News

1. News This is the News element of your Spoken English Portfolio. A portfolio is a collection of evidence that represents achievement and learning within a topic. Portfolios require both the gathering and presentation of evidence and an element of critical reflection or commentary.

2. Pronunciation Pronounce the following words. Please speak clearly. Obsessed Desperate Hypocritical Insensitive Photogenic Unflattering Press Conferences Escorted Stolen Chase Paparazzi Mass media Tabloids Feature Credible

3. Fun Facts • Give a brief explanation of different kinds of media • You should say: ( no more than 2 minutes) • What they are. • What do you use most and how often. • Are some media better than others. • Do young people prefer different forms of media to older people.

4. Experience • Talk about a news story you read or heard about in the last week. • You can say: ( no more than 2minutes) • What was it about. • What was your opinion. • Do you agree or disagree with it. • Will you read up other forms of media to compare.

5. Comparison Prepare the tv journal story (interview experts if you would like to) ( no more than 2 minutes) • You should say: • What happened; where; when) • Where did it happen • When did it happen • What do people say about it • Are there any witnesses or experts you could talk to (interview)about the issue. • Give your own opinion about the issue

6. Overview Interview a friend. Remember its your talk, you decided on what to say.

7. Dictionary Obsessed /əbˈsɛsed /- think and talk about someone or something too much ▪i.e. You are obsessed with the problem. Desperate /ˈdɛsprət/ - having a strong need or desire for something or to do something; i.e. He is desperate for money/attention/work. Hypocritical /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl/- pretending to have certain beliefs about what is right but behaving in a way that disagrees with those beliefs ; i.e. It's hypocritical of you to demand respect from your students when you don't respect them in return. Insensitive /ɪnˈsɛnsətɪv/ - not sensitive: such as showing that you do not know or care about the feelings of other people ; i.e. ▪ He's just a rude, insensitive jerk. Photogenic/ˈfoʊtəˈʤɛnɪk/ - tending to look good in photographs; i.e.▪ She's a very photogenic child. Unflattering /ˌʌnˈflætərɪŋ/ - making someone or something look or seem worse or less attractive : not flattering; i.e. ▪ She was wearing the most unflattering outfit. Press Conferences  /ˌˈprɛs ˈkɑ:nfərəns/ - a meeting in which someone gives information to news reporters and answers questions; i.e. ▪ The President will hold/give a press conference later today. Escorted /ɪˈskoɚtɪˈd/- goingwith (someone or something) to give protection or guidance ; i.e. ▪ Several fighters escorted the bombers back to base. Stolen /ˈstoʊlən/- taken (something that does not belong to you) in a way that is wrong or illegal ; i.e. My bicycle was stolen yesterday. Chase /ˈtʃeɪs/- to follow and try to catch (someone or something); i.e. ▪ The cops chased the thief. Paparazzi /pæpəˈrætsi/ - (sing. paparazzo) photographers who follow famous people in order to take their pictures and then sell the pictures to newspapers or magazines Mass media /mæs ˈmi:dijə/- [plural] : the radio stations, television stations, and newspapers through which information is communicated to the public ; i.e. ▪ an event that has attracted a lot of attention from the mass media Tabloids /ˈtæˌbloɪds/ - newspapers that have pages about half the size of an ordinary newspaper and that typically contain many photographs and stories about famous people and other less serious news items ; i.e. ▪ She is used to seeing her name in the tabloids. Feature /ˈfi:tʃɚ/ - an interesting or important part, quality, ability, etc. i.e. ▪ This year's models include several new safety features. Credible /ˈkrɛdəbəl/ - ble to be believed : reasonable to trust or believe; i.e. ▪ Their story seemed credible [=believable, plausible] at first.as guests