THE MEDIA
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VOCABULARY ARTICLE
a story based on the facts
BIAS
when an editor or reporter expresses a personal point of view in a news article or in a series of articles
CAPTION
a sentence or phrase under a picture to identify or describe the picture
COLUMN
a regular article or feature in a newspaper or magazine
COLUMNIST
a person who writes a regular (daily or weekly) article for a newspaper or magazine, such as a political columnist or a sports columnist
CORRESPONDENT
a person employed by a news organization to gather, report, or contribute news, articles, etc., regularly from a distant place
CREDIBLE
believable; worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy
THE PRESS
all the media and agencies that print, broadcast, or gather and transmit news
REPORTER
a person who gathers and reports news for a news organization
SOURCE
someone who gives a reporter information; a supplier of information
SUBJECTIVE
based on personal feelings
STORY
a news article or report
EDITOR
the head of a news organization; person who chooses the articles that will be printed each day
EDITORIAL
article written by the editor giving his opinion on a problem or event
EYEWITNESS
a person who sees an occurrence with his own eyes and is able to give a firsthand account of it
FRONT PAGE
the first page of a paper, usually carrying the most important story
HEADLINE
title of any newspaper article
JOURNALIST
a person who writes articles for a news organization
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THE NEWS
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What
is the latest news in Costa Rica? What is the latest news in the world? Which news source do you trust the most? Do you think the news influences people too much? What do you think is the most important thing the news should report?
NICARAGUAN MAN SENTENCED TO 183 YEARS IN PRISON FOR KILLING US-COSTA RICAN FAMILY A Nicaraguan court sentenced Adrián Salmerón to 183 years in prison Wednesday for the killing of a U.S. expat, his Costa Rican wife and three of their children in Guanacaste in February. Though Salmerón was sentenced to 183 years for the murders and for raping the 12-year-old, Nicaragua’s maximum prison sentence is 30 years.
FOUR U.S. MEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH BILLION-DOLLAR COSTA RICA SPORTSBOOK OPERATION A
billion-dollar sports gambling operation based out of San José, Costa Rica may be out of luck after United States authorities arrested the men they say are the brains behind the illegal gambling scheme.
Messi Fined ÂŁ1.7m And Sentenced To Jail Term
The striker is fined and sentenced to 21 months for fraud but will probably not have to serve any time behind bars.
THE MOMENT PISTORIUS WAS JAILED ï‚¢ Oscar
Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
EXTREME FLOODING IN CHINA KILLS AT LEAST 61 ï‚¢ Large
parts of the country have been hit by extreme storms with continuous downpours causing flooding.
HEADLINES Heavy rains flooded several counties in Texas. Several counties in Texas were flooded by heavy rains. Wild fires burned down a town in Canada. A town in Canada was burned down by wild fires. Swiss engineers built a 35-mile tunnel through the Swiss Alps. A 35-mile tunnel was built through the Swiss Alps by Swiss engineers. A NASA airplane flew over Seoul South Korea to test pollution levels. Seoul South Korea was flown over by NASA airlplanes to test the pollution levels.
ACTIVE VOICE
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PASSIVE VOICE
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READER’S DIGEST The World keeps informed with Reader’s Digest
Reader’s
Digest was founded in 1922. Today it is read by people in every country in the world. It has been published in nineteen languages and forty eight editions. Each foreignlanguage edition is especially tailored to fit the needs and interests of its international audience. In Spanish it is known as Selecciones. Last year Reader’s Digest was read by 100 million people. Shouldn’t you be one of them? Suscribe today. It can be delivered to your door.
ACTIVE VOICE VOICE Subject -Most
Action
PASSIVE Object
Costa Ricans read “La Nación.”
The police caught the thieves last night.
TRIVIAS 1.
Who discovered the Theory of Relativity? 2. Who invented the light bulb? 3. Who flew the first plane? 4. Who formulated the Theory of Evolution? 5. Who discovered the radioactive element Radium? 6. Who invented the telephone? 7. Who created Facebook?
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Millions of people buy Reader’s Digest Someone published it in 1922 They sell it in Ukraine Millions read it People sell it at newsstands The writers made some mistakes A psychologist wrote an article Many people speak Chinese The Media has influenced people’s world view They will publish it digitally soon.
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teacher gave us a lot of homework this week.
The
Bank didn’t inform me of the new changes.
The
University told us to wait.
She
told me to come at 7:00.
YOUR TASK IS TO WRITE A REVIEW FOR A POPULAR MAGAZINE
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Narrating in past: Past
Progressive and Simple Past
HITCHHIKER
THE HITCHIKER
It was just before midnight on October 31st last year. Susan Lee was driving home after visiting her sister. The road was clear and she was driving carefully. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a young man stepped out in front of her. He was wearing a dark colored raincoat and carrying a backpack. Susan stepped hard on the brake pedal but it was too late. She got out of the car but, to her surprise, there was nobody there. While she was looking under the car, she felt a cold wind on her face and a strange presence that sent shivers down her spine. She was still looking under her car when out of the blue a truck stopped behind her. The truck driver, a middle-aged man, walked up to her and asked her if she needed help to start her car so she told him what had happened. He didn´t seem surprised when Susan told him about the young man. 'In October 1978, there was a car accident on this road and a hitchhiker was fatally run over. You're not the first to have seen his ghost here', he said in a mysterious tone.
HELPFUL LINKING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS As…. When…. While…. Suddenly…. Accidentally All
of a sudden…. Out of nowhere …. Out of the blue…
PAST PROGRESSIVE / SIMPLE PAST
Three
Interrupting Action friends were
Action
walking on the beach when a huge storm began.
in progress
PAST PROGRESSIVE PARALLEL ACTIONS.
WHILE
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FORM SENTENCES USING PAST PROGRESSIVE AND SIMPLE PAST Shave
/ cut myself See a shark / swim Step on a snake / walk in the Woods Find money / walk in the park Fire begin / take a nap Hear the news / have dinner Play basketball / break my leg
WHAT WERE YOU DOING FRIDAY AROUND 5:00 P.M?
ALIBI WE ARE INNOCENT. AT AROUND 5:00 P.M WE WERE ………......................
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD?
TRIAL What were you doing Friday around 5:00 P.M? What were you doing right before? What were you eating? What kind of food? What were you drinking? How many drinks did you have? How was the weather that night? How did you get there? What were you celebrating? What program/movie/show were you watching? What kind of music were you listening to? Who paid for the bill? How much did you pay? Did you pay cash or credit?