Praha & EU: Investujeme do vaší budoucnosti Evropský sociální fond Gymnázium, Praha 10, Voděradská 2 Projekt OBZORY MEDIA ANGLICKÁ KONVERZACE

THE MEDIA RADIOTELEVISION NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES THE INTERNET

Each of the national press can be characterised as belonging to one of two distinctive categories: The reason why quality newspapers are called broadsheets and the popular tabloids is because they are different shapes. The broadsheets is twice as large as the tabloids NEWSPAPERS QUALITY PRESS or BROADSHEETS POPULAR PRESS or TABLOIDS

QUALITY PRESS X POPULAR PRESS Look at the front pages of these two papers. Compare and contrast them. picture 1 picture 2

QUALITY PRESS usually for better educated readers more space to politics and other „serious“ news more texts than pictures POPULAR PRESS sold to a much larger readership less print far more pictures larger headlines simplier style of language „human interest“ stories (which often means scandal)

PAPERS IN BRITAIN None of the big national newspapers belongs to a political party. However, each paper has an idea of what kind of reader it is appealing to and a fairly predictable political outlook. TABLOIDS BROADSHEETS LEFTCENTRERIGHT The Daily Telegraph The Independent The Guardian The Times The Financial Times The Sun The Daily Mirror The Daily Mail The Daily Express The Star Today

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VOCABULARY Explain the following words and expressions. the local newspapers the national newspapers daily weekly monthly Sunday newspaper the gutter press periodical photographer paparazzi circulation target audience reporter / journalist editor proof-reader headline banner headline pay-per-view leading story / article the front page editorial column report classified ad want ad lonely hearts (comic) strip TV and radio guide glossy magazine journal supplement subscription to publish something to subscribe to something to skim / scam to flick through something / to leak through something picture 5 picture 6

TELEVISION Which programmes can we watch on television? Give definition of these: –the news –documentary –series –soap opera –sitcom –talk show –reality show –quiz show picture 7

Look at the pictures. What kind of TV programmes are they? picture 8picture 9 picture 10 picture 11

TELEVISION IN BRITAIN All viewers in the country receive these 4 channels: –BBC1 –BBC2 –ITV –Channel 4 Some households receive satellite and cable. There is also a Welsh language channel for viewers in Wales. picture 12

BBC1ITVBBC2Channel 4 started advertisements no advertisingevery minutes no advertisementevery minutes early weekday mornings relaxed style of news magazinesOpen University programmes informal breakfast show mornings and early afternoon discussion programmes, quiz shows, soap operas and even more relaxed type of magazine programme, usually presented by a male-female pair of presenters educational programmes, some aimed at schools and others with a more general educational purpose late afternoons children‘s programmes, which vary greatly in style and content general documentary and features evenings news (including regional news programmes) and the most popular soaps, dramas, comedies, films and various programmes of light entertainment and general interest documentaries, and programmes appealing to minority groups and minority interests; drama and „alternative“ comedies; news programmes which cover matters in more depth than those on BBC1 or ITV Open University (late at night) weekends Much of weekend afternoons are devoted to sport. Saturday evenings include the most popular live variety shows.

VOCABULARY Explain the following words and expressions. interviewer presenter host to host a show commentator commercial remote control preview webcast pay-per-view telly to turn on / off to turn down / up to switch over to change the channel screen newsreader prime time current affairs reporter licence fee to go square-eyed picture 13

DISCUSSION Look at the ratings chart. What does the television ratings chart tell you about American viewing habits? Does this tell you anything about Americans? What are the most popular television programmes in your country? What does this reveal, if anything, about your nation? picture 14

BBC the British Broadcasting Corporation British organization that broadcasts on television, radio and the Internet informally it is called the Beeb BBC English = the standard way in which middle-class speakers of southern British English pronounce words picture 15

RADIO BBC radio Radio 1 –began broadcasting in 1967 –devoted almost entirely to pop music Radio 2 –mainly light music and chat show Radio 3 –devoted to classical music Radio 4 –is given to sports coverage and news picture 16 – Broadcasting House, headquarters of the BBC

VOCABULARY Explain the following words and expressions. to listen to the radio on the radio to tune in to a radio station broadcast frequency wavelength long-/medium-/short- wave be on/off (the) air studio radio programme news newsreader anoucer / presenter to host a talk show phone-in transmission broadcasting

THE INTERNET Explain the following words and expressions. website browser to browse search engine to log on / off login password access internet cafe internet banking internet dating blog bookmark chat room freeware spam picture 17

Do you know the meaning of these abbreviations? www FAQ ADSL HTML http URL WAP = The World Wide Web = frequently asked question = asymmetric digital subscriber line = hypertext markup language = hypertext transfer protocol = uniform resource locator = Wireless Applicaton Protocol

DISCUSSION What do people use the internet for? What are the dangers of the internet usage? Who can the internet be the most dangerous for? Why? picture 17

Použité zdroje a literatura O‘DRISCOLL, J.: Britain. Oxford University Press, ISBN POUŽITÉ OBRÁZKY: picture 1 – picture 2 – picture 3 – picture 4 – picture jpg picture picture picture picture picture 10 – concern-BBCs-news-bias.html picture 11 – picture picture picture / picture picture picture

Praha & EU: Investujeme do vaší budoucnosti Evropský sociální fond Gymnázium, Praha 10, Voděradská 2 Projekt OBZORY Tato prezentace byla vytvořena v rámci projektu OBZORY Autor: Mgr. Veronika Švadlenková Předmět: Anglická konverzace Datum: 24. března 2011