TV Stereotypes / Ways to Spread information

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Massive investment is needed to modernize the country’s phone … .

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English and German are closely … .

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The Aborigines are the … inhabitants of Australia.

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You can … latest popular songs on a mobile device.

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I spent hours … the Web, searching for information.

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Can I … my printer to your computer?

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The Red Cross’s primary concern is to preserve and protect … life.

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I ski for the … , but I’m also always aware of the risks.

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I always keep a set of … in the back of my car.

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To use the Internet while looking for information.

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A secret word or a phrase that you need to know to be allowed to use a computer system

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A way of sending messages and information to other people by means of computers connected in a network

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To write about your activities and opinions on the net (like keeping an online diary) so that other people can read and discuss them

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A person who writes an online diary

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To move information from a larger computer system to a smaller one

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An international computer network connecting other networks and computers from companies, universities, different organisations, etc.

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An area on the Internet where you can communicate with each other

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A place connected to the Internet, where a company, an organisation or an individual puts information

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.