Adam Wyett PRO
I am an ESL teacher based in Saint Etienne, France. I use Slides to share and present my presentations live while teaching group-classes in lo-tech environments.
Intermediate III 8A |
Saw It On Social Media
Warm-up | "I did my own research"
- Where do you typically get your news from?
- Do you prefer traditional news sources like TV and newspapers, or do you get news from social media? Do you pay for traditional media or just consume it?
- Who do you trust more to give you accurate information: a professional news reporter or someone who was actually there recording it on their phone?
- Have you ever seen news on the TV or in print that turned out to be fake or misleading? How did you find out it wasn't true?
- Some people are interacting with graphic content including extreme violence in society which is not reported in the national mainstream media. Why is it not being reported, and are they being radicalised?
- Do you believe there should be rules against what people and organisations can post on social media, and on who can access it?
Do your habits compare to those of the general population, Millenials and GenZ?
Vocabulary | The News
- According to the article, what are two ways news was spread in "the old days"?
- What are the six challenges the article mentions that the digital age has brought to journalism?
- How many local news publications closed or merged in the United States between 2004 and 2022?
- Who was Darnella Frazier and why is she mentioned in the article?
- What happened with Abraham Zapruder's footage in 1963, and what did he do with it?
- According to the Pew Research Center study, what percentage of 18- to 29-year-olds trust news from social media platforms?
- The article presents both benefits and drawbacks of citizen journalism. Which do you think is more significant?
- Do you agree that traditional media is under threat from social media?
Reading | Reaction
Grammar | Reported Speech
Changes in tenses
Changes in words
Questions
Grammar | Reported Speech
Changes in tenses
Imperatives and requests
Intermediate III 8A | Saw it on Social Media
By Adam Wyett
