Vocabulary (Từ vựng)

Real vs. False news (Tin thật vs. Tin giả)

1. a) Match the words in the two columns.

(Nối các từ trong hai cột.)

b) Fill the gaps (1-6) with the phrases in Exercise 1a.

(Điền vào các chỗ trống 1-6) với các cụm từ trong bài tập 1a.)

1. This article is full of _____! None of this is true.

2. I now understand why we should read newspapers and magazines that contain articles with _____.

3. Make sure you use _____ in order to convince your readers.

4. According to some _____ the couple will soon get married.

5. Why did you read such _____ and form a false opinion about reality?

6. I never trust articles that are full of _____. A newspaper that cannot hire an editor is not trustworthy. 

Everyday English (Tiếng Anh thường ngày)

Narrating / Reacting to the news (Tường thuật và phản ứng với tin tức.)

2. Complete the dialogue with the phrases below.

(Hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại với các cụm từ bên dưới.)

You're joking

to make matters worse

background research

That's terrible

Guess what

Sam: What are you reading?

Neil: It's an article about false news. 1) _____? One-third of websites and online newspapers are full of false news.

Sam: Really? 2) _____ 

Neil: Yes, and 3) _____ some of the article found online are not signed, so you don't know who's written them!

Sam: 4) _____! But what can we do?

Neil: Well, we should do some 5) _____ to spot false news or just choose to read reliable websites and newspapers.

Sam: I agree.