GPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 5

Lesson 5
Units 8.1 and 8.2

Journalism & Media - Areas of Law
Defamation, Libel (written) Spoken (Slander)
Privacy
Copyright
Commercial Law
Employment Law

Journaism & Media Vocabulary
breaking news, to break a story
broadcast media - anchor
print media - tabloid, broadsheet
REcord, reCORD (Change the stress and you change the word form)
to be axed = to be fired
to quit = to resign

Headlines to full sentences – an exercise for grammar words and tenses.

MAN PROPOSES ON PLANE WOMAN ACCEPTS ON GROUND

A MAN PROPOSED TO A WOMAN ON A PLANE AND LATER SHE ACCEPTED HIS OFFER OF MARRIAGE ON THE GROUND

Answers to exercise 10, p. 81

• There has been an increase in the number of fatalities caused by the floods.
• The Minister accused of covering up the truth has resigned.

• Two TV personalities have separated from their partners so that they can marry each other.
• Plans have been introduced to limit the sale of unhealthy food.
• The speed limits on national roads are going to/are about to change.
• The Prime Minister promises to cut taxes.
• A cat saved the life of its owner from a fire in their house.
• The director of the Olympic Committee has been accused of manipulating the outcome of a vote.
• The police investigating a murder are questioning a model.
• A football club manager has been sacked/fired.
• The United Nations has been put under pressure to take action after new fighting broke out/following renewed fighting.

Introduction To Verb Patterns

Verb + infinitive with to try to imagine, want to do something, stop to do something

Verb (+object) + infinitive want someone to do something, invite someone to do something, make someone do something, encourage someone to do something

Verb + infinitive without to must want

Verb + ing start doing something, stop doing something, like doing something, love doing something, hate doing something, can’t stand doing something

Verb + preposition + ing apologise for doing something

Verb + object + preposition + ing congratulate someone on doing something

 

He stopped to buy a newspaper on the way to work

He stopped buying a newspaper because all the news is bad

I don’t want you to stop writing to answer the phone.

I like to do my homework as soon as I get in so I can watch TV later

I like doing my homework, it gives me a lot of satisfaction

Homework

Reading p. 81 -81 (Unit 8.2)

Questions 1, 2a, 2b, 3, 4.