- •Introduction
- •2. They can all serve as a metaphor for the media
- •Chapter 2
- •Chapter 3
- •Chapter 5
- •Chapter 6
- •Chapter 7
- •Chapter 8
- •Broadcast journalism: the world’s town crier
- •Ex. 2 Complete the following words and word combinations:
- •Broadcast vocabulary
- •Безответственный контроль сми со стороны частных организаций
- •Ex. 3 Complete the following words and word combinations:
- •Chapter 14
- •4. Complete the sentences using the list of vocabulary units in exercise 2, some words can be used more than once:
- •4. Complete the sentences using the list of vocabulary units in exercise 2, some words can be used more than once:
- •5. Match the following words and collocations with their synonyms from exercise 2:
- •7. Study the meaning of phrasal collocations with the verb “put” and the following particles: across, down, off, out, forward, down to. Then fill in the gaps in the sentences:
- •3. Match the following definitions with the words and expressions from exercise 2:
- •4. Match the following words and collocations with their synonyms from exercise 2:
- •5. Complete the sentences using the list of vocabulary units in exercise 2, some words can be used more than once:
- •There are many ways to lead and every leader has his or her own style. Some of the more common styles include autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, and laissez-faire.
- •8. In chapter 16 the author uses the word “admission”. Explain the difference in the usage of the words “admission” and “admittance” by filling in the gaps with the suitable option:
- •11. Translate the sentences into English in writing paying special attention to the use of vocabulary units:
- •Keys to excerses (chapter 17)
- •Chapter 5
- •Chapter 6
- •Chapter 7
- •Chapter 8
- •Broadcast journalism: the world’s town crier
- •VII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using active vocabulary:
- •Broadcast vocabulary
- •VIII. Solve the crossword:
- •IX. Interview quiz. Choose the variant(s) that best completes the statement or answers the question:
- •XII. Translate the following text from English into Russian Безответственный контроль сми со стороны частных организаций
- •XIII. Translate the following text from Russian into English
- •Chapter 13
- •VII. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English using active vocabulary:
- •XII. Translate the following text from English into Russian
- •XIII. Translate the following text from Russian into English:
- •Chapter 14
- •6. In chapter 14 the author uses the expression “historical feature”. Explain the difference in the usage of the words “historic” and “historical” and then fill in the gaps with the suitable option.
- •Chapter 15 Ex. 1Translate all the words into Russian
- •7. Study the meaning of phrasal collocations with the verb “put” and the following particles: across, down, off, out, forward, down to. Then fill in the gaps in the sentences:
- •Chapter 16 Ex. 1Translate into Russian
- •There are many ways to lead and every leader has his or her own style. Some of the more common styles include autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, and laissez-faire.
- •8. In chapter 16 the author uses the word “admission”. Explain the difference in the usage of the words “admission” and “admittance” by filling in the gaps with the suitable option:
- •Chapter 17
Chapter 5
Ex. 1
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to flutter |
трепетать (о сердце) |
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toarouse one’s curiosity |
пробуждать чьё-либо любопытство |
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tograsp |
понять,схватить основную идею |
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hotair |
пустая болтавня, похвальба |
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inaudible |
невнятный,неотчетливый, неслышный |
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to be adept at smth. |
быть знающим, опытным, сведущим в чем-либо |
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to fumble the main point |
нечетко выражать основную идею |
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tobe at stake |
быть поставленным на карту |
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snappyintro |
лаконичное введение |
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compellingsubject |
захватывающая,интересная тема |
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toplough through smth. |
корпеть над работой |
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to plough beyond a tangled lead |
продвинуться дальше замысловатого введения |
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poignant |
резкий, колкий (о словах, замечаниях) |
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provocative |
провоцирующий,вызывающий |
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enlightening |
разъясняющий,проливающий свет |
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to ponder on/over smth. |
Размышлятьнад чем-то |
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Arun-up |
подготовительная работа, период |
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soul-wrenching climax |
кульминация, полная трагизма; душераздирающая кульминация |
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arty cravings |
претенциозные стремления |
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meticulously packaged |
тщательно, педантично проработанный, составленный |
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tobecome jaded |
пресытиться |
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to occur at one’s fingertips |
случиться в поле зрения кого-то |
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a fickle customer |
непостоянный,ненадежный клиент |
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an inscrutablecustomer |
загадочный, непонятный клиент |
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a succinct language |
сжатый, краткий, лаконичный язык |
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anavidreader |
заядлый читатель |
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a supersonicreader |
читатель, просматривающий только фотографии и заголовки, для того чтобы ознакомиться с содержанием газеты |
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a largetype |
крупный шрифт |
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a province |
область,сфера деятельности |
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a delugeof words |
поток слов |
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clutteringdetails |
подробности, загромождающие текст |
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a ‘run-on’ sentence |
вводное предложение |
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an irksome fact |
банальный факт |
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to lure smb. to smth. |
завлечь, заманить кого-то куда-то |
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obscure |
невнятный, невразумительный, неясный |
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a flamboyant pop-star |
яркий, заметный исполнитель |
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judicious |
разумный, благоразумный, здравомыслящий |
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an eloquentlanguage |
убедительный, выразительный язык |
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an overriding point |
важнейший, доминирующий вопрос |
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to clog up the intro |
нагромождать введение |
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to be germane to smth. |
быть уместным в чем-либо |
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minutes of meeting |
протокол встречи |
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a circuitous route |
окольный обходной путь |
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preconceived ideas |
предубеждения |
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preconceived ideas are rampant in the newsroom |
предубеждения – частное явление в отделе новостей |
Exercise 5:
1. Direct lead 2. Delayed lead 3. Summary lead 4. Quote lead
5. Question lead
Exercise 7: deluge i); lure c); province e); clog up k); to fumble a); hot air f); at stake b); plough through h); ponder d); muck about j); attribute g).
Exercise 8: 1) a lot of date – a deluge of data; 2) loafing – mucking about; 3) cramming – clogging up; 4) wading through – ploughing through; 5) sphere – province; 6) reflect on – ponder; 7) floundering around – fumbling; 8) ascribe – attribute; 9) tempting – luring; 10) hazarded – at stake; 11) chattering – hot air.
Exercise 9: 1) poignancy; 2) compulsion; 3) provoke; 4) avidity; 5) ponderosity; 6) fickleness; 7) irksome; 8) obscurity; 9) enlightenment; 10) rampage.
Exercise 12: 1. deliberated; 2. ruminate on; 3. brood over; 4. cogitating; 5. mulling over; 6. mused; 7. meditating.
Exercise 13: 1. to arouse one’s curiosity, to flutter; 2. meticulous; 3. to be at stake; 4. to be adept at; 5. to plough through; 6. poignant criticism; 7. to ponder on/over; 8. to lure; 9. judicious; 10. in an eloquent way; 11. poignant comments, absolutely germane to; 12. overriding points, the minutes of meeting; 13. the preconceived way of bearing testimony.