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English 12 Public

Revision of basic elements of informational reports

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True or False? In a news report, we should write in the first person ('I' or 'we')

False

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The t________ of the report tells the reader what the topic of the report is. In newspapers, they are also called 'headlines'

title

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True or False? In a report, you must include precise details about an event (who, where, what, when, how)

True

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True or False? You can make a report better by adding lots of adjectives, such as beautiful, hilarious, lovely, scary.

False. In a report, you must stick to the facts.

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Would you see this sentence in a report? On Monday, the President announced his resignation after there were demonstrations all over the country.

Yes

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Reports are texts which aim to i_____________ readers.

inform

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'Our car was stolen yesterday' This is an example of the p________ voice.

passive

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True or false? Reports are usually very long texts and are divided into chapters.

False. They are brief (short).

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Share with the class an example of a headline from the news this week.

Student's answers

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Reports often contain e______________ accounts or versions of what happened. These sometimes appear as quotes.

eyewitnesses'

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Which one is an example of situational writing: a story or a report?

A report

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True or false? News reports are based on personal opinions.

False

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