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This document provides exercises and activities to practice spoken English at an intermediate level (B1). It includes discussions of newspaper headlines, formatting of newspapers, jobs in television news, types of television programs, and acting out news reports and film reviews. Students practice describing events, discussing interests, and reviewing films. Vocabulary like 'by-line', 'editorial', and plural word forms are also covered.

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Speaking English - Day27

This document provides exercises and activities to practice spoken English at an intermediate level (B1). It includes discussions of newspaper headlines, formatting of newspapers, jobs in television news, types of television programs, and acting out news reports and film reviews. Students practice describing events, discussing interests, and reviewing films. Vocabulary like 'by-line', 'editorial', and plural word forms are also covered.

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Spoken English Level B1

Spoken English
Level B1
Day - 27

ELTIS/ Spoken English Level B1/April 2021


Spoken English Level B1

Day 27
Speaking and Vocabulary

Part 1: The Newspaper


A. Warm up activity:

STORM HITS EAST COAST FIRE DESTROYS CINEMA


Thieves Steal A Famous Painting

Accident Kills Two ACTOR MARRIES STAR OF GAME SHOW

TWO CHILDREN RESCUE DOG FROM RIVER


TEACHERS TO GET PAY RISE Dollar at all time high
Team India Wins World Cup

1. Change the newspaper headlines into full sentences e.g. A storm hits the east
coast.
2. In groups of three or four select one headline and fill in the following table to say
what must have happened. Tell the class the stories you have imagined.

Write down the key facts in this table:


What

When

Where

Who

Why

How

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B. With the help of your teacher, in pairs, look at a newspaper and see how the
newspaper is formatted (arranged).
These questions will help you.
1. What is on the first page? Why is the first page important?
On page 1 can you find the news in brief? Does it have the weather report?
Read at least one important headline that you find interesting.

2. What do these words mean?


i) by-line ii) editorial iii) reported article iv) feature
Can you find each of these in the newspaper?

3. What is the difference between a newspaper, a tabloid and a supplement? Name


some of the popular ones in each category.

4. Find:
i) letters to the editor ii) a thought for the day
iii) the weather report iv) a page 3 article
v) thesensex vi) sports news

Some questions for discussion:

1. What’s in the news today?


2. Why do you find this item of news most interesting?
3. Give a summary of the news item to the class. You can work in pairs or in groups
of 3 to 4 students.
4. What type of news do you find most interesting and why?

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Spoken English Level B1

Part - 2: Television
A. Match these people with the definitions. Some of these are applicable to the
newspaper also.

Column A Answers Column B


1. gossip columnist a. a journalist who reports the news from a distant
place
2. commentator b. a person who publishes a newspaper or a
magazine
3. publisher c. a young reporter
4. cub reporter d. a journalist who reports on the lives of
celebrities
5. correspondent e. the principal journalist on a TV news
programme
6. weather-man f. a journalist who reports on the weather
7. critic g. a person on TV who comments on the news
8. anchor h. photographers who follow celebrities in order to
take pictures of them
9. editor i. a person who prepares material for publication
or presentation
10. paparazzi j. a person who reviews movies, plays, books and
art exhibitions
11. journalist k. a person who collects and writes about news in
the news paper

Can you identify some of the people on TV to go with the definitions given above?
1.Which of these jobs would you find most interesting and why?
2. Which story from TV news, in the recent times, have you found most interesting
and why?
B. A list of some of the programmes on TV.
1. A sports programme 2. A documentary
3. A soap opera 4. A sitcom (situational comedy)
5. The news 6. The weather forecast
7. A police drama 8. A hospital drama
9. A film / movie 10. A cartoon film
11. A reality show 12. A chat show
13. A game show 14. A TV advert

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1. Name programmes of each type that you have seen on TV.


2. What kind of programmes do you like and watch often?
3. What kind of programmes do you not like?
4. What is your favourite programme?

C. Activity 1:
Form groups of three or four students. Take up different roles and report it to the
anchor of the TV programme e.g.

Situation: There has been an earthquake in the hilly parts of the country. One
person is a photographer, one person is the cub reporter, one person is paparazzi
following a movie star and one person is an anchor in the studio.

Act out this scene in the class. You can take positions anywhere in the class.

Other situations can be:

1. An anchor is interviewing the stars of a movie about to be released.


2. Any political scam.
3. Leakage of examination papers.
4. A plane crash.
5. Establishment of a new school.
6. A politician who has just been elected / arrested.
7. A fire in a hospital.
8. A situation of your choice.

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2. Speaking Activity:

1. Which clip / scene from a film would you never tire of seeing?
2. What trailers have you seen recently that made you go and see the film? Did
the viewing make it worthwhile?
3. Can you think of scenes from a film that should have been cut? Why?
4. Which of the feature do you, in general, like a film to have? Name the film in
for each of the following.
a) a happy ending. b) lots of action. c) a political or social message.
d) totally naturalistic dialogues. e) longsequences of natural beauty.
f) larger than lifeortrue to life characters.
5. Review a film you have seen recently. Remember to include acting skills, set
design, dialogue, music and any other point that you would like to include.

Just for your information:

Singular Plural Singular Plural


datum data medium Media
curriculum curricula stadium Stadia
criterion criteria radius Radii
analysis analyses forum forums / for a
fungus fungi phenomenon Phenomena

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ELTIS/ Spoken English Level B1/April 2021

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