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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

RWG3 Lab 1-21

Seattle Times – scanning exercise
Go to: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/index.html
Try and answer the questions below.

What are the different news sections of the Seattle Times Online? (there are 9)


What are some of the other kinds of information you can get on the Seattle Times


How many presidents of the United States have there been?


What animals are being hurt by “sprawl”?


In which section of the newspaper can you an article about an Issaquah girl who was abducted?


Who is Hank Reverman?


Which place is perfect for a family vacation according to the Seattle Times?


According to the Seattle Times, which company is doing well financially despite bad economic times?


In which section of the Seattle Times can I get the best information for where to eat dinner?


Who won the Kentwood vs. Auburn Riverside girls basketball game?

16 comments:

Dinh Xuan Vu said...
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Ting said...
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Sunny said...
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khang le said...

1/there are 9
2/other kinds:
- Local
- Nation/world
- Business/tech
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Living
- Travel
- Family ( shopping, jobs, auto, homes, rentals, classifieds…)
- ………
3/ just one president : Barrack Obama
4/the frogs are being hurt by “sprawl”.
5/Issaquah schools send warning to parents after girl abducted
6/Mr. Reverman, who converted a dirt-floor garage into one of Seattle's most beloved watering holes
7/Rick Steves | Costa Rica
8/Entertainment/ Restaurant
9/Auburn Riverside 17-3

Tram said...

what are the different new sections of the Seattle Time online?
- they are: Home, Local, Nation/World, Business/Tech, Sports, Entertainment, Living, Travel, Opinion.
What are some of the other kinds of information you can get on the Seattle Times
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How many presidents of the United States have there been?
- 1 presidents.

What animals are being hurt by “sprawl”?
- Flattents Frogs.

In which section of the newspaper can you an article about an Issaquah girl who was abducted?
-It's Local section.

Who is Hank Reverman?
- Hank Reverman,who opened the doors of Seattle's Blue Moon Tavern in 1934 and later became a decorated pilot and flight instructor, died Thursday.


Which place is perfect for a family vacation according to the Seattle Times?


According to the Seattle Times, which company is doing well financially despite bad economic times?


In which section of the Seattle Times can I get the best information for where to eat dinner?


Who won the Kentwood vs. Auburn Riverside girls basketball game?

Sunny said...

1.What are the different news sections of the Seattle Times Online? (there are 9)
There are Local News , Nation / World , Sport , Entertainment , Business/Technology , Editorials/Opinion , Travel/Outdoors , Living , Site Map .
2.What are some of the other kinds of information you can get on the Seattle Times?
There are television , restaurants , food and wine,travel,shopping,weather and traffic,photography,video,marketplace,blogs,highlight,Seattle Times store, live broadcasts.
3.How many presidents of the United States have there been?
There have 44 presidents.
4.What animals are being hurt by “sprawl”?
Flattens frogs.
5.It's Local News.

Unknown said...

1/ What are the different news sections of the Seattle Times Online? (there are 9)

# There are: Home - Local - Nation/World - Bussiness/Tech - Sports - Entertainmet - Livinh - Travel - Opinion.

2/ What are some of the other kinds of information you can get on the Seattle Times?

# There are: Shopping - Jobs - Autos - Homes - Rentals - Classified

3/ How many presidents of the United States have there been?

Only 1 president

4/ What animals are being hurt by “sprawl”?

This is Flattens Frogs

5/ In which section of the newspaper can you an article about an Issaquah girl who was abducted?

We can find this information in Local News section.

6/ Who is Hank Reverman?


7/ Which place is perfect for a family vacation according to the Seattle Times?

This is Rick Steves' Europe | Costa Rica

8/ According to the Seattle Times, which company is doing well financially despite bad economic times?

This is IBM

9/ In which section of the Seattle Times can I get the best information for where to eat dinner?

In Restaurant Section

10/ Who won the Kentwood vs. Auburn Riverside girls basketball game?

This is Kentwood team.

Dinh Xuan Vu said...
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Dinh Xuan Vu said...

1. There are: Local, Nation/World, Business/Tech, Sports, Entertainment, Living, Travel, Opinion and State's jobless rate jumps to 7.1%.

2. There are: Local, Nation/World, Business/Tech, Sports, Entertainment, Living, Travel, Opinion, Shopping, Jobs, Autos, Homes, Rentals & Classifieds.

3. There have been 44 presidents.

4. This is red-legged frog.

5. It's "Local News".

6. Hank Reverman is the boss of Blue Moon (Tavern) bar - beer bar.

7. This is Costa Rica.

8. This is IBM - International Business Machines Corp.

9. This is "Living - Food & Wine"

10. This is Kentwood team.

Ting said...

1.main, local, nation/world,
sport, entertainment,
business/technology,opinion,
travel,living.
2.shopping, jobs, autos, homes,
rentals, classifieds,buy ads.
3.44
4.frogs and other amphibians
5."Issaquah schools send warning
to parents after girl abducted"
6.He opened a bar.
7.Costa Rica
8.Apple(I don't trust IBM)
9.Entertainment->restaurant
10.Kentwood

Mgtr. Angie Garcés said...

1) What are the different news sections of the Seattle Times Online? (there are 9
1.Main section (First page)
2.Local news
3.Nation/World
4.Sports
5.Entretainment
6.Business/Technology
7.Editorials/Opinion
8.Travel/Outdoors
9.Living.



2) What are some of the other kinds of information you can get on the Seattle Times

-Live Broadcasts
-Seattle Times store
-Highlights
-Blogs
-Marketplace
-Video
-Photography
-Weather and traffic


3) How many presidents of the United States have there been?
There have been 44 presidents of the United States.


4) What animals are being hurt by “sprawl”?
The frogs and others amphibians are being hurt by “sprawl”.


5) In which section of the newspaper can you an article about an Issaquah girl who was abducted?
In the Local news section.

6) Who is Hank Reverman?
Hank Reverman, who opened the doors of Seattle's Blue Moon Tavern in 1934 and later became a decorated pilot and flight instructor, died Thursday.

7) Which place is perfect for a family vacation according to the Seattle Times?
According to the Seattle Times Costa Rica is perfect place for a family vacation.

8) According to the Seattle Times, which company is doing well financially despite bad economic times?
This is IBM - International Business Machines Corp.
9) In which section of the Seattle Times can I get the best information for where to eat dinner?
In the Entertainment, Restaurant seccion.

10) Who won the Kentwood vs. Auburn Riverside girls basketball game?
Kentwood.

Dinh Xuan Vu said...

Name: Tram
7. It is Costa Rica.

8. It is IBM .

9. This is "Living - Food & Wine"

10. Kentwood.

Because Tram doesn't have computer so I help her to post answers.

rain said...

4.Red-legged frogs is being hurt by sprawl.
5.I can find it in local news.
6.Hank Reverman opened the Blue Moon Tavern April 15, 1934. He owned it for just six years, then operated a couple of taverns before becoming a pilot and flight instructor for the Army Air Corps. He was decorated for his service in World War II in India, Burma (now Myanmar) and China.
7.It's eight-day Costa Rican vacation.
8.It's IBM.
9.It's in Restaurants.
10.Kentwood 18-2 ,Auburn Riverside 17-3

Liese said...

Some of you got confused about the verb tense in question 3. "have there been" is the question form of the past perfect. This means it is asking from sometime in the past until today, thus the answer 44!

Sunny said...

1.There are Local News , Nation / World , Sport , Entertainment , Business/Technology , Editorials/Opinion , Travel/Outdoors , Living , Site Map .
2.There are television , restaurants , food and wine,travel,shopping,weather and traffic,photography,video,marketplace,blogs,highlight,Seattle Times store, live broadcasts.
3.There have 44 presidents.
4.Flattens frogs.
5.It's Local News.
6.
7. It is Costa Rica.
8. It is IBM .
9. In Restaurant
10. Kentwood.

Sunny said...
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