- •Interview with a bbc Newsreader
- •1 Discuss the following questions in pairs
- •2 Read the profile and the interview with Philip Hayton and check if your ideas about qualities and qualifications were correct. Check if your questions have been asked.
- •1. Read the first part of the interview with Philip Hayton up to what is the most nerve wracking situation and tick the things Philip did.
- •3. Use the context of the interview to guess the meaning of the following words and phrases.
- •Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •5. Complete the table below with adjectives from the text of the interview.
- •6. Complete the gaps with the correct adjectives
- •Unit 2
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs
- •3. David Bull’s profile
- •1. Read the first part of the interview up to the question: What is the worst thing that happened live on air? Decide if these are true (t) or false (f)
- •2. А) Read the rest of the interview. Choose the adjectives from the text describing the job of a tv Presenter in two columns
- •3. A) Complete the gaps with the words from the text of the interview. The first letters of the missing words are given.
- •1. A) Study how adjective and adverb enormous / enormously collocate with nouns, verbs and adjectives
- •2. Discuss the following questions in small groups.
- •Unit 3
- •Interview with charles clover
- •1. Look at the title and the photo of a man. Check the words below and give your ideas what field of journalism he works in.
- •2. Read the resume and the interview with Charles Clover and check if your ideas were correct
- •Interview with charles clover.
- •1. Read the interview again and check your ideas.
- •2. Find words and phrases in the text of the interview that mean the following. Numbers indicate questions of the interview.
- •Explain in your own words the following words and expressions.
- •Discuss the following questions in small groups.
- •Unit 4
- •Skim the text of the resume and make notes of the important facts and changes that have happened in his life since the previous interview.
- •2 Translate the Russian resume of Clover in English using vocabulary from his interview above. Words and phrases that are important have already been studied.
- •3 Read Charles Clover’s interview and answer the questions.
- •Interview.
- •4. Check the meaning of the word in your dictionary. Give Russian equivalents of the following:
- •Grammar Revision of if tense use.
- •Translate the interview into English. Work in two groups. Group a translate the interviewer’s questions. Group b translate the text of the interviewee. Use the words from Ex. 3.
- •6. Dramatize the interview between the reporter and the news source. Work in pairs, one person from group a and one from group b. Unit 5
- •Torredonjimeno's uniformed stewardesses on patrol Photograph: Linda Nylind
- •1 Before reading the article put these words in the sentences to make definitions.
- •2 Look at the headline, introduction, photo and caption . Answer the questions below. Who can be fined for going out on the streets of the Spanish town?
- •Women's walkout splits Spanish town
- •1 Read the first six paragraphs of the article down to the line "'It's all I've got,'he said." Decide if these sentences are true (t) or false (f).
- •2 Read the next paragraphs down to the line "... Against the 'anti-constitutional' represen tation of men." Choose the correct word in the sentences below.
- •3 Read the next paragraphs of the article down to the line "... I have now succeeded in forcing a debate." Put yes (y) or no (n) next to these sentences about the mayor, Javier Checa.
- •4 Read the rest of the article. Choose one of the people below to answer the questions.
- •1 Look at this example of a compound adjective from the article.
- •2 What are the general meanings of the prefixes and suffixes used in the exercise above? Complete each sentence below with all-/ -friendly / -led or -like.
- •3 Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive (work) or-ing form (working).
- •Unit 6
- •1. Discuss the following questions in pairs.
- •2. Read the list below and check the meaning of the phrases in bold in your dictionary.
- •3. (A) Read the article and mark each piece of advice as follows?
- •The art of making life memorable
- •1. Find the phrases in a in the article. Try to guess from the context what each one means. Use the definitions in b to help you.
- •3. Learn to use the following words:
- •4. Translate the text into Russian observing grammar, vocabulary and literary style. Unit 7 media debates
- •3 Read the following interview and decide what the most appropriate title is:
- •2 Read the interview again and answer the following questions.
- •3 Find words or phrases in the text of the interview with the following meanings
- •3 Decide how you will summarise the interview with Nic Newman, focusing on the things that are more interesting.
- •Steve Barnett
- •2 Write down a plan of the text choosing the main ideas underscored by the author.
- •3 The author uses colourful, figurative language to support his viewpoint on the problems of journalism. Translate some of his eloquent ideas into Russian. Comment on them.
- •1 Discuss the following questions in small groups.
- •2 Prepare a concluding report on the problem ‘a future in print journalism’ using the facts from the interviews Unit 8
- •1 You are going to read the text mentioned in Steve Barnett’s interview. Read the text consulting the vocabulary.
- •Steven Barnett On the road to self-destruction
- •Vocabulary
- •2 Complete the gaps with the words from the text.
1. Read the first part of the interview with Philip Hayton up to what is the most nerve wracking situation and tick the things Philip did.
He used to work as a reporter and reader on a BBC Local radio station.
He didn’t work for pirate radio as it was illegal at that time.
He finds it hard to inform people about wars and famine in Africa.
He never thinks about human consequences, giving people information.
When he started he earned 1000 pounds a year.
He is well trained in pronouncing things and never asks for help.
Read the rest of the interview. The interviewee uses colouful, figurative language to describe his relationship with his job. Guess the meaning of the words in bold from the context. Then answer the questions.
What does he mean when he says “that the names come out of the blue”?
What does he say about “nerve-racking situation that can arise whilst on air”?
What impression does the phrase “a news presenter on the air is the tip of the iceberg”?
Do you understand his explanation of ad lib “that you have to say something off the top of your head”?
Why was it really embarrassing for him to mispronounce internment instead of interment?
Whose shoes would he like to be in for today?
3. Use the context of the interview to guess the meaning of the following words and phrases.
break the news (page 9)
change the agenda (page 8)
legitimate broadcasting (page 6)
get info (page 10)
pop in (page 10)
apprehensive (page 3)
let it put off (page 11)
log on (page 12)
keep up with (page 6)
day in and day out (page 9)
Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
be aware; agenda; pop in; predictable; slot; in his shoes; ad lib; feed; be all and end all; |
A new comedy is scheduled for 9 p. m. -------.
It’s important to ------- -------- of the latest developments in computers.
I never use a script; I just ---- ------ the whole programme.
She -------- the media stories, which is the way of getting free information.
The government set --------- for constitutional reform.
I found the film rater dull the ending was --------.
I wouldn’t like to be ---- ----- ------ when his wife fins out what happened.
Many people don’t care who ------ -------.
I need to ------ ---- the drugstore for a second.
For Jim making money was ____ ___ ___ ___of his job.
Grammar Forming adjective
5. Complete the table below with adjectives from the text of the interview.
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noun
adjective
opposite adjective
availability
academician
consumer
legitimacy
glamorous
unreasonable
unpredictable
experienced