Part 1
Today we will revise reported speech and reporting verbs on page 107 and complete the listening part 3 exam practice on page 114.
Discuss the following questions:
- In what ways have the methods of reporting new changed over the last 75 years?
- Some people like to know everything that is happening in the news, while others mostly ignore the news. How much interest do you take in what is happening in the news?
- How do you consume the news? (e.g. TV, newspaper, social media etc)
On a scale of 1-5 (5= strongly agree) how do you feel about the following statements, and why?
- The news influences people and politics too much.
- News channels should provide facts, never opinion.
- Nowadays the media (TV, newspaper, Internet) are less concerned about the accuracy of news than in the past.
- Governments should be allowed to censor some elements of the media.
- We can’t trust major media outlets, citizens should report the news.
Homework
Complete the reading part 5 exam task on page 112-113
Part 2
Today we will review conditional sentences using Wish/If only.
Wishing – unreal present and past
Homework:
