This document provides discussion prompts about various current events and celebrity news stories: - Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith. This has been widely reported and discussed both for the physical altercation and its consequences for both actors' careers. Reactions from the public have been strong on both sides. - Elon Musk purchasing Twitter and joking that he would delete it and also Facebook has been reported on. As the new owner his comments raise questions about the future of these major social media platforms. - Snoop Dogg raising the salary of his personal blunt roller cited inflation as the reason, highlighting both celebrity lifestyles and

1. MEDIA FRENZY

2. Do you keep up with the news? Why/ Why not?
What's your favourite source of information?

3. Are you more interested in current events or celebrities' lives?

4. Reported speech
Backshift in tenses: Change of pronouns:
is was
was had been
had been had been (no change)
will be would be
should be should have been
must had to
1st & 0 cond. 2nd conditional
2nd conditional 3rd conditional
here there
this that
today that day
yesterday the previous day
tomorrow the following/next day
I he /she / they / you
our their

5. Will Smith & Chris Rock
1. Who has reported the information?
2. What has happened?
3. Why is it important? (consequences)
4. What was the reaction of the public?
Rock: Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2, can't wait
to see it, alright?
Smith: Keep my wife's name out your f*** mouth!
Rock: Wow, dude! It was a G.I. Jane joke.
Smith: Keep my wife's name out your f***
mouth!
Rock: I'm going to, okay? Oh, okay. That was
a... greatest night in the history of television.

6. Johny Depp & Amber Heard 1. Who has reported the information?
2. What has happened?
3. Why is it important? (consequences)
4. What was the reaction of the public?
Depp: He (friend) said: "I don't think it's a good
time to go home..." And then he showed me the
photograph.
Judge: What was the photograph of, Mr Depp?
Depp: It was the photograph of our bed. And on
my side of the bed was ... My initial response to
that was... I laughed. It was so outside, it was so
bizarre, and so grotesque that I could only laugh.

7. Madonna's & Britney's kiss recreated 1. Who has reported the information?
2. What has happened?
3. Why is it important? (consequences)
4. What was the reaction of the public?
Madonna: "Britney, you look so
happy and in love, I wish you and
Sam all the best! Last night was fun
and sweaty!"
Paris Hilton's comment: "Iconic
queens, I love you both so much!"

8. Elon Musk about social networks
1. Who has reported the information?
2. What has happened?
3. Why is it important? (consequences)
4. What was the reaction of the public?
Musk: 'Now that I bought Twitter, I'm
deleting it. FB is next. Go outside and
enjoy your life'.

9. Snoop Dog raised his blunt roller's salary from 40.000$ to 50.000$
1. Who has reported the information?
2. What has happened?
3. Why is it important? (consequences)
4. What was the reaction of the public?
S.D: In
fl
ation. Their salary went up!"