aula10_exemplo1

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Talk about the following question or do the following activity 
What are the most important issues facing our world today? (energy, nuclear 
weapons, human rights, global warming, hunger, etc.) Why? 
 
Discussion Questions 
1. Are you interested in current events and news? 
2. How much time do you spend discussing current events with friends? 
3. How often do you watch the news on TV or read the newspaper? What is your 
favorite television station or newspaper? Why? 
4. Do you keep up with the news in your native country? If yes, how? If no, why 
not? 
5. What sections of a newspaper or website do you check for current events 
(health, technology, business, etc)? 
6. Are you interested in news from other countries? 
7. What is the last thing that you learned from the local, national, or world news? 
8. What recent events are you fed up of hearing about? 
9. In the U.S., it is common for TV stations to interrupt other TV shows to show 
“Breaking News” reports. Is this common in your native country? 
10. Do you think that the news shows too much violence on TV? Why or why not? 
11. In your opinion, is Brazilian news objective or biased? 
12. What type of information – if any – do you think a government should keep from 
its citizens? Why?