreviations
(10 points)
Match the type of interview with its definition:
| 1. News gathering interview | a. Engages in a long form, conversation for a profile feature story or an enterprise story. Use your interview time most productively: to zero in on what will be the primary focus of the article. Do research so that you know what questions to ask, and so that you can engage in a conversation with your interviewee; show that you took the time to understand the pertinent issues. |
| 2. Q and A interview | b. Gathers reaction or responses to breaking news about which you want to report reaction (to a vote, a decision or some new development in a story). You'll need to brief the people you are trying to quote on the recent developments. If your interviewee hasn't yet heard about the development, he or she may need some time to investigate for him- or herself. |
| 3. In-depth interview | c. Collects facts or history about a subject, either for a story or in preparation for another interview. Often, interviews of this type generate background information rather than quotes. You can put information on the record, but you should ask the permission of an interviewee and agree on attribution. |
| 4. Reaction interview | d. Confronts a subject, often with incriminating or embarrassing information. This type of interview, sometimes known as a confrontational interview, is used most often by reporters in mainstream media, after they have gathered incriminating or embarrassing information. Many citizen media producers find these kinds of interviews to be the most daunting to entertain, but it is critical to your credibility and only fair to the subjects of your stories to give them a chance to respond. |
| 5. Gotcha interview | e. Presents the information in a question and answer format. At times, you'll want to present an interview in a minimally mediated form, as if the reader were listening in on a conversation. You can publish a transcript of the interview, if you recorded it. You can also run an “edited” transcript, in which you just pick out highlights. |
(5 points)
Match the two columns: the name of a career in print journalism and its characteristics.
| 1. Associate Editor | a) he / she is the key head who ensures consistency and continuity of the newspaper or magazine. The job of the editor is to present the newspaper in an attractive manner and assure that it is highly utilitarian. It also includes appointing juniors, writing the editorial section and leading the team. |
| 2. Sub editor | b) it is the job of a key operator of a newspaper, magazine, news agency, radio or a TV channel which requires one to report with speed, clarity and accuracy. Requirement: sense to recognize a story, objectivity. |
| 3. Editor | c) he / she needs to direct the preparation of a section of the newspaper or magazine. Preparation of news, featured articles and critical reviews, planning the layout and assigning the reporters and photographers is the job. Requirements: one needs to be aware and have the ability to write, edit and question constructively. |
| 4. Proof Reader | d) it needs you to sort the contents of the material to be printed, rewriting the articles to make them suitable for the paper, improving the language and giving appropriate and attractive headlines. Requirements: Imagination, understanding and sense of news. |
| 5. Reporter | e) it involves choosing subjects and themes, conducting researches and assembling materials to write. There are also Feature writers who write detailed stories and commentaries on specific topics; and Leader writers, who express their ideas and views on news topics through editorial columns. |
| 6.Corres-pondent / special reporter | f) he / she compares the proofs with the edited copy. It involves completing the final text accurately. Requirements: detailed knowledge of grammar, spelling and punctuation. |
| 7. Writer | g) it requires detailed knowledge in a single field like politics, economics, sports etc; along with the ability to interpret and explain the news on the basis of the awareness. |
(7 points)
Imagine that you are writing an article for the newspaper you are working in. Study the following information and write a complete news story. You are offered materials for several stories. Choose any you like. Follow the structure of the article, think about the language of your story, analyze the key discourse categories and represent them in the content of the article. Remember about the punctuation marks. You may change the category of space in the story if you like.
Don't forget about the title for the story.
The announcement is a major one. It was made at a press conference this morning in the office of Enrico Lowdes, director of the Regional Medical Center. The announcement is that the hospital is one of 10 medical facilities located throughout the entire United States selected to participate in an important new study the purpose of which is to determine whether or not a new technique will be successful in helping smokers to stop smoking. The hospital will not accept volunteers to participate in the experiment. Rather, Lowdes said, doctors in the city will be asked to refer a total of 800 of their patients who smoke and want to stop smoking to the hospital for participation in the experiment. Lowdes noted that nicotine is as addictive as cocaine or heroin. That may explain why 28% of adult Americans smoke. Experts estimate that as many as 90% of those who now smoke say they would like to quit. Many have tried to kick the habit many times but failed. The most difficult part of kicking the habit, Lowdes said, is acute withdrawal symptoms ranging from physical cravings, nervousness, irritation, difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping, and changes in appetite. That is why the Regional Medical Center sought to be one of 10 medical facilities in the United States to test a new nicotine patch that may help smokers who want to discontinue the habit ease the pain of withdrawal. Lowdes explained that the smokers asked to participate in the study will be prescribed adhesive patches. They will be instructed that, as soon as they get up in the morning, they are to apply one of the patches to their upper body. The patch releases a steady level of nicotine throughout the day. It is less nicotine, however, than that provided by cigarettes – but is thought to be enough to alleviate withdrawal symptoms. Nicotine gum is designed to work in much the same way, but some evidence indicates that the patch may be more effective because some people find the gum hard to chew, chew it improperly, or don't use it in sufficient quantity. The 800 patients will be monitored monthly for an entire year in an attempt to determine how many are helped by the patches: how many succeed in stopping smoking over a period of 1 year. Lowdes added finally that the patch may also help smokers quit smoking without gaining as much weight as sometimes happens to smokers who quit the habit.
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