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8 Media matters

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1 Work in pairs. How many of the following sources of
information do you use regularly?
t the Internet
t newspapers
t radio
t television
t libraries
2 How has your use of these sources of information
changed in recent years? How do you think it will
change in the future?

3 Work in pairs. Exchange ideas with you partner.
Listening | 1BSU
What are your favourite sources of the following types of
information? Try to remember specifi c examples. If you 1 You are going to listen to an interview in which
used the Internet, which websites did you visit? you will hear the phrases in italics in the following
questions. Before you listen, discuss the questions
t a breaking news story about a serious incident in your
area in pairs.
t the result of an important sporting event When was television in its infancy?
t biographical information about someone you are If you read an in-depth analysis of a news story, would
studying or interested in you expect a detailed study or a superfi cial one?
t information about the side effects of medicine that If people lap something up, do they enjoy it or not?
someone you know is taking How do you think citizen journalism differs from
t the departure and arrival times of trains or planes traditional journalism?

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