Communication & the Media
- EXPLAIN → Why / How
- DESCRIBE → What you see / know
- COMPARE / CONTRAST → Same vs different
- OUTLINE → Simple examples
- DISCUSS → Multiple views & opinions
- EXPRESS OPINION → What I think
- RECOMMEND / SUGGEST → What should happen
Practice questions - For speaking practice
Communication & Technology
1. How many electronic devices should we own?
2. Tell us about the best invention of recent times.
3. Have you ever tried to design something technological?
4. Are you into playing computer games?
5. Do you use the internet much?
6. What ways is the internet a useful tool for studying?
7. What do you use the internet for?
8. Do you ever listen to the radio or is it now obsolete?
9. What do you think is the worst invention of recent times?
10. Have you ever spent a lot of money on a useless gadget?
Listening B2
Listening B2
Watch video (4:46)
'Noam Chomsky: The five filters of the mass media machine | The Listening Post'
Level: B1-2
Length: 4:46
Produced by: Al Jazeera English.
Watch video (16:24)
'How Johnny Harris re-writes history'
Level: B1
Length: 16:24
Produced by: The Present Past.
Watch video (16:24)
'Is social media good for you?'
Level: B1/2
Length: 2:50
Produced by: BBC My World.
Downloads
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