Watch the video Going Viral and do the exercises 1, 3 and 4 on slide 115 / Navigate Upper-Intermediate

ex. 1 / Match the words in the box to the definitions.

  1. a newspaper with short articles and lots of images, often considered less serious than other newspapers – tabloid
  2. with a lot of decoration – ornate
  3. the number of copies of newspapers sold – circulation
  4. making news seem much bigger, better or worse than it really is – exaggerated
  5. websites for social networking, e.g. Facebook, Twitter – social media site

ex. 3 / Watch the video. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

  1. Fleet Street used to be the centre of the British news industry.
  2. The newspaper The Sun has a circulation under two million.
  3. 64% of adults in the USA use Facebook.
  4. In 2013, a news story broke about a ship with rats on board.
  5. The story was reported in The Sun.

ex. 4 / Watch again. Decide how true sentences 1–6 are:
a) definitely true, b) probably true, c) possibly true, d) probably false, e) definitely false

  1. The UK’s first daily newspaper was published in 1702. (a)
  2. The Daily Mirror sells more copies than The Sun. (e)
  3. In 2013, a ship got lost in the Atlantic Ocean. (b)
  4. The ship had a Twitter account. (c)
  5. The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. (b)

Navigate Upper Intermediate / Review slide 116, 2a, 3a, 5a, 6a

ex. 2a / Put the sentences into reported speech using a reporting verb from the box.
admit, deny, point out, promise, remind

  1. ‘Your shoelaces are undone.’ She pointed out that my shoelaces were undone.
  2. ‘It’s true. I did cheat in the exam.’ He admitted that he had cheated in the exam.
  3. ‘I won’t tell anyone.’ She promised not to tell anyone.
  4. ‘Don’t forget to take your pills.’ He reminded me to take my pills.
  5. ‘I didn’t read your diary.’ She denied she had read my diary.

ex. 3a / Add vowels to make phrases to describe things you can watch on TV.

  1. current affairs
  2. news analyses
  3. home improvement program
  4. match highlights
  5. drama series
  6. celebrity chef
  7. TV commercial

ex. 5a / Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

  1. Reading a newspaper in English is perfectly manageable for me.
  2. I find the news quite addictive.
  3. I enjoy watching amusing videos that have gone viral and often share them on social media.
  4. I think very few online news sites provide reliable and objective news.

ex. 6a / Choose the correct options to complete the phrases.

  1. From what I understand…
  2. According to an article I read…
  3. What’s strange about it is…
  4. Something like ten people…
  5. His name is Pavel something or other…