Telling the News with Pictures: Volcano in the Congo
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Telling the News with Pictures: Volcano in the Congo
- 1. A WEEK IN PICTURES Learning How to Ask and Answer Questions Like a Reporter
- 2. Reporters always want to know what happened so they can tell the story. They link their questions so they can find clear details of any story. Who is this person? Where is he? What country is this? When did the volcano start erupting? Why is he there? How many other soldiers are with him? Is the volcano near any towns?
- 3. Now it is your turn. Write as many reporter style questions in the next 7 minutes: What Why Where How When Who Did Were Is Are
- 4. With a partner, you have 7 minutes to make up a story to go with this picture. Remember when we tell a story we must include the who, what, where, when, why and how. Each of you must speak for at least 30 seconds each (1 minute total).
Editor's Notes
- #3: Teachers note: Tell students: Look at the picture and the questions. With your partner answer the questions. You have 5 minutes. Then go around the class and ask each student one of the questions. The point is to get all the kids talking. By letting them talk about the answers first gives the kids a chance to practice their answers in hopes they are more confident in their answers. Should take another 5 to 10 minutes. Background: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/travelnews/2011/11/pictures/111116-volcano-virunga-tourists/#/01-nyamulagira-volcano-virunga-national-park_43702_600x450.jpg Nyamulagira Volcano, Congo Photograph by Cai Tjeenk Willink, Virunga National Park Erupting油 volcanoes such as油 the Democratic Republic of the Congo 's Nyamulagira, pictured earlier this monthcan be destructive, frightening, and beautiful. And right now there are at least seven you can see in action now, if you act fast. When Nyamulagira,油 Africa 's most active volcano, began shooting 65-story fountains of lava weeks ago, officials at油 Virunga National Park , which contains the 10,032-foot (3,058-meter) peak, struck while the tourism opportunity was hot, setting up guided tours to a tent site within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of the erupting vent. (Get the full story of油the volcano-camp setup, in pictures.) So far the effort seems to have worked,油boosting tourism to Congounderscoring what a rare thing an accessible, active volcano is. "There are not many other persistently active volcanoes," said油Phil Leat, a volcanologist with the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, U.K. "Most erupt for a while, then stop."
- #4: Students should write these questions in their writing books. Teacher can walk around the class to check spelling, grammar, etc.
- #5: Students can be partners with someone sitting next to them. Together they need to come up with a story to match the picture. The other pictures have been used previously so they key vocabulary, story lines have already been discussed and practice. This hopefully builds their confidence so they produce more when speaking.