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What issues are the speakers discussing and what conclusion do they reach? inizia ad imparare
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Issue: whether we can trust the news we read these days. Conclusion: that most journalists are honest but a few of them give all journalists a bad name.
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Journalists have an axe to grind. to have a selfish reason or strong opinion that influences your actions inizia ad imparare
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Most journalists are truly impartial. inizia ad imparare
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Some journalists are there to sell newspapers. inizia ad imparare
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A journalist's job is to get proof and ask for evidence. evidence: facts or signs that show that something is true or that something exists inizia ad imparare
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Journalists want the truth. the truth the true facts about something inizia ad imparare
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Good journalists make the case for both sides. make the case for both sides inizia ad imparare
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There are many libel trials because people don't like what is written about them. a legal process in which a court of law decides whether or not someone is guilty of a crime inizia ad imparare
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You use libel about the crime of writing something untrue about someone, for example in a newspaper. You use slander about the crime of saying something untrue about someone in public.
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Some journalists "give others a bad name" inizia ad imparare
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If you want my honest (?) inizia ad imparare
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If you want my honest opinion
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The reality is .../In reality inizia ad imparare
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The reality is .../In reality
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According (?) (the statistics/the facts/her),... inizia ad imparare
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According to (the statistics/the facts/her),...
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to my knowledge; look at it this way inizia ad imparare
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to my knowledge; look at it this way
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If you want my honest opinion, there isn't much evidence to support this theory.
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The reality is, we can't keep sending them money.
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Look at it this way: we must do something now or things will get worse.
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As far as I'm concerned, this company is living on borrowed time.
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If you ask me, you should put aside more time for your family.
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According to the boss, we're making a profit of €100,000 every month.
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Quite frankly, this is the best film of the decade.
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From what I can gather, he's very well established in his field.
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To my knowledge, Yum Yums is the best brand for baby food.
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(In/Of/By) reality, all the recentpolitical and business scandals have eroded people's truth. They in these professions. inizia ad imparare
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In reality, all the recent political and business scandals have eroded people's truth. They in these professions.
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From what I can (learn/gather/get, nurses are extremely trustworthy. They were voted the most trusted professionals in the USA from 2004-2008. inizia ad imparare
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From what I can gather, nurses are extremely trustworthy. They were voted the most trusted professionals in the USA from 2004-2008.
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As far as I'm (opinionated/concern/concerned), postal workers are the most trustworthy profession. inizia ad imparare
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As far as I'm concerned, postal workers are the most trustworthy profession.
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To my (knowledge/view/opinion), there are no professionals that are "squeaky clean"; all of them have "bad apples". inizia ad imparare
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To my knowledge, there are no professionals that are "squeaky clean"; all of them have "bad apples".
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If you (tell/inquire/ask) me, librarians are the most trustworthy people; they have no reason to lie. inizia ad imparare
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If you ask me, librarians are the most trustworthy people; they have no reason to lie.
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If you want my (truest/honest/perfect) opinion, I'd say trust nobody, ever. inizia ad imparare
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If you want my honest opinion, I'd say trust nobody, ever.
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The phrases you hear to express doubt inizia ad imparare
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I don't know about that; That's debatable; I find that highly unlikely.
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Which expression shows the most doubt? inizia ad imparare
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If you want my honest opinion, she should apologize. If you want my (?), she should apologize. inizia ad imparare
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According to the statistics, we're the industry's most successful company. (?) the statistics, we're the industry's most successful company. inizia ad imparare
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As far as I'm concerned, statistics are worthless. As far as (?) statistics are worthless.
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To my knowledge, the painting hasn't been sold yet. To (?), the painting hasn't been sold yet. inizia ad imparare
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If you ask me, the price is too high. (?) ask me, the price is too high.
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From what I can gather, there's a lot of corruption in sport. From what I (?), there's a lot of corruption in sport. inizia ad imparare
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The reality is, there's corruption everywhere, not only in sport. The (?), there's corruption everywhere, not only in sport.
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