1The post and the zoo
2Reactions and advice
3Watch again: the details (1)
4Watch again: the details (2)
5True or false?
True or false?
Did you know? The reporter is American: a garbage can in the USA is a rubbish bin in Britain. APD is the Akron Police Department, and legit is short for legitimate (real, official).
6Watch again and complete
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It's scary what people are doing with AI images and how easy it is to a lot of people. — I'm Bob Jones at the Akron Zoo, where four African lions are , accounted for, and in their . Important to point out because a social media post and an AI-generated photo an escape had taken place. The post claimed two lions got from the zoo and included a photo of a lion trying to get into a garbage . Others, recognizing this was fake, also posted, stressing the Akron Zoo it was AI and the whole thing was a . — You know, I think people are online. I think that people want and attention and are willing to do what they want to get it done. — We checked in and found the lions (…) are indeed relaxing at the zoo and did not last week. (…) In a , the zoo said there was inaccurate information about lions escaping, pointed out it was a false AI photo, and that safety took place last Wednesday with Akron police and fire, adding: “We conduct a minimum of four safety drills a year that includes dangerous animal escape drills.” Zoo visitors feel preying on people's with fake information is irresponsible at best. — (…) It makes people for no reason. It makes people skeptical of everything. — This is a really strong, dangerous . — Security expert Tim Dimoff says if social media photos seem questionable, check out legit and social sites. In this case, the Akron Zoo and APD. — Because if there's something dangerous or alarming, they're going to post it . — Dimoff stressed you can deep fakes if photos look distorted or have an odd reflection or shadowing. And he said yes, there is which mostly uses AI to detect fakes. — I think we're going to have to get used to double everything we see on the internet. — In Akron, I'm your Summit County reporter, Bob Jones.
7Grammar: reported speech
“The zoo said there was inaccurate information.” To report what someone said, we use a reporting verb (say, tell, claim, confirm, point out, stress) and we usually move the tense one step back:
- present → past: “It is AI.” → The zoo confirmed it was AI.
- past → past perfect: “An escape took place.” → The post claimed an escape had taken place.
- will → would, can → could: “They will post it.” → He said they would post it.
- say (something) but tell someone (something): The zoo told visitors the lions were safe.
Choose the right form.
8Pronunciation: the -ed ending
Three ways to say -ed. Click ▶ to listen:
- /ɪd/ after t or d (an extra syllable):
- /t/ after a voiceless sound (p, k, f, s, sh, ch):
- /d/ everywhere else:
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9The words of the news
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