Fake news on the Internet

(Tin giả trên mạng)

1. Work in pairs. Find 3 words in the wordsearch to show things you should look at to decide whether a piece of news is fake or not.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Tìm 3 từ trong trò chơi ô chữ để chỉ ra những điều bạn nên xem xét để quyết định xem một tin tức có phải là giả hay không.)

Choose the best answer

There are many_______of transports during rush hours.

The mass media

(Phương tiện truyền thông đại chúng)

1. Match each word (1-5) with its meaning (a-e).

(Nối mỗi từ (1-5) với nghĩa của nó (a-e).)

2. Complete the following text using the correct forms of the words in 1.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách sử dụng dạng đúng của các từ trong phần 1.)

Nowadays, information on the Internet is (1) _______ very quickly. The Internet has also changed (2) _______, and forced newspapers and magazines to move online. However, not all information on the Internet is (3) _______. Some information sources on the Internet may spread (4) _______, which confuses people. Others may contain strong (5) _______ against certain groups of people in society such as women or old people. Therefore, users should be careful when accessing information on the Internet.

Solve the crossword with the words you've learnt in this unit. What is the hidden word?

(Giải ô chữ với những từ bạn đã học trong bài này. Từ ẩn là gì?)

1. Broadcast TV, radio, and printed newspapers are typical examples of traditional mass ______.

2. We should only use information which comes from ______ sources.

3. The press report has strong ______ in favour of male consumers.

4. The Internet makes information easily ______ to everyone using a computer or a smart device.

1. What are the missing letters? Complete the sentences using the pictures to help you.

(Những chữ cái còn thiếu là gì? Hoàn thành các câu bằng cách sử dụng hình ảnh để giúp bạn.)

3. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.

(Đánh dấu chữ A, B, C hoặc D để biểu thị từ TRÁI NGHĨA với từ được gạch chân.)

1. Online articles published on government websites are reliable sources of information.

A. untrue

B. believable

C. useful

D. unlimited

2. Many people are unable to recognise fake news and share untrue information on

social media.

A. dangerous stories

B. facts and figures

C. true stories

D. online reports

4. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer.

(Đánh dấu chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ ra câu trả lời đúng.)

1. _____ sources are free from bias and based on strong evidence.

A. Credible

B. Popular

C. Accessible

D. Powerful

2. The saola, whose population is fewer than 250 mature individuals, is one of the world's _____ mammals and is only found in Viet Nam.

A. scariest

B. most natural

C. rarest

D. most threatening

3. The website is _____ with new information every day.

A. updated

B. protected

C. spread

D. interacted

4. AI-based _____ in education may pose a risk to students' privacy.

A. poaching

B. applications

C. chatbots

D. recognition

5. The new website for students will be good _____ for our school.

A. source

B. platform

C. function

D. publicity

6. Although some animal species are living in extreme weather conditions, they can still _____.

A. protect

B. survive

C. update

D. exploit

7. Robots are _____ to perform specific tasks such as cleaning rooms or moving heavy boxes.

A. conserved

B. threatened

C. rescued

D. programmed

8. Scientists _____ the data collected from their field trip to China.

A. carried out

B. analysed

C. preserved

D. protected

2 VOCABULARY Check the meaning of the verbs below. Which of them have negative meaning?

(Kiểm tra ý nghĩa của các động từ dưới đây. Cái nào trong số chúng có ý nghĩa tiêu cực?)

Media verbs 

4 Match the highlighted words or phrases in the quiz with the words or phrases which share the same meaning in exercise 2. Remember to use the right form of the verb.

(Nối các từ hoặc cụm từ được tô đậm trong bài kiểm tra với các từ hoặc cụm từ có cùng nghĩa trong bài tập 2. Nhớ dùng đúng dạng của động từ)

7 Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary in exercises 2 and 6.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau sử dụng từ vựng ở bài tập 2 và 6.)

1 That advertisement is _______ about the true cost of the holiday. The holidaymakers are mistaken about how much they have to spend.

2 Some people _______ their true feelings on social media. They pretend to be happy and satisfied all the time.

3 Gina left a _______ comment on her close friend's social media post, and it started an argument.

4 I know that people are lying to me. I posted some of my photographs which have been photoshopped and I get all _______ comments.

5 Newspapers, whether in paper or online, are good medium to widely _______ news.

6 During the TV panel discussion, some of the professors gave _______ information about their universities.

7 You should not believe everything you read in the tabloids. The news is not serious and maybe _______.

8 When Wendy expressed her wish to have a trip around the world on her social page, she received so many _______ remarks that she was not confident enough to do it.

2 Match the verbs (1-6) with the noun phrases (a-f). And guess which job these activities are related to.

(Nối các động từ (1-6) với các cụm danh từ (a-f). Và đoán xem những hoạt động này có liên quan đến công việc nào.)

1 plan

2 get

3 make

4 use

5 tag

6 reach out for

a software to edit videos

b what to film

c more followers

d short films with a camera or phone

f permission to film

e videos with web links for products

Choose the best answer

These days we rely heavily __________ computers to organize our work.

Choose the best answer

Teenagers can become addicted ________ social networking if they can’t control the time they spend online.

Choose the best answer

Students need a card ______ restricted areas such as residences and labs.

Choose the word that has the different stress.

Choose the word that has different stress.

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.

A. public

B. publicity

C. presentation

D. presence

A. reliable

B. interesting

C. accessible

D. flexible

3 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

(Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D để chỉ từ TRÁI NGHĨA với từ được gạch chân trong mỗi câu hỏi sau.)

1. People who spread fake news will be fined by the Vietnamese authorities.

A. bad

B. false

C. accurate

D. nice

2. His TV Interview instantly became the main focus of attention on social media.

A. slowly

B. quickly

C. excitedly

D. immediately

3. Please make sure that the data you have used in your presentation comes from a reliable source.

A. expensive

B. difficult

C. boring

D. unsure

4. Traditional media has been around for centuries and can be traced back to cave paintings and other early forms of communication.

A. Modern

B. Old-fashioned

C. Advanced

D. Cultural

5. Some viewers complained about the political biases in the news reporting last night.

A. fairness

B. issues

C. favourites

D. arguments

Traditional and social media

I can talk about traditional and social media

1 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng đúng của động từ dưới đây.)

You can't say that adverts ¹ _____ about products to consumers, but I think it's true to say they ² _____ what products can do. Advertisers try to ³ _____ our emotions with images of attractive people and places. Furthermore, they have been known to ⁴ _____ images so that products look better than they really are. Often, food and drinks manufacturers ⁵ _____ off products which have too much sugar as 'energy food' and ⁶ _____ the fact that some products contain ingredients that are not good for us.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

(Hoàn thành câu với dạng đúng của động từ.)

1 Sam was told to leave the exam because he was using his mobile phone and _______.

2 The children were ______ when they said that the dog ate the cake.

3 You have to ______ to tell the truth in a court of law.

4 The business tried to ______ positive news about their products.

5 Jack ______ his parents about what he had really been doing on Friday evening.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

(Hoàn thành câu với các động từ đúng.)

1 A lot of people won't tell you anything face to face, but then r_____ all their secrets on the internet.

2 Nicola l_____ to me about the date of her party!

3 He always m_____ excuses for his mistakes and never accepts responsibility for anything!

4 Alex keeps telling us that he is the best singer in class, and we all know he is f_____ himself

5 The machine d_____ his voice so you didn't know who was speaking.

1. Choose the collocation that is not correct in each sentence.

(Chọn cụm từ cố định không đúng trong mỗi câu sau.)

1. On the way to college, I listen to podcasts/ music streaming services / social media posts/ the radio.

2. Most evenings, I watch online video clips/ news blogs / reality TV /drama series.

3. The best places to get news from are reality TV / news apps / local newspapers / social media posts.

4. Maria loves being up-to-date with what's going on in the world, so she often reads celebrity twitter feeds /newspaper editorials / news blogs / drama series.

5 Sam's always online and posts/ retweets / shares / feeds / ‘likes' lots of things. I don't know how he has time to work!

2. Complete each gap with one word from Exercise 1.

(Điền vào chỗ trống với một tù trong bài 1.)

1. Which celebrity Twitter feeds do you follow?

My favourite is Ryan Reynolds. I often retweet what he posts, he's so funny.

2. My favourite TV drama _____ was Game Of Thrones. I used to write social _____ posts about it all the time.

3. My sister can't stand _____ TV. She thinks it's a waste of time watching people being themselves on a TV show.

4. Have you got any news _____ on your phone or do you read news _____ online?

5. I like knowing what's happening in my area, so I read the _____ newspaper every week. They have some interesting newspaper _____ about issues affecting our town.

6. We sometimes watch music video _____ online, but usually use a music _____ service to download songs.

7. Do you ever _____ interesting things with your friends on social media?

8. Katia made a _____ recently about good books for teenagers. Over a hundred people have listened to it already.

3. Match the words on the left with the words on the right.

(Nối các từ ở bên trái với các từ bên phải.)

4. Complete the pairs of sentences with the words in the box.

(Hoàn thành các cặp câu sau với các từ trong hộp.)

1. I watch the news on TV on a daily basis.

Do you tend to read newspapers on a regular basis?

2. The papers are awash with _____ about the elections.

I feel like I'm constantly being bombarded with _____, but too little of it is about important issues such as climate change.

3. This paper has a clear _____ to telling the truth, we don't report fake news.

Is it possible to make a long-term _____ to truthful reporting?

4. Don't believe anything you read on that website, it doesn't use any reliable of _____ information or check facts carefully.

I was surprised there were incorrect facts in the editorial as that website is usually a reputable _____ of information.

5. The company made up the story for commercial _____, but they didn't make any money on it. It's wrong to spread fake news for political _____. It should be illegal in my opinion,

6. I've got a gut _____ that this story isn't true.

Matt had a distinct _____ that the interview was going to be a disaster, and he was right.

7. Journalists are always looking for a newsworthy _____ that they can report on.

When I glanced at the headlines, there was an eye-catching _____, about the prime minister.

6. Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

(Tìm và sửa lại lỗi sai trong các câu sau.)

1. I read the newspaper on a regular base so I know what's happening around the globe.

2. When you look at the images, it is obvious someone has tampered on the photos.

3. Pay closely attention to what you read - so many stories distort the truth one way or another.

4. They ran the story to make money. It was all about commercial gaining, not the truth.

5. I couldn't help noticing the catch-eye story about a celebrity on the front page.

6. I think that website has a political agenda, it’s always publishing alarmingly stories about the government.

4. Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với các từ còn thiếu. Các chữ cái đầu tiên được cho trước.)

1. Don't give away any personal information online; always protect your identity.

2. The u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ message of the article was that social media spread fake news.

3 The journalist received the information from a source who wished to r_ _ _ _ _ anonymous.

4. She claims she is innocent and that she didn't c_ _ _ _ _ the offence.

5. You can use the media to r_ _ _ _ awareness about important issues.

6. A representative of the company will m_ _ _ a statement today at a press conference.

7. He has s_ _ _ _ _ beliefs about the way society should be and he won't change his mind.

 4. Find and correct the mistakes. Two sentences are correct.

1. Most people don't pay attention to the old, weatherbitten building, but it's an important example of early

20th century architecture. weather-beaten

2. My father used to work for a company car, but the factory closed when the economic crisis started a few years ago.

3. A thirteen-years-old boy is accused of making a phone call to airport security, which resulted in an emergency evacuation.

4. The advert promised a state-of-the-play laptop, but all I got was an old computer that shuts down unexpectedly.

5. The programme lasts for two hours and twenty minutes, including commercial breaks.

6. With an extensive network of reports, the BBC and CNN can cover broken news from almost any part of the globe.

7. Regular health checks can help you identify early symptoms of diseases before it's too late.