ISSUE 017
News & Headlines ESL Lesson
Who controls the story?
A ready-to-teach A1–A2 ESL lesson exploring news, headlines, word choice and fairness, with reading, listening, vocabulary, discussion, critical thinking and speaking activities.
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Collection 03 includes Issues 016–020.
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ABOUT THIS LESSON
About This Beginner News & Headlines ESL Lesson
Two newspapers can report the same event using completely different headlines. Both can be true, but the words, photographs and details they choose can leave readers with very different impressions.
This A1–A2 lesson uses accessible English to explore how headlines work, why emotional words attract attention and how editors choose what readers see first.
Students compare different ways of presenting a news story, choose a headline and photograph for a front page, create a simple rule for fair reporting and defend their editorial decisions.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
What's Included in the A1–A2 News & Headlines Lesson?
- Magazine-style A1–A2 ESL student worksheet
- Original news and headlines article with audio recording
- Five accessible vocabulary items and comprehension questions
- Five discussion questions about news, headlines and fairness
- You Make the Front Page critical-thinking activity
- Language in Context vocabulary practice
- News editor speaking challenge
- 60–100 word opinion-writing task
- Teacher guide and complete answer key
- Ready-to-use classroom presentation
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