SA: Lesson 3 - Unit 2: Reading & Speaking

Are you ready to take the quizz?

• YES, go ahead!

• NO, I'm afraid!

A. Since the birth of the internet, access to local and world news has become possible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is having an increasingly negative impact on society, and consequently we

have all become news addicts!

SARAH (35)

• 1 Continual exposure to the news is bad for us.

• 2 As a news source, there is more confidence in television than in the

  internet.

• 3 Teenagers are only interested in news about actors and pop stars.

• 4 The older generation don't know how to read the news using the internet.

B. Adults aged 60+ buy a daily newspaper as a matter of habit. Generally, they don't know how to access news online.

MATT (18)

• 1 Continual exposure to the news is bad for us.

• 2 As a news source, there is more confidence in television than in the

  internet.

• 3 Teenagers are only interested in news about actors and pop stars.

• 4 The older generation don't know how to read the news using the internet.

C. Youngsters these days aren't interested in the news and spend most of their time on social media sites. They don't buy a newspaper or watch a regular TV bulletin. The only news they might be interested in is entertainment news.

CHARLES (65)

• 1 Continual exposure to the news is bad for us.

• 2 As a news source, there is more confidence in television than in the

  internet.

• 3 Teenagers are only interested in news about actors and pop stars.

• 4 The older generation don't know how to read the news using the internet.

D. I would only use social media sites to check entertainment news. I wouldn't trust it for any serious news, such as crime or politics. For those topics, I'd only rely on television bulletins.

MARY (25)

• 1 Continual exposure to the news is bad for us.

• 2 As a news source, there is more confidence in television than in the

  internet.

• 3 Teenagers are only interested in news about actors and pop stars.

• 4 The older generation don't know how to read the news using the internet.