1. Mass Media

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3. RaDiO Radio is useful in our LIFE Radio became widely used during World War I Radio appeared earlier than TV Talk shows and music programmes with disc jockeys are very popular

4. TV or Television At the end of the 20th century TV became part of people's daily life TV offers to its viewers current affairs programs, cultural programs, chat shows, sports programs, etc. Now almost every family has a TV set Television plays an important role in our society

5. News or Newspaper The British people buy more newspapers than people in most other countries Two main types of NEWS: Tabloids (малоформатная газета со сжатым текстом, обычно бульварного содержания) Quality paper (солидная газета, содержащая политические, финансовые новости)

6. news-stand – газетный киоск background information – “закулисная информация” natural disasters – природные катастрофы celebrity – знаменитость intimate – личный unreliable – ненадёжный documentary – документальный фильм feature film – художественный фильм violence – насилие to dull – притуплять sensitivity – чувствительность catastrophe – катастрофа TV addict – теленаркоман to hook – цеплять крючком, зд. делать зависимым disabled people – люди, потерявшие трудоспособность

7. Read the following sentences and circle TRUE or FALSE: 1) You will hardly find a newspaper which suits your interests. 2) The advantage of all the newspapers is that they are full of gossip about different celebrities and their private lives. 3) Television helps us to relax after a hard day’s work and to escape from reality. 4) Programmes about violence make people more sensitive. 5) Some of the addicts are disabled people who are already hooked on computer games.