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Unit 8

4 Read the text about attitudes to truth in
the media, and answer these questions. #SPBEDBTUFST NVTU mOE XBZT
(Don’t try to fill in the gaps at this UP SFHBJO QVCMJD USVTU
stage.)
The current problems over the truth and (0) honesty )0/&45
What does the writer accuse universities
of? of television programmes are symptomatic of a deep
What comparison does he make (1) suspicion about how such values are */5&--&$5
between television drama and news judged. In universities, several generations of students
programmes? in media, cultural studies and even (2) +063/"-

5 Read the text again. For questions have been taught that there is no such thing as truth
1–8 use the word given in capitals at or ( ) in television products. These "$$63"5&
the end of some of the lines to form are merely a construction, a ‘spectacle’, produced
a word that fits in the gap in the for audiences who ( ) and consume $0%&
same line. There is an example at the them according to their own tastes. There is little
beginning (0).
(5) between an episode of a hospital %*''&3
6 Discuss these questions in pairs. drama and the main evening news. I have argued
Do you agree with the view that, from against this approach to understanding media. Yet the
the audience’s perspective, there may depth of the problem for the TV companies is apparent
be ‘little difference between an episode in that there are now (6) voices calling */4*45
of a hospital drama and the main for the abandonment of the traditional principle of
evening news’?
(7) because it is thought impossible to 1"35*"-
How far do you trust TV networks in your
give an accurate account of the full range of positions in
country to tell you the truth?
a political (8) . "3(6&
Exam advice
Adapted from The Guardian
Read the whole text quickly first for a
general idea of what it is about.
When looking at the gaps, decide
t what type of word you need (noun,
adjective, etc.)
t how you should change the word in
capitals to form the word you need.
These are some of the questions to ask
yourself:
– Does the word need a negative prefix
(un-, in-, etc.)?
– If the word is a noun, should it be
singular or plural?
– If it is a verb, what form is needed (-ed,
-ing, etc.)?

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