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Exercises
37.1 What sort of TV programmes from A opposite are these people talking about?
1 ‘Itinvestigated 2 ‘WaltDisneymadea 3 ‘TheMinisterof 4 ‘It’ssofunny,
howthebankshad lotofthem.Mickey Educationwason especiallywhenthe
wastedbillionsof Mousewasprobably it,discussingthe olduncleappears.We
eurosinbadloans.’ hismostfamous.’ newschoolspolicy.’ can’tstoplaughing.’
documentary
5 ‘Mymumwatchesitevery 6 ‘Wewantedto 7 ‘Theyalwayssolve 8 ‘Heinterviewedthat
day.Sheknowsallthe findoutifitwas themurderinthe youngstarwhojust
charactersasiftheywere goingtorain end,butit’svery wonanOscar,oh,
real.’ tomorrow.’ exciting.’ what’shername?’
9 ‘Theprizeis£500,000this
week.That’salotofmoney!’ 10 ‘TheyshowedarepeatoftheManchester
UnitedversusValenciamatch.’
37.2 Fill the gaps with words from B opposite.
1 Whichdoyoupreferifafilmisinaforeignlanguage,toread subtitles ortohavethefilm
d ?
2 Idownloadedagreatp aboutbees.IlistenedtoitonmyMP3playerinbedlastnight.
3 Ihateitwhenc interruptagoodfilm.Iusuallygoandmakeacupofteawhilethey’reon.
4 We’vegotanews d onourroof.Wecanr hundredsof
channelsnow.
5 I’dlikeajobinthem ,perhapsinTVorradio.
6 Alotofpeopleusesocialnetworkingsitesastheirmainm ofcommunicationwith
theirfriends.
7 Peopleoftendownloadb fromtheInternetsotheydon’tneedtowatchthemonthe
daytheyaretransmitted.
8 With a fast broadband connection, you can s TVshowsdirectlyfromtheInternet.
37.3 Sort these words into two categories: ‘tabloid’ and ‘quality’ newspaper.
celebritynews complexpoliticaldebate scandals in-depthreviewsofbooks
competitionsandprizes sensationalcrimes longarticles hugeheadlines
tabloid quality
celebrity news
37.4 Rewrite the words in bold using verbs from the opposite page.
1 Thedocumentarylookedinto investigated thefoodindustryandemphasised
schoolmeals.
2 Theprogrammewasfilmed / inNorthernFinland.(twoanswers)
3 CNNsends newsprogrammesaroundtheworld.
4 They’reshowing thecupfinalnextweek.(giveamoreformalverb)
5 Thedramatakesplace inParisinthe1880s.
6 DoyoueversendthoseshortmessagesovertheInternet aboutnewsevents?
37.5 Over to you
Which types of media do you use most? Give your reasons.
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