News and media · B1. Distinguish “headline” (main title of a news report) from “source” (origin of information). Read the situation before choosing; these words are not interchangeable. Additional contrast: “journalist” means person who reports news; “article” means written piece in a newspaper or magazine. Compare their uses in the learning cards.
Complete 24 original tasks. Use the situation to choose the intended meaning, practise the form, then apply it in a fresh context.
The headline omitted the uncertainty described in the final paragraph.
The headline omitted the uncertainty described in the final paragraph.
These match this sense. Word families can change meaning; near meanings are not always interchangeable.
Practise “front-page headline” as a whole phrase. Here “headline” has the sense main title of a news report.
Distinguish “headline” (main title of a news report) from “source” (origin of information). Read the situation before choosing; these words are not interchangeable. Additional contrast: “journalist” means person who reports news; “article” means written piece in a newspaper or magazine. Compare their uses in the learning cards.
The headline attracted many readers.
Distinguish “broadcast” (transmit a programme to an audience) from “editor” (person who selects and revises publication content). Read the situation before choosing; these words are not interchangeable. Additional contrast: “subscription” means regular payment for access to a publication; “caption” means words explaining a photograph. Compare their uses in the learning cards.
They broadcast the debate live.
Distinguish “rumour” (unverified information passed between people) from “coverage” (extent or reporting of an event in the media). Read the situation before choosing; these words are not interchangeable. Additional contrast: “correspondent” means reporter based in a particular place; “censorship” means official suppression of published information. Compare their uses in the learning cards.
The rumour spread quickly online.
The large title above the news article caught readers’ attention. The sentence names that title.
Distinguish “broadcast” (transmit a programme to an audience) from “editor” (person who selects and revises publication content). Read the situation before choosing; these words are not interchangeable. Additional contrast: “subscription” means regular payment for access to a publication; “caption” means words explaining a photograph. Compare their uses in the learning cards.
They broadcast the debate live.Distinguish “rumour” (unverified information passed between people) from “coverage” (extent or reporting of an event in the media). Read the situation before choosing; these words are not interchangeable. Additional contrast: “correspondent” means reporter based in a particular place; “censorship” means official suppression of published information. Compare their uses in the learning cards.
The rumour spread quickly online.Distinguish “headline” (main title of a news report) from “source” (origin of information). Read the situation before choosing; these words are not interchangeable. Additional contrast: “journalist” means person who reports news; “article” means written piece in a newspaper or magazine. Compare their uses in the learning cards.
The headline attracted many readers.Keep the first try. Understand the change. Check it in a fresh situation.
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main title of a news report
origin of information
transmit a programme to an audience
person who selects and revises publication content
unverified information passed between people
extent or reporting of an event in the media
person who reports news
written piece in a newspaper or magazine
regular payment for access to a publication
words explaining a photograph
reporter based in a particular place
official suppression of published information
Opening an answer records help for that question.
The large title above the news article caught readers’ attention. The sentence names that title.
Look at “large title”. Here we need “main title of a news report”: “headline”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “The headline attracted many readers.”.
The reporter kept secret the identity of the person who supplied her information, not the person who edited the story.
Look at “person who supplied her information”. Here we need “origin of information”: “source”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “The reporter protected her source.”.
They are sending the debate’s sound and pictures to audiences in real time, not recording it for later, postponing it or cancelling it.
Look at “sound and pictures to audiences in real time”. Here we need “transmit a programme to an audience”: “broadcast”. Sending sound or pictures to an audience is transmission. Saving them is recording; changing the time is postponing; stopping the plan is cancelling. Completed sentence: “They broadcast the debate live.”.
The person responsible for selecting and revising newspaper content shortened the article.
Look at “selecting and revising”. Here we need “person who selects and revises publication content”: “editor”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “The editor shortened the article.”.
An unconfirmed story, with no reliable evidence that it was true, spread quickly online.
Look at “no reliable evidence”. Here we need “unverified information passed between people”: “rumour”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “The rumour spread quickly online.”.
Many journalists reported the election in detail across newspapers, radio and television. The sentence names this reporting as a whole, not a single programme.
Look at “reporting as a whole”. Here we need “extent or reporting of an event in the media”: “coverage”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “The election received extensive coverage.”.
Complete the sentence with the expression that matches the stated situation.
Look at “large title”. Here we need “main title of a news report”: “headline”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “The large title above the article is its headline.”.
Complete the sentence with the expression that matches the stated situation.
Look at “supplied this information”. Here we need “origin of information”: “source”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “Who first supplied this information? We need to identify the source.”.
The station’s aim is to transmit the concert to listeners throughout the country, not save a recording or change the concert’s date.
Look at “transmit the concert”. Here we need “transmit a programme to an audience”: “broadcast”. Sending sound or pictures to an audience is transmission. Saving them is recording; changing the time is postponing; stopping the plan is cancelling. Completed sentence: “The station will broadcast the concert across the country.”.
Complete the sentence with the expression that matches the stated situation.
Look at “decides which stories”. Here we need “person who selects and revises publication content”: “editor”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “The editor decides which stories appear in tomorrow’s newspaper.”.
Complete the sentence with the expression that matches the stated situation.
Look at “no evidence”. Here we need “unverified information passed between people”: “rumour”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “There is no evidence that the shop will close; it is only a rumour.”.
Several channels spent hours reporting and analysing the summit. The sentence asks for the uncountable name for that reporting, not a programme or title.
Look at “reporting and analysing”. Here we need “extent or reporting of an event in the media”: “coverage”. Name the media function, not another thing that could happen too: title, information origin, transmission, editorial role, unconfirmed claim or reporting as a whole. Completed sentence: “Several channels devoted hours of coverage to the summit.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “interviewed local residents”. Here we need “person who reports news”: “journalist”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “A journalist interviewed local residents and wrote a news report about the flood.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “two-page”. Here we need “written piece in a newspaper or magazine”: “article”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “The magazine published a two-page article about local history.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “monthly”. Here we need “regular payment for access to a publication”: “subscription”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “A monthly subscription gives you access to all the newspaper's online articles.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “beneath the photograph”. Here we need “words explaining a photograph”: “caption”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “The caption beneath the photograph tells us where and when it was taken.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “lives in France”. Here we need “reporter based in a particular place”: “correspondent”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “Our Paris correspondent lives in France and sends us regular reports from there.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “prevented newspapers”. Here we need “official suppression of published information”: “censorship”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “Government censorship prevented newspapers from printing criticism of the president.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “ask the mayor questions”. Here we need “person who reports news”: “journalist”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “The newspaper sent a journalist to ask the mayor questions for tomorrow's report.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “read an”. Here we need “written piece in a newspaper or magazine”: “article”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “I read an article in the newspaper explaining the new transport plan.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “no more issues”. Here we need “regular payment for access to a publication”: “subscription”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “She cancelled her magazine subscription, so no more issues arrived each month.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “under the image”. Here we need “words explaining a photograph”: “caption”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “Without the caption under the image, readers would not know who the people were.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “base in Tokyo”. Here we need “reporter based in a particular place”: “correspondent”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “The network's foreign correspondent reported live from her base in Tokyo.”.
Choose the expression that matches the situation.
Look at “authorities removed passages”. Here we need “official suppression of published information”: “censorship”. Separate a reporter, a written piece, recurring access, image text, a reporter based in a particular place and official limits on publication. Completed sentence: “The report described official censorship in which authorities removed passages before publication.”.