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Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
HOME NEWS
KENT BRAEMAR Celtic contest ENGLISH CHANNEL
Channel challenge The Braemar Highland Games took place on the first Shouting about shells
Lewis Pugh finished an epic Saturday in September. Highland games are traditional French and British fishermen
challenge last week: he swam Scottish sports, such as the caber toss (shown here), clashed in the English Channel last
the length of the English hammer throwing and the tug of war. There are also week, over a row about scallops.
Channel! Pugh swam 329 performances of bagpipes and Highland dancing. The Scallops are a delicious – and
miles from Land’s End in Braemar Gathering, as it is known, is the most famous of expensive – type of shellfish.
Cornwall to Dover in Kent. the Highland Games. The Queen and Prince Charles were Rocks and insults were thrown
It took him 49 days to there to watch the fun. between the fishermen, who are
complete the swim and he arguing about when they can
only had a few hours’ sleep catch scallops in an area near
each night on board a boat. France. British boats are allowed
Pugh took on the challenge to fish for scallops all year.
to support the need to clean However, French fisherman are
up the world’s oceans. not allowed to start catching
scallops until October.
Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
Questions on: ‘Home News’
1) Tick the correct answer. Look at the news from Kent.
Shouting Channel Celtic 5) Why did Lewis Pugh decide to do this challenge?
about shells challenge contest
Which news story is from Scotland? He loves tough, sporty challenges.
Which story is about an argument? To make people think about the state of our seas.
Which stories are linked by the
He is an Olympic swimmer and is in training.
English Channel?
2) Look at all the headlines. What is similar about the way they 6) This story is labelled as being from Kent. Why is it from Kent
are written? and not Cornwall?
Look at the news from Braemar.
3) What happens in the caber toss? Look at the news from the English Channel.
7) What are scallops?
People try to throw a pole the size of a tree trunk.
People throw metal hammers the size of a large dog.
People dance in pairs to Scottish bagpipes. 8) Can you think of two reasons why the French fishermen are
so cross?
(Clues: think about the date and think about the area.)
4) What does the word ‘ ’ tell you about these sports?
They have been played in this area for many, many years.
They are hard and challenging to play.
They are from Scotland.
Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
ANIMAL NEWS
TOXIC TIDE SALAD-LOVING TROPICAL FISH
A HUGE mass of algae (“al-gee”) in the
sea off Florida, USA, is putting the lives SHARKS A TROPICAL sunfish has been spotted
off the coast of Scotland.
of sea creatures at risk. The ocean sunfish has been recorded four
NEW research shows that the
The algal bloom is made of millions of bonnethead is a shark that likes to eat times this year by a Scottish nature group.
microscopic plants. It is known as a ‘red tide’ its greens! There was a time when it was rarely seen in
because of the way it colours the water. It Scotland. Sunfish are huge, round fish usually
Previously, all sharks were thought to be pure
occurs when normal algae found in sea water found in warm, tropical waters. They eat
carnivores (creatures that only eat meat). The
grows out of control and produces harmful mostly jellyfish and can reach three
bonnethead shark had been seen munching on
chemicals. Florida manatees – also known as metres long.
seagrass before, but it wasn’t thought to be a
‘sea cows’ – are particularly at risk, as they eat
source of food for the animal. However, new
algae. Ten manatees have already had to be
tests have shown that the sharks eat a lot of
rescued. The mammals will be released back
the plant. Bonnetheads like to eat crabs and
into the wild once the red tide has gone.
shellfish, but seagrass can make up around
60% (more than half) of the sharks’ diet.
Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
Questions on: ‘Animal News’
1) What subject links all the Animal News stories this week? Look at the story ‘Salad-loving sharks’.
6) Find three foods eaten by bonnethead sharks.
fish marine life rescue stories
1: ____________________________________________
Look at the story ‘Tropical fish’. 2: ____________________________________________
2) Find two adjectives describing the sea where sunfish
usually live. 3: ____________________________________________
____________________ and ____________________ 7) Which of the three foods has surprised people? Can you
explain why?
3) Why is it surprising to find these fish in Scotland? Consider all the stories.
8) Which news story would you like to know more about? What
questions would you ask?
Look at the story ‘Toxic tide’.
4) What is another name for a manatee?
5) What is a red e ?
Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
BIG NEWS
CALIFORNIA is known for its glorious weather, and the
SUNNY FUTURE people there will soon be taking full advantage of the
relentless sunshine.
The state is expected to pass a new law saying that California
should get 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2045.
Renewable energy is energy coming from sources that never run out,
such as the sun (solar power), wind power and wave power. These
types of energy do not create pollution.
Although California is just one of America’s 50 states, it is more
wealthy than many large countries, so the world will sit up and take
notice if this plan goes ahead.
Many people who care for the environment hope that California
will be an inspiration and show other countries just what is possible.
Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
Questions on: ‘Sunny future’
1) What type of energy is California going to use in the future? 5) What does the word relentless tell you about the sunshine in
California?
renewables
fossil fuels nuclear
It is sunny quite a lot, but it isn’t hot sunshine.
It is intense and hardly ever stops.
It’s only sunny in the summertime.
2) By 2045, how much of the state’s energy will come from
this source?
half most all
6) What surprising fact helps you to understand the wealth
of California?
3) How many states are there in the United States of America?
(States are a little like our counties, only a lot bigger!)
7) You aren’t told which type of renewable energy California is
going to use. Do you think it will be mostly:
4) Hunt the adjectives (describing words): solar power wind power wave power
_____________________ weather
____________________ sunshine
8) What makes you choose this option?
_____________________ sources
Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
BIG NEWS
ENGLAND have qualified for the 2019 Women’s World Cup
THE LIONESSES after beating Wales 3-0 in Newport.
The win means the Lionesses have already come top of their
QUALIFY
qualifying group, even though they have a game left to play.
The Welsh team will be very disappointed with their performance,
as Wales have not lost any of their other qualifying matches. In fact,
Wales hadn’t let in a goal for 687 minutes until England scored!
The Welsh defence held out until the 57th minute, when Toni
Duggan struck brilliantly to open the scoring. Then the floodgates
opened: Jill Scott and Nikita Paris scored in the next 12 minutes.
England dominated the match, with most of the possession and nine
shots on target. Manager Phil Neville described it as a “great night
for women’s football”, but he thinks the team can improve. “I am
happy we are going to France. I am not totally happy with the way
we played; we can play better.”
There is still a slim chance that Wales can also qualify. The World
Cup starts on 7th June 2019.
DID YOU KNOW? The male England
football team is often nicknamed ‘The Three
Lions’ because of the lions on the England
The England team celebrate qualifying for the World Cup badge, so the women’s team has coined the
nickname ‘The Lionesses’!
Four Stories FirstNews Issue 638 7th - 13th September 2018
Questions on: ‘The Lionesses qualify ’
1) What is the nickname of the England women’s football team? 5) Find two facts that tell you Wales had been playing very well
until this match.
The Three Lions Lady Lions The Lionesses
1: ____________________________________________
2) Where does this nickname come from?
2: ____________________________________________
3) True or false?
True False
This match was part of the European Cup. 6) England scored three goals but had “nine shots on target”. What
do you think this means?
It was played in Newport.
All three goals were scored in the space of
12 minutes.
The women’s World Cup will be in France 7) What message did Phil Neville have for his players?
next year.
Wales are now out of the World Cup.
8) In the past, women’s football barely got a mention. That’s
changing. Do you think women’s sport should get the same
attention as male sport?
4) What emotion does the writer think the Welsh players will have?
disappointment anger sadness
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