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Cambridge English for the Media   Cambridge University Press 2009     
www.cambridge.org/elt/englishforthemedia
UNIT 6 New media Teacher’s Notes

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Planning and writing a blog
     
Before you begin … 
Discuss with the class their favourite blogs. If they don’t know any/many blogs, 
ask what subjects they would be interested in reading blogs about. 
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Students discuss the questions in pairs and then feed back to the class. 
 Answers
1  A blog is an online journal; the content is usually generated by a single person, 
who writes about topics that interest him/her. Blogs are a type of website, but 
not all websites contain blogs.
    b 
Students discuss the questions in pairs and then feed back to the class.
 Answers
2  Information and articles about life in Spain, Spanish food and culture, and 
visiting Spain as a tourist
Note
Notes from Spain
 is a genuine blog 
http://www.notesfromspain.com/
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