Page 30 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

Television and Newspapers
Television
1 Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the
passage below.
viewers subjective mass media quiz shows indoctrinate
channels objective soap operas commercials switch
(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 ar four different (c) o Do television programmes influence aur minds?
Do they (d) us? 15 the news completely (e) (neutral) ar is it
(f) (considered from one particular point of view)? Don't the (g) for
alcohol, fao d and other goods condition aur minds? Even the (h) going on
week after week telling the story of one family ar group of people sometimes make
us want to capy the life-style we see on the screen. Also (i) which give
people big prizes for answering simple questions can make us greedy. Same
programmes are watched by tens of millions of (j)

Newspapers
2 Instructions as above.
cartoons editorials circulation
censorship sensational
news agencies
views advertising gossip columns
reviews headlines entertainment
correspondents
A newspaper makes its money fram 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. Lessserious newspapers are prabably read just for
(c) o They have big (d) above the news stories, funny (e) to
\ook at and (f) photos of violence. The (g) are fuli of stories of the
private lives of famous people. No one takes the political (h) of such papers
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 (I) 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 ...
(a) viewers and listeners
(b) mass circulation and smali circulation
(c) editor, reporter and critic

4 Put one of the following words in each of the sentences below.
in on for to

(a) This pragramme is boring. Switch another channel.
(b) It's a commercial beer.
(c) That actor's a soap opera every Friday.
(d) What's television tonight?

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