radio news: authentic listening lesson

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RADIO NEWS: AUTHENTIC

LISTENING

Martin Sketchley: www.eltexperiences.com


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Discuss the following questions with a partner about the news and your listening habits. You have5 minutes to speak with another student.

1. How often do you watch or listen to the news?2. Can you remember anything memorable on the news? What was it?3. What radio stations do you listen to? Do you listen to their news? Would you recommend

them?4. Can you name any of the local or national radio stations?5. If you listened or watched the news yesterday, tell your partner about any of the important

news items which were mentioned.6. How do you feel when you listen to the radio?

Listen to the following radio clip and answer these questions by yourself. Compare your answersonce you have listened.

a. What is the name of the news presenter on the radio?b. What is the radio station?c. How many news items were mentioned in the radio clip?

Look at the following pictures and discuss with a partner the news items in the radio clip. Can you

put the pictures in order that they were mentioned?
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Look at the following words in the box below in a dictionary and write out possible definitions. Workwith a partner.

Scramble (v)

Dramatic (adj.)

Hostage (n)

Maliciously (adv.)

Resits (n)

Summon (v)

Tariff (n)

Extremist (n)

OFGEM (n)

The coming year (n)

Disrupted (adj.)

Qualifications (n)

Benchmark (n)

Sleet (n)

Suspend (v)

Widespread (adj.)

Prisoner (n)

Fatal (adj.)

Shooting (n)


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Listen to the radio clip again and complete the following passages using the vocabulary from thetext box above. Check with a partner your answers.

scrambled dramatic hostage maliciously GCSE resits Summoned

tariffs extremists OFGEM the coming year disrupted qualifications

benchmark sleet suspended widespread prisoner fatal shootings

In the past hour, it has emerged that the Foreign Office has _________________ the

Russian Ambassador to explain why two long range bombers from Russia flew over the

English Channel yesterday. It says civil aviation was _________________. Typhoon

fighter jets were _________________ in response.

Discs containing information from three sensitive judge led enquiries including two

_________________ by police have gone missing in the post. The Ministry of Justice

says a member of staff has been _________________ but at this stage theres no

evidence to suggest that the loss happened _________________.

Jordan says it wants proof that its pilot being held _________________ by Islamic

State fighters in Syria is still alive before releasing the Jihadist _________________in exchange. The deadline set by the _________________ for the Jordanian

authorities to free the female bomber has passed.

The number of secondary schools in England deemed to be underperforming has more

than doubled since last year. 330 schools didnt reach the _________________

standard of two fifths of their pupils obtaining five good GCSEs, including English and

maths. The measures been changed so that it takes into account a reduced number of _________________. _________________ are no longer included.

The energy watchdog _________________ says that the six big power companies are

expected to make nine pounds more per customer over _________________ . Thats

despite recent price cuts to gas _________________ and a _________________ fall

in the price of crude oil. UK Energy, which represents the large companies, has called

the figures inaccurate

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And the weather. Outbreaks of rain, _________________ and snow on the hills will

move south eastwards across Scotland and Northern England during the night. A

_________________ frost is likely.


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