August 28, 2019
ADJECTIVES
Alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnət/
Ex: There is an enormous amount of alternative media that provide a healthy balance to the mainstream.
Artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
Ex: It all seems very artificial to me – they just don’t seem to be part of the real world at all.
Attention-grabbing /əˈtenʃn ˈɡræbɪŋ/
Ex: Just a couple of sentences about something they experienced that is really attention grabbing.
Biased /ˈbaɪəst/
Ex: But I would be more concerned about content which is politically biased or motivated.
Celebrity /səˈlebrəti/
Ex: I’m not sure celebrities are being exploited, they often seem to court fame.
Controversial /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl/
Ex: I’ll admit that stories about controversial issues are less likely to be seen by the tabloids as front page news.
Distorted /dɪˈstɔːtɪd/
Ex: But on the other hand, this kind of news can give you a distorted view of what’s happening.
Entertaining /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/
Ex: I found the talk both informative and entertaining.
Factual /ˈfæktʃuəl/
Ex: He fails to distinguish factual information from opinion.
Informative /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/
Ex: I found the talk both informative and entertaining.
Intrusive /ɪnˈtruːsɪv/
Ex: I’d find that very intrusive.
Investigative /ɪnˈvestɪɡətɪv/
Ex: I believe there are many publishers and broadcasters that do still have a strong tradition of exposé and investigative journalism.
Mainstream /ˈmeɪnstriːm/
Ex: There is an enormous amount of alternative media that provide a healthy balance to the mainstream.
Pervasive /pəˈveɪsɪv/
Ex: A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels.
Realistic /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/
Ex: We have to be realistic about our chances of winning.
Sensationalist /senˈseɪʃənəlɪst/
Ex: The tabloid is full of sensationalist headlines.
Superficial /ˌsuːpəˈfɪʃl/
Ex: Their life also seems to be very superficial because they spend all of their time going to parties and trying to look glamorous.
Unbiased /ʌnˈbaɪəst/
Ex: Most people believe that this newspaper favours the government too much to provide an unbiased coverage of the election.
Well-informed /wel ɪnˈfɔːmd/
Ex: Are you well-informed about current affairs?
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