WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD: BACK TO SCHOOL CLASS SUMMER NEWS REVIEW
Vocabulary to learn for next time:
Colour code:
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Information and its supports
- Information (remember, the word “information” never takes an -s)
- A source
- A press article
- A press review
- A news flash <= a sudden event / a scoop
- An interview => to interview someone
- An advertisement => to advertise
- Entertainment => entertaining / entertained / to entertain
- To make something public
- A newsletter
- Politics
Types of media:
- A newspaper
- A television / a TV channel
- A radio
- Social media / social networks => to post / to share / to like / to scroll
- A (news)feed
- The Internet
- A microblogging service (like X)
- A tweet
- A thread
Material:
- A microphone
- A news station
- A live stream => to livestream
- A live broadcast
People:
- A photographer
- A paparazzi
- A cameraman
- A journalist / a reporter => to report (on something)
- A news anchor / an anchorman
- A commentator
Misinformation:
- A private information
- A leak
- A fake news
- A rumour
- A conspiracy theory => to spread a conspiracy theory
- Plagiarism => to plagiarize
- Corruption => to corrupt
1. Donald Trump and Valdimir Putin met in a summit in Alaska, in the United States, to discuss and find a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine / to broker peace in the war in Ukraine.
2. Trump ordered / launched an attack on a military research base in Iran, after the conflict between Israel and Iran.
3. In May, it was the first time that the PSG won the Champions’ League, and it is the second time the trophy is between French hands. (in English, months and nationalities are always written with a capital letter)
4. The qualification games for the next World Cup have already started / are currently happening.
5. French President E.Macron said / declared that France will recognize the state of Palestine in / during the next United Nations meeting. This will possibly / may / might have an influence on the current war in Gaza.
6. A French boat carrying humanitarian aid and food supplies attempted / tried to reach the Gaza Strip, but it was stopped by Israeli ships.