Ex.1. Complete the examples with the key words from this lesson.

a) ...the Business Council, an exclusive club that admits only the bosses of America's

biggest and bluest of _ _ _ _ _ - с _ _ _ companies.

b) And there was growing criticism of the market for _ j _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ government

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

c) Elsewhere in Europe, German, French and Italian _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ also closed lower.

d) Here, if a businessman started suggesting to his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r _ that he read poetry,

everyone would rush out and sell his shares.

e) If those who make the big i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ decisions are right, the outlook for _ h _ _ _ _

on the stock market is particularly gloomy.

f) Most of the shares _ _ s _ _ _ in New York and Tokyo are still domestically based firms.

g) On _ _ _ _ _ _ г _ _ _ , stocks closed higher today. The Dow gained more than 29 points

to close at 2918.6.

h) 'Never again should the lives and livelihoods and the destinies of national economies be

directed by a handful of shirt-sleeved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r _ ’, Mr. Brown said.

i) Tea is one of India's major export _ _ _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ _

j) The dollar was also strong against other major c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the Tokyo market.

k) Three quarters of MPS investments arc in _ _ _ _ t _ _ _ .

l) He was someone who _ l _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _ к _ _ r _ _ _ and needed money for that.

Lesson 6

Part 3. News Writing and Reporting Practice

The Writing Process

Section A

Before reading the text, answer the questions:

1. How do you usually write your stories? Do you make any necessary preparations for it or just write immediately?

2. Can you name different methods of writing?

Find the following words and expressions in the text. Try to guess their meaning from the context. After that check with the dictionary:

To outline a story

A rough draft

Deadline

To get / make short shrift

To conceive (the idea)

Focal point

“Kiss off”

To ramble

Smooth transition

“Stitching”

To trigger (a question)

Sporadically

Now read the text and explain the main points of the FORK method in 5-6 sentences:

Writers work in many different ways. Some writers pace around the newsroom before they write. Others outline their stories or write a rough draft first. And many writers just stare at their computer waiting for a muse to inspire them to create the perfect lead. They insist that they can’t write the rest of the story until they find their lead. Deadline approaches, and the rest of the story gets short shrift because the writer is almost out of time. But the writing process doesn’t have to be that painful: you can use several techniques to develop a writing process that works for you.

Don Fry, a writing coach, has a five-step writing system: conceive the idea, report, organize (plan and order), draft and revise. But no single writing process will work for everyone. Good writers develop their own methods.