Talk a Lot : Media : Complete Unit 3

Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Intermediate Book 1 Unit 3: Media from englishbanana.com by Matt Purland Practise… • speaking and listening skills • sentence building with 8 intermediate-level verb forms • connected speech • International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) • information exchange • reading comprehension • role playing • discussion questions …including tests and full answers! Discover… • 20 common English idioms • 20 common English phrasal verbs • 20 common English slang words and phrases • 40 essential vocabulary words and phrases 100% Photocopiable – Free Copying Licence Included! .pdf file users: Click this icon (left) to access the contents! Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Intermediate Book 1 Unit 3: Media You may freely print, copy, adapt, distribute, sell, and give away these materials, subject to our Free Copying Licence. (Please visit http://www.englishbanana.com for more details.) Note: all activities include full answers. For detailed instructions on how to use each activity, please see the Talk a Lot Elementary Handbook and Intermediate Supplement, which are both available as free downloads from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot Contents Sentence Focus Activities 2. Sentence Blocks + Sentence Blocks (without Function Words) 5. Sentence Block Extensions 6. Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds 8. Connected Sentence Cards 11. Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant & Vowel Sounds 14. Connected Speech Template + Cut-Up IPA Sentence Word Focus Activities 19. Discussion Words + IPA Version + Visualisations 22. Discussion Words Question Sheet 25. Information Exchange 28. Multi-Purpose Text: • Original Text + Spot the Difference • Guess the Function Words • What’s the Question? + True, False, or Unknown? • Glossary of New Words Focus on Non-Literal Speech 34. Role Play with Non-Literal English + Features of Non-Literal English – Part 3 39. 20 Common English Idioms + Matching Game + Activities 42. 20 Common English Phrasal Verbs + Matching Game + Activities 45. 20 Common English Slang Words and Phrases + Matching Game + Activities 50. Unit Vocabulary Reference: Radio, Television, Journalism, and New Media Free Practice Activities 56. What Would You Do? 57. Discussion Questions 59. Agree or Disagree? Continuous Assessment Tests 60. Vocabulary Test + Lesson Test 1Talk a Lot Media Sentence Blocks For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 1. (Present Perfect Continuous) Katy’s been listening to Radio 2 at home all morning. Where here, What 2. (Past Perfect) Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. Who 3. (Future Perfect) The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. What 4. (Second Conditional) If you upgraded your internet package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. How 5. (Third Conditional) If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. Which 6. (Reported Speech) Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. Why 7. (Passive Voice) The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. Which 8. (Imperative Form) Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. What 2Talk a Lot Media Sentence Blocks (without Function Words) For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 1. (Present Perfect Continuous) Katy’s been listening to Radio 2 at home all morning. Where here, What 2. (Past Perfect) Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. Who 3. (Future Perfect) The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. What 4. (Second Conditional) If you upgraded your internet package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. How 5. (Third Conditional) If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. Which 6. (Reported Speech) Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. Why 7. (Passive Voice) The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. Which 8. (Imperative Form) Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. What 3Talk a Lot Media Sentence Blocks For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Note: the last two lines of each sentence block will vary. Below there are examples given for each sentence block, but students should think of their own way to get the negative forms in the last line. See the Talk a Lot Elementary Handbook and Intermediate Supplement for full instructions (available free from http://www.englishbanana.com). Answers 1. (Present Perfect Continuous) Katy’s been listening to Radio 2 at home all morning. /Where has Katy been listening to Radio 2 all morning? /At home. /Has Katy been listening to Radio 2 at home all morning? /Yes, she has. /Has Katy been listening to Radio 2 at work all morning? /No, she hasn’t. Katy hasn’t been listening to Radio 2 at work all morning. 2. (Past Perfect) Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. /Who had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him? /Cheryl had. /Had Cheryl given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him? /Yes, she had. /Had Cheryl’s friend given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him? /No, she hadn’t. Cheryl’s friend hadn’t given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. 3. (Future Perfect) The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. /What will’ve started by the time I get home? /The programme will (have). /Will the programme have started by the time I get home? /Yes, it will (have). /Will the film have started by the time I get home? /No, it won’t (have). The film won’t’ve started by the time you get home. 4. (Second Conditional) If you upgraded your internet package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. /How would I get a much faster broadband speed? /By upgrading your internet package. /Would I get a much faster broadband speed, if I upgraded my internet package? /Yes, you would. /Would I get a much faster broadband speed, if I downgraded my internet package? /No, you wouldn’t. You wouldn’t get a much faster broadband speed, if you downgraded your internet package. 5. (Third Conditional) If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. /Which discussion would Reg have been able to join in, if he’d called in? /The discussion about gardening. /Would Reg have been able to join in the discussion about gardening, if he’d called in? /Yes, he would (have). /Would Reg have been able to join in a discussion about music, if he’d called in? /No, he wouldn’t (have). Reg wouldn’t have been able to join in a discussion about music, if he’d called in. 6. (Reported Speech) Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. /Why did Pam say last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell? /Because there’d been something on in the background. /Did Pam say last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background? /Yes, she did. /Did Pam say last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because she’d been washing her hair? /No, she didn’t. Pam didn’t say last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because she’d been washing her hair. 7. (Passive Voice) The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. /Which celebs were the paparazzi encouraged to go after? /The Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. /Were the paparazzi encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant? /Yes, they were. /Were the paparazzi encouraged to go after the A-list celebs which frequented that restaurant? /No, they weren’t. The paparazzi weren’t encouraged to go after the A-list celebs which frequented that restaurant. 8. (Imperative Form) Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. /What must I (or do I have to) bring to your office now, so you can ring Jo? /Your mobile. /Must I bring my mobile to your office now, so you can ring Jo? /Yes, you must. /Must I bring my netbook to your office now, so you can ring Jo? /No, you don’t have to. You don’t have to bring your netbook to my office now, so I can ring Jo. Sentence Block Extensions For all of the sentence block starting sentences there are at least two different wh-question words that can be used to make sentence blocks. In one case seven different sentence blocks can be made from the same starting sentence when using different wh-question words. There isn’t room here to print in full all 32 of the sentence block extensions from this unit. Hopefully, the answers provided above will give you the teacher (or you the student) enough guidance to be able to make the sentence block extensions for this unit with confidence. 4Talk a Lot Media Sentence Blocks For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com For example, let’s look at the last starting sentence from this unit: Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. On the handout the wh-question word given is “What”, but this starting sentence also works equally well with six other wh-question words: “What” (2nd), “Where”, “When”, “Who”, “Why”, and “Which”: What must I do now, so you can ring Jo? /Bring your mobile to my office. Where must I bring my mobile now, so you can ring Jo? /To my office. When must I bring my mobile to your office, so you can ring Jo? /Now. Who must bring their mobile to your office now, so you can ring Jo? /You must. Why must I bring my mobile to your office now? /So I can ring Jo. Which mobile must I bring to your office now, so you can ring Jo? /Your mobile (or Yours). The idea is easy. Change the wh-question word each time and you can make several completely different sentence blocks from the original starting sentence, simply by finding the relevant information for the answer in the starting sentence. As you can see below, sometimes the same wh-question word can be used more than once to make different sentence blocks. You could cut out and give the section below to your students: -------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------Media Make new sentence blocks from the starting sentences in this unit using different “wh-” question words: WHAT WHERE WHEN WHO WHY WHICH HOW Total: 1. what (x2) who which how long 5 2. what (x2) why how 4 3. what (2nd) when 2 4. what (x2) when who 4 5. what (x2) when who how 5 6. what (x2) when who 4 7. what who 2 8. what (2nd) where when who why which 6 Total: 32 Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 from English Banana.com -------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------5Talk a Lot Media Sentence Blocks Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds Task 1: Circle the content words in the following starting sentences. (For answer, see Task 2 below.) Media 1. Katy’s been listening to Radio 2 at home all morning. 2. Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. 3. The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. 4. If you upgraded your internet package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. 5. If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. 7. The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. 8. Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds Task 2: Underline the stressed syllable in each content word, shown in black. (For answer, see Task 3 below.) Media 1. Katy’s been listening to Radio 2 at home all morning. 2. Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. 3. The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. 4. If you upgraded your internet package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. 5. If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. 7. The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. 8. Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------6Talk a Lot Media Sentence Blocks Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds Task 3: Write the correct vowel sound above each stressed syllable (underlined). (For answer, see below.) Media 1. Katy’s been listening to Radio Two at home all morning. 2. Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. 3. The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. 4. If you upgraded your internet package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. 5. If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. 7. The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. 8. Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds Each content word (shown in black) contains one syllable with a strong stress, which is underlined. Each stressed syllable has one vowel sound. The vowel sounds on stressed syllables are the most important sounds in the sentence. They make the “sound spine” of the sentence. To improve communication, try to get the sound spine right. Media =====LÉfL===============LfL==================LÉfL=======LìWL======L]rL===LlWL===LlWL= 1. Katy’s been listening to Radio Two at home all morning. ========LÉL=============LfL==========LÉfL===LlWL=====LáWL========================LôL=====================================LlWL========L]rL= 2. Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. ==============L]rL===========================L^WL=================L~fL=============LÉL=L]rL== 3. The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. ======================LÉfL==============LfL============LôL=======================LÉL========L¾L===L^WL========LlWL=================LáWL= 4. If you upgraded your internet package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. ==========LÉL=====LlWL=====LfL==================================LÉfL=========LlfL=LfL==============L¾L=====================L^WL= 5. If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. ======LôL====LÉL===L^WL=L~fL====================LôL========L‰WL=============LlWL==================================================L¾L==============LflL=============LôL= 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. =====================LôL=====================L¾L===============L]rL=L^WL========LÉL===========LÉL=================LlWL=================LÉL= 7. The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. =======LfL==============L]rL================LflL=======L~rL===================LfL===L]rL== 8. Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. 7Talk a Lot Media For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Connected Sentence Cards (Page 1/3) next page > Katy’s been listening to Radio Two at home all morning. Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. If you upgraded your internet 􀀅 8Talk a Lot Media For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Connected Sentence Cards (Page 2/3) next page > package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the 􀀅 9Talk a Lot Media For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Connected Sentence Cards (Page 3/3) background. The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. 􀀅 10Talk a Lot Media For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant & Vowel Sounds (Page 1/3) next page > Katy’s been listening to Radio Two at home all morning. Cheryl had given away more freesheets than Dan, because she was more outgoing than him. The programme will’ve started by the time you get home. If you upgraded your internet 􀀅 11Talk a Lot Media For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant & Vowel Sounds (Page 2/3) next page > package, you’d get a much faster broadband speed. If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the 􀀅 12Talk a Lot Media For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant & Vowel Sounds (Page 3/3) background. The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. Bring your mobile to my office now, so I can ring Jo. 􀀅 13Talk a Lot Media 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. cc consonant sound to consonant sound GLACIER: Contraction a word is shortened cv consonant sound to vowel sound Glottal stops an empty space without sound L\L Intrusion a new sound appears – LàL, LïL, or LêL vc vowel sound to consonant sound Linking syllables connect together Elision a sound disappears vv vowel sound to vowel sound Assimilation a sound changes R-linking syllables connect with LêL sound Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 5 vowel sound: 4 stressed syllable: 1 content word: Pam said last night hadn’t heard 2 no. of syllables: 1 function word: that she the 7 connecting sounds: 6 weak forms: W W W 8 features of C.S.: 9 missing/new sound: 10 example(s) with IPA: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 suffixes: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 compound nouns: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 connecting sounds: 8 features of connected speech: 14Talk a Lot Media 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. cc consonant sound to consonant sound GLACIER: Contraction a word is shortened cv consonant sound to vowel sound Glottal stops an empty space without sound L\L Intrusion a new sound appears – LàL, LïL, or LêL vc vowel sound to consonant sound Linking syllables connect together Elision a sound disappears vv vowel sound to vowel sound Assimilation a sound changes R-linking syllables connect with LêL sound Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 5 vowel sound: LôL LÉL L^WL L~fL LôL L‰WL= 4 stressed syllable: º º º º º º º 1 content word: Pam said last night hadn’t heard 2 no. of syllables: º º º º º º º 1 function word: that she the 7 connecting sounds: cc cc cc cc cc vc cc cc vc 6 weak forms: W W W 8 features of C.S.: L L E E, G E, G L C, E, G E L 9 missing/new sound: LíL LíL=L\L LíL=L\L LåflL=LíL=L\L LÇL 10 example(s) with IPA: Pam said… LDéôãDëÉDÇä^WëDå~f\Ka]\KpfDÜôKÇ]åD܉WKa]DÇlWKÄÉïKÄfKâ]Kòa]\KÄfåDë¾ãKqfÏDflKåfåKa]DÄô\Kâê~råÇL 3 suffixes: had-n’t (not) 3 compound nouns: none 7 connecting sounds: 8 features of connected speech: 15Talk a Lot Media 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. cc consonant sound to consonant sound GLACIER: Contraction a word is shortened cv consonant sound to vowel sound Glottal stops an empty space without sound L\L Intrusion a new sound appears – LàL, LïL, or LêL vc vowel sound to consonant sound Linking syllables connect together Elision a sound disappears vv vowel sound to vowel sound Assimilation a sound changes R-linking syllables connect with LêL sound Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 5 vowel sound: 4 stressed syllable: 1 content word: doorbell something on background. 2 no. of syllables: 1 function word: because there’d been in the 7 connecting sounds: 6 weak forms: W W W W W 8 features of C.S.: 9 missing/new sound: 10 example(s) with IPA: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 suffixes: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 compound nouns: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 connecting sounds: 8 features of connected speech: 16Talk a Lot Media 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. cc consonant sound to consonant sound GLACIER: Contraction a word is shortened cv consonant sound to vowel sound Glottal stops an empty space without sound L\L Intrusion a new sound appears – LàL, LïL, or LêL vc vowel sound to consonant sound Linking syllables connect together Elision a sound disappears vv vowel sound to vowel sound Assimilation a sound changes R-linking syllables connect with LêL sound Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 5 vowel sound: LlWL L¾L LflL LôL 4 stressed syllable: º º º º º º º 1 content word: doorbell something on background. 2 no. of syllables: º º º º º º º 1 function word: because there’d been in the 7 connecting sounds: cc cc cc cc cv cv cc vc 6 weak forms: W W W W W 8 features of C.S.: E, A L C, E, G L L L L L 9 missing/new sound: LäL=LïL LÜôL=LÇL=L\L 10 example(s) with IPA: Pam said… LDéôãDëÉDÇä^WëDå~f\Ka]\KpfDÜôKÇ]åD܉WKa]DÇlWKÄÉïKÄfKâ]Kòa]\KÄfåDë¾ãKqfÏDflKåfåKa]DÄô\Kâê~råÇL 3 suffixes: none 3 compound nouns: doorbell (door + bell), something (some + thing), background (back + ground) 7 connecting sounds: 8 features of connected speech: 17Talk a Lot Media Cut-Up IPA Sentence Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Çä^Wë= åfå= â]= Äfå= å~f\= a]= ܉W= éôã= fl= ë¾ã= Üô= Äô\= a]\= Äf= a]= òa]\= ÇlW= âê~råÇ= pf ëÉ ÄÉï= qfÏ= Ç]å= 6. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. LDéôãDëÉDÇä^WëDå~f\Ka]\KpfDÜôKÇ]åD܉WKa]DÇlWKÄÉïKÄfKâ]Kòa]\KÄfåDë¾ãKqfÏDflKåfåKa]DÄô\Kâê~råÇL 􀀅 A B C D E 12345 Instructions: each card shows the sounds of one syllable from this sentence. Order the cards, mark the stressed syllables, and notice the features of connected speech: 18Talk a Lot Media Discussion Words For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com ratings tabloid web page jingle file sharing advert freesheet channel headline box set paparazzi feature presenter censorship competition article podcast programme streaming video mobile remote control journalist editor HDTV listener data transfer playlist interactive content reality TV subtitles convergence show gossip bias viewer [Wi-Fi] device digital radio touchscreen TV licence sidekick 􀀅 1. 3. 2. 4. 5. 7. 6. 8. 9. 11. 10. 12. 13. 15. 14. 16. 17. 19. 18. 20. 21. 23. 22. 24. 25. 27. 26. 28. 29. 31. 30. 32. 33. 35. 34. 36. 37. 39. 38. 40. 19Talk a Lot Media LDãáWKÇf]L= Discussion Words (with the IPA) For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com = LDêÉfKífÏòL= = LDíôKÄälfÇL= = LDïÉ\KéÉfÇwL= = = LDÇwfÏKÖ]äL= = LDÑ~fäKpÉ]KêfÏL = LDôÇKî‰WíL= = LDÑêáWKpáWíL = LDípôKå]äL= = LDÜÉÇKä~fåL= = LÄflDâëÉíL= = LéôKé]DêôKíëáL= = LDÑáWKíp]L= = = Léê]DòÉåKí]L= = LDëÉåKë]KpféL= = LâflãKé]DífKp]åL= = LD^WKífKâ]äL= = LDéflÇKâ^WëíL= = LDéê]rKÖêôãL= = LëíêáWKãfÏDîfKÇáKà]rL= = LDã]rKÄ~fäL= = LêfKã]r\Kâ]åDíê]räL= = LDÇw‰WKå]KäfëíL = LDÉKÇfKí]L = LÉfípKÇáWKíáWDîáWL= = LDäfKë]Kå]L= = LÇÉfKí]DíêôåëKщWL= = LDéäÉfKäfëíL= = LfåKí]KêôâKífî= DâflåKíÉåíL= = LêáDàôKä]KíáKíáWKîáWL = LDë¾ÄKí~fKí]äòL= = LâflåDî‰WKÇw]åëL= = Lp]rL = LDÖflKëféL = LÄ~f]ëL = LDîàìWKï]L= = LDï~fKÑ~fKÇfKî~fëL= = LÇfKÇwfKí]äDêÉfKÇáKà]rL = LDí¾ípKëâêáWåL = LíáWDîáWKä~fKë]åëL = LDë~f\KâfâL= 􀀅 20Talk a Lot Media Discussion Words – Visualisations Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------Images reproduced by kind permission of: http://www.wordle.net/21Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com General Questions 1. Are there any words or phrases that you don’t know? Find them in a dictionary. 2. Take some cards. Describe the word or phrase on a card without saying it. 3. How many words and phrases have… a) 1 syllable, b) 2 syllables, c) 3 syllables, d) 4 syllables, e) 5 syllables, f) 6 syllables? 4. Put words and phrases with more than one syllable into groups according to where the strong stress falls. 5. Put the words and phrases into… a) alphabetical order, b) reverse alphabetical order. 6. Find and put into groups… a) compound nouns, b) words with suffixes. 7. Find words that… a) begin with a vowel sound, b) end with a vowel sound, c) begin with a consonant sound, d) end with a consonant sound. Put them into sound groups. 8. Find words which contain silent letters (letters which are not pronounced). 9. How many words and phrases can you remember when they are all turned over? 10. Put words and phrases that contain the same sounds into groups, using the IPA. Lesson Questions 1. Which word or phrase sounds like… a) sew, b) creature, c) pious, d) be sweet, e) clay fist, f) docile, g) tingle, h) newer, i) predator, j) panel, k) particle, l) much seen? 2. This is something that I have to buy if I own a television and live in the UK. 3. Which word or phrase means… a) phone, b) collection, c) running order, d) titbit, e) contest, f) peer to peer transfer, g) reporter, h) production, i) photographers? 4. This word means “coming together” and is used to describe when a company uses different parts of the media to run a marketing campaign. 5. “YouTube and Vimeo are well-known websites where you can watch _______.” 6. Complete the collocations… a) a libellous ______, b) some scandalous ______, c) a faithful ______, d) an irritating ______, e) a discerning ______, f) a new ______. 7. “What am I? I contain news, information, and lots of advertisements. I’m given away in the street. I generally end up in a bin or on the floor of buses and trains…” 8. i) Find a word or phrase which has a weak stress schwa sound L]L on the… a) 1st syllable, b) 2nd syllable, c) 3rd syllable, etc. ii) Do any not have a schwa? 9. a) Define “file sharing”. b) Discuss possible positive and negative consequences. 10. Words within words: which word contains each of these smaller words? a) pet, b) ran, c) lay, d) gram, e) act, f) eat, g) tent, h) verge, i) how, j) rat, k) ten, l) resent, m) ream? 22Talk a Lot Media Discussion Words Question Sheet For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Answers General Questions 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. 3. a) 2 words have 1 syllable: bias, show. b) 18 words and phrases have 2 syllables: ratings, touchscreen, programme, tabloid, web page, jingle, advert, freesheet, channel, headline, box set, feature, podcast, mobile, playlist, gossip, viewer, sidekick. c) 9 words and phrases have 3 syllables: file sharing, presenter, convergence, article, journalist, editor, listener, subtitles, censorship. d) 7 words and phrases have 4 syllables: TV licence, competition, remote control, data transfer, HDTV, [Wi-Fi] device, paparazzi. e) 1 phrase has 5 syllables: streaming video. f) 3 phrases have 6 syllables: interactive content, digital radio, reality TV. 4. 2 syllables: these words and phrases have the strong stress on the first syllable: ratings, touchscreen, programme, tabloid, web page, jingle, advert, freesheet, channel, headline, feature, podcast, mobile, playlist, gossip, viewer, sidekick; this phrase has the strong stress on the second syllable: box set. 3 syllables: these words and phrases have the strong stress on the first syllable: file sharing, article, journalist, editor, listener, subtitles, censorship; these words have the strong stress on the middle syllable: presenter, convergence. 4 syllables: this phrase has the strong stress on the first syllable: [Wi-Fi] device; this phrase has the strong stress on the second syllable: TV licence; these words and phrases have the strong stress on the third syllable: competition, data transfer, paparazzi; these words and phrases have the strong stress on the fourth syllable: remote control, HDTV. 5 syllables: this phrase has the strong stress on the third syllable: streaming video. 6 syllables: this phrase has the strong stress on the second syllable: reality TV; this phrase has the strong stress on the fourth syllable: digital radio; this phrase has the strong stress on the fifth syllable: interactive content. 5. a) advert, article, bias, box set, censorship, channel, competition, convergence, data transfer, digital radio, editor, feature, file sharing, freesheet, gossip, HDTV, headline, interactive content, jingle, journalist, listener, mobile, paparazzi, playlist, podcast, presenter, programme, ratings, reality TV, remote control, show, sidekick, streaming video, subtitles, tabloid, touchscreen, TV licence, viewer, web page, [Wi-Fi] device. b) As a), but in reverse order. 6. a) The following words are compound nouns: freesheet (free + sheet), headline (head + line), censorship (censor + ship), touchscreen (touch + screen), sidekick (side + kick), playlist (play + list), podcast (pod + cast). b) The following words and phrases contain suffixes: presenter, listener, data transfer, viewer; ratings, file sharing, streaming video; jingle, article; tabloid; advert; channel; feature; digital radio; mobile; editor; journalist; remote control; interactive content; convergence; reality TV; [Wi-Fi] device; TV licence; competition. 7. a) These words and phrases all begin with a vowel sound (grouped by IPA sound): LfL=interactive content; L^WL=article; LÉL=editor; LôL=advert; LÉfL HDTV. b) These words and phrases all end with a vowel sound (grouped by IPA sound): L]L feature, presenter, listener, viewer, editor; L]rL streaming video, digital radio, show; LáWL HDTV, reality TV; LáL paparazzi; L‰WL=data transfer. c) These words and phrases all begin with a consonant sound (grouped by IPA sound): LéL paparazzi, playlist, podcast, presenter, programme; LëL sidekick, streaming video, subtitles, censorship; LÑL feature, file sharing, freesheet; LíL tabloid, touchscreen, TV licence; LêL ratings, reality TV, remote control; LâL competition, convergence; LÇL data transfer, digital radio; LÇwL jingle, journalist; LÄL bias, box set; LïL web page, [Wi-Fi] device; LípL channel; LÖL gossip; LÜL headline; LäL listener; LãL mobile; LpL show; LîL viewer. d) These words and phrases all end with a consonant sound (grouped by IPA sound): LíL advert, box set, freesheet, interactive content, journalist, playlist, podcast; LäL article, channel, jingle, mobile, remote control; LëL convergence, TV licence, [Wi-Fi] device, bias; LåL competition, headline, touchscreen; LéL censorship, gossip; LòL ratings, subtitles; LÏL file sharing; LãL programme; LâL sidekick; LÇwL web page; LÇL tabloid. 8. Many English words contain one or more silent letters – letters which are part of the spelling of a word, but which are not pronounced. The aim of this activity is to demonstrate how so often the spelling of a word in English is different from how it sounds when spoken. Below are some good examples of words in this group of discussion words that have silent letters. The silent letters are shown in brackets. No doubt your students will be able to identify some more. 23Talk a Lot Media Discussion Words Question Sheet For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com adve [r] t, chan [n] el, fe [a] tur [e], he [a] dlin [e], jingl [e], sideki [c] k, t [o] uchscreen 9. Answers will vary. 10. There are many possible answers to this question; for example, “box set”, “gossip”, “touchscreen”, and “convergence”, (among others) all contain the vowel sound LëL. Use the phonetic chart on p.18.6 of the Talk a Lot Elementary Handbook (available free from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot) and the phonetic spellings of the vocabulary words on the Discussion Words (with the IPA) handout to help your students put the words into sound groups. Lesson Questions 1. a) show. b) feature. c) bias. d) freesheet. e) playlist. f) mobile. g) jingle. h) viewer. i) editor. j) channel. k) article. l) touchscreen. 2. TV licence. 3. a) mobile. b) box set. c) playlist. d) gossip. e) competition. f) file sharing. g) journalist. h) show. i) paparazzi. 4. convergence. 5. streaming video 6. a) article. b) gossip. c) sidekick. d) jingle. e) listener/viewer. f) HDTV/mobile/box set, etc. 7. a freesheet. 8. i) a) Words which have a weak stress schwa sound L]L on the 1st syllable: presenter. b) Words and phrases which have a weak stress schwa sound L]L on the 2nd syllable: jingle, channel, paparazzi, feature, censorship, competition, journalist, listener, data transfer, interactive content, viewer. c) Words and phrases which have a weak stress schwa sound L]L on the 3rd syllable: listener, article, remote control, editor, subtitles, convergence, digital radio., reality TV. d) Words and phrases which have a weak stress schwa sound L]L on the 4th syllable: TV licence, competition. ii) 20 words and phrases don’t have a weak stress schwa sound: sidekick, touchscreen, [Wi-Fi] device, show, gossip, bias, playlist, programme, streaming video, mobile, ratings, tabloid, web page, file sharing, advert, freesheet, headline, box set, podcast, HDTV. 9. a) and b) Answers will vary. Suggested answer: file sharing is an activity where members of the public upload files to the internet (usually music or video) to share with other people for free. Often this material is subject to copyright, and files are therefore shared illegally. This potentially deprives the copyright owner of income, because the person who downloads the free files might have bought the material, if it hadn’t been available for free. 10. a) competition. b) data transfer. c) playlist. d) programme. e) interactive content. f) feature. g) interactive content. h) convergence. i) show. j) ratings. k) listener, interactive content. l) presenter. m) streaming video. 24Talk a Lot Media – Which radio station would they choose? For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Student A Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about each radio station. Think of a person that you know – a friend or family member – who would be likely to tune in regularly to each station. Why would they choose it? Rich FM B.A.M FM frequency /offers 97-99 FM /the latest pop hits – commercial radio slogan “The very best in speech radio.” target audience C2DE, high disposable income, aged 14-22 funded by advertising (16 minutes per hour) & sponsorship top show (avg. # listeners) The Book Report (220,100) total weekly listeners (avg.) 1.4 million weekdays @8 am Crazy Jello Presents the B.A.M. Brekkie Hit Mix! Thursdays @11 pm Late Night Story Saturdays @1 pm The Hit Mix! (with Barry’s Tyre and Clutch Centre) LEEz BANGIN’ CHOONs Coastal FM frequency /offers 663 MW /illegal pirate radio 104-106 FM /local radio for the Coastal region slogan “Chillin ’n’ illin on you steero.” [sic] target audience C2DE, time-rich, medium income, aged 45-60 funded by unlawful sale of Lee’s dad’s bike top show (avg. # listeners) total weekly listeners (avg.) approx. 800 (plus Lee’s dog Mallett) weekdays @8 am Wake Up and Relax – with Sammy and Sally Thursdays @11 pm “More sik CHoonz chos by Lee” Saturdays @1 pm Clark Rogerson’s Laughter Class Note: ABC1 & C2DE are categories used by marketing companies to describe the socio-economic background of their target audience. They are based on factors such as age, income, job, education, skills, and aspirations, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------Student B Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about each radio station. Think of a person that you know – a friend or family member – who would be likely to tune in regularly to each station. Why would they choose it? Rich FM B.A.M FM frequency /offers 94-96 FM /quality speech radio slogan “All the hits – all the time!” target audience ABC1, good income, aged 40-60 funded by audience subscription top show (avg. # listeners) The New Max Cola Midweek Hit Chart (649,000) total weekly listeners (avg.) 2.3 to 2.4 million weekdays @8 am Breakfast News Thursdays @11 pm The Hitzzzz – Sponsored by Slumberworld Beds Saturdays @1 pm The Saturday Play LEEz BANGIN’ CHOONs Coastal FM frequency /offers slogan “Keeping you up to date in your neighbourhood.” target audience anyone who happens to tune in funded by advertising (14 minutes per hour) top show (avg. # listeners) Leez Bangin’ Choons (85+) Gardening Time with Marigold Pluck (370,350) total weekly listeners (avg.) 998,000 to 1.2 million weekdays @8 am off the air (“at skool”) Thursdays @11 pm Mark Pemberley Up Late Saturdays @1 pm off the air (“footy”) Note: ABC1 & C2DE are categories used by marketing companies to describe the socio-economic background of their target audience. They are based on factors such as age, income, job, education, skills, and aspirations, etc. 25Talk a Lot Media Information Exchange For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Answers Media – Which radio station would they choose? Task: “Ask and answer questions to complete the gaps, and find out information about each radio station. Think of a person that you know – a friend or family member – who would be likely to tune in regularly to each station. Why would they choose it?” Rich FM B.A.M FM frequency /offers 94-96 FM /quality speech radio 97-99 FM /the latest pop hits – commercial radio slogan “The very best in speech radio.” “All the hits – all the time!” target audience ABC1, good income, aged 40-60 C2DE, high disposable income, aged 14-22 funded by audience subscription advertising (16 minutes per hour) & sponsorship top show (avg. # listeners) The Book Report (220,100) The New Max Cola Midweek Hit Chart (649,000) total weekly listeners (avg.) 1.4 million 2.3 to 2.4 million weekdays @8 am Breakfast News Crazy Jello Presents the B.A.M. Brekkie1 Hit Mix! Thursdays @11 pm Late Night Story The Hitzzzz – Sponsored by Slumberworld Beds Saturdays @1 pm The Saturday Play The Hit Mix! (with Barry’s Tyre and Clutch Centre) LEEz BANGIN’ CHOONs Coastal FM frequency /offers 663 MW /illegal pirate radio 104-106 FM /local radio for the Coastal region slogan “Chillin ’n’ illin on you steero.” [sic]2 “Keeping you up to date in your neighbourhood.” target audience anyone who happens to tune in C2DE, time-rich, medium income, aged 45-60 funded by unlawful sale of Lee’s dad’s bike advertising (14 minutes per hour) top show (avg. # listeners) Leez Bangin’ Choons (85+) Gardening Time with Marigold Pluck (370,350) total weekly listeners (avg.) approx. 800 (plus Lee’s dog Mallett) 998,000 to 1.2 million weekdays @8 am off the air (“at skool”) Wake Up and Relax – with Sammy and Sally Thursdays @11 pm “More sik3 CHoonz chos by Lee”4 Mark Pemberley Up Late Saturdays @1 pm off the air (“footy”5) Clark Rogerson’s Laughter Class Note: ABC1 & C2DE are categories used by marketing companies to describe the socio-economic background of their target audience. They are based on factors such as age, income, job, education, skills, and aspirations, etc. “Think of a person that you know – a friend or family member – who would be likely to tune in regularly to each station. Why would they choose it?” When they have completed filling the gaps, students should discuss which radio station a particular friend or member of their family would tune into regularly, and why. Answers will be subjective and therefore vary from student to student. Students should produce appropriate reasons for their choices – why they would choose one station rather than another. For example: “I think my mum would tune into Coastal FM, because she always listens to local radio. I don’t think she would like Lee’s radio station, because I know that she prefers easy listening music.” Or… “I think my friend Ryan would tune into Rich FM, because he’s a news junkie [i.e. “addicted” to news] and loves to be up to date with what’s going on in the world each morning. He wouldn’t tune into B.A.M. FM, because he only listens to lute music from the early middle ages…” [etc.] Sample Questions Sample Answers What’s __________’s frequency? __________’s frequency is __________. What does __________ offer? __________ offers __________. What is __________’s slogan? __________’s slogan is __________. What is the target audience of __________? The target audience of __________ is __________. How is __________ funded? __________ is funded by __________. What is the top show on __________? __________ is the top show on __________. How many listeners does it receive, on average? It receives __________ listeners, on average. 1 brekkie is a slang word that means breakfast 2 [sic] indicates that the spelling mistakes have been left in the text on purpose. Clearly Lee has problems with English 3 sik is a slang word that means great 4 this sentence means: “More great tunes chosen by Lee.” 5 footy is a slang word that means football 26Talk a Lot Media Information Exchange For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com How many people listen to __________ every week, __________ people listen to __________ every week, on average? on average. What’s on __________ on weekdays at 8 am? __________ is on __________ on weekdays at 8 am. What can I hear on __________ every Thursday at 11 pm? You can hear __________ on __________ every Thursday at 11 pm. What is broadcast on Saturdays at 1 pm on __________? __________ is broadcast on Saturdays at 1 pm on __________. Examples How is Rich FM funded? Rich FM is funded by audience subscription. What is the top show on B.A.M. FM? The New Max Cola Midweek Hit Chart is the top show on B.A.M. FM. What’s on LEEz BANGIN’ CHOONs on weekdays at 8 am? The station is off the air because Lee is at school. What is broadcast on Saturdays at 1 pm on Coastal FM? Clark Rogerson’s Laughter Class is broadcast on Saturdays at 1 pm on Coastal FM. [etc.] Extension 1: You could try to encourage some comparative/superlative questions and answers, for example: Which radio station has the fewest listeners, on average? LEEz BANGIN’ CHOONs has… Which radio station plays the most hit music? B.A.M. FM plays… Which radio station has the most advertising? B.A.M. FM has… Which radio station targets the wealthiest listeners? Rich FM targets… Does ______ have more advertising than ______? Yes, it does. /No, it doesn’t. [etc.] Extension 2: Working in pairs or small groups, students could use the template given to plan their own imaginary radio station, including name, frequency, type, slogan, etc. They could design a poster advertising the station, or create a jingle for one of their shows – or radio adverts for different products. Get them to compare their station with another group’s, and then present their ideas to the whole class. If possible, each pair or group could record their jingle(s) and/or adverts, enabling you to make a class CD (or podcast) featuring their work. Extension 3: Encourage students to work in pairs to develop short role plays or dialogues, where one of them plays a DJ hosting a phone-in discussion show, and the other is a caller. Each student should play their character with a particular mood, e.g. angry, happy, annoying, arrogant, etc., which the other has to guess. Get them to think of a particular hot topic to discuss – e.g. “Should we bring back the death penalty?” – and give them a few minutes to devise the dialogue, before then sharing all of the role plays with the whole group – who also have to guess the moods. Extension 4: If your students are up for it, encourage them to put together their own radio show, using either their own imaginary radio station, or one of the stations in the activity. They could then record it, or perform extracts for the whole class, who could vote on which group has worked the hardest. 27Talk a Lot Media Multi-Purpose Text Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Read All About It! (Original Text) Line 1 One autumnal day at the crack of dawn, Dennis was walking into town, when an 2 alarmed youth in an orange tabard abruptly forced some torn banknotes into his 3 hand, and passed him a full bag of fresh newspapers. “If you take this bag,” he said 4 urgently, boggle-eyed, “I’ll give you twenty-five pounds!” Dennis took the money and 5 the bag, and the youth ran away screaming. Shortly afterwards, Dennis nonchalantly 6 abandoned the bag behind a bench and went on his way. Suddenly he heard an 7 unfamiliar accent: “Hey! No hide papers, man!” Dennis found himself being pursued 8 by an angry-looking hippy wearing an orange tabard, and closely observed by a slim 9 raven-haired femme fatale. He ducked into an alley and prostrated himself behind 10 some bins that reeked of pickle. All was quiet. “Don’t speak!” croaked a terrified 11 teen, who was also clad in an orange tabard. Dennis grew mystified. “I’m Stevo,” 12 confessed the boy. “I hide here each morning and wait ’till the shift’s finished. I bin all 13 my freesheets! I can’t take it! The wind – the h-howling wind! The rejection when 14 people say ‘No thanks, mate’! The fear!” “So why don’t you quit?” asked Dennis. 15 “Dax!” intoned Stevo. “Dax is the gaffer. He’ll kill me! Nobody can leave!” He 16 rocked upon his heels and quivered. “What about his girl?” enquired Dennis casually. 17 “Kristina’s his cousin,” vouchsafed Stevo. “Thank you, my friend,” declared 18 Dennis, getting up. “Your secret’s safe with me!” The next morning Dennis began his 19 first shift giving away freesheets. By the end of the week he’d had four dates with 20 Kristina, and within two weeks they’d split up and he’d been given the sack – along 21 with two black eyes – by the celebrated Dax. But he never did rat on Stevo, who, 22 perhaps, even to this day, is still timidly hiding there behind the pickle merchant’s. (311 words) ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅------------------------------------------------------------Read All About It! (Text with 16 Differences) One autumnal day at the crack of 1. door (dawn), Dennis was walking into town, when an alarmed youth in an orange tabard abruptly forced some torn banknotes into his hand, and 2. cast (passed) him a full bag of fresh newspapers. “If you take this bag,” he said urgently, boggle-eyed, “I’ll give you twenty-five pounds!” Dennis took the money and the 3. bat (bag), and the youth ran away screaming. Shortly afterwards, Dennis nonchalantly abandoned the bag behind a 4. bend (bench) and went on his way. Suddenly he heard 5. a (an) unfamiliar accent: “Hey! No hide papers, man!” Dennis found himself being pursued by an angry-looking hippy wearing an orange tabard, and closely observed by a 6. sim (slim) raven-haired femme fatale. 7. We (He) ducked into an alley and prostrated himself behind some bins that reeked of pickle. All was quiet. “Don’t speak!” croaked a terrified teen, who was also clad in an orange tabard. Dennis 8. glue (grew) mystified. “I’m Stevo,” confessed the boy. “I 9. high (hide) here each morning and wait ’till the shift’s finished. I bin all my freesheets! I can’t take it! The wind – the h-howling wind! The rejection 10. well (when) people say ‘No thanks, mate’! The fear!” “So why don’t you quit?” asked Dennis. “Dax!” intoned Stevo. “Dax is the gaffer. He’ll kill me! Nobody can 11. leaf (leave)!” He rocked upon his heels and quivered. “12. Hot (What) about his girl?” enquired Dennis casually. “Kristina’s his cousin,” vouchsafed Stevo. “Thank you, my friend,” declared Dennis, getting up. “Your secret’s 13. save (safe) with me!” The next morning Dennis began his first shift giving away freesheets. By the end of the week he’d had four 14. days (dates) with Kristina, and within two weeks 15. they’ll (they’d) split up and he’d been given the sack – along with two black eyes – by the celebrated Dax. But he never did rat on Stevo, who, perhaps, even to this 16. Dane (day), is still timidly hiding there behind the pickle merchant’s. 28Talk a Lot Media Multi-Purpose Text Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Read All About It! (Guess the Function Words) One autumnal day at the crack of dawn, Dennis was walking into town, when an alarmed youth in an orange tabard abruptly forced some torn banknotes into his hand, and passed him a full bag of fresh newspapers. “If you take this bag,” he said urgently, boggle-eyed, “I’ll give you twenty-five pounds!” Dennis took the money and the bag, and the youth ran away screaming. Shortly afterwards, Dennis nonchalantly abandoned the bag behind a bench and went on his way. Suddenly he heard an unfamiliar accent: “Hey! No hide papers, man!” Dennis found himself being pursued by an angry-looking hippy wearing an orange tabard, and closely observed by a slim raven-haired femme fatale. He ducked into an alley and prostrated himself behind some bins that reeked of pickle. All was quiet. “Don’t speak!” croaked a terrified teen, who was also clad in an orange tabard. Dennis grew mystified. “I’m Stevo,” confessed the boy. “I hide here each morning and wait ’till the shift’s finished. I bin all my freesheets! I can’t take it! The wind – the h-howling wind! The rejection when people say ‘No thanks, mate’! The fear!” “So why don’t you quit?” asked Dennis. “Dax!” intoned Stevo. “Dax is the gaffer. He’ll kill me! Nobody can leave!” He rocked upon his heels and quivered. “What about his girl?” enquired Dennis casually. “Kristina’s his cousin,” vouchsafed Stevo. “Thank you, my friend,” declared Dennis, getting up. “Your secret’s safe with me!” The next morning Dennis began his first shift giving away freesheets. By the end of the week he’d had four dates with Kristina, and within two weeks they’d split up and he’d been given the sack – along with two black eyes – by the celebrated Dax. But he never did rat on Stevo, who, perhaps, even to this day, is still timidly hiding there behind the pickle merchant’s. 􀀅􀀅􀀅􀀅 29Talk a Lot Media Multi-Purpose Text Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Read All About It! (What’s the Question?) 1. Autumn. 2. Kristina. 3. Answers will vary, e.g. because Dax didn’t like Dennis going out with his cousin. 4. Dennis. 5. Kristina. 6. Because he didn’t want to do his job giving away freesheets. 7. Manager of the freesheet team. 8. Twenty-five pounds in cash and his bag of freesheets. 9. Black – she was raven-haired. 10. Freesheets (free newspapers). 11. We don’t know exactly. He was a working teenager, so presumably between sixteen and nineteen. 12. Answers will vary, e.g. the job made him feel stressed out. 13. He left it behind a bench. 14. For about two weeks. 15. No, he didn’t. 16. Dax. 17. So that he would take his bag of freesheets, allowing him to leave. 18. Orange. 19. Because he fancied Kristina. 20. Behind some pickle-filled bins. 21. No, he spoke in broken English. 22. Two people. 23. A person who worked giving away freesheets. 24. He was walking into town. 25. Freesheet distributor. 26. AWOL freesheet distributor Stevo. 27. Because he was afraid of Dax. 28. It was early in the morning. 29. Four. 30. Dax did. ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅----------------------------------------------------------Read All About It! (True, False, or Unknown?) 1. Dax was from The Netherlands. 2. Dax gave Dennis two black eyes. 3. Dennis kept Stevo’s secret. 4. Stevo asked Dennis his name. 5. Dennis was given twenty pounds. 6. Kristina was attracted to Dennis because of his looks. 7. Dax was formerly a customer operations manager for a well-known global brand. 8. Dax beat up Dennis because Dennis dumped Kristina. 9. Kristina liked Dennis. 10. Dax had been the freesheet team’s manager for two years. 11. Kristina was Dax’s cousin. 12. The freesheet business has since closed down due to falling revenues. 13. The freesheet distributors were afraid of their boss. 14. Stevo is still in hiding. 15. Stevo wouldn’t tell Dennis what he wanted to know. 16. Dennis was originally going to the bank. 17. Dennis made twenty-five pounds. 18. Dax was pleased that Dennis and Kristina got together. 19. The youth who gave Dennis twenty-five pounds was called Gareth. 20. Dennis and Kristina went out for a week. 21. The newspaper distributors had to wear orange tabards. 22. Kristina was Dax’s second-cousin. 23. Two angry hippies chased Dennis. 24. Dennis and Stevo hid behind a pickle merchant’s. 25. Dennis spent some of the twenty-five pounds on a large jar of pickle. 26. Dennis took the money, then left the bag behind a bench. 27. Stevo was twenty-five years old. 28. The story took place in winter. 29. Stevo was afraid of Dax. 30. Dax spoke English really well. 30Talk a Lot Media Multi-Purpose Text Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Glossary of New Words Here are some words and phrases from the text that may be unfamiliar. Find and write down definitions, explanations, and translations below, as required. Stressed syllables are underlined. Line: Unfamiliar English: Definition /Explanation /Translation: 1 autumnal 1 at the crack of dawn 2 a tabard 4 urgently 4 boggle-eyed 5 nonchalantly 6 to abandon 7 “Hey! No hide papers, man!” 7 to pursue 9 raven-haired 9 femme-fatale 9 to duck into 9 to prostrate yourself 10 to reek 10 to croak 11 teen 11 to be clad in sth 11 mystified 11 Stevo 12 to bin sth 13 freesheets 13 h-howling 15 Dax 15 to intone 15 the gaffer 15 “He’ll kill me! Nobody can leave!” 16 He rocked upon his heels 16 to quiver 17 to vouchsafe 19 a date 20 to split up 20 to be given the sack 21 two black eyes 21 the celebrated Dax 21 to rat on sby 22 who, perhaps, even to this day, is still… 22 timidly 22 pickle-merchant’s (adj) adjective (adv) adverb (id) idiom (iron) irony (n) noun (phr) phrase (phr v) phrasal verb (sby) somebody (sl) slang (sth) something (v) verb (v phr) verb phrase 31Talk a Lot Media Multi-Purpose Text Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Glossary of New Words Here are some words and phrases from the text that may be unfamiliar. You could either pre-teach them, or encourage students to find translations in a bilingual dictionary. Stressed syllables are underlined. Line: Unfamiliar English: Definition /Explanation: 1 autumnal (adj) connected with the season of autumn 1 at the crack of dawn (id) very early in the morning 2 a tabard (n) a brightly-coloured sleeveless tunic, usually worn by people who are working in the street as part of a team 4 urgently (adv) forcefully, with much energy, in a powerful manner 4 boggle-eyed (adj) staring with wide-open eyes, e.g. a very surprised or very stressed person might look at you in a boggle-eyed way 5 nonchalantly (adv) casually, in a relaxed manner 6 to abandon (v) to leave sth or sby somewhere, with the intention of never returning 7 “Hey! No hide papers, man!” (phr) Clearly, English is not Dax’s first language. He means to use the imperative form: “Hey! Don’t hide the papers!” “man” is a word that hippies tend to use as a general form of address for people that they meet 7 to pursue (v) to follow, to chase 9 raven-haired (adj) with shiny black hair. “raven-haired” implies that the woman is enigmatic and exotic: not simply “black-haired”, but “raven-haired” 9 femme-fatale (n) a term used to describe a beautiful, mysterious, dangerous, woman 9 to duck into (phr v) when being pursued, to quickly change direction 9 to prostrate yourself (v) to lie down flat on your front 10 to reek (v) to smell of sth unpleasant, e.g. rotting food 10 to croak (v) to speak in a low voice with a dry throat 11 teen (n) teenager 11 to be clad in sth (v phr) to be wearing sth 11 mystified (adj) very confused, bewildered 11 Stevo (person) first name – nickname for “Steven” 12 to bin sth (v, sl) to put sth in the bin 13 freesheets (n) free newspapers which are given away outside bus and train stations and in town centres by part-time workers (often students) 13 h-howling (adj) the repetition of the first letter – “h” – indicates that Stevo is shivering with either cold or fear – or both 15 Dax (person) we can assume from Dax’s name – in particular from the letter “x” – that he is not from the UK; as well as from how he speaks in line 7 15 to intone (v) to speak slowly and distinctly so that your listener hears you very clearly 15 the gaffer (sl) the boss, the manager 15 “He’ll kill me! Nobody can leave!” (phr) this is (hopefully!) an exaggeration brought about by fear and intimidation on the part of Dax 16 He rocked upon his heels (phr) we imagine Stevo sitting on the floor cross-legged, hugging his knees, rocking backwards and forwards, with his heels pressed to the floor 16 to quiver (v) to tremble 17 to vouchsafe (v) to tell sth in an exaggerated manner (old-fashioned terminology) 19 a date (n) a romantic meeting 20 to split up (phr v) to break up; to end a romantic relationship 20 to be given the sack (v phr) passive form; to be told that your job no longer exists 21 two black eyes (phr) you would get a black eye if somebody punched you in the face, making the area around your eye turn black and blue 21 the celebrated Dax (adj) in this context “celebrated” is used in an ironic way to mean “notable”, “famous” or “renowned”. It’s ironic, since he is more “feared” than “celebrated” 21 to rat on sby (phr v) to tell on sby, to give somebody away, to tell sby’s secret 22 who, perhaps, even to this day, is still… (iron) this is tongue-in-cheek, because the reader knows that the story is fictional (don’t they…?!) 22 timidly (adv) nervously, in a frightened manner 22 pickle-merchant’s (n) again, this is rather tongue-in-cheek, and used for comic effect. Most readers will realise that there are no shops in the UK that sell only pickles! (adj) adjective (adv) adverb (id) idiom (iron) irony (n) noun (phr) phrase (phr v) phrasal verb (sby) somebody (sl) slang (sth) something (v) verb (v phr) verb phrase 32Talk a Lot Media Multi-Purpose Text Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Extension 1: Ask students to count the number of characters in the text (there are four named characters), then to create a role play or dialogue, using a few of the characters. Or, students could work on their own and create a monologue using one character from the text (or a bystander), where they recall what happened from their point of view. Extension 2: Students continue the story – either as a role play or a monologue – and explore what happened next… Or, they could imagine a prequel – what were the characters doing… a) one week, b) one day, or c) one hour before the story begins? Answers: Read All About It! (Guess the Function Words) See Original Text for answer. Read All About It! (What’s the Question?) Answers will vary. Suggested answers: 1. What season was it? 2. Who watched Dennis being chased? 3. Why do you think Dennis got two black eyes? 4. Who was walking into town at the beginning of the story? 5. What was the name of Dax’s cousin? 6. Why was Stevo hiding? 7. What was Dax’s job? 8. What did the youth in an orange tabard give to Dennis? 9. What colour hair did Dax’s cousin have? 10. What was Stevo supposed to hand out? 11. How old was Stevo? 12. Why do you think the youth at the beginning of the story was so upset? 13. What did Dennis do with the bag of newspapers? 14. How long did Kristina go out with Dennis for? 15. Did Dennis give away Stevo’s secret? 16. Who chased Dennis? 17. Why did the youth give Dennis twenty-five pounds? 18. What colour tabards did the newspaper team have to wear? 19. Why did Dennis want to get a job giving away freesheets? 20. Where did Dennis hide? 21. Was Dax an English native speaker? 22. How many people hid behind the pickle merchant’s? 23. Who was Stevo? 24. Where was Dennis going at the start of the story? 25. What new job did Dennis get? 26. Who did Dennis meet behind the bins? 27. Why wouldn’t Stevo quit his job? 28. What time was it at the beginning of the story? 29. How many dates did Dennis have with Dax’s cousin that week? 30. Who shouted at Dennis? Read All About It! (True, False, or Unknown?) (T = True, F = False, U = Unknown) 1. U 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. U 7. U 8. U 9. T 10. U 11. T 12. U 13. T 14. U 15. F 16. U 17. T 18. F 19. U 20. F 21. T 22. F 23. F 24. T 25. U 26. T 27. F 28. F 29. T 30. F 33Talk a Lot Media Role Play with Non-Literal English Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 1. Practise the role play with a partner. Find and underline nine examples of non-literal English* and match each one to a category below: 1. play-fighting 2. idioms 3. jargon 4. phrasal verbs 5. irony 6. slang 7. cliché 8. hyperbole 9. colloquialisms * For more information about each category, please see pp.36-38. ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅----------------------------------------------------------Matt and Clare are journalists writing for the technology section of a national newspaper. They are also good friends. Matt was born in Derbyshire. Matt enters the office: Matt: Eyup, miduck! Clare: Hi, Matt. Matt: What’ve you got there? Clare: It’s the prototype from Panasonic for their latest TV projector. I’m going to review it. Matt: Open the box and let’s play with it. [Impatiently, as she struggles with the packaging] Hey! Get a move on! Clare: OK. I’ve done it. Look, it says on the packaging, “…the whole world in your pocket!” Matt: Let me see that. [Reading:] “…boasts picture quality like nothing else on earth.” Hmm. [Reading:] “…this pocket device includes a 3.3 inch WVGA AMOLED display for ease of use…” The design is amazing. Let’s see whether it works. Where’s the thingummybob? Clare: What? Matt: The on button. Ah, here it is. [He switches it on. A weak image is projected onto the wall] Oh, but that’s absolutely pathetic. Is that the best it can do? Clare: You know, I thought it was going to be fantastic. It won a major prize at the electronics fair. Matt: Oh yes, I can see how fantastic it is! [He waves the gadget in her face] Clare: Hey pack it in! Matt: Make me! [He starts to follow her around the desk] Can I help you review any more gadgets today, Miss Eliot? Clare: I hate you, Matthew Peterson! [He chases her out, but she thrashes him with the empty box. Both laugh] ------------------------------------------------------------􀀅----------------------------------------------------------2. Replace each example of non-literal English with one of the literal words or phrases below. Practise the role play using only literal English, then using non-literal English. What differences do you notice? Which version sounds more natural? Why? Which do you prefer? a) I like you. You make me laugh b) an up-to-date kind of screen c) hi d) it isn’t very good e) hurry f) something that I can’t remember the name of now g) “…it’s useful and convenient.” h) stop i) “…it projects the image very well.” 34Talk a Lot Media Role Play with Non-Literal English Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Answers: Feature of Non-Literal English: Example in this Text: Literal Translation: 1. play-fighting I hate you, Matthew Peterson! a) I like you. You make me laugh 2. idioms Get a move on! e) hurry 3. jargon a 3.3 inch WVGA AMOLED display b) an up-to-date kind of screen 4. phrasal verbs pack it in! h) stop 5. irony Oh yes, I can see how fantastic it is! d) it isn’t very good 6. slang thingummybob f) something that I can’t remember the name of now 7. cliché* “…the whole world in your pocket!” g) “…it’s useful and convenient.” 8. hyperbole “…boasts picture quality like nothing else on earth.” i) “…it projects the image very well.” 9. colloquialisms Eyup, miduck! c) hi * Cliché and hyperbole are closely related in that clichés are often used to make hyperbolic sentences, for example: “My new camera is simply the best, because the picture quality is out of this world!” The underlined phrases are clichés, while the entire sentence is an example of hyperbole – saying that something is much better than it really is. Note: in general, using non-literal English will help students’ spoken English to sound more natural, because native speakers of English often favour non-literal forms – such as idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang – over the more literal, “dictionary definition” words and phrases that they replace. 35Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Features of Non-Literal English – Part 3 1. PLAY-FIGHTING or VERBAL SPARRING An informal part of a conversation when the participants pretend to have an argument and say unkind things to each other, but don’t mean what they say. It is just for fun. Example: [Peter’s girlfriend comes in and shuts the front door. They appear to be very much in love. Peter says:] “Hi piggy [nickname]. Did you pick up my dry cleaning?” “No, I forgot.” (They kiss) “You dozy muppet!” [dozy muppet = offensive slang for “silly idiot”] (She laughs and hits him in the face with a cushion) He says: “Come here, I’m going to have to sort you out.” [euphemism for “I’m going to kiss and cuddle you”. In a different context, e.g. a nightclub brawl, “sort you out” could also mean “beat you”] “Oh, please don’t!” (her face and body language indicate that she is enjoying the interchange) “You’re such a naughty boy! I’m going to call the police…!” “Po-lice do!” [“po-lice” is a pun on the word “please” – both have similar sounds] [etc.] When: When you want to tease somebody that you are close to and interact with them in a way that is spontaneous, fun, and perhaps a little challenging, because there may be a grain of truth there beneath the pretend insults and joking. For example, although they are joking and clearly in love, the fact that he calls her “You dozy muppet!” may betray the fact that deep down he doesn’t really respect her. The context of the play-fighting gives him licence to say what he really feels, either consciously or subconsciously. 2. IDIOMS See Unit 1: Hotel – Features of Non-Literal English – Part 1 3. JARGON Jargon (an uncountable noun) is technical language that is specific to a particular job or field of interest. It is characterised by long words and/or unfamiliar words and expressions (often including acronyms, e.g. FCE) that cannot be understood by a person outside of the related job or field of interest, i.e. a layman – one who has not been initiated in this area, and therefore lacks specialist knowledge. Fields that typically have a lot of jargon are: technology, computing, the military, and, of course, education – including EFL and ESL. (The acronyms prove the point!) Example: [Phil is in a computer shop with his mum, who wants to buy a new PC:] Mum: “I just need to be able to use email, and perhaps buy something online.” Phil: “What about this new HP laptop? It’s equipped with the AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Processor P320, which is brilliant, and features a widescreen 1366x768 resolution LED-backlit display, plus an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics card – which means it’s good.” Mum: “What was that, love? You lost me after ‘laptop’…” [Phil believes the laptop to be good, because he understands the jargon. His mum, on the other hand, will have to take his word for it, or take time to learn the meaning of the jargon.] When: When you want to communicate technical information quickly to people who are able to decode what you mean. Or when you want to deliberately exclude people who are not part of the group. 36Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 4. PHRASAL VERBS See Unit 1: Hotel – Features of Non-Literal English – Part 1 5. IRONY Irony is a way of speaking where we say something that is obviously not true, and the listener realises that we mean something else, even the opposite of what we have just said. This is an effective way of drawing attention to what we really mean, which is the thing that we don’t say. Example: [It’s raining. You say to your friends:] “What a lovely day!” [Everybody smiles] When: When you want to draw attention to something that you think is important by highlighting how much it differs from the way in which it wants to present itself, e.g. if a male politician wanted to present an image of himself as a family man, it would be ironic to point out that he has had many affairs in the past. The use of irony often results in humour. It is similar to the comic technique of reversing the expectations of the listener – we say what the listener is not expecting to hear, which provokes a laugh. Because we have been surprised – or even shocked – by the reversal, we laugh as a form of relieving the tension, and hiding our surprise, so as not to lose face in the eyes of the speaker. 6. SLANG See Unit 2: Problems – Features of Non-Literal English – Part 2 7. CLICHÉ An unoriginal and corny phrase which has lost its power to be relevant in a situation, because it has been used too many times before. Example: Mandy: “I really miss my boyfriend. I wish we could have stayed together.” Mandy’s grandma: “Don’t worry, my dear. Time heals all wounds.” [“In the future you will feel less pain”] When: When you can’t think of anything more original to say. People tend not to like clichés – such as overusse sayings and idioms, rhymes in greetings cards, or lyrics to cheesy pop songs – because using them shows a lack of originality of thought on the part of the speaker. It’s as if they can’t be bothered to even paraphrase the cliché. Using clichés can betray a certain amount of insincerity, and indicate that the speaker is not really listening to you – and definitely not empathising with you [putting themselves in your place]. Clichés can also be used in an ironic way. For example, when both speaker and listener know that the opposite of what is being said is – or will be – true. 8. HYPERBOLE A statement that something is bigger, better, or more positive than it really is. Example: [Your new girlfriend invites you to her home and cooks dinner for you for the first time:] “This is the best meal I’ve ever had!” [What he means: “I’m glad that you invited me here and I want to impress you with my good behaviour and attitude. The meal is actually quite average, as meals go.”] When: When you want to please somebody (see above), or show off about something (e.g. “I’ve got the best trainers in my whole town!”). It can often be seen in advertising, e.g. “Our prices are out of this world!” 37Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 9. COLLOQUIALISMS [DIALECT WORDS OR PHRASES] A colloquialism is an informal word or phrase that originates from – and is mainly used in – a particular place. Instead of the standard dictionary word for something, local people use their own local word or phrase. Example: Mum: “Do you want a cheese and tomato cob for lunch?” [cob = bread roll in parts of the Midlands and northern England] Tom: “Yes please, mum.” When: When you want to show that you come from a particular part of the country; to show allegiance to your home town and area; or because it’s the word for something that you’ve grown up using – that you’ve always used. 38Talk a Lot Media 20 Common English Idioms For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com to get in touch with sby to contact sby to have sth on in the background to listen to sth, e.g. the radio, while doing sth else to be glued to sth to watch sth attentively you can’t win ’em all you can’t be successful in every activity to wash your dirty linen in public to use the media to fight a dispute that should be private to take advantage of sby to gain benefit from sby without giving anything in return to be economical with the truth to say just enough to be truthful, without giving full details to get square eyes to strain your eyes by looking at a screen for too long to be all the rage to be in fashion from the sublime to the ridiculous from sth very good to sth very silly, e.g. music on the radio to put the cat among the pigeons to cause trouble, often deliberately to be in sby’s pocket to be paid by sby to be biased towards them to break new ground to do sth totally original to drive sby up the wall to annoy sby very much the best thing since sliced bread the best thing to happen /appear for a long time to get to the heart of the matter to examine /discuss the most important part of sth to take ages to be a very long process “I’d love to be a fly on the wall…” “I’d love to be able to overhear sth without being seen” to scrape [the bottom of] the barrel to use an idea that is very unoriginal to be [about] as much use as a chocolate teapot to be useless 􀀅 1. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 3. 2. 4. 7. 11. 17. 20. 39Talk a Lot Media English Idioms – Matching Game For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Match each sentence below with one of the idioms from this unit. Change forms where necessary: If you don’t switch off that telly, you’ll ________! I like reading this paper, because the articles often really ________. When Tim came last in the contest, the DJ told him: “Never mind. _______.” The role of a presenter on a late-night radio phone-in show is to ________. “Janet’s in there breaking up with Paul!” “Really? Wow! ________, right now!” Have you got Jack’s number? I need to ________ with him about the party. Due to the dearth of new programme ideas, Channel 4 was accused by some parts of the media of ________. The use of touchscreen technology in mobile phones has ________. To follow Bohemian Rhapsody with Barbie Girl by Aqua is like going _______. I like to ________ while I’m doing the accounts. It helps to pass the time. We bought a new HDTV because high definition is ________ at the moment. I don’t think you can say that the politician lied, although he was ________. Paul was getting cross because it was ______ to download the film to his PC. My new smartphone loses its signal when I pick it up. It’s ________! Mark told me he thinks his new tablet computer is ________. I hate it when these Z-list celebs ________. It’s so degrading. The newspaper editor was suspected of ________ of the media mogul. Did you catch the final episode of 24 last night? I ________ to it! Can you turn over to another channel, please? These adverts are ________! Illegal file-sharers are ________ of publishers and content providers, by depriving them of remuneration for their hard work. 􀀅 40Talk a Lot Media – English Idioms Activities Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Meaning and Context 1. Check for new vocabulary. Are there any idioms that you know already? Explain each meaning and give an example sentence or situation in which you could use it. Find the meaning of the rest by using a dictionary, then match the definition cards with the idiom cards. 2. Do any of the idioms exist in your first language? Translate each idiom. 3. Divide the idioms into four categories: Radio, Television, Journalism, and New Media. 4. Take some cards. Describe the idiom on a card without saying it. 5. How many idioms can you remember when they are all turned over? Practice Activities Choose a random idiom (or one that particularly interests you) and… 1. think of a time or situation in your life when you… a) could have said this idiom (past), and b) might say this idiom (future). 2. say the name of a person you know who would be the most likely to say this. In what kind of situation? 3. others guess while you act it out without speaking, although you can make sounds! 4. others guess while you draw a picture to represent both forms – idiomatic and literal. 5. analyse the words. Is it at all possible to guess the meaning from the words – or completely impossible? Research the origin and background of this idiom. 6. replace the idiom in a sentence with the literal (boring) meaning. Compare the two sentences. Which sounds better? Why? 7. think of another idiom or saying that has the same or a similar meaning. 8. tell a story or devise a dialogue/role play by linking one idiom to the next. Topic Questions 1. Choose the correct idiom. 2. Make a sentence about… a) yourself, b) a friend. 1. I might do this while I’m doing something else – because I don’t like silence. 2. This is what you do when you make somebody very frustrated or angry. 3. You could say this when you are desperate to find out what other people are doing. 4. This is what people do when they don’t want you to know everything, e.g. politicians. 5. If you are completely absorbed in the TV show that you’re watching, you are this idiom. 6. A corrupt public figure who has too close a relationship with the media could be this. 7. This is what the producers of innovative new media content do… 8. …and this is what other producers do when they have run out of ideas. 9. This idiom describes the experience of listening to a really bad song straight after a great one. 10. You could use this idiom to describe a new purchase that you’re really pleased with… 11. …and this idiom to describe something that doesn’t work or is a complete waste of time. 12. You do this when you use somebody, e.g. taking without any intention of paying them back. 41Talk a Lot Media 20 Common English Phrasal Verbs For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com switch on start log in enter throw away dispose of tune into deliberately watch or listen to zoom in enlarge give away offer freely shut down close go after pursue trade up upgrade call in phone a radio /TV show get into become a fan of cut down reduce intake join in participate find out discover turn down reduce the volume listen to hear in an active way sell out become unavailable due to high sales catch up on do sth that should have been done earlier scroll down move a page down, e.g. on a computer screen turn over change sides 􀀅 1. __ __ 3. __ __ 4. __ __ 5. __ __ 6. __ __ 7. __ __ 8. __ __ 9. __ __ 10. __ __ 11. __ __ 13. __ __ 14. __ __ 15. __ __ 17. __ __ 19. __ __ 20. __ __ 16. __ __ 12. __ __ 2. __ __ 18. __ __ __ __ 42Talk a Lot Media English Phrasal Verbs – Matching Game Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Match each sentence below with one of the phrasal verbs from this unit. Change forms where necessary: When this phone finally gives up the ghost [breaks irretrievably], I’ll probably ________ to a better model. The latest MP3 player from Sony had ___ within eight hours of going on sale. More than four million people regularly _______ the Jon Lee Breakfast Show. I don’t know why certain photographers have to ________ these celebs. Sam’s been ________ Radio 2 for donkey’s years now [for a long time]. Can you ________ it ________ a bit, please? I can’t hear myself think! [The noise is distracting me] He ________ the computer and waited for it to start up. If you are the fifty-fifth lucky listener to ________, you will win an all-expenses-paid free trip to Florida! Could you ________ a little, please? I want to see the rest of the picture. After the riots, the government ________ a few of the opposition newspapers. Follow us on Twitter to ________ more about the government’s new education policies! Clare ________ on the photo to get a closer look at her mother’s earrings. I’ve listened to this album a few times, but I just can’t seem to ________ it. I often buy box sets so that I can ________ good TV shows that I’ve missed. Please ________ to access your email account. ________ the page to read our exclusive interview with Charlize Theron. The TV show was ________ tickets to an upcoming Justin Bieber concert. Lisa was trying to ________ on the amount of telly she watched, because so much of it was just a load of old rubbish [low quality]. When I’ve finished reading my paper, I usually ________ it ________. The girls ________ with the telethon by donating money online. 􀀅 43Talk a Lot Media – English Phrasal Verbs Activities Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com This is a handy table showing collocations – words that go well with these phrasal verbs. You could use it to make a quick quiz for students after they have learned the meanings, e.g. “Which phrasal verb is to do with photographs?” Or “Find a phrasal verb that’s transitive separable.” Or guess the preposition linking phrasal verb and object, e.g. “To join in with a competition…” Or encourage students to build sentences (positive, negative, and question forms) by linking content words together using function words, e.g. “My sister called in to the radio station earlier.” etc. Topic Questions Choose the correct phrasal verb, and make a sentence about… a) yourself, b) a friend: 1. having a chat with a relative after a long time apart from them. 2. contacting a DJ who is live on the air, to state your opinion or ask for a request. 3. handing out leaflets or free newspapers to passersby in the street. 4. trying to like a new TV series or book that everybody else is raving about [loves]. 5. attempting to buy the latest gadget when it first goes on sale – but without success. 6. spending less time listening to the radio, watching TV, or using the internet. 7. chasing a famous person in the street in order to get their autograph. 8. what you do with a computer… a) first thing in the morning, b) last thing at night. 9. wanting to buy a newer and better mobile or gadget, to replace your current model. 10. regularly listening to the same programme on the radio. 11. getting rid of something that no longer works or doesn’t have any value. 12. reading a long text message, or information online that doesn’t fit on the screen. 13. doing something that other people are also doing. 14. getting some information from an online dictionary or encyclopaedia. # subject (person) p/verb* tr? sep? collocation e.g. place /time e.g. 1. switch on 􀀹 􀀹 the telly /a computer in the living room /office 2. log in 􀀸 -to an account, e.g. email at work /at home 3. throw away 􀀹 􀀹 some rubbish outside /in the kitchen 4. tune into 􀀹 􀀹 a radio station in the car /every morning 5. zoom in 􀀸 -on a photo on the screen 6. give away 􀀹 􀀹 a flyer /a free sample in the street /at the mall 7. shut down 􀀹 􀀹 a newspaper in 1986 /last month 8. go after 􀀹 􀀸 a famous actor outside a nightclub 9. trade up 􀀸 -to a better model every year /regularly 10. a pronoun, e.g. I, you, he, she, etc. call in 􀀸 -to a talk show on the radio during the programme 11. get into 􀀹 􀀸 a group /album /novel at the moment /recently 12. cut down 􀀸 -on TV /on chocolate at the moment /lately 13. join in 􀀸 -with sth /with the debate on the show /in the media 14. find out 􀀸 -some information /gossip online /at work 15. turn down 􀀹 􀀹 the volume /the heating on the radio /at home 16. listen to 􀀹 􀀸 music /a radio play often /sometimes /rarely 17. sell out 􀀸 -quickly /completely due to high demand 18. catch up on 􀀹 􀀸 the latest episode /news for the past hour or two 19. scroll down 􀀸 -the page on the screen /monitor 20. a person or thing, e.g. the presenter, my sister, Peter, the television, my Auntie Ruth, the boys, etc. turn over 􀀸 -the page /the paper while reading /in the library Notes: tr = transitive – the phrasal verb can have an object. sep = separable – some transitive phrasal verbs are separable, which means that the object, e.g. an object pronoun like “him” or “it”, or somebody’s name, can go before the particle or after it. Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable – the object has to go after the particle. Intransitive phrasal verbs do not have an object, therefore cannot be separable or inseparable. Remember, some phrasal verbs, e.g. “get into”, have a range of meanings. The information here relates to the definitions given on the “20 Common English Phrasal Verbs” handout. * Choose any verb form, e.g. Present Perfect Continuous, Third Conditional, Future Perfect, etc. 44Talk a Lot Media 20 Common English Slang Words and Phrases For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com a Z-list celeb (n.) a celebrity who isn’t very famous to catch [a show] (v.) to watch, listen to, or attend a show rolling news (n. un.) continuous 24-hour TV news lol (acr.) acronym used in text messages: “laughing out loud” a glossy (n.) a quality magazine, usually for women the Top 40 (n.) the forty bestselllin music tracks or albums the [goggle] box (n.) the television a couch potato (n.) a lazy person who watches TV /plays video games a lot a freebie (n.) sth given away free with a product, e.g. a free DVD a geek (n.) a person thought to be obsessed with technology cloud computing (n. un.) storing your files online rather than on a local hard drive “Put a sock in it!” (phr.) “Be quiet!” a scoop (n.) an exclusive interview or report, e.g. in a newspaper a kiss-and-tell story (n.) an article where sby discusses their private relationship the telly (n.) the television a fanboy (n.) a fan of a tech company who promotes their work a non-starter (n.) a project that fails before it begins an earworm (n.) a tune that you can’t stop singing in your head the Long Tail (n.) a way for publishers to distribute more content for longer the gutter press (n.) low-quality tabloid newspapers 􀀅 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 45Talk a Lot Media English Slang Words and Phrases – Matching Game For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Match each sentence below with one of the slang words and phrases from this unit. Change forms where necessary: “OK, now it’s my turn to speak.” “No! Shut up!” “But, can I…?” “______!” The winner of last year’s Big Brother is now considered to be a ________. Kids today seem to spend their whole lives glued to ________. The idea about the underwater cookery programme was a bit of a ________. “I’ve had ________ all day! I can’t get rid of it!” “What is it?” “Kylie’s latest.” Tracey and Trisha never miss ________ on Sunday afternoons, because they can’t wait to find out who’ll be number one. I rarely have time to watch ________, because I’m far too busy online. Ken’s sister calls him a ________, because he spends all day sitting on the sofa playing computer games. “It’s ________ that prints all of this rubbish. It’s disgusting!” “Did you ________ Top Gear last night?” “No, sadly not. I missed it.” Because of ________, all of Jeff’s books are now available to order again. The parti wuz wikid ________!! C U l8erz m8 xx oo xx ;)) Graham was really pleased to get his ________ about the bank fraud all over the front page of The Chronicle. I would rather keep my data and files on my laptop, than trust ________. I used to work for a ________, but now I write more freelance articles. “Did you buy this DVD?” “No, it was ________. It came with a magazine.” Brian is an Apple ________. He’s fixated with their stuff. He buys it all. The problem for ________ channels is that there aren’t enough big stories. The ________ about Ryan’s affair was splashed across pages 2, 3, 4, and 6. Lauren is such ________. She’s up on [knows about] all the latest tech news. 􀀅 46Talk a Lot Media – English Slang Words and Phrases Activities Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Meaning and Context 1. Check for new vocabulary. Are there any words/phrases that you know already? Explain each meaning and give an example sentence or situation in which you could use it. Find the meaning of the rest by using a dictionary, then match the definition cards with the slang cards. 2. Who would you be speaking to when you used these words and phrases? Are there any words or phrases that you wouldn’t use with certain people? If yes, why not? 3. Do any of the slang words and phrases exist in your first language? Translate them. 4. Divide the slang into four categories: Radio, Television, Journalism, and New Media. 5. Take some cards. Describe the slang word or phrase on a card without saying it. 6. How many slang words/phrases can you remember when they are all turned over? Practice Activities Choose a random slang word or phrase (or one that particularly interests you) and… 1. think of a time or situation in your life when you… a) could have used this slang (past), and b) might use this slang (future). 2. say the name of a person you know who would be… a) the most likely to say this, and b) the least likely to say it. In what kind of situation? 3. others guess while you act it out without speaking, although you can make sounds! 4. others guess while you draw a picture to represent both forms – slang and dictionary (literal). 5. analyse the word(s). Is it at all possible to guess the meaning from the words – or completely impossible? Research the origin and background of this slang word or phrase. 6. replace the slang word or phrase in a sentence with the literal (boring) meaning. Compare the two sentences. Which sounds better? Why? 7. think of another slang word or phrase that has the same or a similar meaning. 8. tell a story or devise a dialogue/role play by linking one slang word/phrase to the next. Topic Questions 1. Choose the correct slang word or phrase. 2. Make a sentence about… a) yourself, b) a friend. 1. This example of “text-speak” indicates that I found something funny. 2. I might say this to a close friend or family member if I wanted them to be quiet. 3. This is a catchy tune that I can’t stop thinking about. 4. This is a derogatory term for lowbrow newspapers that print scandalous stories. 5. Find two different slang phrases that mean the same thing – and say what it is. 6. This is a project that doesn’t get off the ground – an idea that is badly conceived. 7. An idle telly addict, or gamer, who seems to be attached to the sofa might be described as this. 8. People who make use of this service can use any computer that is connected to the internet, and still access all of their files. 9. If you listen to this, you will get a comprehensive view of which music is popular these days. 10. You can find them at every showbiz party in town. In fact they never turn down an invitation! 47Talk a Lot Media Focus on Non-Literal Speech Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Answers English Idioms – Matching Game 1. Have you got Jack’s number? I need to get in touch with him about the party. 2. I like to have something on in the background while I’m doing the accounts. It helps to pass the time. 3. Did you catch the final episode of 24 last night? I was glued to it! 4. When Tim came last in the contest, the DJ told him: “Never mind. You can’t win ’em all.” 5. I hate it when these Z-list celebs wash their dirty linen in public. It’s so degrading. 6. Illegal file-sharers are taking advantage of publishers and content providers, by depriving them of remuneration for their hard work. 7. I don’t think you can say that the politician lied, although he was being economical with the truth. 8. If you don’t switch off that telly, you’ll get square eyes! 9. We bought a new HDTV because high definition is all the rage at the moment. 10. To follow Bohemian Rhapsody with Barbie Girl by Aqua is like going from the sublime to the ridiculous. 11. The role of a presenter on a late-night radio phone-in show is to put the cat among the pigeons. 12. The newspaper editor was suspected of being in the pocket of the media mogul. 13. The use of touchscreen technology in mobile phones has broken new ground. 14. Can you turn over to another channel, please? These adverts are driving me up the wall! 15. Mark told me he thinks his new tablet computer is the best thing since sliced bread. 16. I like reading this paper, because the articles often really get to the heart of the matter. 17. Paul was getting cross because it was taking ages to download the film to his PC. 18. “Janet’s in there breaking up with Paul!” “Really? Wow! I’d love to be a fly on the wall, right now!” 19. Due to the dearth of new programme ideas, Channel 4 was accused by some parts of the media of scraping [the bottom of] the barrel. 20. My new smartphone loses its signal when I pick it up. It’s [about] as much use as a chocolate teapot! English Idioms – Topic Questions 1. To have sth on in the background 2. To drive sby up the wall 3. “I’d love to be a fly on the wall…” 4. To be economical with the truth 5. To be glued to sth 6. To be in sby’s pocket 7. To break new ground 8. To scrape [the bottom of] the barrel 9. From the sublime to the ridiculous 10. The best thing since sliced bread 11. To be [about] as much use as a chocolate teapot 12. To take advantage of sby English Phrasal Verbs – Pronunciation and Linking Phrasal Verb: What Happens? IPA Spelling: Phrasal Verb: What Happens? IPA Spelling: 1. switch on L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDëïfDípflåL 11. get into L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDÖÉDífåKíìWL 2. log in L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDäflDÖfåL 12. cut down E: (cc) changes to (vc) LDâ¾\DÇ~råL 3. throw away I: (vv) changes to (vc) LDqê]rKï]DïÉfL 13. join in L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDÇwlfDåfåL 4. tune into L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDípìWDåfåKíìWL 14. find out E: (cv) changes to (cc)1 /DÑ~fåDÇ~ríL 5. zoom in L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDòìWDãfåL 15. turn down L: (cc) remains (cc)2 LDí‰WåDÇ~råL 6. give away L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDÖfKî]DïÉfL 16. listen to L: (cc) remains (cc)3 LDäfKë]åDíìWL 7. shut down E&G: (cc) changes to (vc) LDp¾\DÇ~råL 17. sell out L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDëÉDä~ríL 8. go after I: (vv) changes to (vc) LDÖ]rDï^WKÑí]L 18. catch up on L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDâôDíp¾KéflåL 9. trade up L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDíêÉfDǾéL 19. scroll down E: (cc) remains (cc)4 LDëâê]rïDÇ~råL 10. call in L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDâlWDäfåL 20. turn over L: (cv) changes to (vc) LDí‰WDå]rKî]L The following connected speech techniques are used to make the words easier to say together quickly: L = Linking I = Intrusion E = Elision G = Glottal Stops L\L = Connecting sounds: (cc) = consonant sound to consonant sound (cv) = consonant sound to vowel sound (vc) = vowel sound to consonant sound (vv) = vowel sound to vowel sound 1 Despite being (cc), it’s easier to make the sound connection LåL= to LÇL= than LÇL==to L~rL, because after LåL the mouth and tongue are in the right position to pronounce the next sound 2 Despite being (cc), the sound connection LåL to LÇL is already easy to say because… (see footnote 1, above) 3 Despite being (cc), the sound connection LåL to LíL is already easy to say because… (see footnote 1, above) 4 Despite being (cc), it’s easier to make the sound connection LïL= to LÇL= than LäL==to LÇL, because after LïL the mouth and tongue are in the right position to pronounce LÇL 48Talk a Lot Media Focus on Non-Literal Speech Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com English Phrasal Verbs – Matching Game 1. He switched on the computer and waited for it to start up. 2. Please log in to access your email account. 3. When I’ve finished reading my paper, I usually throw it away. 4. More than four million people regularly tune into the Jon Lee Breakfast Show. 5. Clare zoomed in on the photo to get a closer look at her mother’s earrings. 6. The TV show was giving away tickets to an upcoming Justin Bieber concert. 7. After the riots, the government shut down a few of the opposition newspapers. 8. I don’t know why certain photographers have to go after these celebs. 9. When this phone finally gives up the ghost [breaks irretrievably], I’ll probably trade up to a better model. 10. If you are the fifty-fifth lucky listener to call in, you will win an all-expenses-paid free trip to Florida! 11. I’ve listened to this album a few times, but I just can’t seem to get into it. 12. Lisa was trying to cut down on the amount of telly she watched, because so much of it was just a load of old rubbish [low quality]. 13. The girls joined in with the telethon by donating money online. 14. Follow us on Twitter to find out more about the government’s new education policies! 15. Can you turn it down a bit, please? I can’t hear myself think! [The noise is distracting me] 16. Sam’s been listening to Radio 2 for donkey’s years now [for a long time]. 17. The latest MP3 player from Sony had sold out within eight hours of going on sale. 18. I often buy box sets so that I can catch up on good TV shows that I’ve missed. 19. Could you scroll down a little, please? I want to see the rest of the picture. 20. Turn over the page to read our exclusive interview with Charlize Theron. English Phrasal Verbs – Topic Questions 1. catch up on 2. call in 3. give away 4. get into 5. sell out 6. cut down 7. go after 8. a) switch on b) shut down 9. trade up 10. tune into 11. throw away 12. scroll down 13. join in 14. find out English Slang Words and Phrases – Matching Game 1. The winner of last year’s Big Brother is now considered to be a Z-list celeb. 2. “Did you catch Top Gear last night?” “No, sadly not. I missed it.” 3. The problem for rolling news channels is that there aren’t enough big stories. 4. The parti wuz wikid lol!! C U l8erz m8 xx oo xx ;)) 5. I used to work for a glossy, but now I write more freelance articles. 6. Tracey and Trisha never miss the Top 40 on Sunday afternoons, because they can’t wait to find out who’ll be number one. 7. Kids today seem to spend their whole lives glued to the [goggle] box or the telly. 8. Ken’s sister calls him a couch potato, because he spends all day sitting on the sofa playing computer games. 9. “Did you buy this DVD?” “No, it was a freebie. It came with a magazine.” 10. Lauren is such a geek. She’s up on [knows about] all the latest tech news. 11. I would rather keep my data and files on my laptop, than trust cloud computing. 12. “OK, now it’s my turn to speak.” “No! Shut up!” “But, can I…?” “Put a sock in it!” 13. Graham was really pleased to get his scoop about the bank fraud all over the front page of The Chronicle. 14. The kiss-and-tell story about Ryan’s affair was splashed across pages 2, 3, 4, and 6. 15. I rarely have time to watch telly /the telly or the [goggle] box, because I’m far too busy online. 16. Brian is an Apple fanboy. He’s fixated with their stuff. He buys it all. 17. The idea about the underwater cookery programme was a bit of a non-starter. 18. “I’ve had an earworm all day! I can’t get rid of it!” “What is it?” “Kylie’s latest.” 19. Because of the Long Tail, all of Jeff’s books are now available to order again. 20. “It’s the gutter press that prints all of this rubbish. It’s disgusting!” English Slang Words and Phrases – Topic Questions 1. lol 2. “Put a sock in it!” 3. an earworm 4. the gutter press 5. the [goggle] box and the telly – both mean “the television” 6. a non-starter 7. a couch potato 8. cloud computing 9. the Top 40 10. a Z-list celeb 49Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Unit Vocabulary Reference Chart – Page 1 Sub-Group Discussion Words English Idioms English Phrasal Verbs English Slang Words and Phrases Radio competition you can’t win ’em all join in digital radio switch on a non-starter feature listen to jingle an earworm listener to have sth on in the background call in playlist from the sublime to the ridiculous the Top 40 presenter to put the cat among the pigeons “Put a sock in it!” ratings show tune into to catch [a show] sidekick to be [about] as much use as a chocolate teapot Television advert to drive sby up the wall turn over box set catch up on channel rolling news HDTV the best thing since sliced bread plug in the [goggle] box programme to be glued to sth get into the telly reality TV “I'd love to be a fly on the wall...” cut down a Z-list celeb remote control turn down subtitles TV licence viewer to get square eyes a couch potato Instructions: this table is a reference chart for all of the vocabulary in this unit. Students could look for additional idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang terms to fill in the gaps in the table, and write definitions, e.g. to plug in = to connect to the electricity supply 50Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Unit Vocabulary Reference Chart – Page 2 Sub-Group Discussion Words English Idioms English Phrasal Verbs English Slang Words and Phrases Journalism article to get to the heart of the matter a glossy bias to be in sby’s pocket censorship shut down editor freesheet to scrape [the bottom of] the barrel give away a freebie gossip to wash your dirty linen in public a kiss-and-tell story headline a scoop journalist to be economical with the truth find out paparazzi go after tabloid hot off the press throw away the gutter press New Media convergence to break new ground data transfer to take ages cloud computing file sharing to take advantage of sby interactive content the Long Tail mobile to get in touch with sby trade up lol podcast streaming video zoom in touchscreen scroll down web page log in a geek [Wi-Fi] device to be all the rage sell out a fanboy Instructions: this table is a reference chart for all of the vocabulary in this unit. Students could look for additional idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang terms to fill in the gaps in the table, and write definitions, e.g. news that is hot off the press = the latest news 51Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Unit Vocabulary Reference – Radio LDêÉfKÇáKà]rL= # English Idioms: Literal Translation: 2. to have sth on in the background to listen to sth, e.g. the radio, while doing sth else 4. you can’t win ’em all you can’t be successful in every activity 10. from the sublime to the ridiculous from sth very good to sth very silly, e.g. music on the radio 11. to put the cat among the pigeons to cause trouble, often deliberately 20. to be [about] as much use as a chocolate teapot to be useless # English Phrasal Verbs: Literal Translation: 1. switch on start 4. tune into deliberately watch or listen to 10. call in phone a radio /TV show 13. join in participate 16. listen to hear in an active way # English Slang Words and Phrases: Literal Translation: 2. to catch [a show] (v.) to watch, listen to, or attend a show 6. the Top 40 (n.) the forty best-selling music tracks or albums 12. “Put a sock in it!” (phr.) “Be quiet!” 17. a non-starter (n.) a project that fails before it begins 18. an earworm (n.) a tune that you can’t stop singing in your head # Discussion Words: IPA Translation: 1. ratings LDêÉfKífÏòL= 4. jingle LDÇwfÏKÖ]äL= 12. feature LDÑáWKíp]L= 13. presenter Léê]DòÉåKí]L= 15. competition LâflãKé]DífKp]åL= 25. listener LDäfKë]Kå]L= 27. playlist LDéäÉfKäfëíL= 32. show Lp]rL= 37. digital radio LÇfKÇwfKí]äDêÉfKÇáKà]rL= 40. sidekick LDë~f\KâfâL= What Would You Do? – Problems 2. I want my granny to buy a new digital radio, because I know that she’ll love some of the new digital-only stations. She’s listened to my digital radio, but declares that her old analogue set sounds much better… 8. I called in to a late-night phone-in show on the radio, to discuss a personal problem, but the DJ made fun of me and some of my friends heard it. Now they won’t stop teasing me… 10. I work in a factory, where the tasks are repetitive and monotonous. We usually listen to the radio – all the latest chart hits. But recently a new gaffer [boss] has banned the radio and plays classical music CDs instead… 15. I’m a DJ on a national music radio station. I used to have really high ratings, but recently they’ve been getting lower and lower. I seem to have run out of ideas for new, original features and competitions… 52Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Unit Vocabulary Reference – Television LíÉKä]DîfKw]åL= # English Idioms: Literal Translation: 3. to be glued to sth to watch sth attentively 8. to get square eyes to strain your eyes by looking at a screen for too long 14. to drive sby up the wall to annoy sby very much 15. the best thing since sliced bread the best thing to happen /appear for a long time 18. “I’d love to be a fly on the wall...” “I’d love to be able to overhear sth without being seen” # English Phrasal Verbs: Literal Translation: 11. get into become a fan of 12. cut down reduce intake 15. turn down reduce the volume 18. catch up on do sth that should have been done earlier 20. turn over change sides # English Slang Words and Phrases: Literal Translation: 1. a Z-list celeb (n.) a celebrity who isn’t very famous 3. rolling news (n. un.) continuous 24-hour TV news 7. the [goggle] box (n.) the television 8. a couch potato (n.) a lazy person who watches TV /plays video games a lot 15. the telly (n.) the television # Discussion Words: IPA Translation: 6. advert LDôÇKî‰WíL= 8. channel LDípôKå]äL= 10. box set LÄflDâëÉíL= 18. programme LDéê]rKÖêôãL= 21. remote control LêfKã]r\Kâ]åDíê]räL= 24. HDTV LÉfípKÇáWKíáWDîáWL= 29. reality TV LêáDàôKä]KíáKíáWKîáWL= 30. subtitles LDë¾ÄKí~fKí]äòL= 35. viewer LDîàìWKï]L= 39. TV licence LíáWDîáWKä~fKë]åëL= What Would You Do? – Problems 5. My kids are real couch potatoes, but they start screaming if I threaten to turn off the telly. I want them to watch less and go out and play with their mates. On the other hand, I don’t want to upset the little dears… 7. Very often I find that I’m in the middle of my favourite programme, and the channel suddenly changes, and we’re watching whatever my partner wants to watch. How can I get to have the remote control once in a while…? 12. I recorded the final of a talent contest last night, and I can’t wait to watch it when I get home. I haven’t heard the result yet, and I’m terrified that one of my friends will spoil it for me – or I’ll find out another way… 13. I’m just about to settle down and enjoy the season finale of my favourite TV show, but I can see that the TV Licensing inspectors are coming. I haven’t got a licence! What shall I do? I don’t want to miss it… 53Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Unit Vocabulary Reference – Journalism LDÇw‰WKå]KäfKò]ãL= # English Idioms: Literal Translation: 5. to wash your dirty linen in public to use the media to fight a dispute that should be private 7. to be economical with the truth to say just enough to be truthful, without giving full details 12. to be in sby’s pocket to be paid by sby to be biased towards them 16. to get to the heart of the matter to examine /discuss the most important part of sth 19. to scrape [the bottom of] the barrel to use an idea that is very unoriginal # English Phrasal Verbs: Literal Translation: 3. throw away dispose of 6. give away offer freely 7. shut down close 8. go after pursue 14. find out discover # English Slang Words and Phrases: Literal Translation: 5. a glossy (n.) a quality magazine, usually for women 9. a freebie (n.) sth given away free with a product, e.g. a free DVD 13. a scoop (n.) an exclusive interview or report, e.g. in a newspaper 14. a kiss-and-tell story (n.) an article where sby discusses their private relationship 20. the gutter press (n.) low-quality tabloid newspapers # Discussion Words: IPA Translation: 2. tabloid LDíôKÄälfÇL= 7. freesheet LDÑêáWKpáWíL= 9. headline LDÜÉÇKä~fåL= 11. paparazzi LéôKé]DêôKíëáL= 14. censorship LDëÉåKë]KpféL= 16. article LD^WKífKâ]äL= 22. journalist LDÇw‰WKå]KäfëíL= 23. editor LDÉKÇfKí]L= 33. gossip LDÖflKëféL= 34. bias LÄ~f]ëL= What Would You Do? – Problems 4. I’m a fairly well-known daytime-TV personality; a respectable married man, with two teenage children. However, last week I had a fling with a pole dancer, and she’s just told me that she’s sold her story to a tabloid… 6. I made up a story about a politician and my paper ran it. It forced the guy to resign. Everybody said it was right to print the article – although I know it was untrue. Should I come clean and apologise? I’ll probably lose my job… 11. I’m a journalist on a local rag [low-quality newspaper] and I haven’t had a good scoop for ages. My boss has ordered me to bring back “something sensational” for tomorrow’s edition. How can I uncover an amazing story…? 14. I get a magazine each week, but I often throw it away unread. When I do have time to read it, though, I love it. I’m thinking of cancelling my subscription, because of the cost. But what if I miss some juicy gossip…? 54Talk a Lot Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Unit Vocabulary Reference – New Media LåàìWDãáWKÇf]L= # English Idioms: Literal Translation: 1. to get in touch with sby to contact sby 6. to take advantage of sby to gain benefit from sby without giving anything in return 9. to be all the rage to be in fashion 13. to break new ground to do sth totally original 17. to take ages to be a very long process # English Phrasal Verbs: Literal Translation: 2. log in enter 5. zoom in enlarge 9. trade up upgrade 17. sell out become unavailable due to high sales 19. scroll down move a page down, e.g. on a computer screen # English Slang Words and Phrases: Literal Translation: 4. lol (acr.) acronym used in text messages: “laughing out loud” 10. a geek (n.) a person thought to be obsessed with technology 11. cloud computing (n. un.) storing your files online rather than on a local hard drive 16. a fanboy (n.) a fan of a tech company who promotes their work 19. the Long Tail (n.) a way for publishers to distribute more content for longer # Discussion Words: IPA Translation: 3. web page LDïÉ\KéÉfÇwL= 5. file sharing LDÑ~fäKpÉ]KêfÏL= 17. podcast LDéflÇKâ^WëíL= 19. streaming video LëíêáWKãfÏDîfKÇáKà]rL= 20. mobile LDã]rKÄ~fäL= 26. data transfer LÇÉfKí]DíêôåëKщWL= 28. interactive content LfåKí]KêôâKífîDâflåKíÉåíL= 31. convergence LâflåDî‰WKÇw]åëL= 36. [Wi-Fi] device LDï~fKÑ~fKÇfKî~fëL= 38. touchscreen LDí¾ípKëâêáWåL= What Would You Do? – Problems 1. Two months ago I bought a fantastic mobile, which I was so happy with. But I’ve just found out that they’re about to bring out [launch] a new version with better features for the same price! Should I get one…? 3. They’re launching a brand new MP3 player on Friday, and I want to be the first to get my hands on one! Problem is, to be first in the queue I’ll have to camp outside the store overnight, and I’ve got college the next day… 9. I’ve started using a cloud computing service, and it’s really convenient, because I can sit down and work on any computer with internet access. However, my kid brother seems intent on stealing my password… 16. Somebody I don’t get on with has set up an embarrassing website dedicated to me, using pictures from my Facebook page. I think they’re making fun of me, because I refused to help them cheat in an exam… 55Talk a Lot Media What Would You Do? Read the problems below and decide which group each one belongs in: Radio, Television, Journalism, or New Media. There are four problems in each group. Then offer some advice to each person. Try to use some of the discussion words, idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang words and phrases from this unit in each answer: Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 1. Two months ago I bought a fantastic mobile, which I was so happy with. But I’ve just found out that they’re about to bring out [launch] a new version with better features for the same price! Should I get one…? 2. I want my granny to buy a new digital radio, because I know that she’ll love some of the new digital-only stations. She’s listened to my digital radio, but declares that her old analogue set sounds much better… 3. They’re launching a brand new MP3 player on Friday, and I want to be the first to get my hands on one! Problem is, to be first in the queue I’ll have to camp outside the store overnight, and I’ve got college the next day… 4. I’m a fairly well-known daytime-TV personality; a respectable married man, with two teenage children. However, last week I had a fling with a pole dancer, and she’s just told me that she’s sold her story to a tabloid… 5. My kids are real couch potatoes, but they start screaming if I threaten to turn off the telly. I want them to watch less and go out and play with their mates. On the other hand, I don’t want to upset the little dears… 6. I made up a story about a politician and my paper ran it. It forced the guy to resign. Everybody said it was right to print the article – although I know it was untrue. Should I come clean and apologise? I’ll probably lose my job… 7. Very often I find that I’m in the middle of my favourite programme, and the channel suddenly changes, and we’re watching whatever my partner wants to watch. How can I get to have the remote control once in a while…? 8. I called in to a late-night phone-in show on the radio, to discuss a personal problem, but the DJ made fun of me and some of my friends heard it. Now they won’t stop teasing me… 9. I’ve started using a cloud computing service, and it’s really convenient, because I can sit down and work on any computer with internet access. However, my kid brother seems intent on stealing my password… 10. I work in a factory, where the tasks are repetitive and monotonous. We usually listen to the radio – all the latest chart hits. But recently a new gaffer [boss] has banned the radio and plays classical music CDs instead… 11. I’m a journalist on a local rag [lowquaalit newspaper] and I haven’t had a good scoop for ages. My boss has ordered me to bring back “something sensational” for tomorrow’s edition. How can I uncover an amazing story…? 12. I recorded the final of a talent contest last night, and I can’t wait to watch it when I get home. I haven’t heard the result yet, and I’m terrified that one of my friends will spoil it for me – or I’ll find out another way… 13. I’m just about to settle down and enjoy the season finale of my favourite TV show, but I can see that the TV Licensing inspectors are coming. I haven’t got a licence! What shall I do? I don’t want to miss it… 14. I get a magazine each week, but I often throw it away unread. When I do have time to read it, though, I love it. I’m thinking of cancelling my subscription, because of the cost. But what if I miss some juicy gossip…? 15. I’m a DJ on a national music radio station. I used to have really high ratings, but recently they’ve been getting lower and lower. I seem to have run out of ideas for new, original features and competitions… 16. Somebody I don’t get on with has set up an embarrassing website dedicated to me, using pictures from my Facebook page. I think they’re making fun of me, because I refused to help them cheat in an exam… 􀀅 56Talk a Lot Media Discussion Questions – Group 1 Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 1. What is your favourite… a) radio station, b) DJ, c) TV channel, d) TV programme, e) newspaper, f) magazine, g) website, h) podcast, i) gadget, j) technology brand? Why? Which do you dislike? Why? 2. Radio is over a hundred years old. Why hasn’t it ever been replaced by a more modern form of media? 3. Do you approve of the actions of the paparazzi? How do they manage to make a living? Do certain celebrities invite prying eyes? If yes, who… how… and why? 4. Would you prefer to be able to receive over a thousand mediocre TV channels, or just four really brilliant ones? 5. Why is social networking so popular? Are you part of a social network? How did we use to keep in touch before the arrival of social networking? 6. Who is your favourite TV presenter? Would you like to become one? Why? /Why not? What qualifications and skills do you think you’d need to be successful? 7. What would happen if the media just stopped production? How would it affect your life? 8. How do freesheets (free newspapers) make money? Is it a good business model? 9. Which TV shows get you and your friends and family talking, producing “water-cooler” moments? How do they achieve such an effect? 10. Should the internet be censored so that it contains only material that everybody agrees with? 11. Do you subscribe to any magazines? If yes, why? What do you like about them? 12. Is it possible to access an unbiased source of news? Why? /Why not? 13. Why is it much cheaper to buy a radio than a television or MP3 player? Which form of media offers the best value for money? 14. Do you know anybody who is a complete Luddite or technophobe [fearing and rejecting new technology] – or are you one? What effect does this have on their (or your) life? Should we always gratefully embrace new technological advances, or should we be more cautious? 15. Describe what you think the next popular form of mass media will look like. 57Talk a Lot Media Discussion Questions – Group 2 Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com 1. If you could keep only one form of media, which would you choose? Why? 2. Do you listen to drama on the radio? How does it differ from drama on TV or in films? 3. Are newspapers becoming obsolete? If yes, why? Do you think they’ll still be around in ten years’ time? If not, what will replace them? Will it be a change for the better? 4. Why do technology companies continue to produce more and more new gadgets, and updates for existing gadgets? Haven’t we got enough devices? 5. How can students use different parts of the media to improve their language skills? 6. Who controls the remote control in your home? Why? How did they gain this power? How do you feel about this situation? 7. Are these things too expensive: a) magazines, b) internet connection, c) satellite TV packages, d) newspapers, e) TV licence? What media is available to you for nothing? 8. Imagine that you could be a top radio DJ and present your own two hour show. What kind of music or speech content would you broadcast? Imagine the running order for the show. 9. Do you think of the planet when purchasing new consumer goods, such as mobiles, MP3 players and flat screen TVs? What kind of natural resources are required to produce these products? Where do these resources come from? What happens to the consumer goods that we throw away? How do you dispose of waste generated by using the media? 10. Why do newspapers contain so many articles? Nobody can possibly read them all! 11. How influenced are you by the media? How does it affect your decisions? 12. How is the media funded? How much do you pay towards it? How much should we have to pay? Do you pay to surf the internet? What do you think about adverts in the media, e.g. on TV or on the radio /internet? How far do they dictate your spending habits? 13. Do you like hearing and reading about celebrities in the media? Why? /Why not? 14. Should the government control the press? Why? /Why not? 15. If you could choose anybody, who would you most like to interview for a newspaper /magazine article? Choose one living person and one dead person. Why would you choose them? Think of three questions to ask each. Invite your partner to imagine their answers. 58Talk a Lot Media Agree or Disagree? Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Say why. Find out what your partner thinks, and mark the boxes with 􀀹 for agree and x for disagree: 1. I really need a new mobile. 􀂅 􀂅 2. “Radio is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people 􀂅 􀂅 to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.” – T. S. Eliot 3. We have so many TV channels, but there’s never anything to watch. 􀂅 􀂅 4. I set aside “me-time” especially to read my favourite magazine. 􀂅 􀂅 5. The media is too invasive. I feel like I’m being overwhelmed by 􀂅 􀂅 the constantly updated flow of information. 6. I’ve never listened to a podcast in my life. I don’t see the point. 􀂅 􀂅 7. Online news and blogging is sounding the death knell for 􀂅 􀂅 traditional newspapers. 8. I love reading the latest celebrity gossip. 􀂅 􀂅 9. I hate people who give away free newspapers in the street. They’re 􀂅 􀂅 always getting in my way – and they won’t take no for an answer! 10. The media continually distracts us from what is important in life. 􀂅 􀂅 11. “Where ignorance is bliss it’s foolish to borrow your neighbour’s 􀂅 􀂅 newspaper.” – Kin Hubbard 12. I wouldn’t recognise any of the artists in the Top 40, I’m afraid! 􀂅 􀂅 13. I’m in charge of the remote control in my home. 􀂅 􀂅 14. “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on 􀂅 􀂅 the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” – Groucho Marx 15. Most of what the news media produces is either speculation or 􀂅 􀂅 downright lies, with very little information that is actually true. 16. Children and teenagers should not have the internet in their rooms. 􀂅 􀂅 Me: My Partner: 59Talk a Lot _______________________ /Media Vocabulary Test For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com First Language English _______________________ advert _______________________ tabloid _______________________ bias _______________________ gossip _______________________ show _______________________ jingle _______________________ subtitles _______________________ freesheet _______________________ interactive content _______________________ programme _______________________ channel _______________________ reality TV _______________________ ratings _______________________ paparazzi _______________________ headline _______________________ convergence _______________________ censorship _______________________ mobile _______________________ presenter _______________________ editor 60Talk a Lot Lesson Test – Media Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com A) Underline the stressed syllables in each starting sentence: 1. Katy’s been listening to Radio 2 at home all morning. 2. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. B) Write a suitable word or phrase to follow each phrasal verb, e.g. “switch on… the TV”: 1. give away… ________________ 5. zoom in… ________________ 2. cut down… ________________ 6. join in… ________________ 3. catch up on… ________________ 7. shut down… ________________ 4. turn over… ________________ 8. get into… ________________ C) Rearrange the syllables to find a Media word or phrase – and mark the strong stress: 1. é]====p]å====âflã====íf=== = ____________ 5. íáW====Éfíp====îáW====ÇáW=== ____________= 2. íê]rä====êf====ã]r\====â]å=== ____________ 6. é]====íëá====êô====éô=== ____________= 3. í~f====í]äò====ë¾Ä=== = ____________ 7. pÉ]====Ñ~fä====êfÏ=== ____________= 4. î‰W====Çw]åë====âflå=== = ____________ 8. î~fë====Ñ~f====Çf====ï~f===____________= Complete the sentence blocks: D) Verb Form: _________________________________ -The paparazzi were encouraged to go after the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant. -Which celebs 1. ___________________ the paparazzi encouraged to go after? -The 2. ___________________ which haunted that restaurant. -Were the paparazzi encouraged to 3. ___________________ the Z-list celebs which haunted that restaurant? -Yes, they 4. ___________________. -Were 5. ___________________ encouraged to go after the A-list celebs which frequented that restaurant? -6. ___________________. The paparazzi weren’t encouraged to go after the A-list celebs which frequented that restaurant. E) Verb Form: _________________________________ -If Reg’d called in, he would’ve been able to join in the discussion about gardening. -What 7. ___________________ Reg have been able to join in, if he’d called in? -8. ___________________. -Would Reg 9. ___________________ to join in the discussion about gardening, if he’d called in? -Yes, 10. ___________________ would. -11. ___________________ Reg have been able to join in a quiz, if he’d called in? -No, 12. ___________________. Reg wouldn’t have been able to join in a quiz, if he’d called in. 61Talk a Lot Media Lesson Test For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com Answers A) 1. Katy’s been listening to Radio Two at home all morning. 2. Pam said last night that she hadn’t heard the doorbell, because there’d been something on in the background. B) Answers will vary. Suggested answers: 1. give away… a free newspaper 5. zoom in… on a photo 2. cut down… on watching TV 6. join in… with a competition 3. catch up on… the latest gossip 7. shut down… a newspaper 4. turn over… the page 8. get into… a TV series Note: collocations should match the meaning of each phrasal verb as it is defined in this unit. C) 1. competition 5. HDTV 2. remote control 6. paparazzi 3. subtitles 7. file sharing 4. convergence 8. Wi-Fi device D) Verb form: passive voice. 1. were. 2. Z-list celebs. 3. go after. 4. were. 5. the paparazzi. 6. No, they weren’t. E) Verb form: third conditional. 7. would. 8. The discussion about gardening. 9. have been able. 10. he. 11. Would. 12. he wouldn’t. 62Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 Notes For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 © English Banana.com ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Do you ever feel a bit *annoyed* when you consider that… a) You’ve worked hard to learn lots of English vocabulary – all the main sets b) You’ve studied (a bit) about how people use sentence stress and connected speech when they speak to connect words in a sentence c) You’ve been studying English for a long time …but you still find it difficult to understand what people are saying, because a lot of it doesn’t seem to make sense literally? 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