UNIT 8 2 READING Look at the photos of news stories. Do you know anything about these stories? IEWS d Match words in the article with the definitions below. 1 a place where something happens: 2 full of action and excitement:d 3 found for the first time): 4 a very bad situation in which people die or are hurt: 5 a person who sees an event happen: e 6 jokes or tricks: 7 things that look real but aren't: 1 Read Everyone's a journalist and answer the questions 1 What's the connection between social media and the photos? e 2 Which news stories not shown in the photos are mentioned in the article? 3 What is the danger of relying on social media to get news? Discuss the questions. 1 Have you ever seen breaking news on Facebook or Twitter before it was on TV? What was it? Was it true? 2 Have you ever shared a photo or news story that you later discovered to be false? 3 Do you agree that social media can save lives and change the world'? Why / Why not? Read the article again and answer the questions. / 1 How many people died in the Hudson River plane crash? 2 How did people spread images and videos of Chelyabinsk? 3 What did NASA tell people about on Twitter? 4 How did Carel Pedre use social media? 5 What was the problem with some of the photos of Hurricane Sandy? as! 1 EVERYONE'S A JOURNALIST UNIT 8 2 READING Look at the photos of news stories. Do you know anything about these stories? IEWS d Match words in the article with the definitions below. 1 a place where something happens: 2 full of action and excitement:d 3 found for the first time): 4 a very bad situation in which people die or are hurt: 5 a person who sees an event happen: e 6 jokes or tricks: 7 things that look real but aren't: 1 Read Everyone's a journalist and answer the questions 1 What's the connection between social media and the photos? e 2 Which news stories not shown in the photos are mentioned in the article? 3 What is the danger of relying on social media to get news? Discuss the questions. 1 Have you ever seen breaking news on Facebook or Twitter before it was on TV? What was it? Was it true? 2 Have you ever shared a photo or news story that you later discovered to be false? 3 Do you agree that social media can save lives and change the world'? Why / Why not? Read the article again and answer the questions. / 1 How many people died in the Hudson River plane crash? 2 How did people spread images and videos of Chelyabinsk? 3 What did NASA tell people about on Twitter? 4 How did Carel Pedre use social media? 5 What was the problem with some of the photos of Hurricane Sandy? as! 1 EVERYONE'S A JOURNALIST