English · Première, Terminale (B1 to C2), Bac pro

Session 7: Final task: our class column, True or Tale?

Read one step, do it, then move on.
Step 1

Recap check

Recap check
  1. What is the Overton window?
  2. Name two techniques that shift a debate.
  3. What are the steps of a fact-check?
Answer key
  1. The range of ideas the public accepts at a given time.
  2. Fake expert, unsourced figure, bandwagon effect, repetition, humour.
  3. Read the claim, find the first upload, consult a source, compare, give a verdict.
Step 2

Objectives

Step 3
Today's language goal

To present a full fact-check orally and answer the class's questions, we need the vocabulary of the method (claim, source, reverse search, verdict, tip) and questions with correct word order (Who posted it? When was it posted?).

Documents

Step 4

Grammar lesson: asking questions: word order

To present a full fact-check orally and answer the class's questions, we need asking questions: word order
On the board, to copy

Rule

When did the account post it? (auxiliary before the subject)

Form

  • Wh- + do / does / did + subject + base verb: When did the account post it?
  • Wh- + be / have / modal + subject: Where was it taken? Who has checked it?
  • Subject questions: Who posted it? What happened? (no did)
  • Passive questions: When was the picture posted?

Examples from the lesson

  • Who posted the picture?
  • When was it posted?
  • How many times has it been shared?

Common mistakes

  • Not Who did post it?, but Who posted it?
  • Not When the picture was posted?, but When was the picture posted?

Quick check (2 minutes, hands up or mini whiteboards)Put the words in order.

  1. posted / who / it / ?
  2. was / when / taken / the photo / ?
  3. you / did / which tool / use / ?
  4. it / has / how many times / been shared / ?
Show the answers

1. Who posted it? 2. When was the photo taken? 3. Which tool did you use? 4. How many times has it been shared?

Exercises

EntryRecognition. Correct or incorrect? Correct the wrong ones.

  1. Who shared the post first?
  2. Where the photo was taken?
  3. Why did the account delete it?
  4. What did happen next?
  5. How many likes did it get?
  6. Which fact-check you read?
Show the answers

1. correct. 2. Where was the photo taken? 3. correct. 4. What happened next? 5. correct. 6. Which fact-check did you read?

CoreAsk the question. Write the question that gets the underlined answer.

  1. The account posted it in March 2023. (When ...)
  2. Full Fact checked it. (Who ...)
  3. It was shared fifty thousand times. (How many ...)
  4. We used TinEye. (Which tool ...)
  5. The picture was made in a studio. (Where ...)
  6. They deleted it because it was fake. (Why ...)
  7. The verdict is false. (What ...)
Show the answers

1. When did the account post it? 2. Who checked it? 3. How many times was it shared? 4. Which tool did you use? 5. Where was the picture made? 6. Why did they delete it? 7. What is the verdict?

StretchProduction. Prepare six questions for another group's oral: three direct, three indirect (Could you tell us ...?).

Show the answers

For example: Who first posted the picture? When was it posted? Which press article did you compare it with? Could you tell us how you found the original? Could you explain why the post spread so fast? Do you know whether the account apologised?

Words in action

To say it precisely, we need the right words

EntryPut the steps of the method in order: verdict, describe the post, reverse search, compare with the press, find the original.

Show the answers

describe the post, reverse search, find the original, compare with the press, verdict.

Task 1

Choose the topic and the source fact-check.
Step 5

Task 2

Write the page in groups.
Step 6

Task 3

Peer review with the grid.
Step 7

Figures of speech in the documents

Wordplay: True or Tale?

Sequence title and final task: “True or Tale?”

True or Tale sounds like true or false. A tale is a story. This is wordplay.

EntryWhich common expression does the title play on?

Show the answers

true or false.

Gap-fill worksheet

Word bank : fact-check sources share press tip
  1. Our page presents a full .
  2. We quote our .
  3. We do not want to fake news.
  4. We compare with the .
  5. We end with a for readers.
Answer key
  1. fact-check
  2. sources
  3. share
  4. press
  5. tip
Step 8

Expression task

Now say it

Three-minute oral presentation of your True or Tale? page, then questions from the class.

EntryPresent the post and the verdict in four sentences.

Tools to use:

  • claim, source, reverse search, verdict, tip
  • questions: When was it posted? Who checked it?
  • comparatives and reported speech from earlier sessions

Sentence starters:

  • Our post was ...
  • We first checked ...
  • Compared with the press ...
  • Our verdict is ...
Show a model answer

Our post was a video of the Eiffel Tower on fire, viewed millions of times in January 2024. First, we ran a reverse search and found the original upload: a VFX video from July 2023. AFP explained that the images were created with visual effects, and live webcams showed the tower was intact. Compared with the TikTok post, the AFP article was signed, dated and sourced. Our verdict: tale, not true. Our tip: when a symbol burns online, check a live feed.

Homework

Prepare your talk: a card with five key words at most, and rehearse aloud twice.
Answer keyModel answer: the card has key words, not sentences; the talk lasts three minutes; the conclusion gives a clear tip.