Cover of the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2

The key answer of exercise 11

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10 - Presentation and practice 2 for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Listen to the telephone conversation between Luke and Kate about a strange news story Luke has read on the Net and complete the table.

Answer

K = Kate's questions. L = Luke's answers.

  1. K: Is that real? L: I'm definitely sure. The news said that an Airbus BelugaXL would travel around four million miles a year.
  2. K: What's the news source? L: I read it on the Net.
  3. K: Have you found out who wrote that story? Was the publishing site a professional, well-known news agency or was it someone's personal blog? L: I remember neither the author nor the website address.
  4. K: Did you notice any spelling mistakes, lots of capital letters, or dramatic punctuation? L: No, I didn't notice any spelling mistakes, but there were lots of capital letters.
  5. K: Who was quoted in the news? Did you check if the information was available on other sites? L: Nobody was quoted in the article but a similar news item appeared on The Independent site.
  6. K: Have you visited a fact-checking website? L: I'll follow your suggestions.