1. What types of mass-media do you know?
Television in our Life
What types of mass-media do you know?

2. mass-media
Television
Newspaper
The Internet
Radio

3. a paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news, advertisements etc.;
(Newspaper)
the process of sending and receiving messages through the air; broadcasting programmes for people to listen to;
(Radio)
a way to communicate with your partner who might be a thousand miles away using the computer ( s).
(The Internet )
broadcasting programmes (the news, plays, advertisements, shows, etc.) for people to watch on their television sets;
(Television)

4. Types of TV programmes
Phone-in-a programme, in which people telephone to give their opinions or ask famous person questions.
Game show/ quiz show – a programme where people play games and answer questions to win prizes.
Show - a programme that is indented to be entertaining or funny.
Soap-opera – a television story about a group of people and their lives.
Cartoon – film story for children.
Sitcom – a popular form of humorous television.
Series – a set of separate programmes each of which tells the next part of a story or deals with the some subjects.
Movie/film – a full-length film.

5. A talk show - A TV programme where people discuss a problem
The news – a programme which tells you about all the important events that are happening in the world.
Wildlife programme-a television programme about wild animals.
Documentary – a programme that gives you facts and information about a serious subjects such as history, sciences or social problems.
Music show – an entertaining music programme.
A weather forecast - A programme about weather.
An advert - A short informative film describing and praising some product.
Cookery – a programme where people cook food or when famous chefs teach people to cook

6. A weather forecast

7. Game show/ quiz show

8. Cookery

9. The news

10. A talk show

11. Reality show

12. Cartoon

13. Sitcom

14. Music show

15. Documentary

16. An advert

17. Movie/film

18. Wildlife programme

19. Do you know that TV has some advantages and disadvantages
Do you know that TV has some advantages and disadvantages? Let’s read the text and discuss the positive and negative sides of TV.
advantages and disadvantages
to keep people informed
to provide
to be very harmful for eyes
violent programs
to make people violent
violence
a vital problem
advertisement
to become TV-addicted

20. Prove, quit, manage, tabloid, newspaper, radio, Internet, prove, television
1. If you worked hard you would…to do the test.
2. …the room when you hear the bell.
3. A… is a newspaper with rather small pages, many pictures and little serious news.
4. A… is a paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news, advertisements, etc.
5. The… is a way to communicate with someone using the computer.
6. … is broadcasting programmes for people to listen to.
7. Does your theory… to be true?
8. Is it difficult to… that you are right?
9. … is broadcasting programmes for people to watch on their television sets.