{"id":8594,"date":"2018-06-22T12:20:59","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T10:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=8594"},"modified":"2023-01-25T08:06:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T07:06:38","slug":"is-reading-news-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/06\/is-reading-news-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Reading News Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading newspaper is a good habit that can provide us a clear idea and understanding of what is happening in your country and the whole world. It carries information about politics, economy, entertainment, sports, business, industry, trade and commerce. However, a survey found that news consumption has a tremendous downside for mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article below to find out the downsides of reading too much news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/time.com\/5125894\/is-reading-news-bad-for-you\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does “feed<\/span>” mean here, “Yet one in 10 adults checks the news every hour, and fully 20% of Americans report \u201cconstantly\u201d monitoring their social media feeds<\/em><\/span>\u2014which often exposes them to the latest news headlines, whether they like it or not.”? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>
  2. What does “exacerbate<\/span>” mean, “Our studies also showed that this change in mood exacerbates<\/em><\/span> the viewer\u2019s own personal worries, even when those worries are not directly relevant to the news stories being broadcast.”? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>
  3. Explain “negativity bias<\/span>“. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. How does news affect you?<\/li>
    2. What are the positive and negative aspects of watching or reading news for you?<\/li>
    3. How has the way that news is presented changed in the past 15 to 20 years? What are your thoughts on “bystander-captured media”?<\/li>
    4. What was the most devastating news that you have ever watched, read, or heard about?<\/li>
    5. Talk about some news today.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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