Hot off the press!

Hot off the press!

Words and expressions used to report the news

Making headlines !

• gossip

• muckraking

• sensational

• emotive language (adjectives and intensifiers)

Multiple Select

In the headline, which words are used to make the reader reaction emotionally?

• intruder

• palace

• footman

• reveal

Stirring up mischief

• media / press coverage

• Fleet Street

• Downing Street

• Corridors of power

Multiple Select

Daily papers like The Sun, The Mirror and The Daily Express are ...

• pedalling propaganda

• red tops

• broadsheets

• tabloids

Reporting news in the passive voice

• Shifts focus

• masks the agent

Multiple Select

Which verbs have irregular past participles?

• know

• say

• think

• consider

• believe

Passive or active?

• The virus is reported to be spreading across the globe.

• Spreading false information, or disinformation, is considered to be a felony.

• He says he is within the law, despite media coverage reporting

• The Associated Press reports reliable figures using mathematical models

Past simple or present perfect?

• Scenes of joy and disappointment have been seen across the US.

• Celebrations began in the streets when AP reported the results on Saturday.

• Some supporters of the losing candidate have been refusing to accept the results