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English – Upper Intermediate B

Unit 4

1. How do you normally find out …?

 the latest news


 what the weather's going to be like
 sports results and match reports
 what's on TV
 your horoscope
 film and book reviews
 job / accommodation adverts

2. Which sections of a newspaper do you normally read?


Which sections do you usually skip?

politics - business - food & lifestyle


sport - foreign news - local / national news
crime - celebrity gossip
English – Upper Intermediate B
Unit 4

3. What stories are in the news at the moment in your country?

Do you have a favourite ... ?


 newsreader
film or TV critic
 sports writer or commentator
 TV or radio presenter
 newspaper journalist
What do you like about them? Are there any that you can't stand?

4. Which newspapers, TV channels, or radio stations in your country do you


think are ...
 biased
 reliable
 sensational

 Do you think you're influenced by advertising campaigns?

 Is there any product that you think shouldn't be advertised?

 Are there any brands that you think make very good or very bad adverts?

 Are there any jingles or slogans that you remember from your childhood?
Why do you think they were so memorable? Are there any others that have
got into your head since then?
English – Upper Intermediate B
Unit 4

In your country ...

1. What agricultural products are produced or grown? What products are


manufactured?

2. What are the main exports to other countries? What kind of products are
usually imported to your country?

3. Is your country in a boom period, in a recession, or somewhere in between?


How easy is it to find a job at the moment? Has the number of unemployed
increased or decreased recently?

4. Which city (or region) in your country do you think ... ?

 is the most multicultural


 offers the best entertainment (for tourists/ for locals)
 has a bilingual or trilingual population
 is very overcrowded
 has very serious pollution problems
 has a lot of homeless people
 has some very dangerous neighbourhoods
 has the highest rate of unemployment
 has the worst levels of poverty
 suffers from the worst vandalism and antisocial Behavior

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