12 40 Media Test practice: Fake news on the rise You are going to listen to an interview with an expert on fake news. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, answer the questions (1–8) using a maximum of four words. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 What did Donald Trump claim before the presidential election of 2020? It would be rigged. 1 What was the intention of the mob which attacked the Capitol in January 2021? 2 What is one feature why social media are so popular these days? 3 What are social media users mostly interested in apart from feelings? 4 What is the key factor why dubious and/or false content can be published on the internet? 5 What is less important on social media than emotions? 6 What was the effect of the emotionally charged Brexit campaign? 7 What is said about the promises of the Pro-Brexit media campaign? 8 Which expression was used by Donald Trump and his supporters to avoid the term “fake news”? Exploring vocabulary: Can we believe influencers? a) The following expressions will come up in the audio track about influencers and their credibility on page 41. Use a dictionary and find out what they mean. 3 Tip T Identifying individual words In English speech the words are linked with each other so that you can often hear just one continuous chain of sounds. At the beginning of each listening task you have a few seconds to get used to the voices and the way the people speak. Then focus on the words you understand which can help you to identify the rest of the sentence. + 40 ✔ 4 1. projected number of users 2. obvious mistakes 3. grassroots phenomenon 4. to generate business 5. genuine findings 6. valid arguments 7. to boost credibility 8. accurate expertise 9. proof of reliability 10. the mere fact 11. respective field 12. average user b) For each expression find one sample sentence on the internet and write it into your learning journal before you start the listening task. narbeit 2 bewegen Arbeitsheft Arbeitheftv. Buch Buchverweis Blatt Blattverweis Checkliste Mappe 1 Mappe 2 Blatt 2 ten 2 Verschriften 3 Verschriften 4 Schreiben 2 Malen 1 Schreiben 1 Schreiben 2 Schwingen Silbenbögen Ausmalen nummerieren* eren König Schneiden Kleben Dreieck Lineal Spiel Modell Experiment Mikroskop interaktiv Smilies Lesen 1 Lesen 2 Hören Riechen Sprechen Achte auf Achtung! Frage Dokument Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjU2NDQ5MQ==