【英语：基础进阶_正式场景表达】F5.时事热点必备口语

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1.Words to talk about the news

1.1.Verbs

read
watch
listen to
hear
get
report
cover
follow
broadcast
leak

1.2.Nouns

Journalist
Correspondent
- war correspondent战地记者
- special correspondent特派记者
- foreign correspondent 驻外通讯记者
Columnist
Reporter
Newshound
Paparazzi 狗仔

1.3.Common phrases

The press
News agencies
Current affairs/events.
Print news
Online news
Broadcast news
Fake news

Every day we read the news in newspapers, watch the news on television, listen to the news on the radio, and we also get a lot of news on the internet nowadays, too.

Reporters report or cover the news so that the news stations can broadcast it. We can follow certain news stories if they interest us.

One of my friends is a journalist, and he works forthe local newspaper. His main job was the
paper’ s political correspondent.

Other words we can use to talk about the news in English,or people who work in the industry, are reporters, columnists, news-hounds, and paparazzi.

2.Talking about the news inEnglish

2.1.Basic expressions

l hear/heardthat… .
l read that… .
l saw that… .
l hear/heard that . …
l hear that the election will start soon.
l read that…
l read that the economy is getting better.
l saw that…
l saw that my favorite actor has a new movie coming.

2.2.Conversation

1)

A: l hear that there is a music festival this weekend.
B: Yes,I’m thinking about going.
A: Who are you going with?

2)

A: l read that Tesla stock will go down soon.
B: Really? Where did you read that?
A: l read it on my internet news feed.

3)

A: l saw that Coca-Cola is coming out with a new drink.
B: Where did you see that?
A: On Weibo last night.

2.3.Starting the conversation

Did you catch the news today?
Did you hear about [that fire]?
Did you hear about what happened in…?
Did you watch the news last night?
Have you been following [the elections]?
Have you heard about the guy who…?
Has anyone seen this?
Did any of you read this?
l’ ve just spoken to a friend who works for…, and they said…
The paper’ s reporting a story about…

2.4.Responding to shocking or surprising news

lt’ s hard to believe.
lt makes me angry to be honest.
lt’ s out rageous!
lt’ s so sad/depressing/horrible, isn’ t it?

2.5.Having a negative opinion of how the news is reported

That’ s just sensationalist!
They should check their facts!
l think they’ re completely biased.
They shouldn’ t be allowed to say / write things like this!
You shouldn’ t believe everything you read in the paper!

2.6.Reacting to positive news stories

lt’ s about time there was something positive in the news.
That’ s breath of fresh air.

2.7.Having a positive opinion

“The World Today” usually has well-balanced coverage of the news.
There’ s some very fair reporting about the protests.
“News at Nine” is usually objective / impartial.
This is a really in-depth article about the economy.

2.8.When the news doesn’t surprise you

l’m not surprised to be honest.
lt was bound to happen sooner or later.

2.9.When you are skeptical

Really? Where did you hear that?
That doesn’ t sound right.
Sounds like fake news to me!
I’m not sure l believe that.

2.10.Conversation

1)

Did you hear about what happened in Minneapolis?
No,l haven’ t been keeping track of the news.I’ ve beenso busy lately. What happened?
Really? You haven’ t heard? There was another case of police brutality and an unarmed black man was killed.Everybody’s talking about it.
Are you serious? l can’ t believe this is still happening in 2022.
l know. lt’ s so awful.

2)

Have you seen the news today?
Not yet. What happened?
Did you know there was a blackout last night?
Yes, l heard the lights were out all night.
Some people decided to loot last night.
l don’t understand.
They took advantage of the blackout.
They really started looting?
Yes, apparently four stores were broken into.
Did the looters get caught?
There was no evidence of who did it.
Hopefully we won’t have any more blackouts.

3.How to read news headlines andimprove your English

3.1.Scan

You can scan the headlinesin English every day on afavorite app or website.
For 3-5 minutes, read thetitles of the top stories.
lf there are unfamiliar words,note them and then look themup when you have the time.

3.2.News headlines

Associated Press
Myanmar protesters march again, defying ban on gatherings
Demonstrators against Myanmar’s military takeover took to the streets again Tuesday indefiance of new rules that make their protests illegal. Police were arresting protesters and…

Associated Press
UN experts: North Korea using cyber attacks to update nukes
North Korea has modernized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles by flaunting United Nations sanctions, using cyberattacks to help finance its programs and continuing to seek…

BBC
Nourin Mohamed Siddig: The African art of reciting the Koran
Social media has revived African styles of Koranic recitation led by Sudan’s Nourin MohamedSiddig…

Associated Press
Ethiopia gives UN green light to deploy 25 staff to Tigray
U.N. agencies received approval from Ethiopia’s government Monday to send 25 more staff members to embattled Tigray, a region where the United Nations says hunger is growing an…

3.3.Email

lf a particular headline interests you, email the article to yourself.
Then read it when you have more time.

3.4.Make predictions

Before you read the wholestory, predict what some of thedetails will be.
You can say or write your predictions.
As you read, you’ll be focusedon whether your predictions were right or wrong.

4.Summarize

Learn to summarize what you read.
lt’s a very good practice to think about what you just read andsummarize the main points.
You can say or write a fewsentences to capture the basic story or argument.
托福口语和写作考试中也常出现 summary 类型的题目.

4.1.Describe the issue?

Who
Who is involved?

Why
Why did it become an issue?

What
What exactly happened?

Where
Where did it occur?

When
When did it happen?

4.2.Example

Myanmar protesters march again, defying ban on gatherings

Who: demonstrators (protesters)
When: Tuesday
Where: Myanmar
What: march(took to the streets)again
Why: in defiance of new rules that make their protests illegal

Demonstrators against Myanmar’s military take over took to the streets again luesday in defiance of new rules that maketheir protests illegal.