READING A NEWS REPORT

READING A NEWS REPORT

PULSE 2, PAGE 31

READING SKILLS

• FIND SPECIFIC DETAILS & INFORMATION IN THE NEWS REPORT

• IDENTIFY KEY WORDS IN THE QUESTIONS

• FIND THE MEANING OF UNKNOWN WORDS USING DICTIONARY

ACTIVITY 1

Read the following news report. Find out what happened to Sophie and her MP3 player.

While reading identify words you don't understand.

Multiple Choice

What happened to Sophie Frost?

Open Ended

Read the report again and rewrite the following events in order in 1 paragraph.

a) It started raining.

b) Sophie went to hospital.

c) Sophie and her friend went for a walk.

d) Sophie's grandmother gave her a present.

e) An accident happened.

Multiple Choice

What did Sophie's grandmother give her?

Multiple Choice

Where were Sophie and her friend when lightning struck?

• At home

• Under a bridge

• Under a tree

Multiple Choice

How did Sophie go to hospital? By..

Multiple Choice

Where was Sophie hurt?

• Sophie's chest, legs, eyes and ears were hurt.

• Sophie's chest, hands, eyes and ears were hurt.

• Sophie's head, legs, eyes and ears were hurt.

Multiple Choice

Where was Sophie's MP3 player when the accident happened?

• In her pocket.

• Around her head

• Around her neck.

Multiple Choice

What part of the MP3 player did the lightning go through?

• The screen

• The wire

Open Ended

THE FINAL TASK.

List the kinds of weather that are sometimes dangerous?

For example: Foggy weather is dangerous sometimes because it causes car accidents.