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Unit 10
Unbelievable news Vocabulary; Functions; WordWise

5 Before students complete the UNBELIEVABLE NEWS UNIT 10
rule, write sentence 5 on the
board. Elicit that the word that VOCABULARY FUNCTIONS
follows accuse is an object, and Reporting verbs Making a point
the object is followed by a 5 Complete the examples with verbs from the list, 7 10.06 Read the news story below. Listen to two
preposition (of) and a gerund using the article to help you. Then complete the different newspaper editors saying what they think
about it. Which editor, 1 or 2, wants to run the story?
rule with the verbs.
(being). A woman, who was once on a reality TV show and
1 agreed 2 regretted 3 denied accused | admitted | agreed | apologise | argued has kept her name in the papers ever since, by saying
criticised | denied | regretted | warned
4 apologise 5 accused 6 argued 1 He to go and take some photos outrageous things, has caused controversy again
by tweeting something rude about the Queen.
7 admitted 8 criticised 9 warned for the newspaper. 8 10.06 Listen again. How do the editors
RULE: 10 admit 11 warn 12 agree 2 He has never deciding to become justify their views? Who do you agree with more?
a paparazzo.
13 deny 14 criticise 15 accuse 3 He’s never being a paparazzo. 9 10.06 Put the words in order to make
4 He doesn’t for doing what he does. sentences. Then listen again and check.
6 1 He/She admitted taking the/my 5 People have him of being part of 1 news / way / There’s / story / this / is / no / a
an unpleasant profession.
sandwich. 6 He’s always that celebrities aren’t 2 story / really / running / against / I’m / this
2 He/She denied stealing the money. too worried about being photographed. 3 up / My / made / mind’s
4 want / is / exactly / of / This / the / kind / story / we
3 He/She accused me of telling Jim his/ 7 A celebrity that they wanted the 5 definitely / We’re / with / story / going / this
paparazzi to know where they were.
her secret. 8 Paparazzi have been for taking 6 final / that’s / And
4 He/She warned me not to touch the photographs of children.
dog. 9 A friend of his him that things WordWise:
were going to change.
5 He/She regretted saying those things. Expressions with way
6 He/She apologised for breaking the/ RULE: Different reporting verbs are followed by 10 Look at these sentences from the unit so far.

different verb patterns. Here are some of the more

my phone. common ones. Complete them with phrases from the list.
7 He/She criticised me for driving too pattern examples have it both ways | in a way | no way
one way or another | way too | all the way
fast/so badly. + (that) + clause argue /
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8 He/She agreed to take me to the + [person] + 11 1 I think it’s easy to
make that kind of criticism.
party. (that) + clause 2 I’m with you on
that, Pete.

9 He/She argued that it was important + infinitive 12 3 You can’t , you know.
to always tell the truth. + gerund regret / 4 , it’s the same thing
13
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+ for + gerund apologise /
14 5 , we’re talking about
dishonesty.
7 10.06 + [person] + of + 15 6 There’s this is
gerund
Editor 2 wants to run the story. a news story.
6 Report these sentences using the verbs in brackets. 11 Match the phrases in Exercise 10 with
8 10.06 1 It was me. I took your sandwich. (admit) these meanings.
Editor 2 wants to run the 2 I didn’t do it. I didn’t steal the money. (deny) a partly
story because their readers like 3 You did it. You told Jim my secret! (accuse) b very/really
controversy. Editor 1 doesn’t want 4 Don’t touch that dog. It bites! (warn) c no possibility
d completely/as much as possible
5 I wish I hadn’t said those things. I really do. (regret)
to run it because the woman is not 6 I’m really sorry I broke your phone. (apologise) e benefit from two completely
opposite things
really famous now so it’s not news. 7 You drive so badly. Can’t you slow down? (criticise) f from one perspective
Students’ own answers 8 Sure, I’ll take you to the party. (agree)
9 I think it’s important to always tell the truth. (argue) workbook page 92
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9 10.06 During feedback, point
out the strong stress on really, 97
no way, exactly and definitely to
emphasise the speaker’s opinion.
1 There’s no way this is a news story. Homework
2 I’m really against running this story. Ask students to look back through the unit to find more expressions with way,
3 My mind’s made up. put them in a sentence and provide a definition. They can bring them to the
4 This is exactly the kind of story we next lesson for partners to read and match. They could also include any other
want. expressions with way that they might know or you could give them these to
5 We’re definitely going with this story. research, e.g. in a bad way, in a big way, in a family way, it cuts both ways, the
6 And that’s final.
only way to go, way off (base), that’s the way the cookie crumbles, way out, Way
to go!
10 1 way too 2 all the way
3 have it both ways 4 In a way
5 One way or another 6 no way Activity idea Extension
Ask students to write questions using more
11 Encourage students to look at the the expressions from Exercise 10 in
six phrases in the sentences in pairs. Put pairs together to make
Exercise 10 and try to deduce groups of four to ask and answer Workbook
meaning from context before their questions. Vocabulary p92, Ex.3
completing this exercise. Vocabulary Extra p93, Ex.1–3
a one way or another b way too WordWise p92, Ex.4
c no way d all the way Worksheets
e have it both ways f in a way Vocabulary Worksheets 10
Workbook p92
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