7 Fake news?

Vocabulary practice
7.1 Vocabulary
Nouns: the news

1 * Choose the correct option.
1 I don't use that news website anymore. There's far too much clickbait /
producer on it, unfortunately.
2 Did you see Dad’s face when he read that paywall / headline about his
football team?
3 She knew she had the scoop / fake news of the century and hurried to
send the story to her editor.
4 She doesn't like the sensationalism / notification of certain newspapers.
5 The news agency sent the bulletin / scandal to the website and it appeared
the next morning.
6 Newspapers are printed by publishers / newsfeeds but they are sold less
and less.
5 I received a paywall saying that someone had sent me a message on
WhatsApp. ………………
6 This could be the best part of the town, but it’s a fake news that the area has
not been improved. ………………
3 *** Answer the questions with your own ideas.
1 Think of a recent scandal in the news. Who was involved? What had they
done?
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2 Find an interesting headline on a news website. What is the news story

2 ** The underlined nouns are in the wrong sentences. Write them next to
the correct sentences.
1 The report of the accident came up on my producer while I was revising.
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2 The photos they used were not right, so we knew it was scandal. ………………
3 I just wanted to read the rest of the news story, but the notification came up
and asked me to subscribe. ………………
4 The location they were going to use for filming was not suitable, so the
newsfeed had to think of somewhere different to use. ………………
about?
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3 What topics do you think make good clickbait? Why?
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