TSK2 Coursebooks Lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today: news & media!

But first... Join this LessonUp on your phone / laptop.

Today's goals:

After today you will be able to:

...understand new vocabulary

...predict news items

...read and understand a text about the news

First I want you to think 

of words related to news 

and media

Type your answers in the wordweb on the next slide

NEWS & MEDIA

Vocabulary

You will be presented with a description of a word. 

Choose the correct word that fits the description.

Write down any words you don't know.

A publication that contains written information about current events printed on paper and read by a broad reader base is called...

1. a magazine
2. a newspaper
3. a pamphlet
4. an editorial

The place a news item originally comes from,
often providing information about a certain topic or event is called...

1. a report
2. a root
3. a place of birth
4. a source

When you make a newspaper available to a wider audience you
....... the newspaper.

1. notice
2. print
3. publish
4. present

The person who checks a story before it is printed is called...

1. a writer
2. an editor
3. a publisher
4. a scout

False or inaccurate information, whether on purpose or not is called...

1. misinformation
2. deformation
3. misformed
4. disinformation

A service, site or method that delivers media to an audience is called a...

1. website
2. social media
3. platform
4. community

Newspapers, websites, TV stations, apps etcetera are also known as...

1. a community
2. the media
3. the internet
4. the channel

Products that are being advertised on TV are usually shown during the ....

1. downtime
2. recess
3. adlist
4. commercial break

A star's private live is usually
discussed in the...

1. report
2. commercial break
3. gossip column
4. editorial

Providing amusement and enjoyment, on TV, from a magazine or any other platform is called...

1. fun
2. a commercial
3. gossip
4. entertainment

Prediction words &
sentences

PREDICTIONS 

What are predictions? A description of something 

that could happen in the future. 

Words you could use:

Will / Could / May / Might

Possibly / Probably / Definitely / Certainly

Examples: 

I think this news item might be about social media.

The gossip column is probably going to be about Meghan and Harry.

Example exercise:

Example exercise: predict what the article is about, think about the 5 W's and H.

Example exercise:

Your turn: predict what the articles are about. Write the answer in your notebook.

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Reading exercise:

• Read the article and do the exercises on the handout
• Work alone, write down keywords
• After +- 10 minutes we will discuss the answers
• Finished early? Read the article again, write a short reaction to the article about your opinion on the use of TikTok for news. Think about the following: should we use TikTok? What are the pro's and cons? Do you use it to get news?