Introduction

Introduction

The subject of this double period is the news.

Work together with three or four classmates.

A game
You are going to play a game and the person with the highest score wins.
In this game, you are going to make a word web about the subject "news".

Write down the word 'news' in the middle of a sheet of paper.
Take 2 minutes on your own to write down as many English words related to “news” as you can think of.
Compare your word webs and score points.

Scoring points

2 points	For each word the other group members didn’t have.
1 point	For each word only 1 other group member has got.
0 points	For each word you all wrote down.

Step		activity	aim	time
		introduction	Find out what you already know.	10
Step 1		listening Where people get news	You can understand video about the news and answer questions about them.	15
Step 2		reading Headlines	You can understand headlines and a news article and answer questions about it.	15
Step 3		vocabulary	You can understand and use vocabulary about the news.	15
Step 4		grammar Present perfect	You can understand and use the present perfect.	15
Step 5		speaking Funny headlines	You can have a discussion about funny headlines.	10
Step 6		writing Headline writing	You can write headlines and an article.	15
Step 7		evaluation	Reflecting on what you have learnt.	05