Лексико-грамматические задания по английскому языку на тему "СМИ" (9 класс)

1.     Match each type of programme on the left with the correct item on the right.

a) nature films	1) football, boxing, swimming
b) quiz shows	2) life of different countries
c) news	3) people try to win prizes by answering questions
d) soap operas	4) advertisements for products
e) commercials	5) animals, fish, birds, plants, flowers
f) travel films	6) information about what’s happening in the world
g) comedies	7) jokes and funny situations
h) sport	8) information for students
i) education programmes	9) story of the daily life of a family

2.     Mass media

B4	The mass media play an important part in our lives.  Newspapers, radio and especially TV inform us of what …………………… on in this world.	GO
B5	It is true that the world today is full of dramatic events and most news ……………………to be bad news.	SEEM
B6	But people …………………… in ordinary events.	NOT INTEREST
B7	That is why there are so many programmes and articles about natural disasters, plane crashes, wars, murders and …………………….	ROBBERY
B8	Some people say that journalists ……………………too much freedom. They often follow celebrities and print sensational stories about them which are untrue or half-true.	GIVE
B9	They take photos of them in ……………………most intimate moments. The question is - should this be allowed?	THEY
B10	The main source of news for millions of people is television.  Still, many people prefer the radio. It's good to listen to in the car or when you do something about the house.  Newspapers …………………… to events as quickly as TV, but they usually provide us with extra detail.	NOT REACT
B11	The Internet …………………… recently another important source of information.	BECOME
B12	The …………………… advantage of the Internet 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.	GOOD

3.       Complete each sentence with the most appropriate word from the box.

disadvantage, sensitivity, imagination, to dull, to provide, violence, disaster, celebrity, disabled, hooked, intimate, to educate, catastrophe, to communicate

1. We need to ………. people so that they understand the importance of a good, healthy diet.
2. You don't have to use your ………. when you're watching television.
3. He's a national ……….
4. She has always shown a ………. to audience needs and tastes.
5. My fear and anxiety ………. my mind.
6. She's on ………. terms with people in government.
7. There is too much brutality and ………. on TV these days.
8. Her son is ………. and she has to take care of him all the time.
9. Your main ………. is your lack of job experience.
10. Some parents who are concerned about computer games believe their children are …..
11. The money will be used to ………. the school with new computer equipment.
12. Now that we live in different cities, we ………. by e-mail

4.      Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

In Britain there are 12 national (1) ____________ newspapers           DAY

and most people read one of (2) ____________ every day.                 THEY

Daily  newspapers are (3) ________________ on every day               PUBLISH

of the week except Sunday. Sunday newspapers are

(4) ___________ than daily newspapers. All the Sunday                     LARGE

newspapers are (5) ______________ .   Most national  news-             NATION

papers in Britain express a (6) ________________ opinion,                POLITICS

most of them right-wing, and people (7) _____________ the              CHOICE

newspaper that they read according to (8) ___________ own              THEY

political (9) _____________ .                                                                BELIEVE

5.      Соотнесите левую колонку таблицы с левой колонкой :

I) The Internet	a) broadcasting programmes for people to watch on their television sets
II) Television (satellite\ cable)	b) a newspaper with rather small pages, many pictures and little serious news
III) Tabloid	c) a way to communicate with your partner who might be a thousand miles away using the computer (by e-mail)

6.      Complete these dialogues using the words from the box. There is an extra word which you do not need to use.

 Tabloid, entertaining, concern, ads, soaps (2), interviews, sensational ,documentaries, forecast ,informative, advertising, magazines (2), gossip (2) ,reviews ,serious,s articles, hints

1. – Why do people watch (1) _________? They are so boring. Besides, they don’t show life as it is. They are a bit of escapism. – I think (2)_________ help people to relax after a day’s hard work. Escapism – бегство от действительности

 2. – What are your favourite TV programmes? – I like

(3)__________ programmes and (4)_________ with famous people. – Do you? I don’t. I like (5)____________ programmes.

3. – Do you like programmes about scandals and (6) ___________? – No, they are useless. I like valuable programmes, like (7)_____________.

4. – Do (8)__________ help you to make a choice when you shop? – I think that sometimes I take them into account. – Do you? I don’t take (9)_____________ seriously.

 5. – I hate (10)_________ newspapers. They always (11) ___________ about the private lives of famous people. – But sometimes they contain (12)_______ stories. – I prefer (13)____________papers. They report in detail on (14)________ news. ª

6. – What do you read to keep up to date? – I like teen (15)_________________. In their pages you can fi nd (16) _________ about everything: fashions, movie stars, music and sport. – Do these (17)_______________ educate and inform you? – Behind all the make-up (18)_________ and movie (19)_