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a A general description of how the world has
changed and how the situation affects us now to Most news reports tend to be sensational, shocking and
show why the subject is important unpleasant. It ow ever . I believe we have a rigft to know what is
b A short opening sentence introducing the happening in the world and I do not believe that the media should
subject of the essay, followed by the writer's restrict whatthey tell us.
opinion given clearly and directly
People who argue that the media should not report so much
c An explanation of the topic giving examples,
bad news have one main reason for t his opinion. They suggest
followed by the writer's opinion
from
that bad news discourages ~ doing t hings which are
€) Work in pairs. Tick (.t) the things which all normally safe. for instance. crime rates may be a mqjor factor in
three paragraphs in Exercise 2 have in common. discouraging people from visiting a city. Another example is when
a They are quite short - just two or three a plane crashes and many people stop flying for a while. even
sentences each. [Z] though it is one of the safest ways to travel. As a result of these
b The writer's opinion is clearly stated. D reactions. businesses suffer because people become frightened

c The paragraphs are a clear introduction to the of doing things they previously thought were harmless.
subject. D
On the other hand . there are strong reasons for arguing that
d The writers have used their own words, not just
repeated words from the question. D the media should not limit their reporting. firstly. people have to
be informed so t hat they can then take responsible decisions.
0 Read the notes Hassan made before he started Also. people have to be able to decide for themselves what risks
writing his answer to the Writing task in Exercise 1. are involved in doing a particular activity. for example. when there
Then read his answer on the right and match each has been an accident on the motorway. I do not stop driving.
Para. ll a although I usually drive more carefully for a few days. especially
paragraph (1-4) with the relevant note (a-d).
Conc lusion: my o;>lnlon: media. S
if the cause ofthe accident was the weather.
duty to re;>o d + lac/: o.f' ln.f'o
In short. I think the media have a duty to report all important
reduc es heedo m
Para. 2 events. If we do not receive information of this type. we cannot
b Introduc e s u -tjec t : newS m ainly make responsible decisions about what we do. and this reduces
bad + my o;>lnlo n: our r1jht our freedom to act in a way which is best for us.
Para. 3
to ln.f'o
('270 words)
c Main Idea: w hy re;>ortln3 s h o uld
Para. 4 not be limited . .f"eaSons: ln.f'o
0 Match items 1-6 with items a- f.
ma./:eS ;>eo;>le reS;>onSible,
1 Although there are more and more channels, .f
decide themselves about rls/:s .
5 u;>;>ortln3 ;>oint: e::J- motorway 2 I believe we should be informed about how
accident politicians behave.
3 I find the radio distracts me when I'm working.
d
Main Idea: w hy ;>eo;>le thin/: 4 I like to buy a newspaper on Sunday,
bad newS Sh ould be limited: 5 Online newspapers are widely read.
s to;>S ;>eo;>le do ln3 thln:JS 6 Television news programmes should show pictures
St.<;>;>ortln3 ,Points: e-3. crime of disasters that have happened,
and not vlsltln3 dan3ero u s
dis tric ts I ;>lane c rashes , a even though many people find these extremely
;>eo;>le sto;> llyln3 . .f"es ults: upsetting.
buSineSSeS Su.f'.fer b even though I can read it online for free.
c However, I don't believe they will ever completely
0 Look at how the highlighted words and phrases replace printed ones.
are used in the answer in Exercise 4. Which d However, I find it entertaining when I'm driving or
words and phrases: doing the housework.
1 start a new sentence~ e On the other hand, I don't think we should be told
2 join two sentences~ details of their private lives.
f people spend less and less time watching television.
0 page 103 However, although, even though and on the
other hand 0 Key grammar: Articles
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