62 Understanding implied meaning Working with vocabulary Authors often give their opinions on the topics they write about. The opinion may be stated literally, or it may be implied, i.e. the author may say it indirectly. Authors have various ways of doing this, e.g. by using language that just ‘hints at’ what they think rather than saying it directly. Read the following blog post. What is the writer’s implied meaning? Tick the correct box. 1 The expressions in bold appear in the article on pages 63/64. Read the sentences and choose the best meaning for each expression. 1 Governments need to do more to combat bullying and trolling on social media. make more popular / fight against 2 The figures about the number of burglaries in our area are quite disturbing. There’s been an increase of 45% on this time last year. worrying / encouraging 3 It’s hard to have faith in the stories published in certain newspapers when we know they print lies. confidence / curiosity 4 Yesterday, in a court of law, a lawyer presented a very compelling case against the gang of criminals. unsuccessful / convincing 5 Readers had a very favourable attitude to paperbacks when they were first published as they were lighter and easier to hold than hardbacks. positive / negative 3 While many would agree that print media and broadcast media still have their place in the 21st century, there’s no denying the power of social media in getting news to people as soon as it happens. And in a world where things are constantly changing, I have no doubt that this is the level of convenience people actually want. Take the Covid pandemic, for instance. People were able to find out what was happening all around the world just by tapping their phone screen rather than having to wait for a nightly news programme on TV. And in such worrying times, what’s not to love about that? The writer thinks social media platforms can learn from how traditional media operates. The writer thinks that the various types of traditional media are superior to social media. The writer thinks traditional media forms are pretty ineffective in the modern day. Now look at the blog post again. Underline the parts of the text that helped you to work out what the writer is actually saying. Check your answer to question 1. Why are the distractors wrong? 2 a b Media | Key Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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