Listening Basics PartIII

(2) Detective: Private eye Jim Brown is called in to find a missing

heiress.

(4) Movie: ―Rocky IV‖. Rocky comes back to fight the Russian superfighter Drago.

(5) World Cup Soccer. Canada vs. Italy.

(7) The Carvers. Alexandra makes a fatal mistake.

9:00

(2) Dynasty

(7) Special: ―Psychology and You – Dreams‖. The most recent research on dreams.

10:00

(2) TV Movie: ―Stranger Than Fiction‖. Documentary about amazing events and phenomena.

(4) Consumer Report: ―Inexpensive vacations‖. How to travel almost anywhere in the world on a small budget.

10:30

(2) News

(4)Movie: ―High Plains Drifter‖. A Clint Eastwood western.

(5)Business World: ―Career Planning‖. A look at job opportunities

in the future.

11:00

(2) Movie: ―Kramer vs. Kramer‖. Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in a drama about the breakup of a family.

(5) Movie: ―Psycho‖. A classic Hitchcock thriller.

(7) News

11:30

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(7) The Tonight Show. Host Johnny Carson welcomes guests Jane Fonda, Willie Nelson, and Julio Iglesias.

C. Listen to the recording. Two people are talking about TV shows. Look at the TV guide as you listen and check off the programs the speakers are discussing.

D. Do you still want to watch the same shows or would you like to change your mind now? Discuss any changes with your partner and draw a circle around the programs you finally decided to watch.

E. You are going to hear part of some of the programs in the

TV guide. Unfortunately each program is interrupted so you don‘t hear the end. Decide which program each recording comes from.

Recording 1:____________________________

Recording 2:____________________________

Recording 3:____________________________

Recording 4:____________________________

Recording 5:____________________________

F. Try to work out how each program ended. What do you think the speaker said next? You may want to listen to the recording once again.

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6. News Broadcasts

A. Words

Make sure you know the following words from the dialog: to drop charges

to strangle

a snake charmer to pursue

a boa - a species of a snake

B. Listen to news broadcasts about three events. Take notes about each event.

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7. Radio Commercials

A. Listen to three radio commercials advertising different places. Complete the chart.

Place

Name

Two special features of the place

B. Listen again. What slogan is used to advertise each place?

1._________________________________________________

2._________________________________________________

3._________________________________________________

8.Future Media

A. You are going to hear five student journalists talking about the future of the news media. Before you listen, read statements a-j carefully.

a.Many news sites on the Net are much less detailed than papers and magazines.

b.In the next decade, the Net will increase in importance.

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c.Information is sometimes very difficult to find on the Net.

d.The Net will add to, not be a substitute for, the news in magazines and papers.

e.Traditional newspapers and magazines will become more important.

f.People read their daily news at breakfast or on the way to work.

g.Traditional newspapers and magazines will not disappear in the next decade.

h.People don‘t trust many Internet sites.

i.When the Internet starts broadcasting television programs, the nature of the web will change fundamentally.

j.Reading the news on a computer screen is less enjoyable than in a newspaper.

B. Listen to the five speakers and choose the two statements each speaker makes from options a-j in A. Write the appropriate letter in the each box.

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C. Now listen for the second time and check your answers.

D. Listen again to what one of the young journalists said and write down the sentence: ___________________________________

_______________________________________________________

E. Now listen to the sentence read out in five different ways.

Match the five versions with their meanings in a-e.

a.but I do have the occasional look _________.

b.but I do spend a long time looking through the papers _____.

c.but my colleagues do ______________.

d.but I could do _____________.

e.but I do for other information ________________.

F. Here are two other sentences about magazines. In pairs, read out the sentence in ways to support the meanings of statements a-e.

I think magazines will still be popular in 10 years’ time.

a.but newspapers won‘t.

b.but not necessarily after that.

c.but not necessarily important.

d.but my friends don‘t.

e.but I don‘t know.

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In the future, I think traditional magazines will become more relevant.

a.not less.

b.not new-style magazines.

c.but my colleagues don‘t.

d.but not now.

e.but I‘m not sure.

9. Soap Operas

A. You are going to hear four people talking about the influence of television soap operas. Before you listen, read statements a-h carefully.

a.Soap operas make it easier for teenagers to talk about their problems.

b.Soap operas usually deal with realistic situations.

c.British teenagers have picked up American expression from soap operas.

d.Soap operas help to educate teenagers about what is right and what is wrong.

e.Some soap operas could have a negative influence on people.

f.Teenagers prefer to watch soap operas made for adult rather than children's programs.

g.More TV channels could mean poorer programs.

h.Soap operas help people deal with difficult circumstances.

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В. Listen to the four speakers for the first time and choose the two statements each speaker makes from options a-h. Write the appropriate letter in each box.

С. Now listen again and check your answers.

D. Which opinions do you agree / disagree with? Why?

10. We Media

A. Work with a partner. Listen to his/her answers. Afterwards you will report your partner‘s answers to the class.

1.How much time do you spend on the Internet or on email?

2.Do you spend more time research in the library or on the Internet? Why?

3.What are your favorite things to do on the Internet?

4.Have you ever visited a museum on the Internet? If so, describe it.

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5. Do you think the Internet is or will be a positive effect on the relations of people from different countries? Why or why not?

B. Words.

Make sure you know the following words from the article: atrophy

consequences to disseminate emergent gatekeepers pundit tech-savvy think tank venerable word of mouth

Below you‘ll find pairs of sentences. Put the words above into the proper blank, so that the two sentences are roughly synonymous.

1.Specialists met here to develop ideas. Specialists gathered in a

____________.

2.Journalists are watchman of the news. Journalists are

____________ of the news.

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____________.

7.Journalism is an old and respected trade. Journalism is a _______

profession.

8.They have technical know-how. They are ____________.

10. The news spread from person to person. The news spread by

____________.

C. Listen to the article and answer the questions:

1.What is called ―We Media‖?

2.What are the three expressions of ―We Media‖?

3.What media connection is called ―word of mouth‖?

4.What is happening to traditional journalism?

11.The Next New Thing Is Here

A. Listen to some predictions about technology usage in the upcoming years. Supply the missing words or numbers in the blanks.

By 2010, (1) __________ shipment of new cell phones will reach just over 1 billion; (2) __________ percent of those will be video capable.

By 2010, 228 billion images (still and moving pictures) will be

(3) __________ by cell phone. That‘s more than will be taken by all other (4) __________ combined.

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