Ó hc73rc Local news Do you read a newspaper regularly? Which newspapers do you read and why? Do you read them online or in a print version? What kinds of news stories do you find most interesting? Why? ■■ political stories ■■ human interest stories ■■ crime stories ■■ funny stories ■■ business news ■■ disaster stories Listen to the headlines of five news stories on a local radio station in North Queensland, Australia. How do you think each story will continue? Listen to the news stories. Were you right? Can you remember the answers to the questions in boxes 1–5? Listen again to check. 1 Which residents were evacuated from their homes? How many firefighters were at the scene? What are police asking motorists to do? 3 What new law has been introduced? What do you now need if you want to cut down trees? Which organisation opposes the new law? 2 How many police were involved in the incident? What did the police officers arrest the boy for? How many offences was the family charged with? 4 How many people currently live to 100 in Australia? What population change is predicted to happen? 5 How was the crocodile injured? Who rescued it? Match the highlighted expressions with the four categories below. People Emergencies Crime Politics residents evacuated from their homes police law Listening 1 a b 2 a 588u79 66 b 67 3h6r4m Vocabulary Understanding news stories 3 a b 124 10 Unit participate in a discussion and interrupt politely write a letter stating an opinion Goals understand news stories and react to news tell someone about a news story evaluate options and choose one In the news Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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