1. Complete the text with the words from the box.
weekly reports newspaper column published articles
A is a printed publication containing information, news and advertisements.
The newspaper are usually devoted to social issues, news of business, political
events, criminal , art and sports. In a newspaper there’s usually an editor’s
that expresses the personal opinions of writers. Newspapers are most often
on a daily or basis, and they usually focus on one particular
geographic area where most of their readers live.
2. Write questions to the following answers.
1) How often ?
I don’t often read newspapers, I prefer to find the news on the Internet.
2) What type of newspapers ?
I sometimes read special newspapers for schoolchildren.
3) When ?
The first newspaper appeared in Britain over 300 years ago.
4) What ?
Mass media is the term that denotes such means of communication as television, radio, and
newspapers.
3. Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice.
1) Alex learned a poem.
2) Students handed in their reports at the end of the lesson.
3) Maria feeds a cat.
4) Julia bought a cat.
5) Steven left a book.
6) They play handball at this sports ground.
7) He borrowed this book from the library.
8) Peter gave me these photographs two days ago.
4. Choose the correct variant.
1) While the doctor was examining Mr Jones, his son ... outside this morning.
a) wait b) waits c) is waiting d) was waiting
2) ) I promise I ... call you as soon as I have any news.
a) ’m b) was c) ’ll d) ’ve
3) The weather ... nice at the weekend.
a) be b) will be c) is d) were
4) I ... to the cinema yesterday.
a) go b) went c) gone d) have gone
5) My friend ... to music every evening.
a) listens b) listen c) is listening d) had listened
6) They ... their car. It looks new again.
a) clean b) cleaned c) have cleaned d) had cleaned
7) Listen! Mr Jones ... the piano.
a) to play b) play c) played d) is playing
8) He ... his money. So he can’t buy this hamburger.
a) lose b) loses c) is losing d) has lost
9) When she ... in her garden, it started to rain.
a) has worked b) had worked c) was working d) working
Computers offer wonderful opportunities for everybody. Many teenagers enjoy using their computers. They make new friends and chat with them on the Internet.
But on the other hand, children who spend a lot of time at the computer, spend little time in the open air, they have virtually no real communication with peers. Many teachers in schools note the limited knowledge of children, lack of interest in reading books. Children sit in front of their PC or laptop (notebook) for hours and it’s bad for their eyes! They can’t stop playing cruel and silly games and become nervous and tired. The computer is sometimes a mere waste of time. Parents are concerned that the children using the Internet are not protected from negative information, which can be found on many sites. Computers are dangerous and addictive.
But besides many disadvantages in using the computer by children, there are of course some advantages too.
Regarding the education of children on the Internet children can find all the necessary information that is not given even in the textbooks. The main condition - to be able to properly use the Internet resources, then the child will only benefit from the computer. Then the Internet helps greatly in children’s studies. They find the necessary information and ideas on the net and use them in their work. The computer helps you both to relax and to get a lot of new interesting information. To my mind it’s a useful gadget.