Expand the following statements:

Vocabulary note:

1. British Radio and TV can be divided into 2 sectors ___________

2. The Private radio stations developed from ___________in _____

3. These non-state radio stations were started by _______________

and broadcast on______________________________________

4. The private radio sector derives most of its financing from _____

5. The radio stations can be differentiated as ______, catering for__

6. The State Radio Broadcasting Corporation is part of ____________

7. The state – owned stations are financed through a ____________

8. As for the role of the radio in current British society __________

• the facets of British life

• to start a station off-shore

• non-official wavelength

• to allocate wavelength to privateers

• to derive financing from

• a retailer

• to provide a better service

• a license fee (sometimes – ‘a licensing fee’)

• to be levied for 1 year

• multimedia systems

• to be the focus of attention

Answer the following questions:

Vocabulary note:

1. What sectors does the British television fall into?

2. What are the characteristic features of the BBC 1 and BBC 2 programming?

3. What is the difference between the BBC and the ITV?

4. What caused a boom in the satellite and cable industry?

5. What are the disadvantages of the expansion of private, in particular, satellite and cable TV?

• peak times

• to be tuned into the channel

• terrestrial TV

• to channel the programmes through cables

• satellite and cable industry

• to give access to a wide spectrum of programmes

• the expansion of TV

• to have huge purchasing power

• media-conglomerates

Comment on the meaning of the following words and word-combinations:

Answer the questions:

• “breakfast TV”

• to be geared towards people

• the importance is waning among younger generations

• mass-media/multi-media systems

• PCs

• “all-in-one-home entertainment” concept

1. What in the speaker’s opinion can ensure the quality, variety and innovation of the British television?

2. Is the speaker optimistic or pessimistic about the future of television?