He Walked 6000 Miles!

2. Listening to the news

Listening and Speaking

The news

  • How do you keep up to date with what’s happening in the world ?
  • Which of these news topics interests  you most ?

Politics   celebrities   sport   fashion   culture   the arts   crime   international news   national news   local news

 

  • Do you listen to the radio ? Which station ?
  • Listen to five radio news headlines. What is the first story about ? The second ?
  • Write a number from 1‒5.
    • A strike     an explosion   a crime   a football match   death
    • Which words do you think are from  each story ?

Terrorists   thieves   guards   ex‒wife   Picasso   cancer   goals   theft   half time higher pay   beat   protesting   injured   close

 

  • Write the question words.
    • .............planted the bomb ?
    • ………..paintings did they steal ?
    • ……….are they on strike ?
    • ……….times was he married ?
    • …………was the score ?
    • Listen to the stories. Which questions were answered ? Focus attention on the form of questions, stress patterns and intonation.

Dictation

  • You will hear the story about the art theft at dictation speed. Write the exact words.