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News Vocabulary Information Gap Activities TBL Task Based Learning - 92228
News Vocabulary Information Gap Activities TBL Task Based Learning - 92228
1. continuous
Match the words given in the box withnews
theirbroadcast – 24
definitions.
hours a day
6)______________________
news story / news flash / rolling news / headline / column
/ breaking news / editorial / broadsheet / tabloid
The coverage of a particular
event or topic within the
a piece of writing in a programme
an article which expresses opinion and the
newspaper which is written 7) _______________________
paper’s political viewpoint
regularly by the same person 3)__________________
1) ____________________- news that is happening and
a newspaper which reports a short news report, giving the most recent being reported or revealed at
more serious news information about animportant or this moment
2)_________________ unexpected event 4)_______________ 8) _____________________
4. Complete the sentences with the correct words from exercises 1 and 2 (the first letters are given).
1) The f_______ p _____ of a newspaper is the page that contains the most important news of the day.
2) R__________ n_______ c_________ broadcast news and update their news reports 24 hours a day.
3) The TV programme News Hour shows the latest b______________ n_______ around the world from
hundreds of sources.
4) T__________ are small format newspapers with lots of gossip and h____________ i___________ stories.
5) Blog TV is an internet news site where you can stream live for free and view l_______________
b_________________ from around the world.
6) N_______ c_____________________ and journalists who report from the most remote parts of the world
often have to rely on s_______________ p_______ to cover stories from places where there is no other
communication network available.
7) C____________ are regular articles in newspapers or magazines, which contain the opinions and points of
view of the author.
KEY
Ex. 1.
1) column 2) broadsheet 3) editorial 4) news flash 5) tabloid 6) rolling news
7) news story 8) breaking news
Ex. 2.
a) 3 b) 5 c) 4 d) 2 e) 1 f) 9 g) 7 h) 6 i) 10 j) 8
Ex. 3.
1) correspondents 2) flashes 3) citizen journalism 4) broadsheets
5) eyewitness accounts
Ex.4.
1) front page
2) Rolling news channels
3) breaking news
4) Tabloids; human interest
5) live broadcast
6) News correspondents; satellite phones
7) Columns