Unit11TheMedia(B)(35分钟)Ⅰ
阅读理解TheInternetisfullofheadlinesthatgrabyourattentionwithbuzzwords(流行词)
Butoftenwhenweclickthrough,wefindthecontenthardlydeliversanditwastesourtime
Weclosethepage,feelingwe’vebeencheated
Thesetypesofheadlinesarecalled“clickbait”
AheadlineontheInternetreads:“Thisphrasewillmakeyouseemmorepolite”
First,whenyouclickthrough,youfindanotherheadline:“Fourwordstoseemmorepolite
”Then,onreadingthearticle,youfindit’sactuallyanessayaboutsympathy
Andwhatarethefourwords
They’re“Wow,thatsoundshard
”Onsomevideowebsites,youmightencounterheadlinessuchas“Here’swhathappenswhensixpuppiesvisitedacampus”
Itturnsoutit’sjustsomeuneventfuldogfootage(镜头)
Nowadays,withthepopularityofsocialmedia,manynewsoutletstweet(推送)clickbaitlinkstotheirstories
Thesetweetstakeadvantageofthecuriositygaporatte