LEARN THE NEWS

English Edition

 學習新聞

英文版

Welcome to Learn The News, an exciting new e-newspaper for children!

 歡迎來到「學習新聞」- 專為學童而設的嶄新網上報紙

What is it?

Learn The News is a weekly e-newspaper for upper primary and lower secondary schools.

甚麼是「學習新聞」？

「學習新聞」是專為高年級的小學生和初中生而設的網上週報。

What is it for?

Learn The News was created to encourage reading, promote general knowledge and spark an interest in current affairs among students.

「學習新聞」的目標是甚麼？

鼓勵學童多閱讀，以增加知識和提高他們對時事的興趣。

What’s in it?

Learn The News covers up-to-date, important stories in each of the following categories: World news; Asia news; Environment news; Business news; Sports news; Today in History. The stories are interesting to children and are sensitively chosen. Learn The News does not cover the ‘horror’ stories that are sometimes found in mainstream newspapers. However, important topics are introduced through gentle news angles.

「學習新聞」有甚麼內容？

包括下列最新的重要新聞：世界新聞、亞洲新聞、商業新聞、體育新聞、當年今日新聞。新聞經過精心挑選，而且都是孩 子感興趣的。「學習新聞」不報導間中在主流報紙上出現的「恐怖」新聞。 

Numeracy/Literacy Worksheets

Learn The News also provides English-language numeracy and literacy worksheets related to each story. These might be grammar exercises, comprehensions, maths questions or quizzes. Difficult words and terms are also highlighted and explained in a glossary. 

算術／讀寫工作紙

「學習新聞」每段新聞均附有英文算術和讀寫工作紙，包括文法練習、閱讀理解、數學題目或小測。詞彙表列出並解釋較 深的字詞。

What is the language level?

Each story is presented in two language levels: simple text for lower-level language users, and more sophisticated text for higher-level readers. Students can choose which level they are most comfortable with, or challenge themselves with the higher level text.

需要怎樣的英文程度？

每段新聞以兩種英文程度撰寫，英文程度較低的學生可選擇較簡單的版本，英文程度較高的學生則可選較複雜的版本。學 生可根據自己的能力選擇最適合自己的版本，或挑戰較深的版本。

Who is Jimmy?

Jimmy is a cartoon character in the cartoon strip that appears once a week in Learn The News. Jimmy is a journalist. Learn The News follows Jimmy around the world as he reports on real-life stories.

占美是誰？

占美是「學習新聞」每週刊載漫畫中的主角。他是一名記者，「學習新聞」跟隨占美走遍世界各地，報導真實新聞。

Learning about Journalism

Jimmy helps students to learn more about journalism. For example, how journalists get their stories, and how they choose and write news stories.

了解新聞工作

占美讓學生了解新聞工作，使他們認識記者如何搜集和報導新聞等。

How is Learn The News delivered?

Learn The News is delivered every Tuesday by email in PDF format. You can print out the PDFs and use them in the classroom. Once you subscribe, the log in and password you choose will be confirmed in an e-mail. You can use this log in and password to download Learn The News, once a week which comes out once a week on www.learnthenews.com.

如何收取「學習新聞」？

「學習新聞」逢星期二以電郵PDF檔的方式送出。您可把PDF檔列印出來，在課堂上使用。訂閱後會收到登入名稱和密 碼，您可登入網站www.learnthenews.com下載每週的「學習新聞」。

What if I don’t receive Learn The News by email?

Please email us immediately to alert us, and we will remedy the problem as soon as possible. Meanwhile, if you need the material urgently for your classroom, you can download the latest Learn The News from the website www.learnthenews.com with the login/password provided.

收不到「學習新聞」電郵？

請立刻以電郵告訴我們，我們定當盡快解決問題。如欲盡快取得教材在課堂中使用，請以您的登入名稱和密碼登入 www.learnthenews.com下載最新的「學習新聞」。

How much does it cost?

Learn The News costs US$194 or HK$1,500 for one year. For your one-year subscription, you will receive Learn The News once a week except during the Christmas holidays.

訂閱費用多少？

訂閱一年只需美金194元或港幣1,500元。一年訂閱包括每週一次的「學習新聞」，聖誕節假期間除外。

What are the payment options?

You can make a one-off payment for the full amount for one year. Or you can pay in monthly installments. Learn The News only accepts PayPal payments via its website www.learnthenews.com.

付款方法

您可全數繳付一年的訂閱費，或以月付形式分期繳款。「學習新聞」只於其網站www.learnthenews.com接受貝寶 (PayPal)付款。

What happens when my subscription runs out?

If you made a one-off payment for the full amount for the year, we will alert you one month before your subscription is up. You can then subscribe again on the website www.learnthenews.com. For subscribers who pay monthly, your subscription will automatically roll on to the next year, unless you wish to cancel your subscription.

訂閱到期了怎辦？

如您已全數繳付整年的訂閱費，我們將於訂閱期屆滿前一個月提醒您，您可於網站www.learnthenews.com重新訂閱。如 您是月付讀者，訂閱將於一年後自動續期，直至您取消訂閱為止。

Who produces Learn The News?

「學習新聞」由甚麼人製作？

Duncan Guy, founder and editor of Learn the News has been in journalism since 1983. He has worked for the South African newswire Sapa and on major South African and international newspapers and magazines.

Duncan Guy
「學習新聞」的創辦人兼編輯，1983年開始在新聞界工作，曾在南非Sapa通訊社及南非其他主要國際報刊工作。

Ndumiso Nyoni draws the cartoons that feature Jimmy, the roving reporter. Ndumiso graduated with a national diploma in multimedia design (cum laude) at the University of Johannesburg and is also the junior art director for Luma Animation in South Africa.

Ndumiso Nyoni 是約翰內斯堡大學的多媒體設計系榮譽畢業生，負責繪畫占美四處遊歷的漫畫。他亦是南非Luma Animation的初級美術主任。

Hazel Stanley along with Duncan Guy writes the worksheets for Learn the News. She has taught in urban and rural, public and private schools, single and multi-grade classes, throughout KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Hazel has also worked in curriculum development, been on provincial education committees and run diverse education workshops for teachers. Hazel presently teaches at Weenen Primary School in South Africa.

Hazel Stanley 負責撰寫「學習新聞」的工作紙。她曾在市內市外的公立及私立學校任教，並曾在南非KwaZulu-Natal省教 導同程度和不同程度的學生。Hazel亦曾在課程發展方面工作，她曾參與省級教育委員會，並推行各種教育工作坊，給教 師參與。Hazel現於南非Weenen小學任教。

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