Starter quiz

  • What are the different ways you can discover news?
    • televised news report  ✓
    • in a book
    • in a newspaper  ✓
    • online  ✓
    • on the radio  ✓
  • Order the following to show the structure of a journalistic report.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Headline
    • 2
      ⇔
      Opening
    • 3
      ⇔
      Recount section
    • 4
      ⇔
      Quotes section
    • 5
      ⇔
      Closing
  • Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
    • journalistic report
      ⇔
      a non-fiction text that provides information about an event ✓
    • formal language
      ⇔
      sophisticated and objective vocabulary without contractions ✓
    • subject-specific vocabulary
      ⇔
      vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject ✓
    • journalistic language
      ⇔
      words and phraseology used in a journalistic report ✓
    • quotes
      ⇔
      exact words or statements taken from a source ✓
    • informal language
      ⇔
      a style of speaking or writing that is relaxed and casual ✓
  • What is an oral presentation?
    • verbally addressing an audience in order to educate, inform or present  ✓
    • writing a letter to an audience in order to educate or inform them
    • singing to an audience in order to entertain them
  • Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
    • volume
      ⇔
      the quantity of sound ✓
    • pace
      ⇔
      the speed at which we speak ✓
    • eye contact
      ⇔
      looking into the eyes of the audience ✓
  • Who would the audience of a journalistic report be?
    • children
    • adults
    • anyone who wants to hear the news  ✓
    • animals
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