Unit 18. The Media
SPEAKING WARM-UP

• It would be exciting to be a reporter in a war zone.
• The media should be careful to present a balanced view.
• When a few powerful people control the media, we get a better service.
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DEVELOP YOUR SPEAKING SKILLS
WORDPERFECT
Read these sentences and then use the words in bold to complete the sentences below.
Key.1 celebrity
2 newsreader
3 satellite TV
4 editor
5 commercial / ad / advert / advertisement
6 censorship
7 sponsor
8 presenter
9 break
10 TV listings /guide
• The editor sent his two best reporters out to get the story.
• According to the TV listings / guide, there's a film on Channel Five at ten o'clock.
• I don't believe in censorship. I think that people should be free to write whatever they want.
• Some people pay for satellite TV and they have a kind of dish on their roof to receive the signal from space.
• Have you seen the new commercial / ad / advert / advertisement for soap powder with the funny dog?
• The presenter of the show introduced her first guest, who was a famous actor.
• A celebrity is a person who is famous, such as a singer or actor.
• A sponsor is a company that pays for a TV show, a sporting event, and so on.
• The newsreader said that there had been a plane crash in Russia.
• Stay with us, and after the break we'll be bringing you more pictures of that skateboarding dog!
1 I know you say that she's supposed to be a _______________, but I've never heard of her!
2 You have to have a good voice and look serious to be a _______________; most of them are
also trained Journalists.
3 We're thinking of getting _______________ but I think the dish looks so ugly on top of the house.
4 If you feel that strongly about it, why don't you write a letter to the _______________?
5 Wasn't that actress in a _______________ for a bank a couple of years ago?
6 The government have been accused of _______________ after they tried to stop the newspapers printing the truth.
7 The channel lost its _______________ after making a programme that criticised the fast food industry.
8 She used to be a _______________ on a children's TV programme, and now she hosts a game show.
9 We're going to take a quick _______________, but stay tuned for more.
10 Could you pass me the _______________ so I can see what time it starts?
PRACTISE YOUR SPEAKING SKILLS
Speaking know-how
• Выполняя задание G, постарайтесь использовать различные формы выражения согласия или несогласия. Избегайте повторения фраз What do you think? и I agree.
• Выполняя задание H. для перечисления аргументов «за» и «против» используйте фразу On the one hand ... on the other hand ...
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Look at the following sentences using the verb 'agree' and notice which prepositions are used.
We couldn't agree on a video to watch for the evening.
Mum agreed to our suggestion about which film to watch.
We never seem to agree about television programmes.
I have to say that I don't agree with Bill.
I really don't agree with allowing children to use the Internet.
Circle the correct words to complete the rules.
Key.rules: with, about, with, on, to
We use with / on when we are talking about a person.
We use about / to when we are talking about a subject for discussion.
We use to / with when we are talking about morally approving of something.
We use on / with when we are talking about reaching a decision.
We use on / to when we are talking about giving permission or accepting a suggestion.
Complete the following sentences by writing the correct prepositions in the spaces provided.
Key.1 on 2 with 3 to 4 with 5 about
1 We have to agree ______________ two things to include in our TV programme.
2 I agree ______________ you in part, but I think you're forgetting an important point.
3 Hopefully, the headmaster will agree ______________ our suggestion that we connect the school to the Internet.
4 I don't agree ______________ having violent films on in the early evening.
5 You and I will never agree ______________ the role of TV in today's world.
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