Цель урока: Students can analyse how the media frames stories, identify bias and spin, and discuss misinformation using precise, hedged language.
Добавьте урок к себе — появятся копии набора слов и упражнений, а урок откроется в конструкторе: там шаги можно поправить и провести урок.
План урока
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Разминка
Вопросы, чтобы разговорить ученика и выйти на тему.
- Where do you get most of your news from?
- Can you think of a story that was reported very differently by two sources?
- How do you decide whether a source is trustworthy?
- Have you ever shared something online that turned out to be false?
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Новые слова
Знакомство со словами и закрепление в играх.
Найди ответСамолётspin · biased · misinformation · sensationalist · credible · polarise · scrutiny · retract · outrage · echo chamber · censorship · defamatory · whistle-blower · propaganda · fuel the debate
Все слова набора - 3
Упражнения
Слова урока в контексте. Ответы видите только вы.
- Пропуск
After the lawyers' letter, the paper was forced to ___ the story and publish an apology.
Ответ: retract - Пропуск
Online, we tend to follow people who agree with us, ending up in an ___ chamber.
Ответ: echo - Пропуск
The minister's every word has come under intense ___ since the leak.
Ответ: scrutiny - Пропуск
It is imperative that every claim ___ checked against at least two independent sources.
Ответ: be - Выбор ответа
Which word best describes a headline that exaggerates to provoke shock?
sensationalistdefamatorycrediblebiased - Выбор ответа
Which version is most appropriately hedged for a careful news report?
The data would appear to suggest a link between the two events.The data proves the two events are connected.Obviously, the two events are connected. - Выбор ответа
'Misinformation' and 'disinformation' differ in that disinformation is ...
spread deliberately to deceivealways spread by governmentsless harmfulonly found on social media - Верно / неверно
Read: "The documents, leaked by a whistle-blower, appeared to show that the firm had known about the safety risk for years. The company dismissed the reports as defamatory, yet within a week its chief executive had resigned." The company accepted the reports immediately.
Ответ: Неверно - Верно / неверно
Read the text again. The writer presents the documents' content with a degree of caution.
Ответ: Верно - Вопрос для разговора
Should social media platforms be legally responsible for misinformation posted by their users? Present both sides before giving your view.
Пример ответа: Proponents argue that platforms profit from outrage and should therefore bear responsibility for what their algorithms amplify. Opponents counter that holding them liable would effectively amount to censorship, since firms would remove anything remotely controversial. On balance, I'd favour transparency obligations rather than liability for individual posts.
- Пропуск
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Разговор
Ученик отвечает, используя новые слова.
- Is truly unbiased journalism possible, or even desirable?
- Should whistle-blowers be protected by law, even when they break their contracts?
- How far do echo chambers explain growing political polarisation?
- Where is the line between moderating content and censorship?
- How would you teach teenagers to recognise misinformation?
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Повторение
Квиз по словам урока. С учеником — домашнее задание по его ссылке.
Квиз