B Label the photos (i-6) with the names of the news sources from Ex. га

Vocabulary I news media

V V e all like to know what's in the news - world news, local news, sports news - and today there are many different ways of finding out about recent events. How do people choose, and what do they like about the different methods?Newspapers -still the old favourite. Millions of people read newspapers because they're cheap, detailed and also versatile - you can read them at home, at work or on the train.The radio -people listen to the radio because it's easy. You can listen in the car. when you're working or in bed, but some people think the radio is old-fashioned.

2 a Look at the text and tick (/) the correct adjectives in the table.

	fast	easy	detailed	cheap	new	exciting	versatile
Newspapers
The radio
The TV
Teletext
The Internet
Text messages

The TV- almost everyone watches TV and a lot of people get the news from it. It's interesting and exciting, because it's visual. There are lots of different news programmes to suit all types of people.

b Read the text carefully. Find advantages (good things) and disadvantages (bad things) about the different news sources. Can you think of any other advantages and disadvantages? Advantages: Newspapers are cheap and versatile. The radio is relaxing. Disadvantages: The radio is old- fashioned. с Do you agree with the opinions in the text?

Teletext - this is a fast way of getting the news, but it doesn't give you a lot of detail. The Internet- many people now use the Internet. It's detailed and it's very fast: news stories appear when they happen; but it can be expensive. Text messaging - this way of getting news is popular because it's fast and very new. Messages arrive on your mobile phone, so you get the news immediately, but it is expensive.