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| Unit map Vocabulary Media verbs and adjectives Phrasal verbs Digital media Word Skills Nouns and dependent prepositions Grammar Reported speech Reporting verbs Listening Urban legends Pronunciation Intonation and meaning Reading Vloggers
Speaking Presentation
Writing A table Culture Lifelong learning
Vocabulary Builder pages 111-112 Grammar Builder and Reference pages 127-129 |
1 SPEAKING Look at the photos (A-D). Which of them are traditional media?2 VOCABULARY Check the meaning of the verbs below. Which of them have negative meaning?Media verbs announce broadcast cover dissemble feelings disseminate disguise the truth distort the truth flatter mislead photoshop post provide report reveal the truth tell a lie transmit |
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Do YOU always know what the right thing to do is?
Do our quiz and find out!
| 1 On your social network page, you post a photo of yourself that you have photoshopped. Everyone likes the photo, but you feel bad about deceiving others. Do you tell the truth or keep quiet? | 4 You love listening to traditional radio programmes, but your friends don't. They think traditional media are out-of-date. Do you persuade them how good the radio programmes are in spreading news or just avoid talking about your hobby? |
| 2 Your friend reports a piece of news from a TV programme. You have watched that programme, and know that your friend changes the truth. Do you tell others about that or keep quiet? | 5 You love to watch TV programmes in which they make reports on sports events. However, social media nowadays can provide early and various reports on sports. Do you keep watching TV or use social media instead? |
| 3 You watch a TV commercial for some sportswear and really like it. You believe in what the commercial presents and buy some items. However, the items turn out to be fake. Do you keep quiet or reveal the truth by putting a notice on your social network? | |
3 Read the quiz and answer the questions.4 Match the highlighted words or phrases in the quiz with the words or phrases which share the same meaning in exercise 2. Remember to use the right form of the verbs.5 🔊3.02 Listen to five ideas. Are they similar to your answers to the quiz?6 Find the meaning of the following adjectives. Can you find three pairs of antonyms in the list?biased critical daunting encouraging fake flattering genuine honest informative misleading neutral provocative 7 Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary in exercises 2 and 6.1 That advertisement is _________ about the true cost of the holiday. The holidaymakers are mistaken about how much they have to spend. 2 Some people _________ their true feelings on social media. They pretend to be happy and satisfied all the time. 3 Gina left a _________ comment on her close friend's social media post, and it started an argument. | 8 SPEAKING Work in groups. Discuss the questions.Traditional media or social media, which one do you think is... faster? more accurate? 4 I know that people are lying to me. I posted some of my photographs which have been photoshopped and I get all _________ comments. 5 Newspapers, whether in paper or online, are good medium to widely _________ news. 6 During the TV panel discussion, some of the professors gave _________ their universities. information about 7 You should not believe everything you read in the tabloids. The news is not serious and maybe _________ . 8 When Wendy expressed her wish to have a trip around the world on her social page, she received so many _________ remarks that she was not confident enough to do it. |
