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Exam advice Short-answer questions f) Work in pairs. Read Questions 1-5 below.
1 What type of word (noun/ verb/adjective, etc.)
• Underline the key idea in each question and find
is needed in each gap? ,
where it is dealt with in the passage.
2 If you need a noun, do you think it will be
• Read that part carefully and underline the
singular or plural?
answer.
0 Work in small groups.
Questions 1- 5
1 Do you use Facebook, Twitter or other social
Complete the sentences below.
networking sites?
Write ONE OR TWO WORDS for each answer.
2 If so, how many 'friends' do you have? How
many do you 'talk' to regularly? What sort of
things do you talk about?
3 What other ways do you have of keeping in
touch with your friends?
II Jj

1 Ordinary people can provide a news story,
a . . or a video when no professional
journalist is present.
"Are you f ollowing my t weet s?" 2 Amateur journalists often report on subjects

which would be of little interest to a large
listening Section 4
3 In the past, someone who wanted to express
Exam information
an opinion used to write a . .. , while
• You hear one speaker giving a talk, lecture or now they write a blog.
presentation on an academic subject. 4 An amateur journalist's subject is more
• The speaker will express opinions and ideas, not likely to be a .................. rather than national or
just facts. international news.
• This section does not contain a break. 5 Amateur news websites, such as Ohmynews
in South Korea, earn money from .................. .
0 Work in small groups. You are going to hear
a lecturer talking about journalism practised
by people who are not professional journalists. €) ~ Now listen and answer Questions 1-5.
Before you listen, discuss this question.

Where do you think amateur journalists can publish
articles and reports?

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