1. 1. What’s the subheading of this paragraph? a Can we believe what we read on the Internet? b Can we believe what we read on paper? c The difficulty of knowing what to believe, d A surprise online discovery. Reading Can you believe what you read? 1. When Mike Scott, a singer, read the page about himself on Wikipedia.com, he noticed several facts were wrong. So he started correcting them online. When he got to the end of the page, he looked up and saw that the information at the top of the page was changing back again. He couldn't believe his eyes. He wrote about it in his blog and minutes later, he got a message from a complete stranger. The person explained that he was a big fan of Mike Scott and maintained the Mike Scott Wikipedia page. He checked the page regularly and if any facts changed, he immediately changed them back.

2. Can you believe what you read? 1. When Mike Scott, a singer, read the page about himself on Wikipedia.com, he noticed several facts were wrong. So he started correcting them online. When he got to the end of the page, he looked up and saw that the information at the top of the page was changing back again. He couldn't believe his eyes. He wrote about it in his blog and minutes later, he got a message from a complete stranger. The person explained that he was a big fan of Mike Scott and maintained the Mike Scott Wikipedia page. He checked the page regularly and if any facts changed, he immediately changed them back. Reading A surprise online discovery 2. What did Mike Scott's fan do? Why?

3. Can you believe what you read? 1. When Mike Scott, a singer, read the page about himself on Wikipedia.com, he noticed several facts were wrong. So he started correcting them online. When he got to the end of the page, he looked up and saw that the information at the top of the page was changing back again. He couldn't believe his eyes. He wrote about it in his blog and minutes later, he got a message from a complete stranger. The person explained that he was a big fan of Mike Scott and maintained the Mike Scott Wikipedia page. He checked the page regularly and if any facts changed, he immediately changed them back. look up a. to direct the eyes upward b. to become better c. to search for, as an item of information, in a reference book Reading A surprise online discovery

4. Can you believe what you read? 1. When Mike Scott, a singer, read the page about himself on Wikipedia.com, he noticed several facts were wrong. So he started correcting them online. When he got to the end of the page, he looked up and saw that the information at the top of the page was changing back again. He couldn't believe his eyes. He wrote about it in his blog and minutes later, he got a message from a complete stranger. The person explained that he was a big fan of Mike Scott and maintained the Mike Scott Wikipedia page. He checked the page regularly and if any facts changed, he immediately changed them back. A surprise online discovery Reading maintain v. to continue to have something, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. maintenance n. programmer internet apples good health equipment maintenance

5. Reading 2. Today, anyone can write a blog or an article online. Wikipedia, where anyone can post or change an entry, has become a popular way to do research. But is it a good place to get reliable facts? In recent years, many people, like Mike Scott, have found that their online biographies contain inaccurate information.Terry Millstone, a web-based journalist, says, 'Wikipedia seems like a really great idea but actually it’s quite a dangerous website. People call this the great internet age, but there’s never been a worse time to get accurate information.’ Not everyone agrees with this view. Pete Morley, another journalist, says, 'People criticise Wikipedia because they're afraid of it. There's no other source of information which is so up- to-date and free.’ 1. What’s the subheading of this paragraph? a. Can we believe what we read on the Internet? b. Can we believe what we read on paper? c. The difficulty of knowing what to believe, d. A surprise online discovery.

6. 2. Today, anyone can write a blog or an article online. Wikipedia, where anyone can post or change an entry, has become a popular way to do research. But is it a good place to get reliable facts? In recent years, many people, like Mike Scott, have found that their online biographies contain inaccurate information.Terry Millstone, a web-based journalist, says, 'Wikipedia seems like a really great idea but actually it’s quite a dangerous website. People call this the great internet age, but there’s never been a worse time to get accurate information.’ Not everyone agrees with this view. Pete Morley, another journalist, says, 'People criticise Wikipedia because they're afraid of it. There's no other source of information which is so up- to-date and free.’ Reading 2. What does Terry Millstone think about Wikipedia? Why? Can we believe what we read on the Internet?

7. 2. Today, anyone can write a blog or an article online. Wikipedia, where anyone can post or change an entry, has become a popular way to do research. But is it a good place to get reliable facts? In recent years, many people, like Mike Scott, have found that their online biographies contain inaccurate information.Terry Millstone, a web-based journalist, says, 'Wikipedia seems like a really great idea but actually it’s quite a dangerous website. People call this the great internet age, but there’s never been a worse time to get accurate information.’ Not everyone agrees with this view. Pete Morley, another journalist, says, 'People criticise Wikipedia because they're afraid of it. There's no other source of information which is so up- to-date and free.’ Can we believe what we read on the Internet? Reading in-(prefix) not correct incorrect expensive inexpensive accurate adj. correct, exact inaccurate adj. not completely correct or exact The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.

8. Reading Today, anyone can write a blog or an article online. Wikipedia, where anyone can post or change an entry, has become a popular way to do research. But is it a good place to get reliable facts? Judged by the ordinary standards, Susan is a reliable doctor.  v. rely ly (root) They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers.  n. reliability I can assure you of the reliability of the information. reliable adj. which can be trusted or believed Personally speaking, Oxford Dictionary is reliable. If you rely on someone or something, you need them and depend on them in order to live or work properly. the quality of being dependable or reliable. -- lie

9. Reading biographies In recent years, many people, like Mike Scott, have found that their online biographies contain inaccurate information. I enjoy reading biographies, especially Steve Jobs’s. n. A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.

10. Reading Terry Millstone, a web-based journalist, says, 'Wikipedia seems like a really great idea but actually it’s quite a dangerous website. People call this the great internet age, but there’s never been a worse time to get accurate information. Not everyone agrees with this view. Pete Morley, another journalist, says, 'People criticise Wikipedia because they're afraid of it. There's no other source of information which is so up-to-date and free.’ There's no other way… There’s no other way to go. there’s no other... Besides working hard, there is no other way to succeed.

11. 1. What’s the subheading of this paragraph? a. Can we believe what we read on the Internet? b. Can we believe what we read on paper? c. The difficulty of knowing what to believe, d. A surprise online discovery. Can we believe what we read on paper? Reading 3. So, is it a better idea to place our trust in what we read in magazines, newspapers and books? There have been a number of scandals in the publishing world over the years, but one of the most extreme was the story of Stephen Glass. At only 25, he was a celebrated journalist working for the highly respected US political magazine, The New Republic. All that ended in May 1998 when it was discovered that one of Glass's biggest articles was a fake. Later, it was found that Glass had made up facts in 27 of the 41 articles he wrote for the magazine.

12. Reading 2. What did Stephen Glass do? Can we believe what we read on paper? 3. So, is it a better idea to place our trust in what we read in magazines, newspapers and books? There have been a number of scandals in the publishing world over the years, but one of the most extreme was the story of Stephen Glass. At only 25, he was a celebrated journalist working for the highly respected US political magazine, The New Republic. All that ended in May 1998 when it was discovered that one of Glass's biggest articles was a fake. Later, it was found that Glass had made up facts in 27 of the 41 articles he wrote for the magazine.

13. Can we believe what we read on paper? 3. So, is it a better idea to place our trust in what we read in magazines, newspapers and books? There have been a number of scandals in the publishing world over the years, but one of the most extreme was the story of Stephen Glass. At only 25, he was a celebrated journalist working for the highly respected US political magazine, The New Republic. All that ended in May 1998 when it was discovered that one of Glass's biggest articles was a fake. Later, it was found that Glass had made up facts in 27 of the 41 articles he wrote for the magazine. scandal n. reports about shocking things that people have done Breaking news about love affairs of the president has come out and the president wondered who had leaked out the scandal. Reading

14. Can we believe what we read on paper? 3. So, is it a better idea to place our trust in what we read in magazines, newspapers and books? There have been a number of scandals in the publishing world over the years, but one of the most extreme was the story of Stephen Glass. At only 25, he was a celebrated journalist working for the highly respected US political magazine, The New Republic. All that ended in May 1998 when it was discovered that one of Glass's biggest articles was a fake. Later, it was found that Glass had made up facts in 27 of the 41 articles he wrote for the magazine. Reading celebrated Harry Potter wizard The Big Ben tourist attraction adj. famous, renowned, well-known

15. fake egg on the right n. something which seems real but isn’t Can we believe what we read on paper? Reading 3. So, is it a better idea to place our trust in what we read in magazines, newspapers and books? There have been a number of scandals in the publishing world over the years, but one of the most extreme was the story of Stephen Glass. At only 25, he was a celebrated journalist working for the highly respected US political magazine, The New Republic. All that ended in May 1998 when it was discovered that one of Glass's biggest articles was a fake. Later, it was found that Glass had made up facts in 27 of the 41 articles he wrote for the magazine.

16. Can we believe what we read on paper? 3. So, is it a better idea to place our trust in what we read in magazines, newspapers and books? There have been a number of scandals in the publishing world over the years, but one of the most extreme was the story of Stephen Glass. At only 25, he was a celebrated journalist working for the highly respected US political magazine, The New Republic. All that ended in May 1998 when it was discovered that one of Glass's biggest articles was a fake. Later, it was found that Glass had made up facts in 27 of the 41 articles he wrote for the magazine. Reading made up a. invented b. give something to somebody in return c. cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

17. Reading 4. So, how do we know what to believe? Words have always had the power to influence people and, rightly or wrongly, we tend to trust the printed word. But with the rise of the Internet, that trust is at greater risk than ever. 1. What’s the subheading of this paragraph? a. Can we believe what we read on the Internet? b. Can we believe what we read on paper? c. The difficulty of knowing what to believe. d. A surprise online discovery. 2. Do you agree with Terry Millstone or Pete Morley? 3. What do you think the writer’s opinion is? Why?

18. 4. So, how do we know what to believe? Words have always had the power to influence people and, rightly or wrongly, we tend to trust the printed word. But with the rise of the Internet, that trust is at greater risk than ever. The woman trusts her friends and she lies down without looking at them. lie down “Trust me ， I’ll take you to the safe place”,says the policeman. n. belief v. to believe Reading

19. The lawyer The witness The judger v. to exercise influence on; affect -- inward -- flow The lawyer is trying to improperly influence a witness. 4. So, how do we know what to believe? Words have always had the power to influence people and, rightly or wrongly, we tend to trust the printed word. But with the rise of the Internet, that trust is at greater risk than ever.

20. Reading With the rise of With the rise of television and Internet, radio listening has declined a lot.

21. 4. So, how do we know what to believe? Words have always had the power to influence people and, rightly or wrongly, we tend to trust the printed word. But with the rise of the Internet, that trust is at greater risk than ever. Reading at great risk The investments in stock market are at great risk. investments in stock market at great risk

22. a. trust (n.) b. reliable c. accurate d. fake e. trust (v.) f. made up g. scandals h. inaccurate Reading 1. which can be trusted or believed 2 not completely correct or exact 3. correct, exact 4. reports about shocking things that people have done 5. something which seems real but isn’t 6. invented 7. believe 8. belief

23. Complete the questions with words and expressions we’ve just learned. 1 How often do you think information in advertisements or magazines is ___________? 2 Would you buy a designer T-shirt or DVD which was __________ ? 3 Do you _________ what politicians say ? Why? Why not? 4 Have there been any ___________about famous people in your country recently? 5 Do you think it’s more important for newspapers to be entertaining or _______ and__________ ? 6 Have you ever______ something _______ on your CV? inaccurate a fake trust scandals reliable accurate made up Vocabulary

24. Evaluating and recommending You can use place, way, time, idea with these adjectives to evaluate and recommend things. Which adjectives are they used in the article? But, is it a ______ place to get reliable facts? Wikipedia has become a _________ way to do research. There's never been a ________ time to get accurate information. Is it a ______ idea to place our trust in what we read in magazines, newspapers and books? good bad popular different better worse great terrible good popular worse better

25. Vocabulary Evaluating and recommending Look at quite and really in this sentence and answer the questions. Wikipedia seems like a really great idea, but actually it’s quite a dangerous website. 1 Which makes the meaning a lot stronger? 2 Which goes before a/an? Which goes after a/an? really quite really

26. …is a good idea. Journaling and taking some time for personal reflection is a good idea. Give recommendations Vocabulary

27. ... is an easy way to... Walking is an easy way to keep fit. Give recommendations Vocabulary

28. ... is a popular place to... Provence is a popular place to take wedding pictures. Give recommendations Vocabulary

29. …is a terrible idea. Visiting the Forbidden City on the National Day is a terrible idea. Give recommendations Vocabulary

30. ... is a safe place to... Bank is a safe place to deposit your money. Give recommendations Vocabulary

31. ... is a great way to... Reading is a great way to expand the horizon. Give recommendations Vocabulary