<p>Subject : Newspaper article “Tesco backs cheap alcohol limits” from BBC News Length of class: 2 x 45 mins Level: Intermediate Objectives : 1st lesson: Introduce a newspaper article, Ss will get to know a newspaper with its typical features, Ss will read a newspaper article, 2nd lesson: Discussion about the article time stage activity</p><p>1st lesson</p><p>10’ Warm up Brainstorming about newspaper article. Text on OHP. What are typical features of a newspaper article? Why does a newspaper article consist of different parts? Label the different parts of the article: Headline, Lead, Body.</p><p>10’ Reading Read the Headline “Tesco backs cheap alcohol limits” in class.1. Discuss vocabulary problems: What does “Tesco” mean? What does “to back” mean? 2a. What is typical of a headline? 2b.Try to reformulate the headline in different ways. Try to answer: Who? When? Where? Why? Collect answers (1., 2a+b. and W-questions on the blackboard or on OHP)</p><p>10’ Vocabulary Discussion of vocabulary. T shows important vocabulary of the text without explanation. Ss work in pairs and look up words in a dictionary. Collect synonyms or translations in class.</p><p>15’ Reading Reading the Lead in class. Can the W-questions be answered? Ss start reading the body of the article on their own.</p><p>Homework for next lesson: finish reading the article.</p><p>2nd lesson 5’ Comprehension Read comprehension questions in class. What does the British Medical Association/Tesco/Government say? Questions</p><p>15’ Speaking Ss discuss in pairs comprehension questions. They write down their solutions. T tells Ss which answer they will present in Writing class. Ss shouldn’t copy the text. They should try to reformulate the text.</p><p>10’ Speaking Discussion of questions in class. </p><p>15’ Speaking Compare the situation described in the article with Switzerland. Make different groups. Each group discusses one point of view (Department of Health/Supermarket/Government).</p><p>Sabrina S. & Andrea W. </p>