Presentation of the lesson “British press”

Presentation of the lesson “British press” form 8 B 31. 01. 2014

Warming up Guess the riddle: What is it, that is black and white and yet is read all over?

Let’s talk! u What does the term ‘Mass Media’ include? u Do you, your friends or your parents read newspapers or magazines? u What topics can magazines include? u Why do people read newspapers and magazines? u Would you like to have your own school magazine?

Topic: Mass Media Topic of the lesson: Periodical press in Great Britain u Aims: to introduce the lexical and grammatical material of the topic u Learning: to widen and work on the lexical material, revise Reporting Opinions, giving and discussing presentations ‘Ideal school magazine’ u Developing: to continue developing students 'communicative skills; dialogical and monological speech; listening skills; develop students erudition u Upbringing: to bring up understanding of importance of Mass Media in the society life

Giving Opinions u 1) I (don’t)think it’s a good idea to…. u 2) But I think it’s wrong to …. u 3) To tell you the truth… u 4) I believe … is very important because … u 5) In my opinion …. As for me… u 6) On one hand… On the other hand… For example….

The first newspaper was Roman handwritten news sheet called “Acta Diurna” started in 59 B. C.

British Press: u Quality newspapers are newspapers of a high standard, they are large in size and contain serious information u Tabloids are newspapers of a smaller size, usually with a lot of pictures, advertisements and without serious information

British Papers

Summing up the lesson Unfinished sentences u I understood… u It was very difficult for me… u I did not know about… u Now I can… u Now I know… u I would like to know about…

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