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un reportage / un fait divers
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a news report / a news item
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le titre
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the headline (of a news report)
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le chapeau
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the lead paragraph — the key facts up front
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une source
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a source (whom a fact is attributed to)
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une citation
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a quotation, in direct speech
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informer
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to inform — the purpose of a news report
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Selon… / D'après…
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According to… (to attribute a fact to a source)
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« … », a déclaré le maire.
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'…', said the mayor. (to introduce a quotation)
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Pour le moment, le groupe organise…
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For the moment, the group is organising… (a neutral, forward-looking close)
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Which register/tone does a news report use?
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Objective and neutral — third person, past (passé composé), no « je », no opinion.
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What are the four moves of a news report?
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Headline (titre) → lead (chapeau, the five W's) → body (attributed facts + a quote) → neutral close.
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What are the five W's in the lead?
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Qui, quoi, où, quand, pourquoi — who, what, where, when, why — packed into the chapeau.
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How do you keep a report objective?
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Attribute every fact to a source (« selon… »), stay in the third person and the past, and replace opinion with a concrete fact.
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Name the three Paper 1 criteria.
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A Language (12), B Message (12), C Conceptual understanding (6).
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