2016-08-12 Core: 8 podcast project and news report

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Look up additional information you will need for the podcast you planned.
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p. 168 practice 2 - expressions with “no” (while we wait for the rest of the class)
1 There’s no harm in trying. = It doesn’t hurt to try.
2 There’s no doubt that the ad has been effective. (ad = advert = advertisement)
3 There’s no point (in) buying it if you don’t need it.
4 The reality is, no matter how many possessions we have, we always want more.
5 It’s no use calling him since he never answers his phone.
6 Pilots say they have no alternative but to go on strike if an agreement isn’t reached.
7 There’s no way you can access it… / There’s no way to access it… / There’s no way of accessing it…
8 I assure you I have no intention of leaving before this matter is resolved. / (no intention to leave)
(In affirmative statements, “intention of” and “intention to” are both fine, but in negative statements, “no intention of” is much more common than “no intention to”.)
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In your group from yesterday, share what you found for homework and plan a 5-10 minute “podcast” that you will perform for the class.
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http://www.medalspercapita.com/ - Olympic medals compared to the population of each country.
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-gun-research-funding-20160614-snap-story.html - Article about how difficult it is to do scientific research on gun violence in the US.
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Podkicker - android app for podcasts
http://www.gutenberg.org - Lots of free ebooks, many which include audio readings.
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p. 101 - writing a news report
Read the advice to reporters in part 3.
“the five W’s” - who, what, why, where, when, (and how)
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Cautious language is similar to hedging language: we avoid absolute statements and acknowledge uncertainty in the information we report.
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part 4b - rewrite these sentences with the words in parentheses to make the language more cautious
1 Generally, his pictures carry a strong social message.
  His pictures generally carry a strong social message.
2 Apparently, he became internationally famous when a New York art dealer bought some of his works.
3 His work might make people think more about their surroundings.
4 It seems that he wants to draw…
  He seems to want to draw...
5 It is said that Bolin used friends…
  Bolin is said to have used friends at first to help him paint his pictures.
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Homework: write a news report about a topic (real or fake) of your choice. Make sure it answers the 6 questions (“5 W’s and an H”) and uses cautious language where appropriate.