2. Comprehensive questions:
1. What are the invariable prerequisites of a modern democratic community?
2. What do Ukraine's mass media include?
3. What problem are editors and journalists faced with?
4. What do Ukrainian journalists do to raise the national media's analytical, informative, aesthetic standard to the international level?
5. How many government-run and non-government-run companies are there in Ukraine?
6. What are your favourite newspapers, magazines, radio and TV programmes?
7. Are today's Ukrainian periodicals independent?
8. What TV programmes are the most popular with the young people in Ukraine?
Explain the meanings of the following words and word combinations in English and use them in situations of your own:
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1. invariable prerequisites |
7. editorial board |
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2. undeterred activities of journalists and publishers |
8. to go into on-the-side business |
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3. free public access to printed matter |
9. to earn an extra buck or two to keep the edition going |
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4. copyright |
10. politically non-affiliated organization |
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5. "the fourth estate”
6. survival |
11. to facilitate the implementation of international documents in the sphere of information and data exchanges |
4. Translate the words and word-combinations into English:
незмінні передумови; суспільна непартійна організація; займатися підприємницькою діяльністю; багаті спонсори; "четверта влада"; авторське право; редакція ;займатися підприємницькою діяльністю;
заробляти додаткові гроші на видання; національний прес-клуб; суспільна непартійна організація; по забезпеченню виконання міжнародних документів у сфері інформаціїї та обміну інформацією;незмінні передумови; вільна діяльність журналістів та видавців; вільний доступ читачів до друкованої продукції; авторське право; "четверта влада"; виживання.
5. Roleplay an interview with a foreign visitor in which he will share his opinion about the Ukrainian mass media.
6. Write a short article about a popular quiz show on television describing what you like/dislike about it.
THAT IS TO SAY …
W
hen
you are having a conversation, fixed expressions and idioms will link
your ideas and show the listener(s) that you are making a new point,
disagreeing, etc. Using these phrases gives you time to think about
what you are going to say next, and helps your listeners to know what
they can expect and so understand your argument better.
A Read the following dialogue and notice the use of the expressions in italics
I say, have you heard? Richard Smith's leaving. You could apply for his job at the London office.
Funnily enough, you're the third person who's said that today. Actually, I did know about it, but I wasn't planning to apply.
Why ever not? If you ask me, it's a great opportunity. You'd be living in London and travelling around a lot, not doing the same thing every day like you do here.
Yes, but I don't want to live in London. For one thing, it would mean leaving all my friends, and for another, I’d be further away from my parents, and they're not getting any younger. And on top of that, I'd have to find somewhere to live in London.
There is that. Accommodation would be more difficult to find and it would be more expensive. On the other hand, you could afford to pay more money because you’d have a better salary.
Believe me, I have thought about it, but I really don’t think I want to take on more responsibility.
Well, at the end of the day it's your decision. You have to do what you think is best.Yes, and I've made my decision. I'm happy here, so can we leave it at that?
B Match each expression in italics with its use.
Which expression is used…
1. to give your opinion? __________
2. to emphasize what you are about to say? __________
3. to introduce a different, often contrasting point of view? __________
4. to give the first reason for something? __________
5. to give another, perhaps more important reason? __________
6. to introduce a topic of conversation? __________
7. to say something that will surprise the other person? __________
8. to agree with what somebody has just said? __________
9. to put an end to an argument? __________
10. to show that you have considered all the various
aspects of the question? __________
C Match these other expressions to the uses in B above. There are two for each use.
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what's more I’m telling you believe it or not to begin with guess what into the bargain mind you |
by the way for my money (and/so) that's that as it happens all in all end of story you've got a point there |
to my mind to be sure when all is said and done for a start goodness knows the other side of the coin (is that … ) |
D Look at the following and check the main part of the dictionary for more information on each expression.