142 Unit 09 | Someone’s watching What are your thoughts on journalists publishing news in the form of comics instead of traditional articles? Discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages with a partner. You are going to listen to an FM4 interview with comics journalist Sarah Glidden. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question (1–7). Put a cross ( ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. SPEAKING 8 LISTENING 9a 27 Are you more interested in fictional or journalistic comics? Give reasons for your answer. Read the page taken from Sarah Glidden’s book Rolling Blackouts on the right. Do the tasks below with a partner and take notes. 1 Describe what the comic looks like. Consider how this influences your understanding of the events. 2 Explain what the journalists consider “the hard part about journalism” in your own words. 3 Find possible answers to the journalist’s question in the last panel. Use your notes to prepare a short oral statement summarising your findings. Share your statements in small groups, and then choose the best ones to present to the entire class. Write an email to Sarah Glidden expressing your opinion on comics journalism. b READING + SPEAKING 10 a b WRITING 11 0 Sarah’s book deals with a journey to A a rural part of Turkey. B Middle Eastern countries. C regions attacked by the US. D a country where wars took place. 1 Joe Sacco was one of the first journalists to A report from the Middle East. B draw pictures about his experiences. C tell stories about local inhabitants. D use comics as a medium for reporting. 2 Creating a picture of a person A makes it easier to talk to them. B helps you to understand them. C allows you to look at them closely. D makes them feel better. 3 Comic books are often perceived as A not being serious enough. B potentially harmful to children. C difficult to follow. D too mainstream. 4 Sarah Glidden believes comics journalists A portray reality with greater accuracy. B work harder than other journalists. C have a duty to work carefully. D occasionally invent their stories. 5 If comics journalists take their work seriously, A they can make the world better. B their audience will be entertained. C they can influence people’s opinions. D their books will find an audience. 6 Sarah Glidden counts on her readers to A want to learn more. B be fine with difficult topics. C feel with the characters in her book. D find her stories credible. 7 According to Sarah Glidden, journalism A means showing people’s feelings. B can never be completely objective. C needs to communicate opinions. D must always consider the reader. Comics drawn from fact Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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