1. FINAL TASK: WRITE AND PRESENT A NEWS REPORT

2. 1.Read an article and observe how it is organised. 2.Present your article to the rest of the class. 3.Choose a topic and write an article. 4.Watch a news report and observe how it is organised. 5.Present a news report from your article. 6.Vote for the most original news report and explain your choice.

3. UNDERSTANDING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Read the article. Find out the main information in the article.

4. UNDERSTANDING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MAIN TOPIC / PERSON ISSUE OUTCOME What does the article deal with? Who does the article deal with? What problem is developed? How is the problem solved? What is the result? REASONS Reasons Positive aspects Advantages PROBLEMS Problems Negative aspects Drawbacks

5. PRESENTING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ORAL FEEDBACK From your notes, present your article to the rest of the class. (3-4 mns) ◊ 1 journalist ◊ 1 interviewee The journalist presents and summarise the story. The journalist interviews one of the characters involved.

6. WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON YOUR OWN Choose one of the following topics:  A celebrity visits the Castella.  Mystery at the Castella.  Disaster at the Castella. Prepare your story.

7. WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MAIN TOPIC / PERSON ISSUE OUTCOME What does the article deal with? Who does the article deal with? What problem is developed? How is the problem solved? What is the result? REASONS Reasons Positive aspects Advantages PROBLEMS Problems Negative aspects Drawbacks

8. WRITING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE How will you organise your article? The headline? The subtitle? The first paragraph? The second paragraph? The last paragraph? What elements will you find in the article?

9. LET’S RECAP! THE HEADLINE THE SUBTITLE JOURNALIST(S) / DATE FIRST PARAGRAPH SECOND PARAGRAPH ARTICLE LAST PARAGRAPH Introduces the content of the article. Summarises the content of the article with basic details. Gives the name(s) of the journalist(s) and date of publication of the article. Introduces the main elements of the story (who, what, where, when). Gives a reminder of who the person is or what the situation is. Contains: a different idea or viewpoint per paragraph examples quotations from different people Contains: the journalist’s conclusion the journalist’s opinion

10. CHECKLIST Check that you have used: the preterit as your narrative tense. complex sentences. link-words, adverbs and adverbial phrases.

11. NEWS REPORT 1.Watch the news report. 2.Summarise the event orally. (2 mns) Where? When? Who? What happened? Conclusion?

12. NEWS REPORT ON YOUR OWN How is a news report presented?  by the anchorman/woman?  by the reporter? Define your roles and prepare your news report.

13. LET’S RECAP! The anchorman/woman:  presents the event (where, when, who).  presents the main facts (what).  introduces the reporter (who, where).  concludes at the end of the report (what next). The reporter:  presents the current state of events.  presents the chronology of events in detail.  concludes his/her report.

14. YOUR VOTES Things you should write on your ballot paper: the headline of your favourite report. a quick summary of the story. what you liked in the story (with details).