Mass Media

Remember new words!  newspaper  magazine  TV-addict  broadcast  channel  mass media  transmit=to broadcast  TV-viewer  газета  журнал  телезависимый  теле(радио)передача; вещать, вести передачу  телеканал  СМИ  передавать по радио/ТВ  телезритель

 view TV=to watch TV  influence  read  сelebrity  unreliable  violence  to hook  advertisement  tabloid  смотреть телевизор  влияние  читать  знаменитость  ненадёжный  насилие, жестокость  цеплять на крючок, здесь - делать зависимым  реклама  бульварная пресса

Match the word with it’s meaning  Television  Newspaper  Tabloid  The Internet  Radio  a paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news, advertisements etc.;  the process of sending and receiving messages through the air; broadcasting programmes for people to listen to;  broadcasting programmes (the news, plays, advertisements, shows, etc.) for people to watch on their television sets;  a newspaper with rather small pages, many pictures and little serious news;  a way to communicate with your partner who might be a thousand miles away using the computer (e- mails).

Tell which of these things you do. Explain your choice.  I read a lot of newspapers and magazines.  I watch television for many hours a day.  I’m fond of listening to music on the radio.  I can’t live without the Internet and I spend much time on different sites.  I prefer spending my free time outdoors or going on for sport than watching TV, reading newspapers or listening to the radio.

Television is the most popular entertainment today. Everyone has a different way of using television. Here are some types of television viewers. Read it and decide what kind of TV- viewer you are!

The absent-minded This type of viewer leaves the TV on all day. In the meantime, he eats, phones, reads or does his homework. For him television is really just background noise for his day.

The addict He won't give up TV for anything in the world. He watches the programmes in silence, with great concentration. Even during commercials, he won't leave the screen for fear of losing a second of the programme. He usually chooses the programmes he wants to watch very carefully.

The bored He puts the TV on when he's got nothing better to do. For him TV is the last resort. He only watches it when it's raining or when he's ill.

What sort of a TV-viewer are you?

Your home task: Think about advantages and disadvantages of television. Is it good or bad? Be ready to speak about it giving some reasons.