Grammar (Relative Clauses & Predictions)
Combine using a relative pronoun: "This is the website. I get my news from it.
This is the website which / that I get my news from." (or "where I get my news.")
Change to reported speech: "I am reading a breaking news story," said Anna.
Answer: Anna said (that) she was reading a breaking news story.
What do we call false information deliberately spread to deceive people?
Answer: Fake news / misinformation
Name the environmental issue defined by long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns across the globe.
Answer: Climate change / global warming
Correct the mistake: "The journalist which wrote this article won an award."
Answer: "The journalist who / that wrote this article won an award."
Change to reported speech: "We visited the flood zone yesterday," reported the journalist.
Answer: The journalist reported (that) they had visited the flood zone the day before / the previous day.
Define a headline.
Answer: The title of a news article printed in large text at the top.
Fill in the missing word: "Single-use plastics cause severe environmental _____ in oceans."
Answer: pollution / damage
Choose the correct future form: "Look at those dark clouds! It (will / is going to) rain."
Answer: "It is going to rain." (Prediction based on present evidence).
Change to reported speech: "Will you publish the article tomorrow?" asked the editor.
Answer: The editor asked if / whether I (or they) would publish the article the next day / the following day.
Complete the sentence: "Videos or posts that become extremely popular very quickly on social media are said to go _____."
Answer: viral
What social term refers to a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change?
Answer: An activist / campaigner
Rewrite using might: "It is possible that paper newspapers will disappear in 10 years."
Answer: "Paper newspapers might disappear in 10 years."
Correct the mistake: "He told to me that he had seen the news on social media."
Answer: "He told me that..." (or "He said to me that...").
What is the term for checking facts in a story to ensure it is true before publishing?
Answer: Fact-checking (or verifying source credibility).
Which word silent letter is present in the word 'climb'?
Answer: The letter 'b'
Complete with a relative pronoun: "The activist, _____ campaign went viral, spoke at the conference."
Answer: "whose"
Change to direct speech: The presenter said that the president would give a speech that night.
Answer: "The president will give a speech tonight."
Name two common types of media platforms where people get their daily news.
Answer: Social media, news apps, websites, TV news channels, podcasts, newspapers.
Pronounce and identify the silent letter in 'environment' or 'government'.
Answer: The letter 'n' (in standard fast speech / connected pronunciation) or 'g' / 'n'.