TELEVISION AND NEWSPAPERS

1.Television. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below: objective Channels subjective soap operas mass media indoctrinate quiz shows switch viewers commercials

a) ------------- is a phrase often used to describe ways of giving information and entertainment to very large numbers of people. It includes newspapers, advertising and radio and, of course, television. In most countries people can b) ------------- to any of three or four different c) --------------- . Do television programmes influence our minds? Do they d) -------------- us? Is the news completely e) ---------------(neutral) or is it f) -------------- (considered from one particular point of view)? Dont the g) ------------- for alcohol, food or other goods condition our minds? Even the h) ------------- going on week after week telling the story of one family or group of people sometimes make us want to copy the life style we see on the screen. Also, i) ------------- which give people big prizes for answering simple questions can make us greedy. Some programmes are watched by tens of millions of j) ------------- . 2. Newspapers. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the passage below: Cartoons editorials circulation censorship Advertising gossip columns news agencies Entertainment correspondents sensational reviews views headlines

A newspaper makes its money from the price people pay for it and also from the a) ----------- it carries. A popular newspaper with a b) ------------ of over five million daily makes a lot of money. Less serious newspapers are probably read just for c) ------------- . They have big d) ------------ above the news stories, funny e) ------------- to look at and f) ------------- photos of violence. The g) ------------ are full of stories of the private lives of famous people. No one takes the political h) ------------ of such newspapers very seriously. On the other hand, in a free country where there is no i) ------------ , serious newspapers are read principally for their news, sent to them by their j) -------------- round the world and by the big k) ------------ . People also read these newspapers for their l) ------------ of new books, films and plays and for their m) ------------ , which represent the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment. 3. Explain the difference between Viewers and listeners Mass media circulation and small circulation Editor, reporter and critic 4. Put one of the following prepositions in each of the sentences below: In on over for to

This programme is boring. Switch ----------- another channel. Its a commercial ------------- beer. That actor is ------------- a soap opera every Friday. Whats ------------- television tonight? If you dont like this quiz show, you can switch ------------- .

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Below are 18 typical extracts from different parts of a newspaper. Identify each one of the following words or phrases: Obituary Headline Gossip column Recipe Caption Editorial football report horoscope auction report new car report court circular gardening tips television preview crossword clues weather forecast readers advice column parliamentary report travel and holidays

a) Starting overcast with intermittent rain, followed by sunny spells. Max temp. 21 C. b) The word is that Clinton Ross, 32, playboy son of US steel billionaire Dwight Ross, has left his girlfriend, actress Lee-Ann Van Post, 26, and is now in Europe. c) Prince Edward (left) enjoys a joke with actor Sam Cool (centre). d) PREMIER TO PROBE RIDDLE OF SPIES IN MINISTRY. e) He received a number of international literary awards, culminating in the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He leaves a widow and two sons. f) Today is a good day to do business but a bad one for romance. Dont take members of the opposite sex too seriously today. g) Our front page today gives details of the governments new economic proposals. Our readers may think, as we do, that theses measures are too little and too late. We say to the government, not for the first time, it is time h) Mix two egg yolks with butter in a frying-pan over a low gas. Add sugar and then i) A pair of silver George II candlesticks fetched $ 15,000. Bidding was slow for Victorian oil paintings but a landscape by Somers went for $50,000. j) Yesterday at 7 p.m. Her Majesty gave a dinner-party at Windsor Castle for members of the Spanish Royal Family. At noon today Her Majesty received the Ambassador of the French Republic. k) Robson equalised with a header from five yards just before the half time whistle. l) The cheapest bucket-shop air-return to Hong Kong is now about $450 and Hong Kong is a good base to visit Macao, China and Taiwan. The best season is m) ACROSS 1 kind of tree (5), 2 child (3), 4 performed (5) n) Mr Richard Caulder (West Hull, Labour) asked if the Minister of Transport could inform MPs of train concessions for pensioners. However the Speaker declared that o) Now is the time to plant roses. Put trees in at least 2 apart, and cover roots with 6 of soil. p) but I dont know if I can ever forgive him. What can I do? Desperately Unhappy, London N.W. Dear Desperately Unhappy, I think you should see a marriage guidance counsellor. q) A hard-hitting documentary series starts tonight at 10 p.m. Viewers might be shocked at scenes of r) Road holding and fuel consumption are good but otherwise the performance lacks zip.