You are going to watch a documentary about the media in the UK

1.6.1 Before you watch

1. Read the questions and guess the correct answer:

How many TV stations are there in Europe?

a 500, b 1,000 c 4,500 d 6,500

When was the first paper newspaper published?

a 1305 b 1605 c 1805 d 1905

How many mobile phone users are there in the world?

a 1 billion b 2 billion c 4 billion d 6 billion

How many hours of TV a week does the average American teenager watch?

a 2 hours b 10 hours c 20 hours d 30 hours

How many hours a week does the average British teenager spend online?

a 10 hours b 20 hours c 30 hours d 40 hours

1.6.2. While you watch

1. Complete the facts about newspapers in the UK with the numbers in the box.

2.5 9 10 1785 400,000

Newspapers are very popular in the UK. Around (1) ______ million of them are sold in Britain every day! However, in 2010, (2)______million newspapers were sold, so sales are declining. The Sun is a famous tabloid newspaper with stories about celebrities and sport. It sells (3)_______ million copies each day. The Times is a high-quality broadsheet newspaper which was first published in (4)_______. It has important news stories and sells (5)________ copies every day.

Now watch this section and check your answers.

Watch this section. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

1. People are buying fewer newspapers today than in the past. T/F

2. Not many newspapers have websites. T/F

3. Only twenty per cent of homes in the UK have a computer. T/F

4. The Internet is now more important than newspapers. T/F

5. The BBC started in 1936. T/F

6. The BBC started with radio broadcasting. T/F

Now correct the false sentences.

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Watch this section and answer the questions.

1. What is the largest broadcasting organisation in the world?

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2. What three things is the BBC famous for?

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3. How are BBC programmes paid for?

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4. What are three important independent TV channels in the UK?

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5. In what three ways is TV broadcast in the UK?

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6. What is the advantage of watching TV through the Internet?

Вопросы к кандидатскому экзамену по теме «Средства массовой информации».

1. What types of newspapers do you know?

2. What “quality” newspapers are there in GB (in Russia)?

3. What “popular” newspapers do you know?

4. What is the aim of “quality” press?

5. What is the aim of “popular” press?

6. Who owns newspapers in GB (in Russia)?

7. What can you tell about weekly newspapers in GB (in Russia)?

8. What is the difference between daily and Sunday newspapers in GB (in Russia)?

9. Why do people subscribe to magazines, journals, newspapers and Internet editions?

10. What is the aim of local press?

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