Listening Skills
General Listening - Percentages
The World's Most Diverse City - More or Less Podcast
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03v1r1p
Expressions
Nearly half
A fair few
A smattering of
Skewed figures/numbers
Tricky to measure
Least worst metric
Obtain figures for the total number of
Exam Tasks - Matching
Media
Exam Tasks - Matching
Media
Key Vocabulary
Libel laws
To put a spin on something (usually bad news)
To file copy
To put (the paper) to bed
To stake places out (c.f. To stalk someone)
Reading & Discussion
Can the web save the press from oblivion?
Expressions and Idioms
(Caught) between a rock and a hard place
(Caught) between the devil and the deep blue sea
To be at the end of your rope/tether. = to have no more patience or strength
To pluck up the courage to do something
Ostrich = someone who "buries their head in the sand"/avoids uncomfortable truths
Lemming = someone who blindly follows the crowd to their detriment
Going Further
Listening/Viewing
The BBC series The Thick of It and its spin off film, In the Loop, feature a spin doctor called Malcom Tucker (allegedly based on Alastair Campbell), perhaps the most foul mouthed character in the history of comedy.
https://youtu.be/xUky4_A7Zw4
https://youtu.be/xUky4_A7Zw4
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