Vocabulary: Media and the news p. 67

Complete the sentences with some of the words from STEP 1.
1 The journalist has interviewed the Prime Minister and you can read the complete ________ in tomorrow's newspaper.
2 Please, don't ________ the news … keep it private.
3 Does Andy like ________ programmes?
4 They don't know who the ________ of the information is.
5 ________ are always written in a bigger font.
6 Channel Four is going to broadcast a ________ on the current political situation in the country.

Watch the video and complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 The speaker asks if you listen to the news broadcast on the ________ or if you watch it on ________.
2 He also asks if you prefer ________ and ________.
3 He wants to know if you are interested or not in ________.
4 He explains that people don't read ________ and ________ very much nowadays.
5 He says that some people look at the ________, choose an ________ with a politician or a celebrity, or read a ________ about a current issue.
6 He explains that the ________ of the news on social media isn't always clear: it can be ________.
7 The speaker asks if you would ________ a piece of news without checking the source if someone told you about a scandal.

Choose the correct alternative.

1 The ________ has been asking him questions.
2 The news ________ shocking!
3 How did she ________ to the news of the victory?
4 They didn't ________ the current affairs programme last night.
5 I ________ the news and hurried here.
6 We need to speak, we've got ________.

Write the correct word or expression for each definition.
1 It's the opposite of good news: ________
2 When the news isn't true, we call it like this: ________
3 The most recent and up-to-date information about current events: ________
4 It means that journalists write or talk about what is happening: ________
5 When the newspaper, the radio or TV talk about a news item, we say it is … : ________