Nuance & connotation: loaded language in reporting
Vocabulary · Nuance & connotation · C2 · 20 min. Compare a neutral and a loaded news report and identify how single words reveal a writer's stance.
About this worksheet
Compare a neutral and a loaded news report and identify how single words reveal a writer's stance.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Vocabulary
- Topic
- Nuance & connotation
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Exercises
- Reading text, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Answer key
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On the sheet
- Reading text: Read two reports of the same event.
- Multiple choice: What does each word in report B suggest?
- Gap-fill: Replace the loaded word in brackets with a neutral word from the box.
