- •Module 1
- •The Media
- •2. In groups, discuss which of these comments might be made about each of the forms of media in Exercise 1. Explain your reasons if necessary.
- • Reading
- •1. Comprehensive questions:
- •2. Language Focus
- •3. Translate the following word-combinations into English:
- •4. Explain the contextual meaning of the words in bold and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.
- •5. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
- •6. Enrich your vocabulary:
- • 1. Read the text and find words in the text which mean the following:
- •2. Match the two parts of the collocations used in the text above:
- •3. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •5. Answer these questions about the language in the text .
- •6. Translate the following into Ukrainian:
- •9. Fill the gaps using active vocabulary.
- •The British Press
- • 2. Reading
- •The british press
- •3. Comprehensive questions:
- •4. Language focus
- •5. Translate the following words and word-combinations into English:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
- •8. Choose the quotation you like best of all. Comment on it.
- •10. Choose the right answer.
- •12 . Read the newspaper contents list. Which pages would you look at if you wanted to read about the following:
- •16. Fill in the missing articles if necessary. Retell the text:
- •17. Fill in the missed prepositions if necessary. Retell the text. The Characteristics … the National Press: Sex and Scandal.
- •19. Choose the right answer.
- •Identify each one with one of the following words or phrases.
- •Newspaper headline language
- •Violent words
- •4. Match the headline to its story and explain the play on words in each case.
- •5. Language Focus
- •6. On the left there is a list of headlines. On the right there is a list of news topics. Match the headlines with the appropriate topic as in the example.
- •13. Express each of the following headlines as it would appear in an ordinary news announcement.
- •2. Language focus
- •Бі-Бі-Сі
- •4. Language focus
- •Vox-pop
- •6. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets:
- •Незалежне телебачення
- •Незалежне радіо
- •8. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with the most appropriate word: comics buttons pick up/receive broadcast/programme camcorder remote control.
- •9. Match each word in the left-hand column with the best meaning in the right-hand column. Place the letter of the best definition in the space provided. Learn the definitions.
- •1. Read the information to get a general idea of pros and cons of the Internet use.
- •2. Language focus
- •6. Some of these pairs of opposites exist in the language of Internet/computer communications, others do not. Tick the box for 'exists' or 'doesn't exist'.
- •8. Use the correct words to fill the gaps in these sentences. You are given a paraphrase of the meaning in brackets.
- •9. Look at these expressions taken from magazine articles and advertisements for computers and Internet services. In your own words, say what the words in bold mean.
- •10. Do the quiz and discuss your answers with a partner.
- •2. Language focus
- •3. Without looking at ex. 1 test your memory for words that mean ...
- •5. Sort this group of eight vocabulary items into two sets of four, one connected with books, the other with magazines. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •6. Fill the gaps in these sentences with appropriate words .
- •7. From the context guess the most likely meaning of the expressions in bold.
- •Mass Media in Ukraine reading
- •1. Read the text, translate it into Ukrainian. Be ready to discuss it.
- •2. Comprehensive questions:
- •Idioms you can use when…
12 . Read the newspaper contents list. Which pages would you look at if you wanted to read about the following:
1. articles for sale
2. clothes
3. the editor's comments on the news
4. films being shown locally
5. houses for sale
6. news from abroad
7. people who have died recently
8. recently published books
9. second-hand cars
10. duties performed by the Queen yesterday
INDEX
Appointments 37—42
Arts, Reviews 20
Business 25—33
Classified Ads 48—66
Court and Social 18
Editorial 1
Entertainment 22
Fashion 16
Home News 1, 3, 7,
House Hunter's Guide 46—7
Obituaries 19
Overseas News 10, 11
13. Translate the following sentences into English:
Я вважаю, що немає фінансового зв’язку між політичними партіями та пресою.
Дехто засновує газети з міркувань престижу або політичного впливу, якіий вони надають.
Британці дуже полюбляють читати пресу: майже кожний кожний британець читає одну газету кожного дня.
Якщо власнику не подоба.ться робота головного редактора, він може його звільнити.
Місцеві газети головним чином освітлюють місцеві подіі.
У таких газет як “Таймс” та “Файненшиал Таймс” немає конкурентів.
У порівнянні з іншими країнами, в Британії велика кількість національних газет.
Бульварна преса має широке коло читачів.
14. Select an article about a current event from a newspaper or news magazine. Without changing the facts given, rewrite the article so that it makes a different impression on the reader. Hand in the original article, your rewritten version, and your comments about how each version is to affect the reader.
15. Listening
Listen to the interview with the BBC Media Correspondent Torin Douglas.
Divide into two groups.
Group A: You will put down the information about Rupert Murdoch.
Group B: you will put down the information about Robert Maxwell.
As you listen complete the chart below:
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Rupert Murdoch |
Robert Maxwell |
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Papers he owned |
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The wing he supported |
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The policies he supported/campaigned for |
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Check your answers with the students in your group.
Find a partner from the other group. Swap the information to complete the chart.
Why is it important for the democracy of a political life in Britain, that there should be left-wing papers?
16. Fill in the missing articles if necessary. Retell the text:
Building free and independent Media
Countries around … world that have recently emerged from … authoritarian and …totalitarian rule are discovering that … free political society cannot exist without … free news media. Because democracy involves public debate and open decision-making, … free exchange of ideas, opinions, and information is essential. … Newspapers, …magazines, …radio, and … television serve as both forums for debate and sources of information on which decisions can be based.
Building … open society is never easy. If … world's new democracies are to preserve and extend their newfound freedoms, institutions that reflect and sustain … free communication must be developed in both … public and … private sectors. These new institutions can impose … heavy burden of responsibility both on journalists and on politicians. … distinguished Polish editor /who was formerly with … underground newspaper/ bemoaned … difficulties of … new liberalized system. "What's … problem?" he was asked. "After years of … repression you are now free to publish." "Yes," he responded, "but now we are supposed to find out whether it's true or not."
Journalists, politicians, and officials must learn … difficult lessons of how to interact in… free, open society. Even within long-established democracies this interaction is …struggle. In … emerging democracies, it is both more difficult and more urgent.
… level of freedom and independence of … media depends on three main factors. … first is regulation; … second, … presence of able managers and … ability to be economically viable in … new market; and … third, … degree to which professionalism and responsibility are exercised.