The news and the media

What do you know about the news and the media?

Use these exercises below to develop your grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening.

 

Grammar

Passives:

Explanation: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-12/tab/grammar

Review: https://quizlet.com/54805261/passives-flash-cards/

Exercises:

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_a01?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_a02?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit05/5c_1?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/grammar/unit02/hwy_int_unit02_3?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/grammar/unit07/hwy_int_unit07_2?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_simple_passives.htm


Defining Relative Clauses:

Explanation: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-18/tab/grammar

Review:

https://quizlet.com/106399791/defining-and-non-defining-relative-clauses-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/105539284/defining-relative-clauses-matching-halves-flash-cards/

Exercises:

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file10/nef_int_grammar10_a01?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file10/nef_int_grammar10_a02?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit04/4b_2?cc=gb&selLanguage=en


Articles Review:

Review: https://quizlet.com/40365755/articles-flash-cards/

Exercises:

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar03_b03?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate3/grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar03_b04?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit02/2c_3?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit05/5d_1?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/result/engint/a_grammar/unit10/10b_1?cc=gb&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/int/grammar/unit10/hwy_int_unit09_2?cc=gb&selLanguage=en


Listening

100 Women: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-151119

The fame game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-25092014

Cloud of suspicion: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-141204

Life without music: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150423

The outernet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150611

Tales (listen and read the transcript): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfary36ffI8


Reading

Crazy about selfies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-16/session-3


Speaking

Task:

What do you think are the best ways to learn about what is happening in the world? Look at the five ideas and talk about their advantages and disadvantages.

• Watching news on the television
• Following twitter
• Facebook
• Reading newspapers
• Checking a news website

Instructions:

Record yourself on your phone talking about the subject above.

If you are not happy with the video you can do it again.