Read the article, study the diagram and express your feelings about press freedom.

Press Freedom Special

(expressing your opinions in English)

Do public figures sometimes hide the truth?

Task one – Fun Watching

Try watching without reading the first time!

1. Watch the video about Press Freedom, get the answers to the following question:

Where is the interview held?

Which underground station is the closest to Hyde Park?

Is it permitted to cycle in the Hyde Park area? What are the cycling restrictions?

What are Hyde park opening and closing hours?

How are the visitors supposed to behave when in Hyde Park?

How many people do you hear speaking?

How many people interviewed do you see?

Task two - Listening

Listen to the recording and do the following exercises.

Gap filling:

The _____of May is __________Day. We went to __________in Hyde Park, London and asked people what press freedom and freedom in general means to them.

Speakers' Corner is a famous place where______________________________________.

In this video, we'll introduce you to the language used to _________________in English.

If you need help, there is a transcript below, but try watching without reading the first time!

Transcript

Speaker 1.

______________, I believe in this society we live in freedom. I can go out, I can wear what I like and I can say what I like.

Speaker 2.

__________ without freedom we have no life.

Speaker 3.

_________________, freedom is being able to do what you want, where you want, say what you want, have your own opinions and not being limited by what people might think of you.

Speaker 4.

___________ about freedom, freedom is about being yourself. Being free to speak. Freedom of speech.

Speaker 5.

___________________ in the media today it's not as free as it will come across. I believe that some things are censored and that some things are exaggerated so it's not as free as it comes across to the public eye.

Your Comments:

Task three –Reading

Read the article, study the diagram and express your feelings about press freedom.

World opinion is divided on the importance of having a free press, according to a poll conducted for the BBC World Service.

Of those interviewed, 56% thought that freedom of the press was very important to ensure a free society. But 40% said it was more important to maintain social harmony and peace, even if it meant curbing the press's freedom to report news truthfully. Pollsters interviewed 11,344 people in 14 countries for the survey.

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