1. MASS MEDIA

2. What’s the difference between media and mass media?
sources of information and news such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television, the Internet, that reach and influence large numbers of people

3. What role do the media play in our life and in today’s world?
How can they influence our lives?

4. Watch the video about the history of media
Work in pairs and fill in the chart
Way of communication
When
Interesting facts (pros, cons)
Paper / printing press
Photography
Morse Code / Telegraph
Telephone
Film / Television
Radio
PC / the Internet

5. Television Do you watch TV? How much time do you spend in front of TV?
Discuss these questions
Do you watch TV?
How much time do you spend in front of TV?
What do you think about TV news? Are they reliable?
Compare them with the newspaper.
What are the benefits of watching TV?
In what ways can it be harmful?
What do you think about the commercials on TV?

6. Great Britain What channels can you watch on Czech TV? Difference ???
+ satellite channels
digital broadcasting
Difference ???
Public vs.
private channels
Examples
Great Britain
BBC 1, ITV – popular programmes, (sports programmes, recent films, the news, game shows, children’s programmes, soap operas,…)
BBC 2, Channel 4 – attract smaller audience (TV plays, classical concerts, foreign films,….)

7. What kinds of programmes can you watch on TV?
News
Documentaries
Interviews / panels
Shows / talk shows
Series
Soap operas
Sit-coms
Fairy tales
Cartoons/animated films
Films / puppet films
Dramas

8. Radio Do you listen to the radio? How often?
What are you favourite stations?
What are the differences between watching TV and listening to the radio?
Do you agree?
Radio is, in a sense, the Cinderella of the media.

9. Newspapers / magazines
Discuss in pairs
What are the main differences between newspapers and magazines?
content
layout
price
frequency

10. What are TABLOIDS and BROADSHEETS?
Describe the main differences and give examples of each

11. take out a subscription caption cover column editor supplement
Explain these words:
review
take out a subscription
caption
cover
column
editor
supplement
investigative journalist
hoax
classified advertisement

12. The internet What exactly is the Internet?
What can be found on the Internet?

13. How do you personally use the Internet?
for school
for your hobbies
for getting in touch with friends
for entertainment
Social networks
advantages x disadvantages
consequences of using it

14. Compare these two pictures

15. Compare these two pictures