Unit 3 grammar & Vocab

Complete the sentence

I don’t usually read the newspaper – I just look at the ...

to see if anything important has happened.

• breaking news

• bulletin

• headlines

• news flash

Complete the sentence

I was watching a film on TV when suddenly the film was interrupted by a ...

Apparently, there’s a bad storm heading towards our region.

• breaking news

• bulletin

• headlines

• news flash

Complete the sentence

That’s all for today’s programme. The next news ... is at ten o’clock.

• breaking news

• bulletin

• headlines

• news flash

Complete the sentence

Now we’ve got some ... for you. We’ve just heard that the prime minister is in hospital after a skiing accident.

• breaking news

• bulletin

• headlines

• news flash

Complete the sentence

These days, TV news channels have to provide ... . In other words, they have to report the news 24 hours a day.

• round-the-clock reporting

• scandal

• notifications

• interview

Complete the sentence

I read a really interesting ... with a former politician in yesterday’s newspaper. The interviewer asked lots of really difficult questions and the politician didn’t know what to say.

• round-the-clock reporting

• scandal

• notifications

• interview

Complete the sentence

I’ve got an app on my phone that sends me ... of the most important news stories. I can then click on the link to read the full story.

• round-the-clock reporting

• scandal

• notifications

• interview

Complete the sentence

There was a shocking story about a tennis player secretly being paid a lot of money to lose an important match. It’s a real ...

• round-the-clock reporting

• scandal

• notifications

• interview

Complete the sentence

I’d love to be a TV journalist so I could travel around the world and ... on all the big events, as they happen.

• report

• update

• stay

• interview

Complete the sentence

Last month, I tried to ... a famous film star about her latest film, but she didn’t want to answer any of my questions.

• report

• update

• stay

• interview