General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 01 Topic 04.doc UNIT 01 The media TOPIC 04 On air DISCUSSION The media 1. In groups, discuss the following questions about the media. 2. Choose one person in the group to tell the class about your group’s ideas. 1. How often do you read, watch or listen to the news?  every day  sometimes  never 2. What kind of news are you interested in?  International news  News about your country  Local news (your city or region)  Business news  News about sport and entertainment 3. Do you think the news is useful to people?  Yes  No 4. Do you think the media tell the truth?  always  mostly  sometimes  never 5. Which of these media do you think is the most reliable?  newspapers  radio  TV  the internet Why do you think this? _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ SPEAKING Word association 1. Your teacher will give you a word or phrase. 2. Think of another word or phrase that is associated with the first one and shout it out. 3. Then think of another word associated with this next word. 4. Continue shouting out words until your teacher tells you to stop. Example snow – white – cloud – sky – bird – feather ……. 31