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Ficha adaptada de Aprendo en Casa del Ministerio de Educación del Perú en colaboración con Relo Andes.

STUDENTS THINK FAKE NEWS IS FACT AND ARE USING IT IN THEIR SCHOOLWORK, SAY TEACHERS

Teachers are frustrated that students can’t accept that some stories on social networks are false, while experts suggest that students need better education about online dangers. Students believe that fake news is a fact, and are repeating it in lessons and using it in written work, teachers have warned. More than a third of teachers say their students have used false information that they found online, according to a survey by a teacher’s union.

The union’s general secretary Chris Keates said that the information was "worrying" and it showed that internet companies have a lot of power to influence people’s opinions, especially young people. International education experts are becoming more worried about the situation and say that teachers will need to teach children how to spot fake news. Others were frustrated that students didn’t believe that news they had seen on Facebook and other social media sites was not true, even when the problem was explained to them. One teacher said that students often thought that fake news sites were real, and also that anything that President Donald Trump said was a fact. Last week, German officials said they would give fines of up to 50 million euro to social networks if they didn’t take down illegal fake news posts. The new law would give social networks 24 hours to delete or block the content and seven days to concentrate on more complicated cases. Commenting on the results of the survey, Ms. Keates said that she was worried about the trend, particularly because many young people have never known a world without internet, and are less able to judge whether information that they read online is real or fake. She added that: "It is important for children and young people to be made aware that not everything they see and read online is real."

She said that teachers are trying to help educate students about using false information, but added that it was important for internet providers and websites to take responsibility for any material that is available, and also to deal with people who misuse their services. Last month, Andreas Schleicher, the director of education and skills at OECD (The Organization of Economic co-operation and Development) said that in the modern age, being able to tell the difference between what is real and what is fake is a critical skill. He added that: "This is something that we believe schools can do something about."

Adapted from the Independent by Rachel Pells, April 12th, 2017

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Reading Comprehension

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Pronunciation

Listen and repeat.

/sl/

slave

sleep

slim

/sm/

small

smell

smart

Practise reading aloud this dialogue.

A: Is Snowy at home? Snowy Smith?

B: He is sleeping. Go away.

A: Sleeping? Where?

B: In there. Why do you smile?

A: Perhaps Snowy is in there. But he is not asleep.

B: I swear he is sleeping.

A: When Snowy sleeps, he snores but he looks sweet.

Grammar 1

Exercise 1. Choose the suitable italicised words to complete the following sentences. 

1. To who/whom it may concern.

2. It was a service for which/that I was grateful.

3. The success of a shared holiday depends on who/whom you share it with.

4. Do you like the person who/whom sits next to you?

5. Midway through the second half, Manchester United scored their third goal, at that/ which point Leeds United save up completely.

6. There is one person to whom/who I owe more than I can say.

7. It was the kind of accident for which/that nobody was really to blame.

Grammar 2

Exercise 2. Combine the following sentences, using preposition + whom or which. 

1. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday.

2. The man works in the hospital. I told you about him.

3. The woman teaches me English. I am telling you about her.

4. The movie is fantastic. They are talking about it.

5. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.

6. I'll give you the address. You should write to it.

Grammar 3

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences, using who, whom, which or that.

1. Jack is the one ______ I miss most.

2. It was a kind of computer with ______I was not familiar.

3. Do you get on with the person ______ lives next door?

4. I must thank the man from ______ I got the present.

5. It is an event ______ I would rather not forget.

6. The meeting to ______ I went was interesting.

7. The person ______ did it was never caught.

8. That's the woman to ______ Jim used to be married.



 

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This worksheets is for those who wants review and practice the language focus in pronunciation , stress and grammar in grade 9

Match the following: Who said

Part 2who what which 2

Let's learn about pronouns

Match the jobs with the pictures. Then write sentences with who and the phrases in the box.

Personality Adjectives

write sentences

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Imagine you are a reporter interviewing a celebrity about their life. Who is it? What questions do you ask?

on tap cau who

Say why the article is omitted in the underlined ideas and find someone who…

find someone who fits the description