Vocabulary: the media
News vocabulary
Reported Speech
Reporting Verbs
Correct the mistakes
100
Newspapers which contain a lot of gossip and celebrity news are called ___________.
Tabloid
100

Another name for agreement between countries: A t_______

A treaty

100
Put the words in the correct order: asked / the / police officer / was / what / I / the / time
I asked the police officer what the time was
100
Change to reported speech with correct verb: Would you like me to have a look at your TV? He...
He offered to have a look at my TV.
100

The Daily Mail is a famous tabloide.

tabloid

200
My brother is a journalist who reports the news from Japan. He is a __________ ___________.
foreign correspondent
200

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule: s______


sanction
200
Change to reported speech Tina: It's a long time since I've eaten such delicious food.
Tina said that it was a long time since she had eaten such delicious food.
200
Change to reported speech with the correct form of the verb in brackets: Julie: Shall we have a quiet night in and watch a video? (SUGGEST)
Julie suggested HAVING/THAT THEY HAD a quit night in and watched a video.
200

Tom says he had finished the test.

Tom says he HAS.../Tom SAID he had..

300
What do we call the number of people who read a newspaper?
Readership
300

to treat someone/something in a strong way

The government took a f______ l______ on the tobacco industry


firm line

300
Report the following Celebrity: We have just adopted our third child. Her name is HoneyBee.
The celebrity said that she/he had just adopted her/his third child and that her name was HoneyBee.
300
Change to reported speech with the correct verb: The misunderstanding was your fault, Geoff. She...
She blamed Geoff for the misunderstanding.
300

He accused the politician for the mistake.

He blamed the politician for the mistake/ He accused the politician of making...

400
I'm looking forward to the ___________ of the World Cup!
coverage
400

harmony without limits 

u_________ harmony

unbridled

400
Correct the mistakes (three) The minister said journalists last year he will resign if his policy is not successful, but he is still in the job.
The minister TOLD journalists last year he WOULD resign if his policy WAS not successful, but he is still in the job.
400
Which is the correct reporting verb for the following: She __________ me of stealing her chocolate! :(
accused
400

He suggested to go to the park.

He suggested going...

500
What's your favourite _________ of Game of Thrones?
Episode
500
end a conflict and become friendly, phrasal verb
b______ the h_______





bury the hatchet

500
Change to direct speech: Hannah told me that the food at the Pizza Parlour was terrible.
Hannah: the food at the Pizza Parlour is terrible!
500
Change to reported speech with the correct form of the verb in brackets: The correct direction is right. (point out) he....
He pointed out that the correct direction was right.
500

She told me don't leave early.

She told me not to leave early.

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