1. The ways we learn about the world

2. I. We repeat the vocabulary  viewing habits  to broadcast  to keep smb informed  current affair  a quality paper  a popular paper  to report  to aim at the educated reader  to be designed for the undemanding reader  a tabloid  without political bias  a headline  a magazine  to watch  to listen to

3. II. We discuss the ways we learn about the world  You’ll hear three opinions about the British television. Find out which of these belongs to a teacher, a pupil and a politician. Prove it, please.

4. Some people say that television kills conversation. Do you agree?  Everyone has a different way of using television. Here are some types of television viewers.  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 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.

5. What sort of viewer are you?

6. What is the next way?

7. Reading newspapers and magazines Reading newspapers and magazines  Do you read newspapers regularly?  How many newspapers does your family subscribe to?  What kind of newspapers do you prefer?  What groups do the newspapers divided into?  What “quality” papers do you know?  What “popular” papers can you name?

8. Exchange and Mart National Geographic Reader’s Digest TV Times Radio Times What Car?  And now let’s talk about magazines. Open your books page 90 ex.4.  These are the most popular magazines in Britain.  Place them in order from most popular downwards.

9. What are this magazines about? ((((details of the week’s television and radio programmes aaaa collection of features on a wide variety of subjects aaaabout cars aaaa popular American monthly magazine. It has stories and pictures from interesting places around the world, and sometimes includes large maps. PPPPeople advertise things which they want to sell, buy or exchange.

10.  Do you listen to the radio?  When do you usually listen to the radio?  What radio stations do you know?

11. What is the youngest source of information which becomes more and more popular? What is the youngest source of information which becomes more and more popular?  It’s main advantage is that news appears on the screen as soon as things happen in real life and you don’t have to wait for news time on TV

12.  But psychologists now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome as a new illness that could cause serious problems and ruin many lives. Many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the Internet. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked on computer games and who find it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet. (to resist – сопротивляться, не поддаваться

13. Now let’s give the summery.  Do the media play an important part in our life?  Do you think the media influence our life