Reading the News

Discuss with a Partner:

1. What is the news?
2. Do you read or watch the news? Why or why not?
3. What kind of news stories are important or interesting to you?
I like news stories about..(my country, education, San Diego, politics, sports, celebrities)

Reading English News

Do you read the news in English? Why or why not?
Is it difficult to read English news? Why or why not?

Strategy for Reading in English:

Talking to the Text
Why?!
Helps with understanding
Dont have to look up every new word

One Minute of Exercise May Be All You Need

Discuss with a Partner:
1. What is this article about?

This article is about.

The article tells us that
The article talks about a study that shows

2. Is this information interesting? Is it helpful?

The article is interesting because

The article is not interesting because
The information is/is not helpful because.

3. Will you change how you exercise?

What is Talking to the Text?

Having a conversation with the article.

Relating the article to your own life.

Read title and guess what the article will be about.

Guess meaning when youre not sure.

Write your ideas, thoughts, and opinions on the article.

You try!
1. Come choose an article to read.
2. Read the article and practice talking to the text.
3. Write down the main ideas of the article

You have ten minutes to practice this strategy.

Tell the Class About Your Article

1. Find the other students who read the same article.
2. Create a short presentation:

A. Title of Article
B. Main Ideas of Article
C. Your opinions of article/How it connects to your life.

What is talking to the text?

Where can you find English news to read?
Newsela.com
Learningenglish.voanews.com
Breakingnewsenglish.com