Road map 9. The media.
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In this module, we are going to deal with the topic of the media. We will revise vocabulary and talk about the best way to find news. Then we will move on to learn about reporting verbs and discuss fake news. At the end of this module you will be able to exchange information about the use of social media as a news source and also you will be able to mediate a reading text by summarising it.
Learning about it
9.1
- Reading Comprehension: Match news headlines.
- Vocabulary: adjectives to describe the media.
- Vocabulary: The language of headlines.
- Collaborative activity: The best way to find news
- Video Listening: How to choose your news.
- Grammar: Say and Tell.
- Spotlight on culture: World Press Day.
9.2
- Reading: Reporting verbs
- Video Listening:
- Grammar: Reporting verbs
- Pronunciation: Word stress in two-syllable reporting verbs.
- Oral interaction: What is the best way to be well informed.
- Vocabulary: idioms.
9.3
- Video listening: 5 ways to spot fake news.
- Reading comprehension: The five Wh- questions for spotting fake websites.
- Video listening: How false news can spread.
- Vocabulary: The media.
9.4
- Questionnaire: Social Media questionnaire.
- Reading Comprehension: Match the seven types of social media.
- Collaborative activity: Pros and cons of social media.
- Writing: Written mediation
- Spotlight on culture: The Tik Tok world.
Communicating and sharing
- Forum: Social media questionnaire
- In class: Collaborative activity: For and against social media apps.
Making progress
- Writing:
- In class:
- On Moodle: Mediation exercise
- Self-graded listening tasks
- Self-graded reading tasks
Follow up
- Listening
- Reading
- Vocabulary & Pronunciation
- Writing tips & Grammar practice
- Check your progress
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