Page 78 - @ccess 2 Teacher´s Book

Activity 16

• Typos and misprints are a
common occurrence even in
the best journals. Prepare
your students for that kind
of incident, so you don’t over-
rely on punctuation to find
direct speech.
• Remind your students about
indirect speech, since this is a
way in which a statement made
by someone other than the
reporter may be reported.
• Have your students create
links between this practice
and Practice 1, in which they
worked with the public service
announcement (PSA). This is
a strategy that they may have
used in that practice (change
from direct to indirect speech).

Activity 17 T
• A piece of news is composed
of the two elements mentioned rack 26
in the activity (events and
statements). The events are
usually written by the reporter,
while the statements
add truthfulness to the events
that transpired. News articles
try to give voice to the different angles the interviewees present (for example, a reporter may have the
impressions of more than one witness or participant in the event; when reporting on controversial issues,
they may have the opinions of two specialists with opposing viewpoints). That is the idea behind having
your students focus on these two elements.
• Statements may vary when an event is recent compared to an event that happened long ago (because
memory changes). For that reason, you could also use a report about an event that happened some time
ago and contrast it with the reports from the dates following the event.
• The CD icon will appear throughout the practice to indicate the activity the track is linked to. However,
remember the way we order activities is a suggestion and you may change them to suit the purposes you
established with your students.
• RB Box can either extend the current practice or provide material for developing the practice. If you have
enough material, take time during the practice to go through the Reader’s Book to foster curiosity and
improve reading skills.

Teacher’s Book / Practice 4 77