- •Module 1
- •The Media
- •2. In groups, discuss which of these comments might be made about each of the forms of media in Exercise 1. Explain your reasons if necessary.
- • Reading
- •1. Comprehensive questions:
- •2. Language Focus
- •3. Translate the following word-combinations into English:
- •4. Explain the contextual meaning of the words in bold and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.
- •5. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
- •6. Enrich your vocabulary:
- • 1. Read the text and find words in the text which mean the following:
- •2. Match the two parts of the collocations used in the text above:
- •3. Translate into Ukrainian:
- •5. Answer these questions about the language in the text .
- •6. Translate the following into Ukrainian:
- •9. Fill the gaps using active vocabulary.
- •The British Press
- • 2. Reading
- •The british press
- •3. Comprehensive questions:
- •4. Language focus
- •5. Translate the following words and word-combinations into English:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
- •8. Choose the quotation you like best of all. Comment on it.
- •10. Choose the right answer.
- •12 . Read the newspaper contents list. Which pages would you look at if you wanted to read about the following:
- •16. Fill in the missing articles if necessary. Retell the text:
- •17. Fill in the missed prepositions if necessary. Retell the text. The Characteristics … the National Press: Sex and Scandal.
- •19. Choose the right answer.
- •Identify each one with one of the following words or phrases.
- •Newspaper headline language
- •Violent words
- •4. Match the headline to its story and explain the play on words in each case.
- •5. Language Focus
- •6. On the left there is a list of headlines. On the right there is a list of news topics. Match the headlines with the appropriate topic as in the example.
- •13. Express each of the following headlines as it would appear in an ordinary news announcement.
- •2. Language focus
- •Бі-Бі-Сі
- •4. Language focus
- •Vox-pop
- •6. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets:
- •Незалежне телебачення
- •Незалежне радіо
- •8. Fill in the gaps in the sentences below with the most appropriate word: comics buttons pick up/receive broadcast/programme camcorder remote control.
- •9. Match each word in the left-hand column with the best meaning in the right-hand column. Place the letter of the best definition in the space provided. Learn the definitions.
- •1. Read the information to get a general idea of pros and cons of the Internet use.
- •2. Language focus
- •6. Some of these pairs of opposites exist in the language of Internet/computer communications, others do not. Tick the box for 'exists' or 'doesn't exist'.
- •8. Use the correct words to fill the gaps in these sentences. You are given a paraphrase of the meaning in brackets.
- •9. Look at these expressions taken from magazine articles and advertisements for computers and Internet services. In your own words, say what the words in bold mean.
- •10. Do the quiz and discuss your answers with a partner.
- •2. Language focus
- •3. Without looking at ex. 1 test your memory for words that mean ...
- •5. Sort this group of eight vocabulary items into two sets of four, one connected with books, the other with magazines. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •6. Fill the gaps in these sentences with appropriate words .
- •7. From the context guess the most likely meaning of the expressions in bold.
- •Mass Media in Ukraine reading
- •1. Read the text, translate it into Ukrainian. Be ready to discuss it.
- •2. Comprehensive questions:
- •Idioms you can use when…
5. Sort this group of eight vocabulary items into two sets of four, one connected with books, the other with magazines. Use a dictionary if necessary.
edition quarterly spine jacket subscription foreword issue binder
6. Fill the gaps in these sentences with appropriate words .
1. I've decided to do my own car maintenance, so I've bought the ................................... for my particular model.
2. Someone was giving out............................................... in the town centre today about a demonstration that's going to take place on Saturday.
3. I love looking through holiday .............................................. and dreaming about flying off to exotic places.
4. I never read political...................................................; they're so boring.
5. This ...... ......................................... gives the opening times for the art gallery.
6. I've got this really useful............................................ with details of all the local sights.
7. I've read the ..................................................and I like that university; I think I'll apply.
7. From the context guess the most likely meaning of the expressions in bold.
1. There's a new autobiography of the footballer Micky Rawlings, but it was written by a ghost writer.
a) someone who didn't have Rawlings' permission b) someone who wrote it on his behalf c) Rawlings wrote it but he used a different name
2. We've decided to go into desktop publishing for our sports club's newsletter.
a) published by a school or college b) published only on the Internet c) published using a home computer to design it
3. This book is a facsimile of an original edition published in 1693.
a) an exact reproduction in every detail b) a modernised edition c) a copy made on a fax/photocopying machine
8. Here are some expressions in bold , which refer to how newspapers, manuals, brochures, etc. present their information. Match the sentences with the source where you would be most likely to find them. Use a dictionary if necessary.
It lists all the requirements for entry.
It exposes serious problems in the industry.
It draws attention to the fundamental issues.
It gives you the lowdown on accommodation.
It's packed with useful tips.
It contains a lot of small print.
a) a political pamphlet on poverty
b) a guarantee leaflet with a new camera
c) a university prospectus
d) a newspaper article
e) a tourist brochure
f) a booklet about buying a house.
Mass Media in Ukraine reading
1. Read the text, translate it into Ukrainian. Be ready to discuss it.
A mong the invariable prerequisites of a modern democratic community are freedom of the press, guarantees of undeterred activities of journalists and publishers and free public access to printed matter, radio and television programmes. Ukraine's mass media include periodicals, television, information agencies, press centres, press services, government departments and agencies for contacts with the press. Ukrainian media operate under Constitution, the Laws of Ukraine "On Information", "On Means of Printed Information in Ukraine", "On Radio and Television", "On Copyright and Related Rights".
The press is generally known as the "fourth estate". In various periods of its existence and depending on the political system, the mass media has always maintained certain relations with those public and political structures which were actually in control of most spheres in the life of society.
Nowadays editors and journalists are faced with the problem of keeping their publications alive, the problem of elementary survival. A number of editorial boards have found rich sponsors; others are trying to go into small on-the-side business to earn an extra buck or two to keep the edition going.
There are 50 non-government TV and radio companies, channels, studious, video-centres in Ukraine.
There are 11 information agencies of different orientations in Ukraine. These agencies have correspondents and reporters who help in publishing news bulletins in Ukrainian and several other languages.
Ukrainian journalists use their professional skills and experience to raise the national media's analytical, informative, aesthetic standard to the international level. Professional journalists are associated in the National Press club, a public politically non-affiliated organization.
The Press Centre of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is involved in a variety of activities aimed at facilitating the implementation of international documents in the sphere of information and data exchanges.
The Press services and centers of the President, the Verkhovna Rada, the Cabinet of Ministers and almost all political parties, public associations, societies and foundations are also constantly active.