Vocabulary to the text:

syndicated column	синдикована колонка (колонка популярного журналіста, що може поширюватися у багатьох медіа підконтрольних одному власникові)
libel law	закон про відповідальність за наклеп (або поширення наклепницьких відомостей)
bias ['baɪəs]	упередження (проти когось - against)
Te Māngai Pāho	a New Zealand Crown Entity responsible for promotion of Māori language and culture by providing funding for Māori language programming on radio and television
iwi ['iwi]	a Maori community or people

1. Questions to the text:

1. Which media outlets dominate New Zealand?

2. Do media of New Zealand experience any freedom restrictions and censorship?

3. Does New Zealand have progress with the implementation of digital television?

4. Speak about the leading newspapers of New Zealand.

5. What do you know about New Zealand’s film industry?

2. Additional questions and discussion:

1. Why do you think New Zealand is a popular place for shooting movies?

2. What do you know about movies filmed in New Zealand?

3. Write short notes about the key issues raised in the text.

4. Compose and write a plan of the text.

5. Retell the text using new vocabulary.

6. Write a letter to a friend describing any Zelanian media outlet (15 sentences).

7. Prepare a report (20-25 sentences) on a single type of New Zealand’s mass media.

Тестові завдання:

Виберіть правильний варіант.

1. Canada is…

1. The largest country in the world

2. The second largest country in the world

3. The third largest country in the world

2. The largest lakes wholly within Canada are

1. Lake Superior, Great Bear

2. Great Slave, Huron

3. Great Bear, Great Slave

3. Canada's two greatest rivers are

1. The St. Lawrence, the Mackenzie

2. The Mackenzi, the Mississippi

3. The St. Lawrence, the Thames

4. The Western territories of Canada are occupied by:

1. The Cordilleras

2. The Andes

3. The Appalachians

5. Two Canadian territories are:

1. Nova Scotia, the Yukon

2. British Columbia, the Northern Territory

3. The Northern territory, the Yukon

6. The largest province of Canada is:

1. Quebec

2. British Columbia

3. New Brunswick

7. The majority of Canadian population use as their mother tongue:

1. English

2. Canadian

3. French

8. The biggest city, cultural and shopping center of Canada is:

1. Ottawa

2. Toronto

3. Montreal

9. The capital of Canada is:

1. Toronto

2. Ottawa

3. Montreal

10. The head of the state of Canada is:

1. English monarch

2. Prime-minister

3. Governor-general

11. The word “Australia” means:

1. Flat

2. Hot

3. Southern

12. Australia is:

1. An island

2. A continent

3. Both

13. Australian landscape is predominantly

1. Flat

2. Mountainous

3. Both

14. The major rivers in Australia are

1. The Darling, the Honey

2. The Honey, the Murray

3. The Murray, the Darling

15. The main branch of Australian economy is:

1. Industry

2. Agriculture

3. Tourism

16. The largest state of Australia is:

1. Victoria

2. New South Wales

3. Western Australia

17. The largest and the oldest city of Australia is:

1. Sydney

2. Melbourne

3. Brisbane

18. The capital of Australia is:

1. Perth

2. Canberra

3. Adelaide

19. The head of the state of Australia is:

1. English monarch

2. Prime-minister

3. Governor-general

20. Australian national colors are:

1. Green and gold

2. Gold and brown

3. Green and yellow

21. New Zealand comprises two main islands:

1. The West Island, the East Island

2. The North Island, the South Island

3. The North Island, the Small Island

22. New Zealand’s landscape is predominantly:

1. Flat

2. Desert-like

3. Mountainous

23. Which bird is on New Zealand’s national emblem?

1. Kiwi

2. Kauri

3. Puka

24. New zealand’s Maoris are thought to be of:

1. Indian descent

2. African descent

3. Caucasian descent

25. New Zealand’s largest city is:

1. Wellington

2. Christchurch

3. Auckland

26. New Zealand’s governor-general is appointed by:

1. The British monarch

2. The Parliament

3. The people

27. The Celebrate Canada series is:

1. A sports event in Canada

2. A set of film festivals in Canada

3. A collection of important cultural days

28. A holiday commemorating Canada’s war-dead is called:

1. Remembrance day

2. Dominion day

3. Soldier Day

29. The International film festival in Canada takes place in:

1. Vancouver

2. Toronto

3. Ottawa

30. Australia’s day is held in recognition of:

1. The union between the Caucasian population of Australia and aborigines

2. The arrival of the first fleet from England

3. Independence

31. Australia’s and New Zealand’s Anzac day is the celebration of:

1. The union between two countries

2. Aboriginal population of both countries

3. Commemoration of war-dead

32. A “Mondayised” holiday is a holiday which:

1. Is followed by a free Monday in case it falls on the week-end

2. Comes on Monday

3. Is celebrated by aboriginal population

33. Waitangi Day is the celebration of

1. The founding document of New Zealand

2. Dead in wars with aborigines

3. Independence of New Zealand

34. The newspaper “Globe and Mail” is published in:

1. Australia

2. New Zealand

3. Canada

35. Which country is often chosen by Hollywood producers for picturesque mountainous landscapes:

1. Canada

2. Australia

3. New Zealand

36. ABC is a broadcasting corporation from:

1. Australia

2. New Zealand

3. Canada