- •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:
- •4 Translate the following sentences employing the active vocabulary:
- •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:
- •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
Lobby - a group of people who are for and against a planned action, in an attempt to persuade those in power to change their minds.
on the ‘record’ – (of statements) publicly known and noted, published or broadcast: e.g. be/ go on (the) record as saying that the law should be changed
off the ‘record’ – (of statements) not for publication; not to be treated as official: e.g. The vice-president admitted (strictly) off the record, that the talks had fallen.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
to be apt to surprise |
способный удивить |
to exercise the authority |
использовать полномочия, власть |
to endanger security |
подвергать опасности безопасность |
to incur major penalties |
навлечь на себя наказания |
sensitive issues |
деликатные, тонкие вопросы |
liable to prosecution
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быть привлеченным к уголовной ответственности |
to face criminal sanction |
подвергаться уголовным санкциям |
to prevent disclosure |
предотвратить раскрытие |
a spokesperson |
пресс-секретарь |
serious implication for democracy
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серьёзные последствия для демократии |
a protection against public accountability |
защита от публичной подотчетности |
internal security and espionage |
внутренняя безопасность и шпионаж |
to hamper sth. |
вредить, мешать |
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2. Explain the difference between the following.
a extreme liberty of communicating and censuring every measure
b maintain authority and exercise authority
c sensitive issues and embarrassing facts
d secrecy and national security
e confidential document and controversial programme
f national interest and public interest
g ‘on the record’ and ‘ off the record’
3. Use the context to guess the meaning of the following words and phrases.
1 apt to 9 (Para 1)
2 bound to (Para 1)
3 avoidance of (Para 4)
4 outweighs the loss (Para 4)
5 face a dilemma
6 on account of (Para5)
7 a subtle change in vocabulary (Para6)
8 exercise a hold on the media (Para 7)
9 undermine a minister’s standing (Para7)
10 withdraw from the Lobby (Para 8)
4 Fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms and phrases from the box
incur; sack; sensitive issue; disclosure; bashing; implications; undermine; democracy; avoidance; face criminal sanctions; outweigh; endanger; censure; court the press; |
1. The _____of medical information is a very _____ _____.
2. She wondered what she’d done to _____his displeasure this time.
3. He ___ _____ for being drunk.
4 They gave him a real _____.
5. He was officially _____ for his handling the situation.
6. This election has profound _____ for the future of the US ____.
7. Prime Ministers used this technique to ____minister’s public standing before sacking him.
8. The benefits of the scheme _____ the disadvantages.
9. He was the first member of the former government to ____ ____ ____.
10. Secrecy provides a protection against public _____.