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 ?
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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 ?
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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.