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13) ведущий новостей 14) быть озабоченным чем-то 15) пристраститься к
телевизору 16) насилие и преступления 17) реклама на телевидении
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Answer the questions, using the Topical Vocabulary.
1 Where do you usually get your newspapers? 2. Do you subscribe to
any papers? 3. What periodicals are they? 4. What in your opinion are
the functions of a newspaper? 5. Why do you read newspapers?
6. Which of them are you specially interested in? 7. In what order do you
read various sections of a newspaper? 8. What are the characteristics of
headline? 9. Why do some articles begin on the front page and continue
on the next? 10. Do you like doing crossword puzzles? Why? 11. What are
the characteristics of a good advertisement? What types of advertisements
commonly appear in newspapers? Should advertisements be included in
magazines? 12. Why do people write letters to the editor?
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B. 1. Why do people say that radio and television belong to mass media?
2. What is the name of the Russian broadcasting corporation? What about
the British one? 3. How many TV channels are there in Russia? 4. On
what channels do you usually watch TV programmes? 5. Which of the
programmes do you think are programmes of general interest and which
of them cater for minority interests? 6. What is a typical Saturday
evening (Sunday morning) TV programme like? 7. What programme on TV
would you try not to miss? Why? 8. What programme would you never
watch? Why? 9. What are the main advantages of having television?
Politically it is a presidential (or a constitutional) republic.
The head of state is the President.
His functions are to control all the three branches of power. The President is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he makes treaties and enforces laws, appoints the prime minister, cabinet members and key judges.
There are three branches of power: legislative, executive and judicial.
The Federal Assembly consists of the Federation Council (upper house)
and the State Duma (lower house).
The State Duma is elected by popular vote for a four-year period.
The Federation Council is formed of the heads of the regions.
The legislative power is vested in the Federal Assembly.
The executive power belongs to the Government.
The judicial power is represented by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and regional courts.