Good evening my name is... Tonight’s headlines: over 20 million pounds raised for Sports Relief; new rules to fight climate change, David Beckham achieves a century and Henry the hamster saved by a vacuum cleaner. Our top story tonight - thousands of people across Britain have been having fun and getting active to raise money for good causes as part of Sport Relief. Over 20 million pounds has been raised so far. The money will help vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both at home in the UK and across the world’s poorest countries. Meanwhile, politicians have gathered to tackle climate change. New rules which could ban stand-by buttons on TVs and computers were announced by the Prime Minister today. Earlier, football fans were paying their respects to David Beckham as he received his 100 th cap playing for England against France. Although, the final score was a disappointing 1 – 0 to France, David Beckham was treated to a standing ovation as he left the field. Finally, in a dramatic rescue Henry the Hamster was sucked to safety with the help of a vacuum cleaner. After getting stuck in a kitchen pipe, RSPCA wardens used a special nozzle attached to a vacuum cleaner to remove him from the pipe. Henry is safe and well and enjoying his freedom. That’s all from me tonight. Join us again tomorrow at the same time.

Good evening, my name is... Our top story tonight... Reports also said... We’ll be hearing from... Coming up on tonight’s programme... Breaking news... Just in... Tonight’s special report... Today’s headlines... For further details on today’s headlines we go to our... studio... Stock phrases from news broadcasts

Formal language: Example: Good evening. Use of stock phrases. Use of connectives. A news reporter never gives his or her own opinion of what has happened, so news reports are never written in the first person, ‘I believe...’ Reporters maintain a distance from the news by using more formal language and an impassive voice, e.g. reports also said that… Structure: It begins with the newsreader introducing themself by name. This is creates a sense of reassurance as sometimes viewers may be upset by the news and they want to be able to trust the newsreader. It then gives a list of the headlines. They are short and snappy and written in note form. After the headlines the script moves onto give more details about each headline in order.

Remember news reports are there to answer questions. WHY? WHERE? WHO? WHEN? WHAT?

Have you remembered? Formal language (e.g. Good evening) Stock phrases Connectives Language remains distant Newsreader introduction Short snappy headlines Detailed paragraph s about each headline Who? What? Where? When? Why? (for each story) News Report