Mass Media. Match the following words with their definitions:
1. An advertisment
2. a soap (opera)
3.sport news
4.a talk show
5.a music programme
6. a weather forecast
7.the Internet
8.the quiz
Definitions:
a) statement saying what the weather will be like the next day or for
the next few days;
b) a global system of interconnected computer networks;
c) a newly received information about recent or important sports
events;
d) a television or radio drama serial dealing typically with daily events
in the lives of the same group of characters;
e) TV or radio programme which broadcasts music;
f) a television or radio show in which famous people talk to each other
in an informal way and are asked questions about different topics;
g) an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster
about something such as a product, event, or job ;
h) a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or
teams) attempt to answer the questions correctly.
II.Complete the sentences with the following words ( quiz shows,
celebrities, channels, talk show,current )
My elder brother Tom is a TV addict. He spends hours in front
of a TV switching the (1) . He watches the news to be
informed about (2) affairs and (3) to test his
knowledge and intelligence. He claims that every TV programme has
educational value. For Tom even a , in which an
interviewer talks to a well-known personality, provides a lot of useful
information. Well, I think that he just loves gossip about the lives of (5)
like Ronaldo or Messi .
СДЕЛАЙТЕ
We used to live in London years ago.
I didn't like London but I have already got used to living in London now.
Would you go cycling when you were five?
Tourists would not come here years ago.
I am used to hearing about the fantastic things he does. That's no suprise.
I have benn living in China for years. At first I didn't like the food but now i have already got used to eating their strange delicacies.
Years ago we used to see her a lot because she liven near us.
I am used to wearing glasses now but it took me a long time because i found it very uncomfortable.
When I was young, i used to visit my grandmother every summer.
While studying at the university, I used to go swimming twice a week.
-Hello, everybody! How are you doing? I’m Lana. What’s the weather like there in your place? In Russia we have snow and it’s very cold now.
-Hi, Lana! Here in America it’s not cold. But it’s cloudy and an unpleasant wind is blowing.
-Hi, everybody! And here in Brazil it’s very warm and sunny! Welcome to Brazil!
-Wow. Guys! In Alaska too, the sun is shining in the sky! It’s very nice today, and it is even a little bit warm!
-Well, Lana, I’m Akiro. Here in Japan the weather is amazing, but it has recently rained. As for me I like rain. What about you?
-Hello, Akiro. Sometimes I like to walk in rain. It depends.
-Hi! I don’t like rain. It has been raining here in the mountains since early morning. I don’t feel like going outside at all!
-Where are you from?
-Oh, I'm from Scotland. Rain, rain, go away! Come again some other day... :))