It is part of the job for many newspaper and television journalists to journey to far-off places to bring us news stories from around the world. These journalists have a packed bag always at the ready so they can travel at a moment’s notice to get the story and compile the report. Often these journeys are to dangerous places, with war correspondents risking their lives to deliver the story of what is happening on the ground.
Can you name one journalist who reports from a foreign country? Say where you have seen or heard this journalist.
What I will learn:
headlines
qualities of a good newspaper article
These nine words feature in the newspaper article you will read. Identify the correct meaning from the options given.
1. journalist: 2. interpreter: 3. captors: 4. ruthlessly: 5. obituary: 6. shrapnel: a. a news reporter b. a writer of novels c. a writer of advertisements a. a driver b. a translator c. a manager a. prisoners b. doctors c. people who kidnap and hold others hostage a. without mercy b. kindly c. helpfully a. a biographical newspaper death notice b. a rare flower c. an old song a. guns b. metal fragments from bombs or bullets c. bricks
7. interrogation: a. a medical procedure b. an intense, severe questioning c. a job application
8. captives: 9. ordeal: a. criminals b. people taken and held against their will c. celebrities
a. a happy occasion b. a boring journey c. an unpleasant or stressful experience
