Conversation & Listening - The News

In this lesson, students develop their ability to talk about their news and information habits and think more critically about the news. The students also listen to a woman talking about her news habits and role-play talking to someone about fake news.

Aims:

• To develop students’ knowledge of news-related vocabulary.
• To develop the ability to talk about their information habits and preferences.
• To develop students’ abilities to think more critically about the news.
• To develop the ability to create a short news story.

Level:

• Low intermediate + (A2/B1)

Materials:

• Teachers' Guide (PDF)
• Digital presentation: Demo Copy
• Dictation activity: https://bit.ly/n-dict
• Listening close: https://bit.ly/news-close
• Vocabulary activity: https://bit.ly/news-words
• Pronunciation check: https://bit.ly/news-pron