ANIA C2 Group 6 Lesson 3

Class

Fake News

Listening and discussion

1. What initiative has the Czech Republic government launched to try to counter fake news?

2. What 3 criteria need to be present before they act?

3. What problems does the initiative face?

Inside Europe from DW.com (3:34)

http://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-the-czech-republics-unit-to-counter-fake-news/av-37388544

Vocabulary

Listen again and tick off the following words and expressions. What was the context in which they were used?

1. A catch-all (e.g. a catch-all phrase)
2. Buzz word
3. Part and parcel (of something) = integral to something
4. To debunk = to disprove
5. Dodgy
6. To sew panic and fear (note pronunciation of sew /soʊ/)
7. To take something with a (large) grain of salt
8. An uphill battle/struggle
9. To smack of something If something smacks of another thing that you consider bad, it reminds you of it. 

Falsify

This verb can have several meanings depending on the collocation and context.

If you falsify a theory in a scientific context you disprove the theory, however if you falsify your tax return you are trying to deceive someone by providing false information. 

Corrections

Pronunciation 

Ascertain (/æsəʳteɪn/ check stress)

Countable/Uncountable

News is uncountable so always takes a singular verb.

Fake news are is a real problem.

Homework

Reading

Click on the link below to access the L.A.Times article by Ann M. Simmons - How do you say 'lowlife' in another language? Trump's tweets lose much in translation

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-trump-speak-snap-20170119-story.html

What problems does the new President's speech present for international interpreters?

Think about:

• Syntax
• Vocabulary choice
• Appropriacy
• Hyperbole
• Tone

And just for a laugh...

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2017/02/06/all-the-european-countries-that-have-trolled-trump-with-introduction-videos/