SPI Group 4 B2+2

Lesson 6
8th April 2pm

Class
1. Unit 8.3 (p. 84 - 85)

Social Media vs.Mainstream Media

Reuters, CNN, television, radio, newspapers

Twitter (tweets), Flickr, Metroblog, Wikipedia, Google Maps, “the blogosphere”

Social Media Pros and Cons

·         Speed

·         Internet – worldwide communication

·         Unlimited access

·         No control of information

·         True/untrue – how accurate is it?  (n.b. pronunciation /accurate/)

·         Objectivity/subjectivity

Idioms with “keep”

Keep track of (someone, something e.g. time) Keep up with

Prepositional Verbs = verb + preposition + object (noun, pronoun,-ing)

Deal with something, Look at something, Look into something, Look after something
She looks amazingly like Cameron Diaz (it’s a surprise at how strong the resemblance is)
She looks like Cameron Diaz amazingly (it’s a surprise that she does)

2. Margaret Thatcher
Video Listening  Note Taking
http://www.guardian.co.uk/

What were her ideas, achievements? What were the key events in her political career and  Prime Ministership? What made her a great/controversial leader? What are the views expressed by:

Polly Toynbee (Journalist & Commentator)
Oliver Letwin (Cabinet Office Minister)
Phillip Gould (Labour Pollster)

3. Opinion Lead Essays
Unit 7.5
p. 79

Homework

1. In preparation for next week's writing assessment, do the exercise on the following link:http://www.ielts-exam.net/ielts_writing_samples_task_2/708/
2. P. 84 4(b) write example sentences for the collocations.