A Favorite News Source
A FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- The passage compares electronic media to print. In the age of smartphones and social media, has the hierarchy of news sources changed entirely?
- The text says broadcast news is "transient" -- you miss it if your attention wanders. Does on-demand streaming solve this problem, or create new ones?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
The electronic media-- television and radio -- have more acute problems than does the press when it comes to news reporting. A normal bradcast can cover only a small part of a news day. The object is to transmit the gist of a story without supplying its background. Another difficulty of electronic news broadcasting is its transient nature; the viewers or listeners may miss an important story if their attention wanders. On the other hand, because radio and television present news in a more terse and exciting way, they are accepted as the most cogent presentation of news and preferred and believed above newspapers by most people.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
· Are you going to watch TV tonight?
· If so, what will you watch?
· What did you watch on TV yesterday?
· What is one of your favorite TV shows?
· Why do you like it?
· When is it on?
· Does you father like it, too?
· Do you like ___? (Insert the name of a TV show.)
· Do you prefer listening to the radio or watching TV?
· Do you think it is good for children to watch TV?
· Do you think TV is educational?
· Do you think that there is too much violence on TV?
· Do you think that TV is a good thing?
· If you could design a new television show to boost ratings, what kind of show would
it be?
· How often do you watch TV.
· What are the advantages of watching TV?
· What are the disadvantages of watching TV?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
방송 매체에는 'on'을 쓰세요: on TV, on the radio, on the internet. 'in'은 장소를 나타낼 때 쓰입니다(in the newspaper).
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- The passage says TV/radio can only cover "the gist" without background. Does the brevity of modern news (tweets, headlines) make this problem worse?
- The text claims TV is the "most cogent presentation of news." Is visual news inherently more persuasive than written news, and is that a good thing?
- People now get news from social media algorithms. Has this personalization improved or damaged public understanding of current events?
- The passage suggests TV news is "preferred and believed above newspapers." Does the medium affect credibility, or is it the content that matters?
- What is your primary news source, and have you ever questioned whether it gives you a balanced view of events?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: A FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE
Level: Low Advanced (L.A)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!