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EMMA: What? You’re going to be on the news?

NICOLE: Yes. I was on my way to meet you when I saw a TV cameraman and that reporter who works for the local news channel. The one with the long blonde hair.

JUSTIN: Ah, I know the one. Karen something, right?

NICOLE: Yes, that’s her, Karen Stratford. Anyway she stopped me ...

REPORTER: Oh, hi. Excuse me, sorry. Do you have a minute?

NICOLE: Er ... Oh yeah, sure!

REPORTER: Fantastic ...

NICOLE: She wanted to know what I thought about the plans to close down the cinema.

JUSTIN: They’re going to close down the cinema? I didn’t know that.

EMMA: Don’t you ever watch the news?

LIAM: So what did you tell them?

NICOLE: You’ll have to wait and see.

LIAM: What do you mean?

NICOLE: I’m inviting you all over to my house to watch me on the news. It’s on at half past six.

JUSTIN: You won’t be on. I bet they don’t show the bit with you in it.

NICOLE: They will. Karen Stratford promised she’d use some of my interview.

EMMA: It’s a date. I’ll be there.

LIAM: Me, too.

JUSTIN: I’ve got football practice at five, but I can’t miss this. I’ll get there, one way or another.

NICOLE: Great, Six twenty-five at my house, then. Don’t be late.

NICOLE: This is it. This is it.

EMMA: Liam, you’re in my way!

LIAM: Sorry!

REPORTER: We’ve been speaking with local residents to see what they think about living in a city with no cinema.

MAN 1: It’s just wrong. There’s nothing to do in this town as it is.

WOMAN 2: It doesn’t really matter. You can watch any film you want these days online or on demand.

NICOLE: I’m really going to miss it. I go there at least once a month with my friends. I really hope someone opens a new one soon.

JUSTIN: Wow! That was you. That was really you!

LIAM: Is that all they asked you?

NICOLE: Yes, it was really quick.

LIAM: So why were you so late for the bus?

NICOLE: I wasn’t that late.

JUSTIN: What’s so funny, Emma?

EMMA: I think I know why Nicole was so late. And it wasn’t because of the news interview either!

LIAM: What do you mean, Emma?

EMMA: I’ve just got a text from Julia.

NICOLE: Julia?

EMMA: Yes, and she was in town today. She saw you being interviewed.

NICOLE: Really?

EMMA: Yes, and guess what. She videoed it from across the street. She got the whole thing.

NICOLE: She did? Oh no.

LIAM: What?

JUSTIN: What on earth are you two talking about?

NICOLE: Don’t tell me she ...

EMMA: Oh yes she did! Come and have a look at this, you lot.

JUSTIN: You didn’t tell us about that one, Nicole.

LIAM: I’m not surprised.

NICOLE: How embarrassing. I can’t believe she got the whole thing on video.

EMMA: Don’t worry. Julia promised she wouldn’t post it online. Of course, I never promised that.

NICOLE: Don’t you dare!

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1 I’ve just heard about Robin Williams – so sad.

2 I just saw Ariana Grande in town. Can’t wait for the concert tonight.

3 (We should) save our cinema. Join us tonight 8 pm outside the mayor’s house.

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could

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that

that day

the next day

the day before

that night

1 He said he’d be in town later that evening.

2 They said they’d had a great time at my house.

3 She said she was missing me and that she couldn’t wait for the next day.

4 John’s mum said John had missed his train and he was going to be late.

5 Becca said she was seeing Jan that night and would tell her when she saw her.

6 Jimmy said the baby was due that day.

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1 I’ve just heard about Robin Williams – so sad.

2 I just saw Ariana Grande in town. Can’t wait for the concert tonight.

3 (We should) save our cinema. Join us tonight 8 pm outside the mayor’s house.

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2 past perfect

3 past perfect

4 would

5 could

6 then

7 that

8 that day

9 the next day

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2 They said they’d had a great time at my house.

3 She said she was missing me and that she couldn’t wait for the next day.

4 John’s mum said John had missed his train and he was going to be late.

5 Becca said she was seeing Jan that night and would tell her when she saw her.

6 Jimmy said the baby was due that day.

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JANICE: Hello, everyone. It’s great to see so many of you here today. Well, I’m what’s called a foreign correspondent. That means that I’m a reporter, for my newspaper, who reports on things that are happening abroad. So of course I spend a lot of time away from home, I travel around the world and I try to tell readers at home what’s going on in other places. I'm here today to answer your questions so I hope you have lots of them. Where shall we start? The young man in the front row.

BOY 1: Do you travel to dangerous places?

JANICE: Yes. Sometimes you go to a war zone, for example, because to get a really good story you have to get close to the action. And sometimes the action is in a place where there’s fighting, and that’s dangerous of course. But often, it’s more dangerous for the local people who help me – drivers, translators, even the people who arrange interviews for me. I might stay in the country for a few days or weeks and then I come home, but they stay there because that’s where they live, and it’s not always easy for them. But you asked me if my job was dangerous. And, yes, it is some of the time.

GIRL 1: So why do you do it?

JANICE: Good question! Well, I do it because I think it’s important and helpful. And of course it’s exciting. It’s very, very exciting and in a way you get hooked on it. I mean, I can’t imagine working in an office, sitting behind a desk every day.

BOY 2: How do you prepare for each story?

JANICE: Well you have to know quite a lot about the place you’re going to. You have to spend time reading and talking to people and finding things out. And depending where you’re going, sometimes you have to train physically, you know, you might be in a desert or up some mountains so you have to be fit. For one story I did, where I had to follow the army in the Sahara, I had two weeks of training with an army instructor, he asked me to run ten kilometres with a heavy pack on my back. I didn’t like that much!

GIRL 2: What is the most difficult part of your job?

JANICE: Right. Well, I’d say the most difficult part is trying to be objective, you know, to write about what you see and not what you think you see or what you want to see. And sometimes people think your report isn’t a fair representation of the facts. In one country – I’m not going to say which one – I sent a report to my newspaper and the government of that country didn’t like it and they asked me to leave. And so I left, of course.

BOY 3: Would you recommend your job to other people?

JANICE: Oh, yes, absolutely. I mean it isn’t for everyone – just now, someone asked me why I do it and it’s not the first time I’ve heard that question! But it’s a fantastic job, I love it and feel very privileged to have the opportunity to do the work I do.

1 T

2 F (It’s dangerous some of the time)

3 F (She can’t imagine working in an office.)

4 T

5 T

6 T

BOY 1: Do you travel to dangerous places?

GIRL 1: So why do you do it?

BOY 2: How do you prepare for each story?

GIRL 2: What is the most difficult part of your job?

BOY 3: Would you recommend your job to other people?

1 Be close to the action.

2 She’s helped by drivers, translators and people who arrange interviews.

3 She has to train.

4 She was asked to leave a country.

5 Because the government of the country didn’t like what she wrote.

question

request

question

your job dangerous

you run with a heavy pack on your back

do you do that job

yes / no questions

wh- questions

requests

1 One of the students asked her which newspaper she worked for.

2 One of the students asked her where she was going next.

3 One of the students asked her if she had ever been scared in her job.

4 One of the students asked her if her job was well-paid.

5 One of the students asked her who her boss was.

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1 T

2 F (It’s dangerous some of the time)

3 F (She can’t imagine working in an off ice.)

4 T

5 T

6 T

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1 Be close to the action.

2 She’s helped by drivers, translators and people who arrange interviews.

3 She has to train.

4 She was asked to leave a country.

5 Because the government of the country didn’t like what she wrote.

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2 request

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a Is your job dangerous?

b Can you run with a heavy pack on your back, please?

c Why do you do that job?

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1 One of the students asked her which newspaper she worked for.

2 One of the students asked her where she was going next.

3 One of the students asked her if she had ever been scared in her job.

4 One of the students asked her if her job was well-paid.

5 One of the students asked her who her boss was.

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1 Journalists

2 He admitted being foolish but didn’t think he had
done anything wrong.

3 He used it in newspaper stories.

4 Because newspaper editors have to obey the law.

5 Because she was followed by photographers
wherever she went.

6 He ordered the photographers to stay away from her home.

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B – 3

C – 1

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1 Journalists

2 He admitted being foolish but didn’t think he had done anything wrong.

3 He used it in newspaper stories.

4 Because newspaper editors have to obey the law.

5 Because she was followed by photographers wherever she went.

6 He ordered the photographers to stay away from her home.

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accused

agreed

admitted

denied

regretted

apologised

warned

criticised

ordered

apologise

agree

deny

order

criticise

1 He denied stealing the money.

2 She accused me of telling Jim her secret.

3 He warned me not to touch the dog.

4 She regretted saying those things.

5 He apologised for breaking my phone.

6 She criticised me for driving too fast.

7 He agreed to take me to the party.

8 She ordered me to tidy my room.

EDITOR 1: I’m sorry but there’s no way this is a news story. I mean just because this woman was famous for a short while a few years ago doesn’t mean that everything she says is news. I’m really against running this story. My mind’s made up!

EDITOR 2: This is exactly the kind of story we want. This woman always causes controversy and that’s what our readers like to read. She sells papers. We’re definitely going with this story. And that’s final.

1 I’m really against running this story.

2 There’s no way this is a news story.

3 My mind’s made up.

4 This is exactly the kind of story we want.

5 We’re definitely going with this story.

6 And that’s final.

Editor 2 wants to run the story because
their readers like controversy.

Editor 1 doesn’t want to run it because the woman is not really famous now, so it’s not news.

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2 agreed

3 admitted

4 denied

5 regretted

6 apologised

7 warned

8 criticised

9 ordered

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1 He denied stealing the money.

2 She accused me of telling Jim her secret.

3 He warned me not to touch the dog.

4 She regretted saying those things.

5 He apologised for breaking my phone.

6 She criticised me for driving too fast.

7 He agreed to take me to the party.

8 She ordered me to tidy my room.

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Editor 2 wants to run the story because their readers like controversy.

Editor 1 doesn’t want to run it because the woman is not really famous now, so it’s not news.

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1 I’m really against running this story.

2 There’s no way this is a news story.

3 My mind’s made up.

4 This is exactly the kind of story we want.

5 We’re definitely going with this story.

6 And that’s final.

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1 They’re going to the skate park.

2 She was stopped by a news interviewer in the street.

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1 They’re going to the skate park.

2 She was stopped by a news interviewer in the street.

1 Because he didn’t know the cinema was closing.

2 6.25

3 She tells her that she’d really miss the cinema, that she went there at least once a month with her friends and that she hoped someone would open up a new one soon.

4 Julia.

5 Because she tripped over the camera after the interview.

Emma

Liam

Emma

on earth

at least

don’t bother

or something

in any case

It’s none of your business

guess

heard

about

know

Guess

believe

the same way

in my way

on my way

way too

the way

one way or another

1 the same way

2 way too

3 on my way

4 in my way

5 the way

6 one way or another

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1 Because he didn’t know the cinema was closing.

2 6.25

3 She tells her that she’d really miss the cinema, that she went there at least once a month with her friends and that she hoped someone would open up a new one soon.

4 Julia.

5 Because she tripped over the camera after the interview.

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2 Liam

3 Liam

4 Liam

5 Emma

6 Emma

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2 at least

3 don’t bother

4 or something

5 in any case

6 It’s none of your business

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2 in my way

3 on my way

4 way too

5 the way

6 one way or another

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2 way too

3 on my way

4 in my way

5 the way

6 one way or another

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2 the same way

3 on his way

4 the way

5 one way or another

6 way too

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2 about

3 know

4 Guess

5 believe

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INTERVIEWER: We all like to complain that there seems to be nothing but bad news when we turn on the TV or open the newspaper but do we ever think of doing something about it? One person who has decided to do just that is 16-year-old Diana Hollingsworth who is here with me today to tell us all about her ‘Good News Project’. Diana, welcome. Tell us, just what is the good news project?

DIANA: The Good News Project is exactly what its name suggests. It’s a project to hunt down and report stories that will make us feel happy about the world that we live in. We have links with the local newspaper and radio station and, if they like our stories, they will make sure our story gets into the news. We’re also hoping to get involved with local TV, but as of yet, that hasn’t happened.

INTERVIEWER: And how did you come up with the idea?

DIANA: Well, as you said in your introduction, I was tired of seeing nothing but bad news on the telly but I was even more tired of hearing people complaining about this and I thought to myself ‘I can do something about this’. I was the editor of the school magazine so I decided that the next issue would contain nothing but good news. I also used the magazine to explain my idea to pupils. I was amazed by the response I got. Loads of them came forward with stories. That’s when I thought I could do more.

INTERVIEWER: And what was the next step?

DIANA: My mum has a friend on the local newspaper and she arranged for me to meet her. I took along some of the stories that I’d been given by people at school and explained my idea to her. She loved the idea and said that each week they would publish one of our stories to see how the public responded to the idea. It was such a success that after a few months we were publishing around five stories in each edition and that’s when the radio station got involved.

INTERVIEWER: The radio? Tell us more.

DIANA: The producer of the radio station had seen our stories in the newspaper and really liked the idea of doing something similar. I had a meeting with him and he asked if each morning we could produce one ‘feel-good’ story that they could broadcast at the end of their news bulletins. Of course, I said yes, even though it meant quite a bit of extra work. But the best thing is that he lets me read out the story. So every evening I have to record a story and send it in to the station.

INTERVIEWER: It sounds like you’re quite busy.

DIANA: I am. I mean I don’t do all the work myself. I have a team of reporters who find the stories but I’m the one who makes the final decision as to which stories we’re going to pass on to the paper and the radio. It’s actually quite a bit of responsibility because you need to be sure that the stories are 100% true, which can be difficult. It’s probably the toughest part of the job.

INTERVIEWER: So tell us more about your reporters. Are they all young people like yourself?

DIANA: Most of them are. Most of them are pupils from our school but actually anyone can get in touch and send in a story. They can do it just once or they can contribute regularly. And they don’t have to write the story. I’m happy to do that if I have all the facts. The only thing we ask any potential contributor is that they can prove their story is true and, of course, the story has to be uplifting. We can’t forget that.

INTERVIEWER: And finally – can you give us some examples of the types of stories you report on.

DIANA: Oh my goodness. Where do I start? Animals always make good stories. Animals doing funny things, people finding their lost cats, that sort of thing. We also have lots of stories about people doing amazing things to raise money for charities. Sport is also a good area. We had a story the other day about an 82-year-old man who still plays football every week. The stories can be about anything and everything. Well, that’s not quite true. We avoid religion and politics completely. They’re subjects that will always get you into trouble.

INTERVIEWER: Diana, it’s been a pleasure. Thank you so much for telling us all about the ‘Good News project’ and good luck for the future.

DIANA: You’re welcome and thanks for having me.

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live

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had

would

didn’t

was

wouldn’t

1 I’d sooner ~~had~~ have a quick salad and then go back to work.

2 I wish he ~~didn’t give~~ hadn’t given me so many presents – it was
so embarrassing.

3 Sheila said the film on TV the day before was ~~had been~~ excellent.

4 They announced that the president ~~will~~ would make a speech before
tomorrow’s ceremony.

5 I’d rather you ~~come~~ came round to my house, if that’s possible.

6 He accused me ~~to break~~ of breaking his camera.

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2 way

3 drop

4 apologise

5 regretted

6 careers

7 let

8 denied

9 live

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2 had

3 would

4 didn’t

5 was

6 wouldn’t

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1 I’d sooner ~~had~~ have a quick salad and then go back to work.

2 I wish he ~~didn’t give~~ hadn’t given me so many presents – it was so embarrassing.

3 Sheila said the film on TV the day before was ~~had been~~ excellent.

4 They announced that the president ~~will~~ would make a speech before tomorrow’s ceremony.

5 I’d rather you ~~come~~ came round to my house, if that’s possible.

6 He accused me ~~to break~~ of breaking his camera.

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1 guess, play

2 rather, prefer

3 didn’t, to go

4 seen, know

Matt said that he liked horror stories.

Ali said that he would see us at the concert on Saturday.

Helen said that she had been to Spain many times.

Elif said that she was looking forward to seeing me.

1 he would see us all at Jake’s birthday party on Saturday.

2 it was half-time and that their team had scored two goals.

3 he couldn’t get tickets for the concert because it had sold out.

4 they weren’t playing Sunnyhill School because they had cancelled the match.

5 his Maths teacher had quit yesterday and that he couldn’t believe it.

6 he hadn’t done enough revision for the History exam.

1 that in 2013, it had taken one week for users
to send a billion Tweets.

2 that 40% of registered Twitter users had never sent a Tweet.

3 that Twitter was available in 25 languages then.

4 that 75% of world leaders used Twitter.

5 that Barack Obama’s victory Tweet had been
the most retweeted Tweet in 2013.

6 that the country with the most Twitter users
in 2014 had been China.

7 that Twitter had become the fastest way to
break news.

8 that Twitter would become more like Facebook
in the future.

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1 Matt said that he liked horror stories.

2 Ali said that he would see us at the concert on Saturday.

3 Helen said that she had been to Spain many times.

4 Elif said that she was looking forward to seeing me.

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1 he would see us all at Jake’s birthday party on Saturday.

2 it was half-time and that their team had scored two goals.

3 he couldn’t get tickets for the concert because it had sold out.

4 they weren’t playing Sunnyhill School because they had cancelled the match.

5 his Maths teacher had quit yesterday and that he couldn’t believe it.

6 he hadn’t done enough revision for the History exam.

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1 that in 2013, it had taken one week for users to send a billion Tweets.

2 that 40% of registered Twitter users had never sent a Tweet.

3 that Twitter was available in 25 languages then.

4 that 75% of world leaders used Twitter.

5 that Barack Obama’s victory Tweet had been the most retweeted Tweet in 2013.

6 that the country with the most Twitter users in 2014 had been China.

7 that Twitter had become the fastest way to break news.

8 that Twitter would become more like Facebook in the future.

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why I wanted to be a journalist.

to think of a name for the school
online magazine.

to interview a foreign correspondent (for the
school magazine).

to prepare some questions for
the interview.

which countries he had reported from.

if he had reported from any war zones.

if I could get her a glass of water.

The teacher said to John that his essay was amazing.

You need to tell them something to keep them quiet. /
You need to tell them to keep quiet.

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1 why I wanted to be a journalist.

2 to think of a name for the school online magazine.

3 to interview a foreign correspondent (for the school magazine).

4 to prepare some questions for the interview.

5 which countries he had reported from.

6 if he had reported from any war zones.

7 if I could get her a glass of water.

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1 e

2 f

3 a

4 b

5 h

6 c

7 d

8 g

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1 telling

2 of printing

3 for failing

4 for being

5 to speak

6 driving

7 that he had made

8 about entering

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2 The teacher said to John that his essay was amazing.

3 ✗

4 You need to tell them something to keep them quiet. / You need to tell them to keep quiet.

5 ✗

keep in touch

break the news gently

got in touch

retweeted

pass on the message

let you know

give me a call

drop you a line

accused

admitted

apologised

ordered

regretted

criticised

agreed

warned

the same way

one way or another

way too

the way

on her way

in my way

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2 f

3 a

4 e

5 b

6 c

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1 keep in touch

2 break the news gently

3 got in touch

4 retweeted

5 pass on the message

6 let you know

7 give me a call

8 drop you a line

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1 accused

2 admitted

3 apologised

4 ordered

5 regretted

6 criticised

7 agreed

8 warned

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1 the same way

2 one way or another

3 way too

4 the way

5 on her way

6 in my way

the co-founder of Twitter

breaking news

140

to follow their pop idols

campaigns

the power to make a difference

Suggested answers

A girl created an invitation to her party on Facebook, but the post was open to the public
and 3,000 people turned up.

A waitress complained about some customers and a tip they gave on Facebook. Her company found out and fired her.

Thirteen crew members of an airline criticised customers and complained about the cleanliness and safety of the planes on Facebook. The airline found out and fired them.

thirty thousand

had turned into

unhappy with a tip

an hour longer

their messages on Facebook

had replaced the

have issued warnings

to be more careful

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1 the co-founder of Twitter

2 breaking news

3 140

4 to follow their pop idols

5 campaigns

6 the power to make a difference

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Suggested answers

A girl created an invitation to her party on Facebook, but the post was open to the public and 3,000 people turned up.

A waitress complained about some customers and a tip they gave on Facebook. Her company found out and fired her.

Thirteen crew members of an airline criticised customers and complained about the cleanliness and safety of the planes on Facebook. The airline found out and fired them.

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1 thirty thousand

2 had turned into

3 unhappy with a tip

4 an hour longer

5 their messages on Facebook

6 had replaced the

7 have issued warnings

8 to be more careful

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Paul Smith, a British blogger, writer and former radio executive

March 2009

all around the world, from Newcastle in the
UK to Stewart Island in New Zealand

Paul travelled around the world.

using Twitter

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1 Paul Smith, a British blogger, writer and former radio executive

2 March 2009

3 all around the world, from Newcastle in the UK to Stewart Island in New Zealand

4 Paul travelled around the world.

5 using Twitter

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1 Lead sentence

2 Introduction

3 Main body

4 Closing paragraph and a quotation

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MARCUS: I’m really against running this story, Lucy.

LUCY: But why, Marcus? It’s a great story. It’s a story of success against all odds.

MARCUS: Yes, and it’s a story about ballet. Nobody at this school’s interested in ballet. What do you think, Sarah?

SARAH: Marcus is right. Very few people are into ballet. And anyway, there’s no way this is a news story. At least, it’s not a news story for our school magazine. It’s not about somebody at this school.

LUCY: You’re right. It’s not about our school or anybody at our school but it’s an inspiring story. It’s not just a story about ballet. It’s a story that encourages you to follow your dreams.

TOM: I agree with Lucy. This is exactly the kind of story we want.

LUCY: Thank you, Tom.

MARCUS: But why? You hate ballet.

TOM: I know, I know. But this is a story that says you can achieve anything. If you are determined, anything is possible.

MARCUS: I’m sorry, guys. My mind’s made up. We’re not running this story in our school magazine.

TOM: But you haven’t heard the whole story yet. When Michaela DePrince was three years old, her father was killed in the civil war in Sierra Leone. Then her mother died, and her uncle sent her to an orphanage. Whilst she was at the orphanage, she saw a picture of a ballerina in a pink ballet dress on the front cover of a magazine. She decided she wanted to be that ballerina and she kept the picture. And that’s exactly what happened. She is now part of the Dutch National Ballet.

MARCUS: So what happened? How did she become a ballerina in the Dutch National Ballet?

LUCY: You see. It is an interesting story. You want to know what happened. She was adopted by an American couple and she went to live in America. Her parents enrolled her at ballet school in Philadelphia.

MARCUS: So after that it was all easy. What’s the story?

LUCY: No it wasn’t easy. She still had to work hard to achieve her dream.

TOM: Now with the help of her mother she’s written a book about her life. It’s called Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina.

LUCY: Yes, and she’s going to use the money she earns from the book to open a free arts school in Sierra Leone. And she’s going to teach ballet there. I think that’s amazing.

TOM: We’re definitely going with this story.

LUCY: And that’s final.

MARCUS: I’m really against running this story, Lucy.

LUCY: But why, Marcus? It’s a great story. It’s a story of success against all odds.

MARCUS: Yes, and it’s a story about ballet. Nobody at this school’s interested in ballet. What do you think, Sarah?

TOM: I agree with Lucy. This is exactly the kind of story we want.

LUCY: Thank you, Tom.

MARCUS: But why? You hate ballet.

TOM: I know, I know. But this is a story that says you can achieve anything. If you are determined, anything is possible.

MARCUS: I’m sorry, guys. My mind’s made up. We’re not running this story in our school magazine.

MARCUS: So what happened? How did she become a ballerina in the Dutch National Ballet?

MARCUS: So after that it was all easy. What’s the story?

LUCY: No it wasn’t easy. She still had to work hard to achieve her dream.

TOM: Now with the help of her mother she’s written a book about her life. It’s called Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina.

LUCY: Yes, and she’s going to use the money she earns from the book to open a free arts school in Sierra Leone. And she’s going to teach ballet there. I think that’s amazing.

TOM: We’re definitely going with this story.

LUCY: And that’s final.

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And so here are our local news stories for today, here on radio AON news. First up, the manager of our local football team, Wenbridge United, Dave Godber, has decided to resign from his job with immediate effect. Mr Godber said that he didn’t have any regrets about his three years at the club but he thought that perhaps it was time for someone else to take control and to try and improve the team’s performance. He admitted that the situation hadn’t always been easy at the club but he said he had always tried his hardest and that some things hadn’t gone his way. When we asked him what he intended to do now, he said that he wanted to take a few months off with his family, to relax and to consider his future. The director of the club, Gordon Marsh, said that they would start looking for a replacement for Mr Godber as soon as possible. Let’s hope they can find someone who can win a match now and again! Now, a teacher at the local Wenbridge College of Art has been suspended from work after a Tweet that she sent last week, in which she said that she hated her job. Marjorie Green has been at the art college for twelve years. Ms Green admits that she sent the Tweet but says that it was not meant seriously and that it was intended only to be read by her closest friends. She also says that she now regrets sending the Tweet, that she’s apologised to the college for sending it and she has closed her Twitter account. We asked the head of the college, Mr George Brown, why such action had been taken and he replied that the Tweet had damaged the reputation of the college. Next Monday there’ll be a meeting at the college to decide whether to end Ms Green’s contract. Well, I don’t know about you, but I think everyone hates their job sometimes, don’t they? But perhaps it’s better not to tweet about it, eh? And last but not least … schoolgirl Annabel Lee from Longbury has won first prize in a magazine competition. Annabel wrote an essay entitled ‘Living up to expectations’ and her answer was chosen by a panel of judges as the best one. Her prize? A one-week trip to Portugal, all expenses paid. Well done Annabel! Don’t forget to send me a postcard, OK?

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they began to stare at the flames and think in a different,
more relaxed way.

Around the middle of the 20th Century.

sitting down in a cross-legged position with eyes closed

slowly and calmly

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1 It takes ages.

2 You can read what you want, when you want.

3 You can only speak to someone if they're at home.

4 You can see how the other person reacts.

5 You have to be careful what you write.

6 You can't always get reception.

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Don't forget – my new single will be released tomorrow.

We can stop animal cruelty here and now. Retweet this photo.

I've just heard today there's a new royal baby on the way!

Government sources confirm the prime minister has just resigned!

Yesterday's concert was great. Thanks Kaiser Chiefs – you rock!

We're meeting to protest outside the town hall tonight. Be there!

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Everybody's Tweeting

When Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey posted his first Tweet on his newly created website even he couldn't have imagined that just a few years later over 200,000,000 people would be doing the same thing at least once a month. With the words 'just setting up my twttr', Jack launched a site that would change how we communicate forever.

Twitter was originally created as a messaging system for a podcasting website, but it took on a life of its own as people realised it offered them the power to connect with millions of people instantly. Suddenly everyone had a voice, as long as it wasn't longer than 140 characters. But what are we using it for, and just how is Twitter changing the way we do things?

Oh no! I've just heard about Robin

Williams – so sad. Astor, 16

1 Perhaps the greatest impact Twitter has

had is on breaking news. Before Twitter,

news had to get the attention of a

journalist, who then had to make sure the

news was accurate and true before finally

broadcasting it on the radio or TV. These

days anyone who happens to be in the right

place at the righttime with a Twitter

account can post news the second it

happens. With retweets it can be halfway around the world in seconds. A perfect example of this was when a US flight made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York City. 'There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy' is how eyewitness Janis Krums broke the story to the world with this Tweet and a photo of the extraordinary event.

OMG I've just seen Ariana Grande down town.

Can't wait for the concert tonight. Rita, 14

2 Young people have always loved to follow their pop idols, and Twitter has made it a whole lot easier. Before the Internet, teenagers used to join the fan clubs of their favourite bands and write letters to their heroes. If they were lucky, two weeks later they'd get a reply written by the club secretary. A few times a year they'd receive a magazine updating them on all the band's 'news'. Today's teenagers don't need to wait. By following their idols on Twitter they get all the news the minute it happens. They get to hear what they had for breakfast, what they did the night before, what they're thinking as they sit waiting for a plane, and what they're going to do the next day. They get to hear it directly from the bands themselves.

Save our cinema. Join us tonight 8 pm outside

the mayor's house. Dexter, 17

3 Twitter allows people who think the same way to get together and do something about the things they care about. They can share information, organise campaigns and put pressure on governments and big businesses to change. It allows people to stand up to things such as cyber bullying, sexism and racism. Twitter has given the man and woman on the street the power to make a difference.

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Young people sometimes make things public that they regret later. This can cause emotional problems and frequently a feeling of helplessness.

We're trying to develop a system that will help people to upload multiple photos faster.

We use social media in order to spread our key messages more efficiently.

Twitter – quite simply the most effective way to reach our target consumers.

a politician

a psychologist

a linguist

an IT expert

an advertising executive

We have noticed that people use fewer abbreviations on Twitter than in texting, and tweets seem to show more creative word use.

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in contact with?

If you're going to be home late, how do you

How do you prefer to

How do you

in touch with old friends who you're not currently

Have you ever

in touch with your friends from primary school?

someone else's message on Twitter?

someone a line and what did

When was the last time you

your best friend a call on their birthday? I usually

What's the best way to

your parents know?

good or bad news to other people?

you say?

Do you always

bad news?

send them a text.

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I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything.

If you see Jim can you pass on the message?

An old friend of mine got in touch with me on Facebook the other day.

It's so easy to keep in touch with all your friends these days.

When you tell her, break the news gently.

His followers retweeted his message more than 10,000 times.

I'll drop you a line when we get there.

Give me a call when you get home.

tell him

stay in contact

sent on / forwarded (via Twitter)

send you a message

Phone me

tell you

made contact

tell her what's happened

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A lot of the time, Janice is not at home.

Her work is always dangerous.

Sometimes, she would prefer to be a reporter in an office.

Sometimes she needs to be physically fit.

Sometimes her reports upset local governments.

She thinks she is lucky to have her job.

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

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You asked me if my job was dangerous.

He asked me to run ten kilometres.

Just now, someone asked me why I do [this job].

question

request

question

request

question

request

Which are questions and which are requests?

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Read and complete the direct questions.

You asked me if my job was dangerous.

He asked me to run ten kilometres.

Just now, someone asked me why I do [this job].

'Is

'Can

'Why

ten kilometres?'

this job?'

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Breaking the law

Just leave them alone

It's a trap

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BAD NEWS

Journalists are essential to tell us what is happening in the world and with this comes a lot of responsibility. Journalists need to be able to report the facts without bias or prejudice and use only ethical means to obtain these facts. Unfortunately, not every journalist always does this...

1 Sting operations are one of the most controversial ways a journalist can legally get a story. They involve leading a well-known person into a false situation with the hope that they will do something newsworthy.

For example, in 2010 a newspaper accused the professional snooker player John Higgins of taking money to lose matches. Higgins and his manager met with two men who said they would give him money if he lost matches on purpose. The meeting, which took place in a hotel room, was arranged and secretly filmed by the newspaper. Higgins agreed to do it but said later that he had only done so because he thought the two men were criminals and he had been scared. It turned out that they were reporters from the newspaper itself.

Higgins admitted that meeting the men was foolish but denied having done anything wrong.

2 Whereas sting operations might be legal, phone-hacking is certainly not. In 2007, the editor of a leading UK newspaper was sent to prison because he and a private detective had hacked into hundreds of voicemail messages of people who worked for the British royal family.

The information they got was used in newspaper stories about members of the royal family.

The men also admitted to having taken messages from the phones of models, politicians and sportspeople.

Although the editor said he regretted having invaded the privacy of these people and apologised for causing his victims distress, the judge sentenced him to four months in prison, explaining that newspaper editors had to obey the law as well. He warned other journalists not to make the same mistake.

Since then though, many celebrities such as Jude Law and Sienna Miller have been subjected to illegal phone-hacking by journalists.

3 The paparazzi are famous for pursuing the rich

and famous hoping to geta photograph to sell to

the papers. In the last years of her life, singer Amy

Winehouse was followed by photographers

everywhere she went – and it got so bad that in

2009 she went to court and asked a judge to stop

them. Her management team complained that her

safety had been compromised because of so much

attention from newspapers and magazines.

The judge criticised the journalists for behaving so

badly and agreed to help her. He ordered the

photographers to stay away from her home, saying

that they could not come within 100 metres of

Winehouse's new home. Many other celebrities

have needed to obtain similar court orders to

protect themselves and their families.

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A newspaper

the professional snooker player John

admitted

to do it.

Higgins

having done anything wrong.

Higgins

that meeting the men was foolish.

other journalists not to make the same mistake.

having invaded the privacy of these

The judge

for causing his victims distress.

The judge

the journalists for behaving so badly.

the photographers to stay away from her home.

apologised

regretted

accused

denied

warned

criticised

agreed

ordered

The editor said he

people.

Higgins of taking money to lose matches.

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Higgins admitted that meeting the men was foolish but denied having done anything wrong.

The information they got was used in newspaper stories about members of the royal family.

The men also admitted to having taken messages from the phones of models, politicians and sportspeople.

Since then though, many celebrities such as Jude Law and Sienna Miller have been subjected to illegal phone-hacking by journalists.

3 The paparazzi are famous for pursuing the rich

and famous hoping to geta photograph to sell to

the papers. In the last years of her life, singer Amy

Winehouse was followed by photographers

everywhere she went – and it got so bad that in

2009 she went to court and asked a judge to stop

them. Her management team complained that her

safety had been compromised because of so much

attention from newspapers and magazines.

The judge criticised the journalists for behaving so

badly and agreed to help her. He ordered the

photographers to stay away from her home, saying

that they could not come within 100 metres of

Winehouse's new home. Many other celebrities

have needed to obtain similar court orders to

protect themselves and their families.

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story

really

running

against

I'm

this

news

way

there's

story

this

made

mind's

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kind

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definitely

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with

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that's

going

and

Editor 2

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..., at least

don't bother

...on earth...

...or something

It's none of (your) business.

...in any case, ...

Who says these expressions in the photostory?

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Justin:

Emma:

Justin:

Liam:

Nicole:

Emma:

Nicole:

So where's Nicole? We're going to miss the bus.

We've still got a few minutes. She'll be

here. She's not going to miss a trip to

the skate park.

Well, text her. It'll be here any minute.

No, don't bother. Here she is. Come on, Nicole. Hurry up!

Sorry I'm late. You'll never believe

what happened.

What?

I'll tell you on the bus when I've got my

breath back. Oh, I'm so excited!!

So come on then. Tell us. What happened?

Guess!

Guess?

Yes, we've got twenty minutes to kill. Come on, bet you can't guess.

You were abducted by aliens, but then they realised they'd got the wrong person and brought you back.

Ha, ha. Very funny. But surprisingly enough, you're wrong.

OK, you were halfway here when you realised you'd forgotten your phone so you had to go back and get it.

No, but that's a pretty good guess. Have another go.

I know. You stopped at the supermarket to buy us crisps or chocolate or something. Please say I'm right. I'm starving!

No, sorry.

This is way too difficult. I hate guessing. Give us a hint at least.

Wait! I've got it! You met Ben Anderson and stopped for a chat.

Who on earth is Ben Anderson?

That new guy in Mrs Brooks' class. Tall, dark hair, sporty. Nicole really likes him.

Oh really? Tell us more!

It's none of your business, Liam. And in any case, Justin's wrong. Well, about why I'm late, at least. More guesses!

No, Nicole, we give up. You're going to tell us eventually anyway.

Fair enough. Are you ready? I am going to be on television tonight! On the news.

You're what?

Yeah, right.

No, honestly. I'm going to be on the news. I was stopped by an interviewer on the street and asked what I thought about the plans to close down the cinema. I'm going to be on the news!

Emma:

Nicole:

Liam:

Nicole:

Justin:

Nicole:

Emma:

Nicole:

Liam:

Nicole:

Emma:

Justin:

Liam:

Justin:

Liam:

Nicole:

Emma:

Nicole:

Justin:

Liam:

Nicole:

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Why

Can you lend me £20? Or £5,

There's no wifi in the camp where we're going, so

I'm bored. Let's go swimming

I don't really want to go to the party, and

Stop asking me questions!

to write me any emails.

I haven't been invited.

at least don't bother on earth or something

it's none of your business in any case

did you dye your hair green?

Use the expressions.

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Use the same word in both sentences.

Nicole You'll never

Emma Yes, and

what happened.

what? She videoed it.

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Have you

Have you heard

Did you

know

heard

about

guess

You'll never

Jim's brother?

that they're going to close the cinema?

what I found out.

believe

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Twitter allows people who think

Liam, you're

we do things?

I was

This is

the way

the same way

in my way

on my way

one way or another

difficult. I hate guessing.

to get together.

. I can't see the screen.

to meet you when I saw a TV cameraman.

way too

How is Twitter changing

I don't know how but I'm going to fix the situation

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in a similar manner

very / really

coming

between me and something else

the manner or method

somehow

the way

the same way

in my way

on my way

one way or another

way too

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Can you move please? You're

He dances

He phoned me and told me that he's

I really like

She can't come, and

Can you turn the TV down please? It's

he sings – badly!

here. He'll be ten

I'm happy, because I don't

loud!

minutes.

you've done your hair!

really like her.

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What is the Good News Project?

What contributed most to Diana starting the project?

What did the local newspaper initially agree?

A newspaper that only reports stories to make people happy.

A plan to find and share positive news stories.

An attempt to get happy stories onto the television news.

She was fed up of hearing only bad news.

She wanted to stop people complaining about the news.

She wanted to change the way her school magazine reported stories.

to give her idea a try and see if it would be popular with their readers

to get her involved with the local radio station

to publish five stories each week

What is Diana's involvement with the radio station?

She reads the local news every morning.

She prepares one story every day for them.

She writes their news bulletins.

What should someone do if they have a story for the project?

co-ordinating her team of reporters

deciding which stories to give to the newspaper and radio station

checking that the stories are reliable

What does Diana find most difficult about the project?

Number of people att ending church decreases.

Zoo welcomes new baby elephant.

give it to one of the pupils at Diana's school

Which of these stories would the Good News Project NOT report on?

write it up and send it in

be sure that it is accurate

Schoolchildren find home for homeless man.

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Sam wants to be a science teacher so he is applying for a

Kelly is very ambitious. She won't let anything get in the

As soon as you have any news, please

Mrs Davies' car broke down so she had to

The film was terrible – I really

university course.

I don't know when we'll be arriving, but I'll

Mick told the policeman he didn't know the bank robber. He

The hotel looked great on the website. But unfortunately, it didn't

course in Chemistry.

of her career.

me a line.

to the class for

going to see it.

advisor did a good job in helping me choose my

you know as

the dog for

having met him at all.

up to our expectations.

There are four extra words.

regretted pass degree blame front let give way

apologise living live drop denied careers

being late.

soon as I can.

If you leave biscuits on a low table, you can't

eating them.

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I feel sick. If only I

David said he

Liz asked Mike if he

I'm sure I'd understand if only my French teacher

The security guard asked Sol why he

Mr Jones phoned the office to say that unfortunately he

seen Michael the day before.

be at the football match that afternoon.

speak

outside the bank.

hadn't will didn't was wouldn't would

wasn't had

eaten so much!

so fast.

standing around

able to attend the meeting.

There are two extra words.

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Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

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football for England?

I'd

I'd rather you

you played that music more quietly.

back to sleep.

it if you went to your own room.

But I don't want to get up! I'd prefer

What? Did they ask you

Well, I'd

Have you

how it really happened?

You'll never

Yes, I have, but do you

the article in the paper about Jack's accident?

what happened to me yesterday.

stay in bed any longer.

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Rewrite the sentences.

'I like horror stories,' said Matt.

'I will see you at the concert on Saturday,' said Ali.

Helen / said / that / she / be / to / Spain / many times

'I'm looking forward to seeing you,' said Elif.

Matt said

Ali said

to Spain many times.

Elif said

'Jamie is late,' said Jo.

Matt / said / that / he / like / horror / stories

Ali / said / that / he / see / us / at / the concert / on Saturday

'I have been to Spain many times,' said Helen.

Elif / said / that / she / look forward / to / seeing / me

Jo / said / that / Jamie / be / late

horror stories.

Helen said

us at the concert on Saturday.

to seeing me.

Use reported speech.

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Report the questions using + if, + to or + question word.

'Why do you want to be a journalist?'

'Think of a name for the school online magazine.'

'Prepare some questions for the interview.'

'Which countries have you reported from?'

'Have you reported from any war zones?'

My friend asked me

My teacher asked me

for the school magazine.

She asked me

I asked the foreign correspondent, Jeremy Hope,

'Do you want to be a journalist when you leave school?'

'Interview a foreign correspondent for the school magazine.'

'Can you get me a glass of water?'

She asked me

The editor of the school magazine asked me

I asked him

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The journalist apologised

The police officer warned the driver

The driver regretted

The journalist agreed

The public criticised the newspaper

The director of the company accused the journalist

The man denied

The newspaper admitted

leaving his vehicle.

to interview the witness.

of upsetting his staff.

robbing the bank.

for upsetting the girl.

to printing incorrect facts.

for printing incorrect facts.

not to leave his vehicle.

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Daisy regretted

The pop star accused the newspaper

The media criticised the politician

The film star apologised

The victim's wife agreed

The boy admitted to

The bank manager admitted

The boy was warned

her story to the newspaper.

lies about him.

to explain his actions.

late for the interview.

to the press.

the car without a licence.

a mistake.

the empty building.

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Choose the sentences that can use both say and tell.

We didn't tell Jess anything about the party.

Charlotte said she felt the same way.

The teacher told John that his essay was amazing.

You need to say something to them to keep them quiet.

I don't think politicians ever tell the truth.

Please tell her to keep in touch.

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say and tell in reported speech

✓

I told Ian about the news.

I said to Ian about the news.

✗

Learners often make mistakes with say and tell.

✓

✗

He said that he was amazed.

He told that he was amazed.

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Rewrite the sentences using the other verb – say or tell.

The teacher

You need to

The teacher told John that his essay was amazing.

You need to say something to them to keep them quiet.

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say and tell in reported speech

✓

I told Ian about the news.

I said to Ian about the news.

✗

Learners often make mistakes with say and tell.

✓

✗

He said that he was amazed.

He told that he was amazed.

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I'll let

He broke

I'll drop

Give me

I'll pass

He got

you a line.

on the message.

in touch with me

last week.

you know.

a call.

the news gently.

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. We can Skype often.

I'll tell her. And don't worry. I'll

Wow! Your followers have

I think so.

Mike's arriving next week, have you

I'm not sure. When I find out, I'll

him yet to find out where he's staying?

I've just got a message about football practice. It's been cancelled

I can't believe you're moving to Australia. That's the other side of

I can't tell Jane about the puppy. She'll be really upset.

No, not yet, I'll email him this evening.

Thanks, I'll

What time's the rehearsal on Wednesday?

on Sunday.

got in touch

let you know

retweeted

drop you a line

pass on the message

give me a call

the world.

Don't worry, I'll

with

your comment

about the book 200 times. Is that a record for you?

to the rest of the team.

Right, I'm off then. I'll see you at school tomorrow.

Yes,

when you get home. And don't forget

we've got an English test tomorrow.

Well, this is goodbye then. I hope you like the new school.

I'll miss this place and all of you, of course. When I've settled in, I'll

keep in touch

break the news gently

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star. (tell)

The actor

The editor

The photographers

The judge

the photographers to stop following the pop

The editor was angry. He

for upsetting the actor. (say sorry)

her for printing the story.

to approve the building plans. (say they will)

The council

the local residents that the building was

The sister of the Manchester United footballer

the newspaper of misquoting him. (claim)

to everybody that he had made a mistake. (tell)

The council had

selling her

unsafe. The boys ignored the 'Danger! Keep Out' sign on the gate. (notify)

Use a reporting verb that means the same as the verb in brackets.

story to a newspaper. (be sorry for)

(complain about)

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Yes, so am I. It's great to be with people who feel

Not yet. I'll get it done by 5 pm,

I love

Yes, so do I.

Yes, I think the questions were

. I'm trying

to watch a film.

Did you take that online test?

Have you seen this message from Sarah?

I'm glad you've agreed to be a volunteer at the Cat's Protection Society.

Have you finished that report for the school newspaper yet?

easy.

You'll be able to ask her in person. She's

Hey, Mark. Move over a bit. You're

Yeah, I wanted to ask her about that.

the way

the same way

in my way

on her way

one way or another

way too

I do about cats.

Instagram lets you see what all your

friends are up to.

now.

here

Sorry, I didn't realise.

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customers.

a girl's party invitation posted on Facebook had been passed on to

the party

customers.

Ashley had had to stay at work

waiting for the

about the airline.

the messages said that the airline

some planes.

Ashley Johnson was

she had received from two

jet engines of

to their staff about postings

17% of employers

about what we post on social media.

thirteen crew from an airline had been sacked for

a riot.

Use between two and four words.

on social media.

people.

we all need

The article said that ...

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What not to do on Social Media – A Cautionary Tale

One simple Tweet or one wrong photo on Facebook

can get you into trouble with the law, stop you from

getting a job and even lose you your job. Something

that takes us seconds to do can have huge

consequences. Here are some examples of where

things went wrong for these three social media users.

The Facebook invite

In 2012, in the little town of Haren in Holland, a girl was celebrating her sixteenth birthday. She decided to have a party and invite her friends to her house. She created an invitation on Facebook but she didn't make it private. She sent it to friends who sent it to their friends and it spread across the Internet. Her party invitation was passed on, not to one hundred people, not to one thousand people but to thirty thousand people. The party was cancelled but three thousand people still turned up. Riot police were sent to the town to keep the party-goers away from the house and the girl had to leave her home. The party turned into a riot. Rioters set fire to a car and damaged street signs and lamp posts. Six people at the party were injured and twenty people were arrested.

A bad tip

Ashley Johnson, a 22-year-old waitress from North Carolina in America, was unhappy with a tip she received from two customers dining at the restaurant where she worked. The two customers had sat at their table for three hours and Ashley had stayed at work an hour longer, waiting for them to finish their meal. Consequently, she wasn't happy when they only gave her a tip of $5. Unfortunately she vented her anger on Facebook. She called them 'cheap' and mentioned the name of the restaurant where she worked. Insulting customers or speaking disapprovingly of them on social media was against company policy. Ashley Johnson was fired.

Flying out of a job

Not one, but thirteen crew members were sacked by a famous airline for their messages on Facebook about the airline. They criticised customers, which again was against company policy. They also discussed private company business on the website. They said that the planes were infested with cockroaches and that the airline had replaced the jet engines of some of the planes four times in one year. These comments should have been made privately to the company. They should not have been discussed on social media. Subsequently they were all sacked.

According to the Internet security company, Proofnet, eight per cent of employers in the USA have fired employees after viewing their postings on social media sites. Seventeen per cent of employers have issued warnings to their staff after finding postings that went against company rules and policies. We all need to be more careful about what we post on social media. Remember a Tweet is there forever and you can never be completely sure who will view the photos on your Facebook page. So always think before you post that 'fun' photo or tweet that 'careless' thought. Think what consequences it might have in the future.

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Closing paragraph and a quotation

Find something that sums the article up in afew words. You can also end your story with a link to more information on the Internet.

Lead sentence

Grab your reader's attention.

Main body

In this paragraph, answer 'How' and 'Where' and go into more detail. What happens? What are the events of the story?

Introduction

Tell your readers 'Who?' 'What?' and 'When?'

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This is the amazing story of how one man travelled the world using Twitter.

Closing paragraph and a quotation

In March 2009, Paul Smith, a British blogger, writer and former radio executive from Gateshead in the Northeast of England travelled around the world using the social media network Twitter. His journey started with an overnight ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam and ended in New Zealand on the other side of the world.

Paul had the idea whilst he was in a supermarket. Two days later, he wrote his first Tweet and 'Twitchhiker' was born. Paul's aim was to travel as far from his home as possible in thirty days without spending any money on accommodation or travel. The only money he could spend was on food and drink and things that he could fi t in his suitcase. The other rules were that he could only make travel plans three days in advance. If he was stuck anywhere for more than 48 hours, he had to go home.

After thirty days and with the aid of over 11,000 Twitter followers, Paul Smith had travelled as far as Stewart Island in New Zealand, and he had also raised over £5,000 for charity. Twitter had made it possible for one man to travel round the world, relying only on the kindness of strangers. What other great adventures can Twitter make possible? So far no one else has attempted the challenge. Maybe you or I could be next. Or maybe we'll look for a new challenge.

Lead sentence

Main body

Introduction

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the civil war in Sierra Leone.

a woman who opened an orphanage in Sierra Leone.

an orphan from Sierra Leone who became a star ballerina.

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Listen, read and choose.

Marcus says that he doesn't want to have a story about ballet in the school magazine.

Sarah agrees with Marcus that ballet isn't a good subject for the school magazine.

Tom says that he likes ballet.

Tom tells Marcus that Michaela DePrince's father had been killed in a civil war in Sierra Leone.

After Michaela had been adopted by an

American couple, she attended a ballet school.

Michaela says that she will open a school and teach art with the money she earns from her book.

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

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Jamie:

Marie:

Cathy:

Marie:

Cathy:

Jamie:

? Somebody stole Leo's bike yesterday.

Yes, his bike was stolen. But,

The thief has brought the bike back. He left it at the school gates this morning, and he left a note on the bike.

what it said.

It said, 'Thanks for lending me the bike. My son didn't like it so I've brought it back.' Can you believe it?

Marie:

You're joking! Well at least Leo got his bike back.

What?

No way! That's awful. It was a new bike as well. He got it for his birthday. I must tell Cathy. Here she comes now! Cathy

Come on then. Tell us.

Yes, that's good news. But

that five bikes

Cathy:

Annie:

were stolen from the school grounds last year? And none of them were brought back. Leo's lucky.

have you heard

Leo's bike?

have you heard about

did you know

guess what

you'll never believe

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It will cost us £10,

It's OK. Don't

Karen, where

I need some fresh air. Let's go for a walk

In any

Stop asking me. It's none of

on earth have you been?

your business.

or something.

at least.

bother sending me a reply.

case, you know it's dangerous.

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Tanya:

Lucia:

Tim:

Luke:

Would you like to write an article about Twitter for the school magazine?

I'd fit it in.

No, it's OK. You can write it next week. We won't print the magazine

best person to write it.

, you're the

Did Jeremy tell you what happened?

Let's ask Nick to come to the park with us

until the end of the month.

It sounds interesting. I'd like to do it. But do you need me to write it

there would be

No, he didn't. I asked him but he said

Good idea. We can take our bikes.

My mum said that Claude Monet had painted over 1,000 paintings and

Matt:

Naomi:

500 paintings on

it's none of your business

right away? I'm really busy now. I don't know how

on earth

or something

at least

don't bother

in any case

Lucia:

Chris:

display at the exhibition.

Emily:

Well, it sounds like you're going to be very busy looking at paintings so

sending me any texts or emails or

anything. You can tell me all about it when you get back.

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Find ten mistakes and correct the text.

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Someone who is looking for a job.

Someone who might lose their job.

Someone who has left their job.

Someone who appeared in a magazine.

Someone who has won a prize.

Which three things are talked about?

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Mr Godber said he

Mr Godber thinks some things

Mr Godber wants to

Ms Green has

The college director thinks the Tweet had

It's possible that the college

Annabel Lee won her prize by

Annabel will be going

about the time he worked

way.

his future.

for sending the Tweet.

of the college.

Ms Green's contract.

a week.

Use no more than five words.

for the club.

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My brother asked me

I wish it

I think it's time we

I asked him

If only you

about it.

I'm sure he wishes now that he

He asked me why

I really would prefer it if you

Take any flavour you want, but I'd sooner you

him.

raining.

in touch with them again.

to read the book.

me yesterday, then I could have done something

that cheap tablet.

the cinema in the middle of the film.

put olives on the pizza.

the vanilla

one for me.

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He apologised

I've always regretted

They're on holiday but they dropped

My parents warned me

Try not to dwell

He's been accused

You promised to do it but you really let

As soon as I find out, I'll let

I wanted to go, but other things got

My attempts to be nice to him didn't work

on things that happened in the past.

me down.

for being late.

you know.

me a line yesterday.

not learning to play a musical instrument.

not to make too much noise.

of taking money that wasn't his.

in my way.

out very well.

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It was really a matter of luck – things just didn't go my w

I didn't do it! I d

Well it wasn't her fault so you can't b

She lives in Canada now, so we keep in t

She's finished university – she got her d

It doesn't matter that you didn't win – at least you tried your

I'm going to the factory twice a week to get some work

The concert was OK, but it didn't really live up to my

It's bad news and I don't know how to b

She's very well qualified – she's a g

it completely!

happened.

by email and

last month.

it to him.

of a

social media.

her for what

top university.

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Max:

Di:

Max:

Di:

Max:

Di:

You'll

what I heard.

Jack South had a huge argument with his parents and they've grounded him. He isn't allowed to go out with his friends for

true.

you didn't tell me things like that.

, it might not be

. Nor yours, either, to be honest.

Well I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd be so upset. It's just a bit of news, that's all.

Sorry, Max, but it's gossip. If you hear more gossip like that, please

Well, Max,

What?

telling me, OK?

Well, it's

OK, Di. Well, it was nice to see you anyway – I think.

Max:

Di:

at least

two weeks!

don't bother

I'd rather

in any case

none of her business

never guess

I'm not very interested. And

Well, I wasn't sure it was true, until Sue Jones told me, and she's never wrong about these things.

Max:

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