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.
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How often can you read/watch them?
Think of some examples of these forms of media in your country. Which are the most popular at the moment? Do you read/watch them yourself? Which are your favourites?
The Media
MODULE 1
Choose an idiom that could be used in reply to the following.
1. Where's Mark?
2. My interview starts in ten minutes.
3. Rachel's getting married!
4. My life's a complete disaster!
5. Paul says he's met George W. Bush.
6. I'd better not get home late again tonight. It would be the third time this week.
· The Media
· News: Gathering and Delivering
· The British Press
· Newspaper Headline Language
· The British Broadcasting
· The media: the Internet and e-mail
· The media: print
· Mass Media in Ukraine
— Vocabulary and Speaking
| print media electronic media tabloid newspapers quality newspapers rural paper metropolitan daily | national daily papers fashion magazines the Internet weather bulletins violent crime series games shows | television commercials soap operas television news bulletins television documentaries real life dramas cartoons |
| their approach tends to be very sensational and sometimes irresponsible the reporting is very biased the reporting is usually objective and accurate they can be very misleading they are harmless fun the information they provide is usually reliable they are mainly aimed at women/men/children they can influence the way people think and behave they raise important issues sometimes they make people more aware of what's going on in the world they can cause a lot of harm they can be very entertaining they really annoy me sometimes |
& READING
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