03.03.2021, amazed by a cake from my dad to my daughter😲
Introduction
-This book explains capitalism in simple terms.
-Many people are cautious about visiting crowded places.
-I went to Tenmangu shrine to see plum blossom.
The media
-I watch the news almost everyday on the internet.
-I think this because I can find a great amount of information at the touch of a button.
-My parents enjoy reading newspapers. It's a generational thing.
-The Japanese media tend not to cover much news about Australia.
-I'm in two minds about media censorship.
-Sometimes the media tend to focus too much on sensational stories such as political scandals.
-Internet news stories may be less reliable than news from traditional sources, like TV and newspapers.
-There should be censorship of more extreme forms of reporting.
Structure for Speaking Part 3
thesis -> reasons -> counter argument -> evaluation
Q. Generally, how accurate and reliable do you think news reporting on TV and on the internet is?
in most cases, broadcasts are reliable, although there's a slight exaggeration -> big companies, journalists and reporters, traditional sources -> everyone can post anything on the internet, online conspiracies, echo chamber -> not as reliable as
Q. Why do you think some people might not trust the media?
problems in the media, face the facts -> chequebook journalism, unscrupulous journalists and reporters, full of exaggerations, invasion of privacy -> investigative journalism, information and entertainment, reliable data -> pros and cons, the negative side
Q. Should there by any government controls on what the media is allowed to do?
to some extent, in general, the government impose censorship of the press in order to, offensive expressions -> certain extraordinary types of expression which necessarily harm others, too violent -> freedom of the press, strict censorship -> difficult to balance both sides, to maintain the balance between
Crime Vocabulary
PIN number
surveillance systems
be a victim of identity theft
credit card fraud
digital thieves
track data
faces can be identified by the video
the benefits of CCTV
the reasons of surveillance
the balance between monitoring and privacy
the safety of different websites
how to stay protected
protect myself against identity theft
Questions as homework
1. Why might some people be worried about buying good or services online?
2. How could monitoring undertaken by surveillance systems benefit modern society?
3. What do you believe are the potential dangers of sharing too much personal information online?