Fake News

Fake News

This fake news lesson plan helps ESL learners at B2 levels develop essential skills in identifying factual information and persuasive writing in news stories. The 60-minute lesson includes a warm-up activity exploring fake news statistics, followed by reading and discussion of fake news articles. Vocabulary exercises target common news reporting phrases, while the writing task encourages students to create their own fake news stories. Skills focus on reading, writing, and critical thinking, providing learners with a structured approach to analyzing and producing news reports.

Skills

  • Can recognize when a text provides factual information and when it seeks to convince readers of something.
  • Can produce very brief reports in a standard conventionalized format, which pass on routine factual information and state reasons for actions.
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Warm-up: Fake news in numbers

Read the facts and try to guess what's missing. Did any of the facts surprise you?
six
36%
87%
70%
62%
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Fake news can spread
times faster than real news on social media.
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In 2016,
of Americans got news from social media platforms.
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A study showed that only
can spot fake news accurately.
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False news articles are shared
more than true ones.
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Over
of people share news without checking its accuracy.
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Would you believe it? Read two fake news stories below, and discuss the questions.

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Vocabulary for news reporting

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Let's make some fake news!