Communicative fluency

Newspaper report

Aims Skills - writing

Language - reporting events, past tenses, passive

Other- imagination

Level Intermediate

Organisation Groups

Preparation A large number of photographs taken from magazines and newspa-

pers

Time 20—30 minutes

Procedure Step 1: Each group is given five pictures of which they have to use

three. Their aim is to write a newspaper report linking these three

pictures.

Step 2: When each group has decided which pictures to use they write

their report.

Step 3: The reports are read out and the pictures shown to the class.

Variations 1: Each group chooses three pictures which another group has to write

about.

2: After Step 2 all the pictures are displayed on the wall. When the

reports are read out the others have to guess which pictures fit which

report.

3: The reports are taken as starting points for interviews and role

plays.

Remarks If unusual and widely differing pictures are chosen the result can be

very funny.

CONTENTS

UNIT I National stereotypes…………………………………………… 3

UNIT II Education in GB and America……………………………….. 29

UNIT III Choosing a career……………………………………………. 66

UNIT IV Applying for a job …………………………………………… 90

UNIT V Success ………………………………………………………. 117

UNIT VI Money talks …………………………………………………. 137

UNIT VII We’re all in the same boat …………………………………. 163

UNIT VIII The press ………………………………………………….. 197