Listening and reading 7 Unit 3 Global Communication
3.1 Primetime
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Vocabulary
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Choose the correct answer.
a. News about art, entertainment and lifestyle are considered soft news / hard news.
b. Being the first to report a story or getting a feature story / scoop is every journalist’s crucial goal.
c. Mainstream journalism / Citizen journalism relates to average people gathering and
spreading the news.
d. A feature story / fake story is a human-interest story designed to be read at a leisurely pace.
e. Broadcasters often interrupt scheduled programming to report fake news / breaking news.
f. Soft news / Hard news usually refers to important topics such as politics, international affairs
and business news.
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Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra
words.
broadsheets * tabloids * headline * anchor * banner * billboard * broadcast *
byline
a. A news reports local, national or international news to the public on television or
radio.
b. The first experimental television programme produced by the BBC was in 1932.
c. The news that usually appears in is about the economy or politics, isn’t that so?
d. I hate going to some websites with all those ads popping up!
e. Have you seen that huge next to our school advertising Nike’s latest trainers?
f. I prefer to broadsheets because the articles are smaller and easier to read.
Grammar
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Circle the correct answer.
a. I’m sure newspapers aren’t going to / won’t disappear in the near future.
b. John told me that he will / is going to start a live video on Instagram tonight.
c. I promise I will / am going to help you start your own YouTube channel.
d. Hurry up! The bus will arrive / arrives at 5:00 pm.
e. Be quiet! The Late Night Show is going to / will begin now!
f. What are you going to / will you do this weekend? Do you have any plans?
Unit 3 Global Communication
7 Listening and reading
3.1 Primetime
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Complete the sentences with an appropriate Future form.
a. That journalist (get) the scoop! He was the first to arrive at the crime scene.
b. We (have) a meeting at 5:00 pm to discuss our next edition.
c. Carla (learn) Spanish this year because she wants to be a correspondent
in Spain.
d. Kim (go) to the city centre to look for some interesting news.
e. Look at that boy standing on the roof! He (fall).
f. This article about citizen journalism (probably / raise) some controversy.
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Read the prompts and make zero and first conditional sentences.
a. he / like / serious articles / he / not buy / tabloids
b. a newspaper / have long and boring articles / it / not sell / many copies
c. you / add / two and two / you / get / four
d. I / have more time / I / watch the latest episode of my favourite series
e. print media / disappear / people / stop / reading newspapers
f. you / want to know / the name of the journalist / call / the TV station
Complete the gaps with the verb in the correct form to make / 06
second and third conditional sentences.
a. Fake news (not exist) if people didn’t believe everything they read on the
media.
b. I would have never written such a great article if I (not have) your support.
c. They wouldn’t have gone to Spain if they (not win) the tickets in a TV contest.
d. If I had more money, I (buy) myself a bigger TV.
e. If you (not spend) so much time online, you would have come to our dinner.
f. If television (not have) specific shows for teens, their ratings would drop.
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. / 18
a. I became interested in human rights when I watched the movie Desert Flower.
If I
b. Elizabeth has decided to start studying journalism next year.
Elizabeth is
c. Ron and I have agreed to meet at the newsagent’s at 3:00 pm.
Ron and I are
d. Teens should be informed about online risks or they become easy prey.
If teens
e. That magazine is expensive because it has a shiny cover.
If that magazine
f. I don’t have time right now so I can’t help you with the radio project.
If I
