PIECE OF NEWS

PIECE OF NEWS

Objective:

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​To analyze short written texts and select each element in order to demonstrate knowledge about informative texts organization.

​REMEMEBER THAT A PIECE OF NEWS IS AN INFORMATIVE TEXT ABOUT RECENT FACTS OR EVENTS ABOUT CERTAIN TOPICS.

Are mobiles harmful to children?​​

By John Mcafee, August 16th, 2021

​A new large study into whether mobile phones are harmful to children, lead by scientists at Imperial College London starts in September to know response on children's brains.

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​A large study into whether mobile phones are harmful to children’s health is starting in September.

(WHAT AND WHEN). It’s being funded by the government and mobile phone companies and it will involve 2,500 children aged between eleven and twelve.

(WHO). Scientists from Imperial College London (WHERE) will look at their thinking skills, memory and attention, and will then repeat the same tests in 2022.

(HOW/WHY) Researchers say very little is known about the effects these technologies have on children’s brains and it’s important we find out through this study.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following texts correspond to a HEADLINE.

• Mobiles study

• Mobiles could be harmful to children

• Mobiles and children

• Technology and brain

Multiple Choice

Identify and select a correct and complete BYLINE

• My mother is a reporter, Christine Stewart.

• August, 2021

• August 2021, The Clinic.

• August, current events Andrew.

Multiple Choice

What characteristics does a LEAD have?

• It's gives details  and gives clear information.

• It answers wh questions (what, where, when, who, why, who) briefly.

• It sums up the whole news in a few words.

• It gives the writer's name and date.

Multiple Choice

The BODY's most important characteristics' is:

• It informs events.

• It doesn't include quotations and indirect speech.

• It details the lead and headline's information.

• It gives the writer's opinion.

Multiple Choice

The difference between a piece of news and an article is:

• The date

• The language used

• The format

• The headline

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pictures shows you it is a piece of news?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following alternatives indicates it's a quotation "DIRECT SPEECH"?

• Diana: I use my laptop everyday.

• Diana: "I use a laptop everyday".

• Diana said that she used a laptop everyday.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following alternatives indicates it's "INDIRECT SPEECH"?

• Diana: I use my laptop everyday.

• Diana: "I use a laptop everyday".

• Diana said that she used a laptop everyday.

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