7. Mass media
 refers collectively to all media technologies, including the Internet, television, newspapers, and radio, which are used for mass communications, and to the organizations which control these technologies

8. Sensationalism

9. Sensationalism

10. Sensationalism
Sensationalism is a manner of over-hyping events, being deliberately controversial, loud, self-centred or acting to obtain attention. It is also a form of theatre.

11. Sensationalism 1 Reading and speaking a Read the headlines. What do
you think each story is about?
Compare your ideas in groups.

12. b In pairs, list some of the
newspapers, magazines, and
TV shows in Saudi Arabia.
Which ones do you think are
the least reliable? Compare
your choice and reasons
with those of other pairs.

13. 2 Word builder: nouns as adjectives (noun– noun phrases)
a Look at the following noun–noun phrases. What does each one
mean?
1 bank account 2 corruption charge 3 killer hurricane

14. b Write phrases using one noun from box 1 with another noun from
box 2. In pairs, discuss the phrases you have written. Describe who
or what they are.

15. c Use the phrases you made in exercise 2b to write headlines. Share
your headlines and decide whose is the:
• funniest • most interesting • most sensational • most believable.

19. b Read the newspaper article. In pairs, discuss these questions.
1 What happened in Tangier in July 1350?
2 Was everyone surprised by this event?
3 How did Ibn Battuta get to India?
4 Why did he go to China?
5 Put these events into the correct order:
a) A ship left India without him.
b) Two ships sank in a storm.
c) Two kings captured him.
d) A dangerous local tribe attacked him.

20. 5 Writing, reading,
and speaking
a In pairs, write a short article
for the headline:
POLICE ARREST MILLIONDOLLAR
FORGER!
Begin like this.

22. Continue with paragraphs
about the following:
1 What George Turner said to
the newspaper reporter.
2 How police believe Charlie
Reynolds made the journey
from Chicago to Toronto.
3 What will happen to
Reynolds now.

23. b Read all the articles written
by your classmates. Discuss
the articles, and vote for the
following:
• the article with the best
story
writing.

26. Investigative journalism

28. Speaking and reading
a Do you know the answers to the following questions? If you don’t,
try to find a classmate who does.
1 What are the names of the two big political parties in the
United States?
2 Who is the only U.S. President ever to resign—Richard Nixon,
Ronald Reagan, or Bill Clinton?
3 Why did this president resign?

30. c Read the article again and answer these questions.
1 Which two movies are about the Watergate scandal?
2 What was the first indication that political spying was taking place?
3 What position did President Nixon take on it?
4 Who began to investigate the story?
5 What was the big opening in their investigation?
6 How was President Nixon’s involvement confirmed?
7 What happened in 1974 as a consequence of the scandal?

31. 2 Word builder: reporting verbs
a Choose the correct reporting verb to complete each sentence.
1 “But Nixon did order the break-in!” the man insisted / told.
2 “The President will make a statement tomorrow,” the spokesman
argued / announced.
3 “I have something very important to tell you,” the man informed /
claimed the reporter.
4 “The President has resigned,” the reporter stated / argued.
5 “Recording the meeting was his biggest mistake,” the reporter
6 “There will be no whitewash at the White House,” Nixon said / told

32. b Which verbs in exercise 2a
can complete sentence 1 and
which can complete
sentence 2?
1 He ____________________
it was impossible.
2 He ____________________
the reporter it was
impossible.

34. b In groups, read each other’s reports, and discuss them.
4 Speaking, writing, and reading
a Think of something memorable you did when you were younger.
Share stories with at least three people. Write a brief report about
the most interesting story you heard in your conversation.
Nadia told me she … . She said that …
b In groups, read each other’s
reports, and discuss them.

35. passives—present, past, future, and modal

36. Newspapers - news or entertainment

38. Newspapers - news or entertainment
Speaking and listening
a In pairs, discuss what type of articles and
content you expect to find in a newspaper.
Which sections of a newspaper interest you?
b Listen to a conversation about newspapers. Who
is closer to your opinions, Doug or Charlie?

39. c From your memory of the discussion, check (.)
the opinions as D (Doug’s) or C (Charlie’s).
Listen again and check your answers.

43. 3 Word builder: expressions for discussions
Complete the discussion below with appropriate
expressions from the box.

44. 4 Speaking and reading
a In groups, discuss these questions.
1 Many newspapers now publish themselves
on the internet. Would you prefer to read
newspapers and other printed materials on
your computer, or do you prefer the ‘real thing’.
2 Some people are predicting that, in the not too
distant future, the printed page – e.g. books
and newspapers – will be a thing of the past.
Do you think that this is likely?

45. b Read the article about computerized literature.
Is the writer in favor of, or against the
developments?

47. c In pairs, list the advantages and disadvantages
of e-books and e-newspapers. Compare your list
with another pair’s list, and discuss them. Are
you more or less in favor of the disappearance
of the printed word?

49. Language for life: doing research

50. Language for life: doing research
RUSSIA

52. Language for life: doing research
INDIA

56. 4 The Internet
The Internet is the most powerful research
machine in human history—and you ain’t seen
nothing yet! To use it, all you need are a few basic
notions and then just explore! How are you on the
basic notions?
a What is a 'search topic'?
b What can the letters at the end of an address
tell you?
c What is a blog?
d What is a bulletin board?
Have you done any research on the Internet? What
was your experience? Compare your experience
with that of your classmates.

57. Dial up a word 1 2
ABC 3
DEF 4
GHI 5
JKL 6
MNO 7
PQRS 8
TUV 9
WXYZ * #

58. Summarize the new information in this concepting map ……
What’s
out?

59. Control your knowledge progress
What I know?
What I want to learn?
What I learned?
How I can learn more?
Answer these question
Control your knowledge progress

60. تم بحمد الله

62. Thank you for your listening Good bye