ISSUE 017
News & Headlines ESL Lesson
Who controls the story?
A ready-to-teach ESL news lesson exploring media bias, headlines, framing and clickbait, with reading, listening, vocabulary, discussion and critical-thinking activities for B1–B2 English learners.
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Collection 03 includes Issues 016–020.
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ABOUT THIS LESSON
About This Media Bias ESL Lesson
Two news organizations can report the same event and leave their audiences with very different impressions. Headlines, photographs, quotations and the details journalists choose to include can all influence how a story is understood.
This B1–B2 Media Bias ESL lesson explores news headlines, framing, clickbait and editorial choices. Students examine how news organizations can present the same facts differently and consider how language and presentation influence an audience.
The lesson combines an original news and media reading with audio, vocabulary, comprehension, discussion questions and critical-thinking activities. Students use English to discuss media bias, trust in news, headlines, journalism and how to become more critical consumers of information.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
What's Included in the Media Bias Lesson?
- Magazine-style B1–B2 ESL news worksheet
- Original media bias reading with audio recording
- Five news and media vocabulary items with reading comprehension
- Five discussion questions about headlines, framing and trust in news
- Same Story, Six Headlines critical-thinking activity
- Language in Context vocabulary practice
- News-editor speaking challenge: write one neutral and one attention-grabbing headline
- 150–200 word opinion-writing task
- Teacher guide and complete answer key
- Ready-to-use classroom presentation
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