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The world of mass
t 7 media
LESSON 5

LISTENING

Fake news on the internet

LISTENING

LESSON 5

WARM-UP

Video watching

PRE-LISTENING

WHILE-LISTENING

POST-LISTENING

CONSOLIDATION

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Task 1: Find the words.
Vocabulary

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Task 2: Listen and match.
Task 3: Listen and complete the notes.

Task 4: Work in groups and discuss.
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Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

Watch a video on fake news

PRELISTENING
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decide
whether a
piece of news
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PRELISTENING

ashamed (of) (adj)
/əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling shame or feeling
embarrassed about somebody/
something or because of something
you have done

PRELISTENING

fake (adj)
/feɪk/

not what somebody claims it is;
appearing to be something it is
not true.

PRELISTENING

population (n)
/ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

all the people who live in a particular
area, city or country; the total
number of people who live there

PRELISTENING
Form
Pronunciation

Meaning

1. ashamed
(of) (adj)

/əˈʃeɪmd/
 

feeling shame or feeling embarrassed
about somebody/something or because
of something you have done

2. fake (adj)

/feɪk/
 

not what somebody claims it is;
appearing to be something it is not true

3. population
(n)

/ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/ all the people who live in a particular
 
area, city or country; the total number of
people who live there

WHILE-LISTENING
2

Listen to three students talking about fake news. Match the speaker with
his/her attitude towards fake news. There are two extra options.

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Nam
Mark

A He/She is worried about fake news.
He/She is not worried about fake
Bnews.
He/She doesn't care if it is fake
C
news.
D He/She is ashamed of spreading
fake news.
E He/She is annoyed by fake news.

WHILE-LISTENING
3 Listen and complete the notes below.
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The rise of the internet
- Popular source of information around the world
- In Viet Nam (2022): more than
72 million Internet users or around
(1) _________
75% of the population
(2) _________
The problem with fake news on the internet
- Reason: easy to post any information on the Internet
- Problem: can promote ideas which can be harmful to people and can
change their (3) _________
behaviour

WHILEListen and complete the notes below. Use no more than two words
3
LISTENING
and/or numbers for each gap.

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INTERNET
Tips to avoid fake online news
- Make sure that the websites are
(4) _________
credible
- Check if the story appears on other trusted
sites
- Pay attention to the language,
e.g. full of
bias
spelling and grammar mistakes and (5) _________

POSTLISTENING
4 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
How helpful do you find the tips in the talk?
Have you used any of them?

CONSOLIDATION
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• Knowledge about fake news on the Internet;
• Listening skills for general ideas and for
specific information.

CONSOLIDATION
2 Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 6 - Writing.

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