ENGLISH PR GRAM JURISPRUDENCE AND POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 2017 PAGE 1
FAKE NEWS WHAT IS IT? PAGE 2
FAKE NEWS WHAT IS IT? PAGE 3
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DISCUSSION 1 PAGE 6
INAUGURATION PHOTOS OF THE POTUS PAGE 7
When I looked at the numbers that ve come in from all of the various sources, we had the big -gest audience in the history of inaugural speeches. I said the men and women that I was talking to, who came out and voted, will never be forgot -ten again therefore I will not allow you, or other people like you, to demean that crowd and to demean the people that came to Washington (DC) from faraway places, because they like me, but more importantly they like what I m saying. PAGE 8
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DISCUSSION 3 PAGE 13
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She told her friends: "Right guys. I don t usually believe in conspiracy theories but honestly I think I'm Madeleine McCann." PAGE 17
She told friends in a group chat on Facebook that she shared similar characteristics to the long-lost toddler. PAGE 18
Maddie disappeared while on a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 when she was just threeyears-old. It means she would be 14 now and, unlike Harriet, still be in secondary school. In September it was announced that the police team investigating the case had been given an extra 154,000 in funding. The money means that the decade-long search can continue until at least March next year. PAGE 19
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That would have been an explosive development in the ongoing investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the election. But hours later, Ross clarified his report on the evening news, saying that his source now said Trump had done so not as a candidate, but as president-elect. At that point, he said, Trump had asked Flynn to contact the Russians about issues including working together to fight ISIS. PAGE 23
ABC News on Saturday suspended their chief investigative reporter Brian Ross for 4 weeks without pay for his erroneous report on Michael Flynn, which it called a "serious error." Ross, citing an unnamed confidant of Flynn, the former national security adviser, had reported Friday that then-candidate Donald Trump had directed Flynn to make contact with the Russians. PAGE 24
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1. Pope supported Trump in the US presidential election 2. U2 s Bono rescued in terror attack 3. Dogs officially more intelligent than 56% of humans 4. Scientists trying to bring back the mammoth 5. Mobile phone found on Mars PAGE 26
1. Pope supported Trump in the US presidential election 2. U2 s Bono rescued in terror attack 3. Dogs officially more intelligent than 56% of humans 4. Scientists trying to bring back the mammoth 5. Mobile phone found on Mars PAGE 27
WOOLLY MAMMOTH ON VERGE OF RESURRECTION, SCIENTISTS REVEAL The woolly mammoth vanished from the earth 4,000 years ago, but now scientists say they are on the brink of resurrecting the ancient beast in a revised form, through an ambitious triumph of genetic engineering. They have used DNA from mammoths that were preserved in arctic permafrost to look for the genes that separated them from elephants such as those with code for a shaggy coat, big ears and antifreeze blood. Professor George Church says,"our aim is to produce a hybrid elephant / mammoth embryo. Actually, it would be more like an elephant with a number of mammoth traits. We re not there yet, but it could happen in a couple of years." PAGE 28
VOCABULARY BUILDING PAGE 29
WRITE DOWN THESE WORDS ADVANTAGE SQUEEZE FALSEHOOD QUESTION SCRUTINIZE MASSIVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH MISINFORMATION INAUGURATION RUN-UP SCOURGE DIMINISH Fill the gaps in the following sentences using these key words from the text. PAGE 30
1. A IS A STATEMENT THAT IS NOT TRUE. 2. IS THE LEGAL OR NATURAL RIGHT TO SAY WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS TRUE, WITHOUT BEING STOPPED OR PUNISHED. 3. IS FALSE / INCORRECT INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT S INTENDED TO TRICK PEOPLE. 4. AN IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES ONE PERSON / GROUP MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED THAN OTHERS. 5. IF YOU SOMETHING, YOU MAKE IT BECOME LESS. 6. AN IS A CEREMONY THAT OFFICIALLY CELEBRATES SOMEONE BEGINNING A NEW JOB, ESPECIALLY THE PRESIDENT OF A COUNTRY. PAGE 31
7. IF YOU SOMETHING, YOU EXAMINE IT VERY CAREFULLY. 8. A IS THE PERIOD OF TIME JUST BEFORE AN IMPORTANT EVENT. 9. IF YOU SOMETHING, YOU EXPRESS DOUBTS ABOUT IT. 10. IF SOMETHING IS, IT IS VERY LARGE. 11. A IS SOMETHING THAT CAUSES A LOT OF TROUBLE OR HARM. 12. IF YOU SOMETHING, YOU STOP IT FROM HAPPENING. PAGE 32
LISTENING COMPREHENSION PAGE 33
VOCABULARY FOCUS HERE ARE SOME WORDS/EXPRESSIONS YOU USED FOR THE LISTENING- CAN YOU THINK OF SYNONYMS WORD SYNONYM WORD SYNONYM judging bleak skill caught up to claim conceptions evaluate filters attribution vetted determination consequently PAGE 34
WORD SYNONYM WORD SYNONYM judging assessing bleak depressing skill ability caught up to arrived at claim assertion conceptions beliefs evaluate assess rash of epidemic attribution source vetted auditted determination decision consequently therefore PAGE 35
WORD SYNONYM WORD SYNONYM fact-check verify duties responsibilities familiar with accustomed fall on the Become their to shoulders responsibility prestigious esteemed response answer get bearing direction engage in approach actually in reality differentiate seperate worthwhile valuable from the get-go from the beginning PAGE 36
READING COMPREHENSION PAGE 37
FIND THIS INFORMATION IN THE TEXT 1. Who is Tim Cook? THE BOSS OF APPLE 2. According to Trump, how far back did the crowd reach at his inauguration? WASHINGTON MONUMENT 3. What did Kellyanne Conway call the Trump administration s falsehoods? ALTERNATIVE FACTS 4. How many times were fake anti-clinton stories shared on Facebook in the run-up to the election? 5. How many times were fake pro-clinton stories shared on Facebook in the run-up to the election? 8 MILLION 6. To be able to affect the result of an election, one fake news article would need to have the same effect as how many TV campaign ads? 36 30 MILLION PAGE 38
TRUE OR FALSE ACCORDING TO THE TEXT? 1. According to Tim Cook, fake news is a long-term phenomenon. 2. Hillary Clinton said there was evidence that her emails had been hacked. 3. The study by economists at Stanford University and New York University was published two months before the US presidential election. 4. More anti-clinton fake news stories were shared than pro-clinton stories. 5. The average American saw and believed more pro- Trump fake news stories than pro-clinton fake news stories. 6. Tim Cook believes kids will be easiest to educate about the dangers of fake news. PAGE 39
TRUE OR FALSE ACCORDING TO THE TEXT? 1. According to Tim Cook, fake news is a long-term phenomenon. 2. Hillary Clinton said there was evidence that her emails had been hacked. 3. The study by economists at Stanford University and New York University was published two months before the US presidential election. 4. More anti-clinton fake news stories were shared than pro-clinton stories. 5. The average American saw and believed more pro- Trump fake news stories than pro-clinton fake news stories. 6. Tim Cook believes kids will be easiest to educate about the dangers of fake news. PAGE 40
FIND THESE WORDS / PHRASES IN THE TEXT 1. a three-word phrasal verb: start dealing with something much more strictly 2. an adjective meaning easy to see 3. a two-word phrasal verb: be able to understand something or solve a problem 4. a noun: strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity 5. a noun: someone whose job is to help another person in their work 6. a verb: use a computer to connect to someone else s computer secretly, often illegally 7. a two-word phrasal verb: consider facts about something in an organized, thorough way 8. a noun: a particular group of people PAGE 41
MATCH THE COLUMNS Match the words in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column to make phrases from the text. 1. election a. media 2. alternative b. bottle 3. presidential c. fact 4. social d. campaign 5. plastic e. service 6. public f. election PAGE 42
COMPLETE WITH WORDS FROM THE TEXT 1. false 2. evident 3. free 4. truth 5. sensation 6. environment PAGE 43
FAKE NEWS IS 'KILLING PEOPLE S MINDS' PAGE 44
DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL TO PUBLISH FAKE NEWS PAGE 45
DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT WRITE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR PARTNER WHICH SHOW THAT YOUR PARTNER UNDERSTANDS THE READING PAGE 46
ANOTHER INTERPRETATION FAKE NEWS Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast news media or online social media. [1] Fake news is written and published with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically, often with sensationalist, exaggerated, or patently false attention-grabbing headlines. [2] Intentionally misleading and deceptive fake news is different from obvious satire or parody which is intended to humour rather than mislead its audience. PAGE 47
ANOTHER INTERPRETATION FAKE NEWS Fake news often employs eye-catching headlines or entirely fabricated news stories to increase readership, online sharing and Internet click revenue. In the latter case, it is similar to sensational online "clickbait" headlines and relies on advertising revenue generated from this activity, regardless of the veracity of the published stories. [2] Fake news also undermines serious media coverage and makes it more difficult for journalists to cover significant news stories. [5] PAGE 48
SPEAKING PRACTICE PAGE 49
DISCUSS THIS STATEMENT POLITICIANS HAVE ALWAYS LIED AND 'FAKE NEWS IS NOTHING NEW PAGE 50
ANOTHER INTERPRETATION FAKE NEWS Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast news media or online social media. [1] Fake news is written and published with the intent to mislead in order to damage an agency, entity, or person, and/or gain financially or politically, often with sensationalist, exaggerated, or patently false attention-grabbing headlines. [2] Intentionally misleading and deceptive fake news is different from obvious satire or parody which is intended to humour rather than mislead its audience. PAGE 51
ANOTHER INTERPRETATION FAKE NEWS Fake news often employs eye-catching headlines or entirely fabricated news stories to increase readership, online sharing and Internet click revenue. In the latter case, it is similar to sensational online "clickbait" headlines and relies on advertising revenue generated from this activity, regardless of the veracity of the published stories. [2] Fake news also undermines serious media coverage and makes it more difficult for journalists to cover significant news stories. [5] PAGE 52
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