The media

Is the only way to understand the press really to « remember that they pander to their readers’ prejudices »?

Lesson 1: Learning about the English-speaking press


Readership:who reads which newspapers?



Readership: practice what you've learnt

Here is a matching exercise to see if you know the main British newspapers' biases.


Vocabulary corner

The media

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Vocabulary list: the media
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Commenting a text

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VOCABULARY LIST: COMMENTING A TEXT
commenting a text.pdf
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Pandemic control

Nations and countries

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Pandemic control vocabulary list
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Nations and countries vocabulary list
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Comparing and contrasting

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COMPARING AND CONTRASTING VOCABULARY LIST
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Journalese

How to better understand headlines

Types of articles

High-brow? Middle-market? Low-brow?



Lesson 2: Types of articles and media bias: practise


Class activity: Identifying the tone of an article

Here is a link to the document studied in class about newspaper bias, where we learn to identify tone.


Your turn: Coronavirus pandemic

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Freedom Day in the UK


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