Lesson premiere euro Tuesday the 7 th of april

 

Lesson premiere euro Tuesday the 7 th of april

PROJECT FAKE NEWS

SESSION 1
WORDS OF THE DAY :
To no avail ( pour rien / san résultat) = achieving nothing

 

(to) upend ( renverser / chambouler)
 

He upended my plans of peace 

EXTRA WORDS 

 genuine // fake 

afterwards = then

deal with = focus on = delve into = tackle ( traiter de)

ex: the text deals with a topical news 

grab ( saisir) 

fool = con = dupe = bamboozle ( tromper) 

punchy = striking 

ex: you have to write a punchy headline

deal with = focus on = tackle = delve into 

STEP 1 REPORT ON THE NEWS 

USEFUL WEBSITES TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEWS 

bbc .com

the guardian .com

france 24 .com

euronews.com 

 
1.    First to your colleagues
2.    Then i will pick up someone
3.    Can you ask questions to the speaker ?

THEN WRITE HERE THE VOCABULARY WORDS THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING

https://mensuel.framapad.org/p/reporting-on-the-news-ak7r

 LIST DRAFTED BY GROUP 1 

 (to)  glimpse ( at something ) jeter un coup d’œil

Staggering  ( époustouglant)

A Layoff ( un licenciement)

The Workforce ( la main d’œuvre)

The Outcome = the result

The silver-bullet = the perfect solution

 Be Bound to ( être forcé de/ être forcement)

 To Probe ( fouiller)

 To pour ( verser)

To rekindle ( remettre au gout du jour)

Dwindling = decreasing

Cinemagoers = people who go to the cinema

Ubiquitous = rampant ( qui est répandu)

    harmful content = detrimental / toxic content

 outright = entirely

 flawed = which has a flaw ( a flaw = un défaut)

to  implement  = to put in place

to  lack ( manquer)

Spacecraft ( un vaisseau spatial )

Homeward = in direction of home

 To  Stamp ( tamponner)

To depict = to describe

To fold ( plier)

Lavish = sumptuous = luxurious

Either… or ( soit …soit)

Cutting edge =( à la pointe de l innovation )

To achieve = to accomplish

A Breakthrough  ( une percée/ une avancée)

A Deadline  ( un date limite )

Seldom  (rarement)

A Cease fire  ( un cessez le feu )

Expletives ( des jurons)

Dire ( urgent / desespéré)

(to) have the  upper hand = (to) dominate

 heated (animé/ passionné)

a fraud = a scam

to plague ( ronger / affecter )

to reshuffle  ( remanier / réorgnaiser )

fraudulent 

a leverage ( une marche de manœuvre)

acloophole ( un vis de forme)

    - a deluge of people 

 LIST DRAFTED BY GROUP 2 

 

To witness ( être témoin de )

A Sight ( une vue)

A Crew ( un équipage)

To Record ( enregistrer)

To be due to ( être supposé arriver à cette date )

To usher in ( faire rentrer discrètement)

To land ( atterrir)

 The Question Remains ( la question reste à savoir )

Nevertheless ( néanmoins)

The critical route

A Backlash ( un contre coup / un retour de manivelle )

A Forecaster ( un meteorologiste / un présentateur télé)

A newsroom ( la salle de rédaction )

A closing message ( le message de conclusion )

too much to bear  ( trop dure à supporter)

 it caused outrage ( cela à susciter une réaction d outrage)

a lengthy statement ( une longue déclaration )

disorder ( désordre)

arguably ( qui se discute )

Mouthwatering ( qui met l eau à la bouche )

  Consumption ( la consommation )

  Meticuloulsly ( méticuleusement)

according to ( selon )

overnight ( pendant la nuit )

to obliterate ( obliterer)

a row ( une dispute)

outspoken ( qui parle ouvertement)

to trade insults ( échanger des insultes )

a mindset ( un état d’esprit)

the ball is in their court ( la balle est dans leur camp)

(to) venture somewhere ( s aventurer)

A Crackdown  ( une répression )

The Hustle and bustle

Limestone= the chaos

It Will pave the way ( cela à ouvert la voie pour ..)

It Is expected to ( on s attend à ce que )

 

REPORTING ON THE NEWS VOCABULARY LIST 

 

step 2 STEP 2 WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF AN ARTICLE ?
 

https://learningapps.org/display?v=psntzg7p317
 

STEP 3 HOW TO WRITE A TITLE FOR A  NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ?
 

https://learningapps.org/display?v=phxhb6yj317
 

STEP 4 FAKE NEWS ?

WHAT IS FAKE AND WHAT IS TRUE ? while looking for a story you might fall victim to a prank.SO WHAT ARE THE ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO SOMEONE NOT TO BE FOOLED BY A FAKE STORY ?

ckeck the source 

ascertain that other news sources are reporting on it




STEP 5 HERE IS MY ADVICE .MATCH THE ADVICE AND THE EXPLANATION
1.    Check the source    a.    Sometimes, if you just look closely at an image, you can see if it has been changed. Or use a tool like Google Reverse Image search. It will show you if the same image has been used in other contexts.

2.    Watch out for fake photos    b.    Look to see if the story you are reading is on other news sites

3.    Check the story is in other places    c.    Look at the website where the story comes from. Does it look real? Is the text well written? Are there a variety of other stories or is it just one story?


OTHER CHECKS
 
STEP 7 TEST YOUR METAL
 

https://mediasmarts.ca/quiz/break-fake-news

HOMEWORK
1.    Write an article of roughly 150 words on a topical subject either local or international .THIS ARTICLE MUST BE FAKE OR GENUINE
2.    Follow the method learnt today to write an article
3.    Do not forget to include emotive vocabulary words
4.    Type and Print the article   to be marked and displayed on a padlet