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Exercise 1. Use the right variant of the verb.

1. The building ______ two years ago. a) destroyed b) was destroyed

2. I ______ by the news he had told me the day before. a) am surprising b) surprised c) was surprised d) am surprised

3. ______ he ______ at the airport tomorrow? a) Is ____ being met b) Will ____ be meet

4. The place ______ to me. a) is hands b) was handed c) will be handing

5. I ______ into buying a motorbike by Martha. a) was talked b) talk c) have been talked

6. Yesterday the whole program ______ over to a report from Bosnia. a) has been given b) was given c) gave d) gives

7. A number of priceless works of art ______ in the earthquake. a) have been destroyed b) was destroyed c) has been destroyed

8. Because my visa had expired I ______ from re-entering the country. a) prevented b) am prevent c) prevent d) was prevented

9. It’s generally agreed that new industries ______ for the southern part of the country. a) are need b) are needed c) need

10. It’s incredible to think that these clothes ______ by Queen Victoria. a) wear b) are being worn c) were worn

11. A new drug ______ to combat asthma in small children. a) is developing b) has been developed c) develops

12. A number of political prisoners ______ within the next days. a) will be released b) release c) were released

13. The problem ______ to me. a) was saying b) was mentioned c) was being mentioning

14. The game ______ to the children. a) demonstrates b) was demonstrate c) is demonstrating d) will be demonstrated

15. When I was young I ______ by my aunt and uncle. a) was looked for b) was looked after c) was looked at d) was being looked

16. He ______ for nearly 12 hours. a) operates with b) is operated at c) was operated on

17. His decision ______. a) approves of b) was approved of

18. The land next to our house ______. a) has been bought b) have been bought c) was being bought

19. The tennis court ______ so we couldn’t play. a) has been used b) was used c) was being used

20. Better results ______ soon. a) will be expected b) are expected c) expect

Тема 25

Mass Media

Лексический блок

Mass media are one of the most characteristic features of modern civilization. People are united into one global community with the help of mass media. People can learn about what is happening in the world very fast using mass media. The mass media include newspapers, magazines, radio and television.

The earliest kind of mass media was newspaper. The first newspaper was Roman handwritten newssheet called «Acta Diurna» started in 59 B.C. Magazines appeared in 1700's. They developed from newspapers and booksellers' catalogs. Radio and TV appeared only in 20th century.

The most exciting and entertaining kind of mass media is television. It brings moving pictures and sounds directly to people's homes. So one can see events in faraway places just sitting in his or her chair.

Radio is widespread for its portability. It means that radios can easily be carried around. People like listening to the radio on the beach or picnic, while driving a car or just walking down the street. The main kind of radio entertainment is music.

Newspapers can present and comment on the news in much detail in comparison to radio and TV newscasts. Newspapers can cover much more events and news.

Magazines do not focus on daily, rapidly changing events. They provide more profound analysis of events of preceeding week. Magazines are designed to be kept for a longer time so they have cover and binding and are printed on better paper.

Questions:

1. What kinds of mass media do you know? 2. What was the earliest kind of mass media? 3. Why is the television so exciting? 4. What is the reason for widespread use of radios? 5. What advantages do newspapers have over the other kinds of mass media? 6. What is the difference between a newspaper and a magazine?

Vocabulary: feature — черта mass media — средства массовой информации handwritten — написанный от руки newssheet — листовка bookseller — книготорговец entertaining — развлекательный portability — портативность newcast — обзор новостей to focus — сосредоточиваться profound — глубокий cover — обложка binding — переплет