week 1 A. Watching

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Ch. 5 Media Minds

Today 

A. Watching 

Reading book 3 and doing assignment

Oefenprogramma Engels totaal ca. 70 opdrachten

Learning goal

I can understand the most important details of factual reports on television.

Starting activity

Think about the job of a journalist.

Write down things you think are part of that job?

Think of at least three tasks.

Today

Watching Strategy: Taking notes

Work on this week's Planning in Stepping Stones

 

Taking notes

Yellow Pages (21)

Make sure that you only write down key words, 

Focus on the information you need in order to answer the questions, 

(read the questions in advance)

Using abbreviations can be helpful 

Abbriviations

- leaving out articles (the, a, an) and pronouns (he, she, it) 

- shorten words by leaving out certain letters: 

asap (as soon as possible), btw (by the way), am / pm.

- commonly used words and phrases: 

approx. (approximately), min (minute), ft (feet), 

Doc. (document), Dec. (December)

Let's practise Take notes

Focus on:

Platforms Amanda works for

How to check if an Internet source is real or fake

Giving your opinion as a journalist

How tiring the job can be

 Primark Building fire: impact

Tips for those who want to become a journalist

apps.noordhoff.nl

For which platforms does freelance journalist Amanda work?

1. The mayor and local newpapers
2. Various newspapers
3. Agencies, broadcasters and newspapers

What does Amanda say about the reliability of news on the Internet?

1. Read newspapers, for reliable news
2. Many ways to tell if news on internet is true
3. Most news on internet isn't to be trusted

What does Amanda say about a journalist’s own opinion?

1. when you're clear on type of article you present, it is okay
2. You're never allowed to express your opinion as journalist
3. Always include your opinion to benefit watchers/ readers

Amanda says journalism is a very tiring job because …

1. It's mentally tiring
2. You have to cover too many stories at once
3. It's physically tiring

What effect did the fire have on shops near the Primark building?

1. some were closed but could still do trade
2. some got financial support & re-opened
3. some closed, not been doing business

Which tip was not given to people who might want to become a journalist?

1. Read, listen and be curious
2. Work for the school newspaper
3. Do internships to get experience

Homework this week

Getting Started 1a, 2a en 4

A. Watching 8 

B. Theme words 11 ab, 12, 14a, 15 en 16

Read your book/ work on assignment

Oefenprogramma Engels

Leren: vocabulary chapter 5