Aims Skills - writing
Language - reporting events, past tenses, passive
Other- imagination
Level Intermediate
Organisation Groups
Preparation A large number of photographs taken from magazines and newspa-
pers
Time 20—30 minutes
Procedure Step 1: Each group is given five pictures of which they have to use
three. Their aim is to write a newspaper report linking these three
pictures.
Step 2: When each group has decided which pictures to use they write
their report.
Step 3: The reports are read out and the pictures shown to the class.
Variations 1: Each group chooses three pictures which another group has to write
about.
2: After Step 2 all the pictures are displayed on the wall. When the
reports are read out the others have to guess which pictures fit which
report.
3: The reports are taken as starting points for interviews and role