Censorship

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Guess the words (1)Vocabulary exercise
4. 4Guess the words (2)Vocabulary exercise
5. 5Check the wordsVocabulary
6. 6Check your understandingReading comprehension
7. 7Listen: Diane's libraryListening comprehension
8. 8Use the new wordsVocabulary exercise
9. 9What does it mean?Grammar exercise
10. 10So, such, too and enoughGrammar rule
11. 11So, such, too, enough or very?Grammar exercise
12. 12Say it naturallySpeaking practice
13. 13Keep it or remove it?Speaking practice
14. 14Let's discussDiscussion
15. 15Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: closest meaningVocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: so, such, too, enoughGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: your opinionDiscussion

Words

• censor/ˈsensər/

  to remove or block parts of a book, movie, letter, website, etc. that someone thinks are unacceptable (also a noun: a person who does this)

• taboo/təˈbuː/

  not allowed or not talked about, because people find it offensive or embarrassing (also a noun: a taboo)

• offensive/əˈfensɪv/

  rude in a way that upsets or insults people

• inappropriate/ˌɪnəˈproʊpriət/

  not suitable or right for a particular situation or person

• freedom of speech/ˌfriːdəm əv ˈspiːtʃ/

  the right to say what you think without being punished

• get around/ˌɡet əˈraʊnd/

  to find a way to avoid a rule, a problem or a block

• bleep out/ˌbliːp ˈaʊt/

  to cover a word on TV or radio with a short, high sound

• restrict/rɪˈstrɪkt/

  to limit something or someone (restriction: the noun)

• moderator/ˈmɑːdəreɪtər/

  a person who checks what people post online and removes anything that breaks the rules

• self-censorship/ˌself ˈsensərʃɪp/

  not saying what you think because you are afraid of how others will react

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Let's talk about the media.

1. Are there any topics that people avoid on TV or in the news in your country?
2. Do you think TV channels should bleep swear words? Why, or why not?
3. Have you ever decided not to post an opinion online? Why?

Grammar rule

So, such, too and enough

Pattern	Example	Meaning
so + adjective / adverb (+ that…)	The movie was so violent that we left. She spoke so fast that nobody understood.	very, with a result
so much / many / few / little + noun (+ that…)	There was so much noise that I couldn't sleep.	very, with a result
such (a / an) + (adjective) + noun (+ that…)	It was such a long meeting that I fell asleep. They are such nice people.	very, with a result
too + adjective / adverb (+ for someone) (+ to + verb)	The water is too cold to swim in. The box is too heavy for me.	more than is good
too much / too many + noun	We get too much homework. There are too many cars in the city.	more than is good
adjective / adverb + enough (+ to + verb)	He didn't run fast enough to catch the bus.	as much as necessary
enough + noun	We don't have enough chairs.	as much / many as necessary

In conversation, that is often left out: It was so cold (that) we stayed inside.

Such a / an goes with a singular noun. With plural and uncountable nouns, there is no a: such nice people, such good advice (not such a good advice). Enough goes after an adjective (old enough) but before a noun (enough time). Too is not the same as very: very hot weather can be nice; too hot is a problem. And too is not followed by that: so late that, not too late that.