THE MEDIA

Matching Exercise
Match each response with the correct conversational function.

1. If a news organisation repeatedly publishes inaccurate information, people will eventually lose confidence in it.

2. I agree that a free press is essential to a democratic society.

3. What do you think the media's role should be in society?

4. There are several issues involved here, so I'm not sure where to start.

5. One solution would be to improve media education so that people learn how to assess sources critically.

6. I don't agree that everything the media publishes is necessarily reliable.

7. When you say "the media", do you include social media?

8. The media informs the public, investigates wrongdoing, provides entertainment and gives people different views on political and social issues.

9. But if newspapers compete for readers, isn't there a temptation to use sensational headlines rather than provide balanced information?

10. I think journalists have a responsibility to report information accurately and fairly.

Possible answers:

1. Logical argument

2. Agreeing

3. Asking someone for their opinion about a topic

4. Delaying strategies

5. Expressing solutions and alternatives

6. Disagreeing

7. Clarification

8. Presenting a number of arguments

9. Countering

10. Giving your opinion about a topic