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138 Unit 09 | Someone’s watching What do you think of the idea of journalists publishing news in the form of comics instead of articles? Discuss possible pros and cons with a partner. You are going to listen to an FM4 interview with comic journalist Sarah Glidden. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question (1–7). Put a cross ( ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. SPEAKING 8 LISTENING 9 a 24 M p. 53 0 The book deals with a journey to A a rural part of Turkey. B Middle Eastern countries. C regions attacked by the US. D a country where wars took place. 1 Joe Sacco was one of the first journalists to A report from the Middle East. B draw pictures about his experiences. C tell stories about local inhabitants. D use comics as a medium. 2 Drawing a picture of a person A makes it easier to talk to them. B helps you to understand them. C allows you to look at them closely. D makes them feel better. 3 There is a belief that comic books A cannot be taken seriously. B are old-fashioned. C harm young readers. D have become too popular. 4 Sarah Glidden believes comic journalists A show reality very accurately. B work harder than other journalists. C have a duty to work carefully. D sometimes invent their stories. 5 If comic journalists do their job well, A they can make the world better. B people might still doubt their work. C they can influence people’s opinions. D their books will find an audience. 6 Sarah Glidden hopes her readers A will want to find out more. B aren’t afraid of difficult topics. C like the characters in her book. D believe what she is telling them. 7 According to Sarah Glidden, journalism A means showing people’s feelings. B can never be completely objective. C needs to communicate opinions. D must always consider the reader. Sarah Glidden, comic journalist Are you more interested in fictional or journalistic comics? Give reasons for your answer. Read the page taken from Sarah Glidden’s book Rolling Blackouts on the right. Do the tasks below with a partner and take notes. 1 Describe what the comic looks like. Consider how this influences your understanding of events. 2 Explain what the journalists consider “the hard part about journalism” in your own words. 3 Find possible answers to the journalist’s question in the last panel. Use your notes to prepare a short oral statement summarising your findings. Share your statements in small groups, then decide on the best ones to share with the rest of the class. Write an email to Sarah Glidden expressing your opinion on comic journalism. b READING + SPEAKING 10 a b WRITING 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv