Lesson 39 - Breaking news!

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson 39 Breaking news

• Camera on.
• Mic on mute.
• I have to see your face.

Today

• Speaking activity (5 mins)
• Newsround (20 mins)
• An article (10 mins)

Goals

• You can give your opinion and propose improvements.
• You can understand a short news broadcast.
• You understand the content and layout of an article

The news

In breakout rooms of 4:

• Do you watch the news? Why? / Why not?
• What could the news do to be more interesting?

Discussion

Let's talk about what you discussed.

Do you watch the news?

Yes

No

Newsround

•  We are going to watch a news broadcast called Newsround.

1. During the video, I'll ask you guys some questions.
2. Look at the news broadcast: Which parts of it do you like?

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What about the Newsround broadcast did you find interesting? (Think topics, visuals, interviews, etc...)

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Look at the article:
1. What is the structure of an article?
2. What needs to be in there?

What does an article need?

• Headline
• Introducing sentence
•  One or more pictures
• A caption to go with the picture(s)
• A nice conclusion
• A quote from the article
• Links for further reading

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One more look at the goals

• You can give your opinion and propose improvements.
• You can understand a short news broadcast.
• You understand the content and layout of an article

Conclusion

Tell me one thing you learned today about news broadcasts/articles.

Next lesson

Think about your personal qualities. What are you good at in English and what would be your ideal position in a group.