Unit: Breaking News

What does ‘breaking news’ mean?

• News about an event that just happened.

• News that is very shocking

• Something that happened at a Rail company

• the news channel doesn't work

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Vocabulary

What word is used for very shocking/surprising news?

• Breaking news

• A bombshell

• A source

• A report

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What do you call the host of a news program?

• a newscaster

• a (news) anchor

• a broadcaster

• all of the answers are correct

What type of text is this?

• A newspaper

• a blog post

• a newspaper article

• an advertisement

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Vocabulary

Why does someone write a newspaper article?

• to give an opinion

• to inform the reader

• to entertain the reader

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Understanding

What is a notable or important piece of news called?
TIP the title of a newsarticle is called a ...

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What type of news do you see in the image?

• local news

• national news

• International news

• Political news

• sports news

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Understanding

What type of news do you see in the image?

(multiple are correct)

• local news

• national news

• International news

• Political news

• sports news

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Understanding

What type of news do you see in the image?

(multiple are correct)

• local news

• national news

• International news

• Political news

• sports news

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Understanding

Someone who writes stories is called an ...

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