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Gold experience unit 3 - (p.40)

Work in pairs. Think of something you once believed and then discovered was false. What was it? 

Why do you think you believed it? 

How did you feel when you learnt the truth?

'Expert claims parents are

traumatising their children by lying about Santa Claus.'

Exam tip: multiple choice: longer text

• Because the meaning of idiomatic language isn’t always obvious from the individual words, it’s important to use the context to help you understand the meaning.
  
• What is the meaning of the words in yellow?
• My parents often disagree but when it comes to me,
  they only ever speak with one voice.
  
• It means they agree.

Ex 3) Listen to five speakers using the idioms below. How else could you express the meaning of each one?

• 1 take something on board
• 2 stick in your mind
• 3 a hidden agenda
• 4 turn a blind eye to something
• 5 set the record straight

KEY - Listen to five speakers using the idioms below. How else could you express the meaning of each one?

1. take something on board > consider information and try to understand it
2. stick in your mind > not be forgotten
3. a hidden agenda > a secret purpose for doing something
4. turn a blind eye to something > ignore something
5. set the record straight > correct incorrect information

Ex 4) 

You are going to listen to two experts. They will use the idioms from Ex 3. Read the questions from Ex 5 below. What topic will the speakers talk about?

• Ex 5) 
  Listen to the podcast. For questions 1–6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
  
  
• Ex 6) 
  Work in pairs and discuss misinformation in politics, health and business. Think about:
• who might spread misinformation in each case
• why they might spread it
• what effect the misinformation might have on people.

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Complete: 

• Vocabulary p. 39 ex. 1-8
• Use of English 2 p. 42 ex. 1-5

unfairly preferring one person or

group over another

to make something publicly

known, especially aft er it has been

kept secret

a piece of writing in a newspaper

that gives the editor’s opinion

available or belonging only to

particular people, and not shared

a quality that makes a

story interesting because it

is about people’s feelings,

lives, relationships, etc.

someone or something seen

a lot on television, written about

in newspapers, etc.

fair or reasonable

based on facts, or making

a decision that is based

on facts rather than on

your feelings or beliefs

information which is false or

which emphasises just one part of

a situation, used by a government

or political group to make

people agree with them

editorial

biased

disclose

propaganda

human interest

objective

legitimate

exclusive

in the public eye

1. (p.39)

1. viral
2. eye
3. revelations
4. sensational
5. objective
6. biased
7. legitimate 
8. human-interest

4. 

1. gather
2. collect
3. extremely
4. highly 

A collocation is a pair or group of words that typically go together. 

5. > Listen and check your ideas

6.

1. Falling for a trick 
2. contributed money
3. critically analyse
4. exposing lies
5. high-profile 
6. website, publicise 
7. go viral
8. public figures 

Use of English 2

1

What appeal  do vloggers have for young people?

2

What influence  do they have on you or your peers?

4.

1. form
2. audience
3. feature
4. regarded
5. meaning
6. consumers 
7. event
8. allow 

5.

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D 

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