Unit 2

• Vocabulary
  1. Choose the best word
  Headline, Front Page, Section, Interview, Report, Celebrity,Main story, Free press, Review section, Journalist, The daily papers, Online news.
  1. Let´s put this story on the headline on the front page
  2. Did you read that interview with Michael Jackson
  3.todays´s main story was about a French politician
  4. you can read about news books in the review section
  5. A lot of journalists have interviewed her, but no one really knows her.
  6. Online news on the internet is more up-to-date than newspapers.
  
  2. Find the words in he puzzle to match the definitions below
  1. someone who writes news stories _Jouranlist_
  2.where the most important sotires go in the newspaper_Front page_
  3. the title of a news story _Headline__
  4. a type of news story_ article__
  5. a famous person__celebrity__
  6.Publicity for a product or business__advert__
  7. a question and answer discussion_interview_
  8. separate parts of a newspaper, eg sports, finance._Sections_
  9. a newspaper that is printed every day. A _daily__ paper
  10. the person responsible for the content of a newspaper._Editor_
  
  Grammar / passive
  3.complete the second sentence with no more than three words so that it means the same as the first.
  1. the editor doesn´t write many articles
  not many articles was written by the editor
  2. Japanese workers made the product
  the product was made by Japanese workers
  3. a group of large banks organised the meeting
  the meething was organised by a group of large banks
  4. the engineer has fixed the photocopier
  the photocopier has been fixed by the engineer
  5. the player signed the contract today
  the contract was signed by the player today
  6. he switches off the machines at night
  the machines were switched off by he at night
  7. you can find branches of our company in most countries in the world
  branches of our company can be found in most countries in the world
  8. I have contacted the client
  the client has been contacted by me.
  
  4. Complete the form using the passive in the correct tense
  Newsup Magazine
  Will be delivered to your home every saturday
  all questions must be answered
  how did you hear about Newsup?
  tick a box:
  I am told about newsup by a friend
  I saw Newsup in a shop
  tick a box for your choice of free gift
  DVD of news highlights of the year
  hardback copy of the newsmakers
  Your free gift will be sent to your home addres
  Newsup is printed on recycled paper.
  
  HOW TO ... I give opinions, agree and disagree
  5. complete the dialogue with words from the box
  Neither, reckon, definitely, opinion, depends, sure, so, what, in
  A: What do you think of reality TV?
  B: in my opinion, it´s a complete waste of time. What´s your opinion?
  A: I´m not sure. I reckon it can be quite entertaining
  B: i don´t think
  A: it depends on the programme. some of them are good, but I´d never watch them all day.
  B: me neither. only TV addicts watch reality TV all day.
  A: definitely!
  
  Reading
  6 a. read about a newspaper with a difference and answer the questions below.
  1. who normally chooses the news we read: editors
  2. what news do you think is most popular: gossip about famous people
  3. how many people do ou think read news on the internet regularly: fewer than 30%
  
  b. choose the best headline for the story
  2. Chile paper lets readers choose the news
  
  c. are these sentence true(T) or false (F)
  1. LUN was always a very successful newspaper (F)
  2. LUN uses internet technology to findout which stories are popular (T)
  3.LUN´s most popular articles are usually very serious stories (F)
  4.Augustine Edwards thinks LUN is popular because it has stories that people want to read (T)
  5.At the moment LUN pays more money to the journalist if they write popular stories(T)
  6. at least 70% of chileans don´t click on their favorite stories on www.lun.com (T)
  
  Vocabulary
  soap, newsreaders, contestants, audience, documentary, chat shows, microphone,quiz show
  1. the microphone wasn´t working so no one could hear him
  2. University Challenge is a type of quiz show for students, with questions about many subjects
  3.the contestants on Mastermind have two minutes to answer as many questions as they can, on one subject
  4.famous actors usually go on chat shows to publicise their news movies
  5. i watched a very interesting documentary about wild animals in Africa
  6. my favorite soap is about a rich family from Dallas. i watch it twice a week
  7. big brother has a huge audience. I don´t know why. i think it is really boring
  8.in my country, newsreaders are usually middle-age men. the public trust them to tell the truth
  
  Grammar / who, whose,wich,where
  3. choose the correct phrases from the box to complete the sentences. Use who/whose/which/where to jin the two phrases. you will need to omit some words
  his wife won the lottery
  it makes jewellery
  her films always make money
  we stayed there last year
  you can surf there all year
  it looks best on you
  they designed muy house
  there are always honest
  1. that ´s the man whose wife won the lottery
  2. i like people who are always honest
  3. that´s the hotelwhere we stayed last year
  4. Ella works in a factorythat make jewellery
  5. Laguna has a big beach whare you can surf there all year
  6. I spoke to the architects who designed my house
  7. Black is the colour that looks best on you
  8. Donna is the type of director whose films always make money
  
  4. complete the sentences using who/which/where/whose. Are they true(T) or false (F)?
  1. an audience is a group of people who act in a show (F)
  2. a micriphone is a technological tool which makes your voice quiet (T)
  3. tecwen whittock is the man whose cough can be heard on who wants to be a millionaire (T)
  4. a studio is a place where many live TV programmes are made. (T)
  5. a contestant is someone who asks the questions on a quiz show (F)
  6.fix is a verb which means find a solution to a problem (F)
  7. a newsreader is a person whose job is to read the news (T)
  8. who wants to be a millionaire? is a quiz show which has become world famous (T)
  
  Reading
  5. a. read the text and choose the best endings for the sentences below
  1. Janet Cooke was a journalist
  2. She invented a story about a child living a difficult life
  3. the city government tried to find the boy
  4. Stephen Glass was created fake papers to pretend he was telling the truth
  5. Stephen Glass was caught after many years
  6. Jayson Blair pretended to interview many people
  
  b find the words or expresiions in bold that mean
  1. people who break into tecnological systems illegally: hackers
  2. was revealed: came out
  3. top journalist: star reporter
  4. removed from a job: fired
  5. demanded: insisted
  6. in a stressful situatio: under pressure
  
  Vocabulary/ regular and irregular verbs
  1. underline the correct form of the verbs
  1. i woke up early this morning
  2. he drew a lot of pictures ewhn he was young
  3.when his father died, Peter Morton inherited one million pounds
  4. we flew to france
  5. She caught the 5.50 train
  6. We fought hard for ninety minutes, but still didn´t win the game
  7. I forgot to pack my sunglasses
  8. Last year, problems with production cost the company $50.000
  9. At 7.00 yesterday morning two prisoners escaped
  10. I cut my hand this morning
  
  Grammar / past simple and past continuous
  4. underline the best verb tense
  1. where were you at 9 am this morning
  I was driving from Houston to San Diego
  2. She failed the test beacuse she didn´t understand the instructions
  3. He injured his knee while he was playing football
  4. I came to say goodnight yesterday but you were resting
  5. we ate, paid the bill and went home
  6. How did you know my name?
  7. I saw you on the roof this morning! what were you doing?
  8. We were talking before you interrupted us!
  
  5.Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous
  Young boy,5, discovered 300 kilometres from home
  Police who were looking for a lost five year ald bou eventually found him the next day. after getting seperated fron his family in a market, the boy, from Pekanbaru in Malaysia, he went to a station, got onto a train, and was discovered in Padang, 300 kilometres away. he was very calm, said the boy´s mother. ´it was us, his family who worried all night.
  
  6.look at the pictures and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.
  1.someone stole my wallet while i wasn´t looking
  2. I not knew you were in town
  3.We not heard the burglar because we were listening to loud music
  4.I was driving home when I saw a black cat at the side of the road
  5. Eve not took the bus because it was a beautiful day
  6. Josie met Clyde while they were skiing
  
  Listening
  7. Cover the tpescript. listen to the local news headlines and complete the notes.
  1. Children eat too much_fat_, says nutritionist
  2. 1.000 __homes_____ to be destroyed
  3. _taxi driver__ saves car crash victims
  4. artist sells painting to __rock stars___
  
  8. Now listen to the news stories and answer the questions
  1. who did Niall Smith study? 900 schollchildren of 11 to 15 aged
  2.what food and drink should the chilfdren eat and drinks lees of? chips, chocolate, fizzy soft drinks, hamburgers
  3.what two things will the town of Fincher build in place of the huses? shopping area and car park
  4.when will the new house be built? next year
  5. who did john Manley save? a husband and wife
  6.where exactly did he take them? a tree on friday night
  7.where did Lee Santana see the painting? a small gallery in manchester
  8. how does witco feel about selling her painting to Lee Santana? She is happy.
  
  
  Passive voice


• in the tense simple present, simple past are Subject + verb to be: ARE, IS, WAS, WERE+ participle verb+complement


• in the present progresive and past progresive are: subject, ver to be: ARE, IS, WAS, WERE +being+complement


• in the tense future, present perfect, past perfect , modals are: subject+ auxiliary verbs ( have, has, had, will) or modals( can, must, might,may)+ been or be + participle verb+complement

who/which/where/whose/when/that

Whose and who are for people

which, what are for things and animals

where is for places

when is for time

past simple is : SUBJECT + PAST VERB+COMPLEMENT

past progressive is: subject+ was or were+verb (ING)+complement