Question

Задание 4. You know, when television arrived, many people predicted that radio
would disappear. They were wrong. Since the arrival of television, radio audiences
have increased, and radio now has more listeners than ever before. I think that radio
has become the most important media for music.
ответьте на во Задание 5. Прочитайте тект. Соотнесите каждый параграф с одним из
заголовков A- F. Один заголовок лишний.
A Promoting hate
B A pleasant way to relax and spend our free time
C Not only entertainment
D Time is money
E Guidelines about watching
F Mass media is more real than reality
1. The press, television and radio (mass media) play an important part in the life of
the society. They influence the way people look at the world and make them
change their views. Some people say ”News is not what happens – it is what you
see or read in mass media.” In other words, mass media shapes public opinion.
(Sometimes it is good, but sometimes terribly bad. It depends.)
2. Millions of people in their spare time watch TV and read newspapers and
magazines. Television dominates one`s life if the family watches it most of the
time. Television informs, educates, and entertains people. Various TV games, such
as quiz shows, and music programmes attract a large audience. During TV quiz
programmes the questions are answered by the viewers. Then there are daily TV
serials known as soap operas. Some people find them boring, others consider them
to be good entertainment and relaxation.
3. There is also a lot of advertising on TV. A lot of commercial firms buy the time to
advertise their goods. Advertising often annoys the public. A film, a good
basketball or football match may be interrupted several times with advertisements
for the soap powder or new perfume. To convince the viewers that a certain
product is the best and to persuade them to buy it takes not only a lot of

imagination but also a lot of time. The same advertisements are repeated dozens of
time every day, which bores the viewers.
4. Some people say there is too much violence on television, which has a bad
influence on viewers, especially young people. Television often shows scenes of
violence.
5. But it is hardly fair to say that TV doesn`t try to raise the cultural level of the
people or develop their artistic taste. Many of TV programmes are excellent: they
are made in good taste and with great professional skill. Television brings into
millions of homes not only news and entertainment, but also cultural and
educational programmes. Good or bad, television brings the world into our home
and makes us closer to other people. Besides, it is a good company for people who
live alone.
views – взгляды
spare - свободный
entertains – развлекает
annoys – раздражает
to interrupt – прерывать
to convince, to persuade – убеждать
scenes - сцены
fair – справедливо
Задание 6. You have a lot of favourite programmes. So the next task is to match
each type of programme on the left with the correct item on the right. (найдите
соответствия)
1) football, boxing, swimming
2) life of different countries
3) people try to win prizes by answering questions
4) advertisements for products
5) animals, fish, birds, plants, flowers
6) information about what’s happening in the world
7) jokes and funny situations
8) story of the daily life of a family

a) nature films
b) quiz shows
c) news
d) soap operas
e) commercials
f) travel films
g) comedies
h) sport

Answer 1

Task

Task 4. You know, when there was television, many people predicted that radio

disappear. But they were wrong. Since the arrival of the TV and radio audience

have increased, and the radio now has more listeners than ever before. I think it's radio

it has become the most important media for music.

Answer the question.

1. When do you think people listen to the radio these days?

2. Do you often listen to the radio?

3. When do you use the Internet?

4. What do you use it for?

Task 5. Read the text. Associate each paragraph with one of the following

a - f headers. One header is unnecessary.

And hate propaganda

B a pleasant way to relax and spend your free time

C not only entertainment

D time is money

E viewing recommendations

F media is more real than reality

1. the Press, television and radio (mass media) play an important role in the life of society.

society. They influence how people view the world and make them

they change their views. Some people say: "News is not what happens – it's what you

watch or read in the media."In other words, the media shape public opinion.

(Sometimes it's good, but sometimes it's terribly bad. It depends.)

2. Millions of people watch TV and read Newspapers and magazines in their free time.

Magazines. Television dominates a person's life if the family watches it most of the time.

time. Television informs, educates and entertains people. Various TV games, such as

both quizzes and music programs attract a large audience. During a TV quiz

these questions are answered by the viewers themselves. Then there is the daily TV

series known as soap operas. Some people find them boring, others find them boring

to have good entertainment and relaxation.

3. There is also a lot of advertising on television. Many commercial firms buy time to

advertise your products. Advertising often annoys the General public. Movie, good

a basketball or football game may be interrupted several times by advertising

for soap powder or new perfume. To convince the audience that something is wrong.

the product is the best and convince them to buy it takes not only a lot

imagination, but also a lot of time. The same ads are repeated by dozens

time every day that tires the audience.

4. Some people say that there is too much violence on TV that has a bad

influence on the audience, especially young people. Television often shows scenes from

violence.

5. but it is hardly fair to say that television does not try to raise the cultural level of society.

people either develop their artistic taste. Many of the TV programs are excellent: they

made in good taste and with great professional skill. Television brings in

millions of homes are not only news and entertainment, but also culturally and

educational program. Good or bad, television brings the world into our home

and makes us closer to other people. In addition, it is a good company for people who

live alone.

views-views

spare-free

entertains-entertains

annoys-annoying

to interrupt-interrupt

to convince, to persuade – to convince

scenes-scenes

fair-fair

Exercise 6. You have a lot of favorite programs. So the next challenge is to match

each program type is on the left with the correct item on the right. (find

matches)

1) football, Boxing, swimming

2) Life in different countries

3) People try to win prizes by answering questions

4) advertising for the products

5) animals, fish, birds, plants, flowers

6) information about what is happening in the world

7) jokes and funny situations

8) the history of everyday family life

a) nature films

b) quiz shows

C) news

d) soap operas

e) commercials

f) tourist films

g) Comedy

h) sports

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