Breaking news Pages 42 43 6 Breaking news

Breaking news Pages 42 -43

6 Breaking news Step 1: Discussion on news and media Step 2: Choose a subject area Step 3: Research: find a news story in your subject area. Follow the story in detail. Consult different sources reporting the same story (everyone finds at least one) Online Print form

6 Breaking news Step 4: Breaking down the news item Questions on page 43 Presenting the news itself and what has happened (or is happening) and presenting the phenomenon behind the news (reasons, cause) Listing possible conseqences/effects Step 5: Preparation Introduction of the news item (Slideshow, video, pictures etc. ) Discussion tasks on your topic for other students (a few at least – questions/pictures/discussion topics

Giving the presentation Step 6: Giving the presentation Keep it simple Plan ahead! Use short sentences, easy words (benefits you and your audience) Make a cheat sheet / practise what you are going to say Explain difficult words Remember: a news article doesn’t make a presentation!

Giving the presentation Focus on the language Make references to the pictures, statistics and videos you are using and explain what the audience is supposed to pay attention to In this picture you can see…/This statistic shows how…/In the next video you are going to see… Metalanguage: phrases that tell your audience what is going on. . Our topic is…/Today we are going to talk to you about. . /First of all…/We are here to talk about… Next we’ll talk about…/Let’s now move on to… To conclude…/To recap…/As a conclusion…/ Finally…/That was all we wanted to say about…

Giving the presentation Visual effects Slide show, video, pictures, statistics, music etc. Keywords in slides (list main points, facts, dates, numbers etc. ) and concentrate on speaking as much as possible. don’t let a video take over your presentation Non-verbal communication Think about your body language: posture, eye contact, timing, voice, attitude etc.

Giving a presentation Read the instructions on pages 134 and 135 in your book!