Mass Media

Children ... TV every day.

-- she usually --- to the cinema?

They --- a ticket now.

I ... already ... this soap opera.

My mum --- a chart show tomorrow.

We --- the museum last year.

Match the words and the pictures

A TV competition in which people try to answer the questions and get money or prizes.

A programme about pop, rock or hip-hop stars, their lives and performances.

A programme about different games, competitions and tournaments.

I'm watching --- ! Oh, so that's why you're laughing so loudly!

Is there a shop near here … I can buy bread?

My uncle works for a company… makes cars.

The book is about the man … made wonderful things.

The hotel … I stayed during the summer was excellent.

The mass media play an important role in our lives. Newspapers, radio and especially TV inform us of what is going on in this world and give us wonderful possibilities for education and entertainment. They also influence the way we see the world and shape our views.

Mass media inform us about the events in the world.

Of course, not all newspapers and TV programmes report the events objectively, but serious journalists and TV reporters try to be fair and provide us with reliable information. It is true that the world today is full of dramatic events and most news seems to be bad news.

All the news on TV are only good.

Some people say that journalists are given too much freedom. They often intrude in people's private lives. They follow celebrities and print sensational stories about them which are untrue or half-true. They take photos of them in their most intimate moments.

Journalists often tell us about the private life of ordinary people.

The main source of news for millions of people is television. People like TV news because they can see everything with their own eyes. And that's an important advantage. Seeing, as we know, is believing. Besides, it's much more difficult for politicians to lie in front of the cameras than on the pages of newspapers.

Seeing - is believing. So, people like to watch news on TV.

Still, many people prefer radio. It's good to listen to it in the car, or in the open air, or when you do something about the house.

You can listen to the radio whereever you want.

The Internet has recently become another important source of information. Its main advantage is that news appears on the screen as soon as things happen in real life and you don't have to wait for news time on TV.

At first news appear on TV and then in the Internet.