Introduction

The subject of this double period is the news.

A game
You are going to play a game and the person with the highest score wins.
You are going to write a word web about the subject “news”.

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 people who talk about getting news and answer questions about them. 15
Step 2 Reading
Headlines
You can understand headlines and a text and answer questions about it. 15
Step 3 Vocabulary You can understand and use vocabulary about the news. 15
Step 4 Grammar
Present perfect and past simple
You can understand and use the present perfect and past simple. 15
Step 5 Speaking
Crazy headlines
You can have a discussion about crazy headlines. 10
Step 6 Writing
Headline writing
You can write headlines and an article. 15
Step 7 Evaluation Reflect on what you have learnt. 05
Step 8 Extra
Talking about the News
Watch the video.