Guidelines for the News Reports Assignment

News Reports is the name for an activity whose purpose it to help improve listening comprehension and speaking skills. Follow these steps to prepare a news report for use in a classroom activity.

1. Listen to an English language news program on the radio or on the Internet. The radio and Internet are better than television because they rely more on listening skills, whereas television provides visual input. The Internet has the advanctage of repeated listenings for better understanding.
2. Take notes of the key information, e.g. who or what is the story about, when, why, and where did it happen.
3. Prepare a one to three minute oral report of the story. You will tell give your news report to your groupmates in class.
4. A few students will be asked to give their news report to the whole class.
5. Do not read your news report. You may refer to your notes, but should use your own words to tell the news story.