## Introduction

The subject of this double period is the news.

- Form groups of three or four pupils.

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”.

- 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”.
- 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 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. |