LEarning English is fun...babe!

new method of learning from NST part 1:

NEWSPAPER TRAIL or scavenger hunts are always a great hit in the English classroom with students of all proficiency levels. Not only do they perk up waning interest in a lesson, they can also be used to start the English period as a set induction depending on the content of the lesson of the day-

The news trail 1: Find the highlighted items in the NST and cut and paste on manjong paper or scrap book.

1. Cut out letters from the NST and make two new word from it.
2. Look for a picture with a caption carrying  the name of a well known or important person.
3. Cut out an advertisement for a product you can use in your home.
4. Look for an article that talks about children and cut out the headline.
5. Go through the Entertainment section and cut out the lead paragraph of the main news story.
6. Go through the whole paper and look for a TV listing.
7. Cut out the news in brief and mark all the words you dont know. Then search for meanings of each in the dictionary and write them.