General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 01 Topic 04.doc  LISTENING 01 Did the media kill Diana? Princess Diana died in a car accident in 1997. Since then there has been a lot of talk about whether the media caused her death. Vocabulary at high speed travelling very fast at the scene of the accident where the accident happened charity work work to help poorer people media all the people who work for newspapers and TV Mercedes a very expensive kind of car Paparazzi photographers who chase famous people to get photographs to sell to newspapers and magazines protect look after Dictionary blame chase (chasing) freedom glamorous privacy role recount tell again Listen to the radio interview about Princess Diana's death and the role of the media.  LANGUAGE FOCUS 02 Opinions 1. Asking about opinions The announcer asks: So do you think that the media caused Diana's death? David Summers answers: Yes, definitely. The announcer asks: Jackie, what's your opinion on the subject? Jackie North answers: Well, I don't believe that the paparazzi caused Diana's death. 32