ARTICLES ORAL EXAM PART 1
In each option, first describe what the text was about. Then, answer the question.
Cosa c’è su questa ruota (17 opzioni)
- Refugees Bring New Life to a Village: Do you think things will continue to go well in Riazce in the future? Why?/Why not?
- The gray whale, arctic terns and wildebeest: Class #2: Which of the animal facts you heard do you think is the most interesting? Do you know about any other animals or birds who undertake amazing journeys?
- Lion Lights: Which were the ideas Richard had to protect the cattle?
- Answers4U: If you were Paul, would you find Sarah's answer useful? Why/ whynot? Which of her comments do you like the most? Which do you like the least?
- A work-life balance: What was the main conflict? How has the life of Mohamed changed after his daughter's list?
- The checklist manifesto: Why dies the writer of the review recommend the book?
- Adrian's List Blog: Which five lists would you like to read in full?
- Pizza with a Pedigree: Why is pizza Napoletana in the news?
- A Modern Wonder of the world: The Simplon Tunnel. Imagine you could go and see one of the seven wonders. Which one would you choose and why?
- Buried treasure
- "Everybody's tweeting": What are the three ways in which people use Twitter? What’s the most reliable way to get accurate news? Give reasons. How often do you use that source? Do you always believe what people Tweet? How do you verify important information that comes to you via Social media? Is Twitter more about being informed or being entertained? Give reasons.
- JANICE'S INTERVIEW: A foreign orrespondant: What caused the public to stop trusting mainstream media? What is the problem with the increase in media sources due to the Internet?
- JANICE'S INTERVIEW: A foreign orrespondant: What does the video suggest as a good way to get to the truth?
- JANICE'S INTERVIEW: A foreign orrespondant: What does the video suggest in situations where you can’t get direct sources of the news? What does the video suggest about sharing news on social media?
- What does a correspondant have to do to get a good story?
- BAD NEWS: If a journalist sets someone up to break the law just so they can report it, who should go to jail?
- DATATEINMENT: Using big data to predict which movies, TV shows , music and video games are likely to be successful is good for creators of entertainment. If you were a journalist would you benefit from this or not? Why not? If yes, how so?