focus 4 Unit 6.1

We're bombarded with useless information.

means:

• It's remarkably large

• We don't think critically about it.

• We're awash with it.

A lot of celebrity photos have been tampered with.

means:

• Their pictures are often fake.

• Their photos are remarkably large.

• They are not eye-catching.

The press deliberately distort the truth to earn more money.

means:

• They knowingly change facts for commercial gain.

• It's hard to find someone who's never been misinformed by online ads.

• You have to do it for a long time to gain recognition.

So many people take online articles at face value.

means:

• They don't trust their instincts.

• They tamper with photos.

• They don't think critically about what they read on the Internet,

Most journalists think that positive stories aren't newsworthy.

means:

• They don't find them reliable.

• They don't find them eye-catching.

• They don't find them fake.

You shouldn't ________the truth, give us accurate information.

• disrupt

• distore

• distort

Please, don't ________fake news

• tamper

• spread

• take

• share

Journalists and photographers often try to ______ the truth.

• distort

• deceive

• fake

• change

I tend to believe what people tell me. I generally take things _______.

• out of context

• at face value

• stony-faced

• for political gain

1. It’s really important to check the ______ of any statistics you use in your article.

• accuracy
• truthfulness

• feeling

• commitment