Media lecture: five checks before you share a news story
A short media studies lecture gives five checks for spotting fake news online; students take notes, then test real-looking headlines.
B1Adults45 minLecture
About this lesson
A B1 listening lesson (lecture). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Lecture
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Media & news
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Matching, Reading text, Table to fill in
- Key words
- fake news, source, headline, share, reverse image search, reliable, react
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow the structure of a short lecture and take notes
- Understand vocabulary about online news and sources
- Evaluate headlines and explain whether to trust them