Word Generation: Language Objectives Unit 1.15

Abandon – Biased – contemporary – dramatic – exploit

Today’s News: Information or Entertainment?

abandon verb

Defintion Sentence From Passage

Turn and Talk with a partner

To give up

Have the news media abandoned their job of informing people about events and issues that really matter? (from passage)

Why do some teenagers abandon their childhood dreams? Some teenagers abandon their childhood dreams due to ____________.

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Abandonment

Biased adjective Defintion Sentence From

PassageTurn and Talk with a partner

slanted; one-sided

Some people think that many contemporary news reports are biased. (from passage)

Are there some newspapers, magazines or web sites that are biased toward a particular group or point of view?  _________ is biased toward ____________ .

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Bias

Contemporary (adjective) Defintion Sentence From

PassageTurn and Talk with a partner

Modern; current

Some people think that many contemporary news reports are biased. (from passage)

Can you think of a contemporary building in your city or town?  An example of a contemporary building in _______ is ____________.

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Dramatic (adjective)Defintion Sentence From

PassageTurn and Talk with a partner

Exciting Some news sources fear that people will not watch their programs or read their papers if the stories are not dramatic enough. (from passage)

What is a dramatic event that you have seen in the news or on the internet recently? A recent dramatic event was ______.

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Drama

Dramatize

Exploit (verb) Defintion Sentence From

PassageTurn and Talk with a partner

to take advantage of

Critics think that stories are chosen for shock value and told in ways that appeal to people’s emotions and exploit their curiosity. (from passage )

What is a recent story in the news that exploited people’s curiosity so that they would keep watching or reading?  One story that exploited people’s curiosity was ___________.

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Exploitation