2. Lesson aims:
• To differentiate between a tabloid and a
broadsheet
• To identify the style of newspaper article
headlines
• To recognise the emotive writing style of
tabloids
• To identify typical elements of a newspaper
article
• To recap and practise reading strategies
3. In pairs list differences between
tabloid and broadsheet newspapers:
4. Matching task:
• Match the headlines with the
pictures, illustrating the articles.
• Check each other’s work.
• Identify some specific features of the newspaper
headlines, different to conventional English.
• Think in terms of:
• Grammar (articles, tenses)
• Word order
• Vocabulary
11. Newspaper article elements :
• In small groups identify as many elements as
you can in a given newspaper article
• Record your findings on wall displays.
• Compare your findings between groups.
14. Reading task:
• In pairs read the article about Justin Bieber
and answer the questions.
• Which READING STRATEGIES did you use to
complete the activity?
• SKIMMING – reading for gist
• SCANNING – reading for detail
15. Paragraph Work
• In pairs identify the main points of each
paragraph in the article. Note them down -
one sentence each.
• In pairs retell the article to each other, using
your notes.
16. Differences Between Newspapers
• What type of newspaper is this article from?
• In pairs discuss what differences there would
be between this article and a broadsheet
article on the same topic.
17. PLENARY –
recapping
the learning so far – PAIR WORK
• On the plenary sheet recap the differences
between and tabloid and a broadsheet
newspaper.
• Recall 5 emotive vocab items and their
meanings.
• List the elements of a newspaper article
• Recap the 2 reading strategies.
18. Writing task – in pairs
• Recap a piece of news you heard on
TV/radio/read in newspaper.
• Write a short tabloid article on the same
topic, implementing the learning so far.
• Submit to teacher for checking.