The Press Conference
Ⅰ. Advantages of the Press Conference
— the event itself having 【L1】 ______
— the previously-made statements functioning as a 【L2】 ______
— an 【L3】 ______ way to break the news to groups of reporters
Ⅱ. Disadvantages of the Press Conference
— hard to get worthwhile information due to the 【L4】 ______
— the news source setting 【L5】______, eg:
a) who to ask the questions and the length of the answers are decided
b) any 【L6】 ______ can be avoided
c) tough questions can be rephrased
d) the time, place and 【L7】 ______ of the interview are set
e) no time to challenge 【L8】 ______
Ⅲ. Factors in successful news coverage
— preparation: a need to be familiar with______
— 【L10】 ______ of the news source: needing to be regarded with caution
— the nature of the questions asked: 【L11】 ______ the nature of the answers
a) using words with 【L12】 ______
b) avoiding 【L13】 ______
c) 【L14】 ______ the time, place and context
d) asking 【L15】______questions
e) making clear alternatives, or no alternatives in answers
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She is enrolled in a master’s degree course at present.
She is working on a bachelor’s degree for the second year.
She did Psychology as her major and English as a minor.
She works as an English teacher in a primary school.
Because it is an entirely theoretical course.
Because it is beneficial for employment.
Because it involves practical elements.
Because her parents advised her to do so.
Not all of the students appreciate her work.
Many students have difficulty in independent study.
Some of the students advocate the course to others.
All students are serious about pursuing language power.
She majored in Teaching English as the Second Language.
She participated in Music, Science as well as Art course.
She did physical activities such as golf and horse-riding.
She made friends with many English speaking people.
Early in August.
Some time in July.
In the middle of May.
Nearly the end of June.
Because they lack the interest in classroom study.
Because they don’t have enough money to do that.
Because they have to stay home for being unsociable
Because they can’t afford the public transport.
Meeting their desire to learn on their own.
Improving their learning abilities greatly.
Substituting boring classroom learning.
Preventing bad learning experiences.
Process of evaluating test usefulness.
Process of designing a set of tests.
Accuracy in diagnosing strength.
Accuracy in diagnosing weakness.
Color of the cover.
Accompanying tapes.
Title and author.
Unimportant details.
Because she tries to be informative.
Because she has nothing to do later on.
Because she wants to be impressive.
Because she recalls something about the book.