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FREE Handout, Listening & Quizzes on Madeleine McCann
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New Photo Image Of Madeleine McCann

A special photo studio has made a new photo of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine disappeared on May the third, 2007. She was just four years old. Everyone tried to look for her but they didn’t find her. Now she is six years old. A photo artist has produced a new picture of Madeleine. It shows what she might look like today. This is important because she looks very different. If people saw Madeleine today, they wouldn’t know it was her. The photographer used photos of Madeleine’s parents when they were children to make the new picture.

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I think this story is very sad. I don’t know why people want to do bad things to children. Especially little children. I hope Madeleine is still alive. I want to watch the TV news and see a nice headline. I want the news reporter to say someone found Madeleine. I feel sorry for Madeleine’s parents. They really love her but they have broken hearts. They must think about their daughter every minute. I saw them on the Oprah Winfrey show. They both looked very sad. I wish I could tell them where Madeleine is.

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PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article.

Paragraph 1

1.	photo	a.	for her
2	Everyone tried to look	b.	different
3.	what she might look	c.	it was her
4.	she looks very	d.	when they were children
5.	they wouldn’t know it was her	e.	studio
6.	photos of Madeleine’s parents	f.	like today

Paragraph 2

1.	this story is	a.	alive
2	do bad	b.	reporter
3.	still	c.	very sad
4.	news reporter	d.	could tell them
5.	broken	e.	things
6.	I wish I	f.	hearts

LISTENING GAP FILL

A special photo studio ___________________ photo of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine disappeared on May the third, 2007. She was ___________________. Everyone tried to look for her but they didn’t find her. Now she is six years old. A photo artist has ___________________ picture of Madeleine. It shows what she might look like today. This is important ___________________ very different. If people saw Madeleine today, they wouldn’t know it was her. The photographer used photos of Madeleine’s parents _____________________ to make the new picture.

I think this story is very sad. I don’t ___________________ want to do bad things to children. Especially little children. I hope Madeleine is still alive. I want to watch the TV news and ___________________. I want the news reporter to say someone found Madeleine. ___________________ Madeleine’s parents. They really love her but they ___________________. They must think about their daughter every minute. I saw them on the Oprah Winfrey show. They both looked very sad. ___________________ them where Madeleine is.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

A special photo studio has made a new photo of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine (1) ____ on May the third, 2007. She was just four years old. Everyone tried to look (2) ____ her but they didn’t find her. Now she is six years old. A photo artist has produced a new picture of Madeleine. It (3) ____ what she might look like today. This is important because she looks very (4) ____. If people saw Madeleine today, they wouldn’t know it was her. The photographer used photos of Madeleine’s (5) ____ when they were children to make the new picture.

I think this story is very (6) ____. I don’t know why people want to do bad things to children. Especially little children. I (7) ____ Madeleine is still alive. I want to watch the TV news and see a nice headline. I want the news reporter to (8) ____ someone found Madeleine. I feel sorry for Madeleine’s parents. They really love her but they have (9) ____ hearts. They must think about their daughter every minute. I saw them on the Oprah Winfrey show. They both looked very sad. I wish I (10) ____ tell them where Madeleine is.

Put the correct words from this table into the article.

1.	(a)	disappear	(b)	disappearance	(c)	disappeared
2.	(a)	from	(b)	for	(c)	to
3.	(a)	looks	(b)	shows	(c)	photos
4.	(a)	different	(b)	difference	(c)	differ
5.	(a)	parent’s	(b)	parents’	(c)	parents
6.	(a)	sad	(b)	sadness	(c)	sadly
7.	(a)	wish	(b)	hope	(c)	want
8.	(a)	talk	(b)	speak	(c)	say
9.	(a)	broken	(b)	break	(c)	broke
10.	(a)	will	(b)	want	(c)	could

SPELLING

Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

Paragraph 1
1.	A alcpsie photo studio
2.	Madeleine edaepsidarp
3.	A photo tsatri
4.	he looks very eerdfintf
5.	Madeleine’s patnesr
6.	the new teiurpc
Paragraph 2
7.	this syrto is very sad
8.	do bad igsthn
9.	still lvaie
10.	a nice eeadnhli
11.	broken ratehs
12.	every emuitn

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	children. I hope Madeleine is still alive. I want to watch the TV news and see a nice headline. I want the news reporter to
( 1 )	A special photo studio has made a new photo of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine disappeared on May the
( )	I think this story is very sad. I don’t know why people want to do bad things to children. Especially little
( )	hearts. They must think about their daughter every minute. I saw them on the Oprah Winfrey show. They
( )	today. This is important because she looks very different. If people saw Madeleine today, they wouldn’t know it was
( )	say someone found Madeleine. I feel sorry for Madeleine’s parents. They really love her but they have broken
( )	both looked very sad. I wish I could tell them where Madeleine is.
( )	old. A photo artist has produced a new picture of Madeleine. It shows what she might look like
( )	third, 2007. She was just four years old. Everyone tried to look for her but they didn’t find her. Now she is six years
( )	her. The photographer used photos of Madeleine’s parents when they were children to make the new picture.

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.

1.	a photo made photo special has new A studio.
2.	tried look her Everyone to for.
3.	A a photo new artist picture has produced.
4.	It look shows like what today she might.
5.	when Photos they of were Madeleine’s children parents.
6.	sad very is story this think I.
7.	Madeleine still hope is alive I.
8.	nice Watch news a TV see headline the and.
9.	I sorry Madeleine’s feel for parents.
10.	think minute about their They daughter must every.

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about missing children for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

______________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about missing children. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about missing children. Include imaginary interviews with two detectives who look for missing children. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

5. LETTER: Write a letter to a detective. Ask him/her three questions about missing children. Write three of your opinions on missing children. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.

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News English Lessons FREE Handout, Listening & Quizzes on Madeleine McCann (11 Pages of Materials & 8 Online Activities)