- •Contents
- •The press
- •1 Work in pairs and answer the questions below:
- •Vocabulary
- •2. The following words all appear in the text. Match each one with its correct definition on the right.
- •3. Read the text up to the end of page 9 and answer these questions:
- •2. Study the words and phrases in the table and learn them to use in further activities.
- •1. Read the text ‘The press’ up to the end and consider this list of the characteristics of British newspapers:
- •3. Give the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •4 Translate the following sentences employing the active vocabulary:
- •5 Read the following text and use the bald word in each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line Media career opportunities
- •6 Сomplete these sentences to make a summary of the text.
- •2 The following words all appear in the text. Match each one with its correct definition on the right.
- •1 Read the text and answer the questions
- •2 Give English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •3 Fill in the gaps with the words and phrases from the box.
- •Worldwide television (1 part)
- •1 Read the text and find out information about
- •3 Describe the activities of itv regarding its
- •4 Explain the difference between the following notions. Mind the words and expressions in bold.
- •5 Complete the sentences with the verbs and phrases from the text. Mind prepositions where necessary.
- •6 Give English equivalents for the following:
- •1 The text below illustrates fierce debates about radical changes in tv sector in early 90. Translate the text:
- •(2 Part)
- •1 Read the text and answer the questions below.
- •2 Сomplete the sentences with the information from the text.
- •3 Read the text and examine the chart. Answer the questions below. Who watches what?
- •Government and the media
- •1 The following words all appear in the text. Match each one with its correct definition on the right.
- •1 Read the text and decide if the statements below t (true) or f (false).
- •Language notes
- •2. Explain the difference between the following.
- •3. Use the context to guess the meaning of the following words and phrases.
- •4 Fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms and phrases from the box
- •5 Complete the chart with the noun forms
- •4. Read the text and answer the questions below. The question of secrecy
- •Privacy and self-regulation of the press
- •2 Read the text and check your ideas
- •Language notes
- •1 Find words or phrases in the text that mean the following
- •2 Complete the chart with the missing verbs, nouns and adjectives
- •3 Make up sentences of your own with the words from the chart.
- •4 Fill in the gaps with the correct verbs, appropriate words or phrases from the box.
- •5 Give English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •1 Listen to the news and read the article below considering the reporting of Madeleine McCann’s abduction in the British press.
- •Language notes
- •2 A) Comment on the article and discuss how free should the press be.
- •Internet in uk.
- •1 Discuss the following questions in pairs
- •2 In pairs, decide if the following are examples connected with the Internet
- •1 Read the text ‘The Internet in uk” and decide if the following statements true or false.
- •Information, not entertainment.
- •It has taken the internet little more than a decade to become the biggest advertising sector in the uk.
- •Language notes
- •2 Give the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •3 Translate the following sentences using the active vocabulary:
- •4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box:
- •Supplement List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
- •Broadsheet and former broadsheet newspapers
- •"Middle-market" tabloid newspapers
- •Tabloid newspapers
- •Is the bbc as good as it could be?
- •Internet in Britain as a popular media-source.
- •What is Internet Radio?
- •The bbc online
- •The Internet Watch Foundation (iwf)
- •1 The first talk with prime-minister over telephone.
- •2 Fill in the gaps using words and phrases from the box.
- •3 The telephone talk in the kitchen and how it resulted.
- •4. The talk between Alastair Campbell and Tony Blair about the Queen’s speech.
- •Vocabulary notes:
Language notes
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line provides a connection to the Internet through telephone network;
wireless ISP – wireless internet service provider;
broadband – includes a broad range of technologies and provides a continuous network;
GDP – Gross domestic product;
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
code top-level domain |
код домен высокого уровня |
digital subscriber line |
цифровая, абонентская линия |
Access to the Internet |
доступ в Интернет |
digital devide |
цифровой раздел |
wireless |
беспроводной |
search engine |
поисковая система |
promotional business |
рекламный бизнес |
to wipe out |
уничтожать |
fledgling companies |
мелкие, неокрепшие компании |
to boost global sales |
увеличивать мировые компании |
annual turnover |
годовой оборот |
GDP |
ВВП |
lagging far behind |
значительное отставание |
2 Give the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
цифровая абонентская линия; беспроводной доступ в Интернет; доступ в Интернет; социальные, экономические и демографические показатели; отставание; поисковая система; рынок онлайновой рекламы; ВВП; доминирующие средства общения в Интернете; загружать данные; неопытный; уничтожать; увеличивать мировые продажи; годовой оборот.
3 Translate the following sentences using the active vocabulary:
1. Какие виды Интернет доступа существуют в вашей стране?
2. Пользование Интернетом связано с социально-экономическими и демографическими показателями.
3. Сельские районы сильно отстают от больших городов по уровню доступа в Интернет.
4. Google один из самых популярных поисковых систем для получения информации.
5. Рынок онлайновой рекламы представляет солидный доход для ВВП страны.
6. Годовой оборот от онлайновой рекламы составляет 25 мл.
7. E-mail и Интернет сообщения всё ещё самые распространённые средства общения.
8. Число людей загружающих свои данные постоянно растет.
9. Текущий кризис грозит уничтожить маленькие неокрепшие Интернет компании.
10. Наша цель – увеличить мировые продажи за счет рекламного сектора.
4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box:
increase(v) increase(n) lag behind decline(v) decline(n) decrease(v) decrease(n) launch(v, n) access(v) access(n) export(v) export(n) worth(prep) worth(n) |
1. The population _______ dramatically in the first half of the century.
2. Recent tax ______ have affected the poor more than the rich.
3. Britain is _____ _____ the rest of Europe.
4. After the war, the city _____ in importance.
5. There has been a ______ in the size of families.
6. Average house prices ______ by 13% last year.
7. The press ______ a vicious attack on the President.
8. A new product _____ is set in May.
9. Databases were _____ and updated daily.
10. Journalists were denied _____ to the President.
11. Wheat is one of the country’s chief _____.
12. Italian food has been ______ all over the world.
13. The new computer system has already proved its _____.
14. The art collection is _____ a fortune.
Points for discussion:
1. What information in the text did you find really interesting / surprising?
2. Is the Internet a popular media-source in Britain?
3. What is the BBC online?
4. Compare the situation with the Internet in Britain with the situation in your country.
Writing
Write about the role of the Internet in your life.