Answer the questions as a class. 1) what images come to your mind when you hear the word "news"? 2) do you think news is usually happy or sad? 3) do you prefer to watch, listen to or read about news? 4) what areas of the world are you most interested in? 5) what kinds of stories hit the headlines in your local newspaper? 6) what are your favourite sections of the newspaper? 7) what was the last piece of good news you heard? 8) do you trust everything you read, see or hear on the news?