- •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…
3. Comprehensive questions:
1. How many daily and Sunday newspapers are there in Britain?
2. Does the British press receive any subsidies and concessions?
3. Do newspapers in Britain follow the specific political line?
4. What restrictions do the publications in Great Britain have?
4. Language focus
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. circulation |
8. court proceedings |
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2. European counterparts |
9. libel, defamation |
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3. to receive no subsidy |
10. fraud |
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4. postal concessions |
11. to be detrimental |
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5. a concession on postal rates |
12. contempt of court |
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6. to be financially independent of any political party |
13. to prejudice |
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7. restrictions on |
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5. Translate the following words and word-combinations into English:
обман, судові процеси, тираж, європейські аналоги, отримувати податки та поступки, наклеп, бути шкідливим, бути фінансово незалежним, зневага суду.
6. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
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contempt prejudice detrimental fraud defamation restriction concession proximity supposition conjecture resort |
1. I feel nothing but ________________ for people who are obsessed with fast cars and designer clothes.
2. It will not __________his claim in any way if he takes all necessary steps to minimise and contain his loss.
3. However, too much or little anxiety will always affect any performance in a _______________________________________________________way.
4. It was weeks before they realized that the young man who had charmed them all was a_______________________.
5. It accords them a privilege from action for___________, on the condition that they are made honestly.
6. For a while they tried using price ______________________as a way of controlling inflation.
7. Pensioners and disabled people get special _____________________on buses and trains.
8. Those criteria include sibling priority and geographical_______________.
9. So long as these ____________were taken seriously, they were not only reassuring, but frequently effective.
10. It's a matter for ___________________who wrote the original text in the fifteenth century.
11. People become so desperate to make contact with beasts and fowl that they _____________________________________to going on nature trails.
12. The teachers were very old-fashioned, treating any new ideas with _________________________________and scorn.
13. Long-acting drugs, like many sleeping pills, are especially _________to the elderly.
14. It also wants a reform of the _______________________________and obscenity laws. Lord Mackay appeared to rule out an extension of legal aid to cover _______________________________________________cases.
15. The _________________imposed by the censors make objective reporting of news impossible.
16. Under the previous administration, rich landowners were given generous tax _____.
17. The judge dismissed the evidence as pure_____________________.
7. Translate the following Ukrainian word-combinations and sentences into English using topical vocabulary.
Відчувати презирство до брехуна; таке обвинувачення просто сміховинне; неповага до конгрессу; він кинувся вперед незважаючи на небезпеку; усупереч усім правилам; не заслуговувати (навіть) на презирство [увагу]; за образу суду він був притягнутий до судової відповідальності; він дивиться на мене з великим презирством; глибоке презирство; на її обличчі застиг вираз презирства; зарозуміле презирство до сучасного мистецтва; презирливо [осудливо] фиркати; поблажливе презирство до жіночого розуму; у її тоні чулися нотки зневаги; упереджене /незаслужено гарне/ відношення до когось; налаштувати когось. проти чогось; ви упереджені до нього; ставити під сумнів свої шанси на успіх; дія, що наносить збиток; він підмочив свою репутацію; без збитку для моїх прав; типовий зразок класової упередженості; зіткнутися із забобонами; битися з несправедливістю і забобонами; шкідливий для здоров'я; це могло б зашкодити /завдати шкоди/ моїм інтересам; одержати гроші облудним шляхом; широко розрекламовані патентовані ліки часто виявляються суцільним обдурюванням; викриття обману; безжалісний обман; я вважаю це шахрайством; обмеження на продаж спиртних напоїв; вводити обмеження на щось; не встановлювати обмежень на щось; жінки повставали проти обмеження їхнього права на вибір роботи; строгі обмеження; підсилити /помножити/ обмеження; поступка суспільній думці;безпосередня близькість; поблизу вокзалу (поблизу від вокзалу); кревне споріднення; це був лише здогад; газетна стаття заснована на домислах; ми не повинні засуджувати його тільки на підставі здогадів; наші підозри виправдалися; нереальне припущення; сміховинність подібного припущення;пустити в хід кулаки, затіяти бійку; місце, де він, як відомо, бував; у віці двадцяти п'яти років він відправився в Італію; удатися до насильства.
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