Mass Media. Задания. Text «The Role of Mass Media»

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Mass Media. Задания

Задание 1.Подберите определение следующим средствам массовой информации, «What is a (an) … like?

Kinds of Mass Media:

1. An advert

2. A soap (opera)

3. Sport news

4. A talk show

5. A music programme

6. A weather forcast

7. The Internet

8. The Quiz

Definitions:

1. an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job;

2. a statement saying what the weather will be like the next day or for the next few days;

3. a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide;

4. newly received or noteworthy information, esp. about recent or important sports events;

5. a television or radio drama serial dealing typically with daily events in the lives of the same group of characters;

6. TV or radio programme which broadcasts music;

7. a television or radio show in which famous people talk to each other in an informal way and are asked questions about different topics;

8. a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.

Задание 2.Вставьте подходящие слова в текст по теме «Mass Media»

My elder brother Tom is a TV addict. He spends hours in front of a TV switching the (1) ________ . He watches the news to be informed about __________ (2) affairs and (3) _________ shows to test his knowledge and intelligence. He claims that every TV programme has educational value. For Tom even a _________ show, in which an interviewer talks to a well-known personality, provides a lot of useful information. Well, I think that he just loves gossip about the lives of (5) _________ like Ronaldo or Claudia Schiffer.

Задание 3. Прочитайте текст о телевидении. Составьте свое мнение на его основе.

• public opinion polls — опрос общественного мнения
• glue — приклеиться
• selective — избирательный

Ninety-eight percent of us have a TV set at home. According to the public opinion polls, the average viewer watches TV as much as 25 hours a week. Television informs, educates and entertains people. It also influences the way people look and makes them change their views.

On the one side, watching television is probably the easiest way of spending free time. Though it is not a good way even if programmes contain nothing negative. TV can be blamed for turning people into «coach potatoes» as it is very easy to start watching it and sometimes difficult to stop. The whole families can glue to the box in the evenings. Besides, the members of the family often prefer lying on the coach and watching their own TV to communicating with each other.

On the other side, for lonely or elderly people television can be a good thing as it is cheap and convenient form of entertainment. It can be an ideal way to relax wihout turning into a TV addict.

All in all, television is informative, useful, entertaining and relaxing — and yes, banal and boring. We need to be selective, otherwise we have only ourselves to blame.

It has always been impossible to imagine our life without the mass media. The most ancient mass media are books. Nowadays the most important mass media are newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet.

All mass media are supposed to inform, educate and entertain people. Subconsciously they influence the way people look at the world and make them change their views. They even help to mould public opinion.

Let us consider the advantages and disadvantages of different mass media.

On the one hand, radio, television and the press are valuable because they help to get the latest news,including the weather forecast. We can get information from the Internet in a few minutes. Besides, listening to the radio, watching films on TV, reading the press or navigating the Internet is a good way to relax.

On the other hand, the mass media usually focus on negative information. Watching news programs we primarily learn about war, crimes, disasters, and accidents. Negative information causes stress and bad mood. Some children may become aggressive if they watch violent programmes. What is more, there is a lot of gossip in the press and on TV. The latter is also abounds in stupid chat shows, endless daily soap operas and terrible action films.

Some people are complaining that nowadays the media are full of violence and advertising. On the whole, it is true. But nobody makes you to watch it. You have a choice and you are free to choose.

The situation is the same with the Internet, which is considered to bethe newest kind of mass media. It’s a powerful means of communication and a great source of information which helps in school studies. As for me, I use the Internet for finding information and for communicating with my mates. I also download music and films.

To sum up, the mass media are an essential part of modern society. We are able to benefit from their advantages and have to copy with their disadvantages.

Some more facts:

• Some young people can’t do without a mobile, even in the underground or during the lunch break. …..
• There are dozens of radio stations in Russia. Most of them broadcast music of a definite style, for example Radio Chanson broadcasts Russian chanson.
• There are talk shows and intellectual quizzes on many radio stations. Radio has another advantage: you can do something and listen to the radio at the same time.
• Nowadays many families have several TV sets. Both television and the Internet give people a chance to learn about the world.

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