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Thursday, the twentieth of February Classwork

Thursday, the twentieth of February Classwork. The topic: “Mass Media: Good or Bad”. The aims : 1.To learn new words and word combinations. 2. To practice listening comprehension . 3. To learn more about English-speaking countries. Mind Map. Television. Advertising. Newspapers. Mass

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Thursday, the twentieth of February Classwork

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  1. Thursday, the twentieth of February Classwork The topic: “Mass Media: Good or Bad”

  2. The aims: 1.To learn new words and word combinations. 2. To practice listening comprehension. 3. To learn more about English-speaking countries.

  3. Mind Map Television Advertising Newspapers Mass media Radio Internet Tabloids, magazines

  4. The internet was created in 1983. The World Wide Web which enables simple and intuitive navigation of internet sites through a graphical interface, expanded during the 1990s to become the most important component of the internet.

  5. The first English news book averaging 22 pages appeared in London in 1621. It was called “Weekly News”. • The first periodical was the “London Gazette”, a bi-weekly paper. • The first English daily was “The Daily Courant” (1702-35). • The “Times” was founded by John Walter in 1785, and “The Observer” was founded in 1791.

  6. The first radio (wireless) was invented by Alexander Popov in 1895 in Russia. • In 1901 an Italian physicist named Guglierno Marconi received wireless telegraphic message sent from Cornwell to Newfoundland. • TV experiments to create a workable television system began in the late 19th century by Paul Nipkow, a German scientist. • The beginning of the Ukrainian press is considered the “Kharkiv Weekly”, founded in 1812. • Today Ukraine has a large variety of newspapers and magazines.

  7. Match the Ukrainian words in the left box with their English equivalent in the right box:

  8. Say it in one word: a person in charge of design of a newspaper or magazine a person who finds interesting information and sometimes composes articles one or several words printed in large letters that tell what the item will be about a type of newspaper that focus more on sensation than serious news a magazine which contains information about new trends in fashion and a lot of pictures of models the very first and the very last pages of the magazine usually thicker than others a non-periodical literary collection of works by different writers

  9. Television (satellite/cable) Newspaper (daily/weekly) Tabloid The Internet Radio A paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news, advertisements etc. The process of sending and receiving messages through the air; broadcasting programmes for people to listen to Broadcasting programmes (the news, plays, advertisements, shows, etc) for people to watch on their television sets A newspaper with rather small pages, many pictures and little serious news A way to communicate with your partner who might be a thousand miles away using the computer (e-mail) 3 1 4 5 2

  10. Say which of the mass media are: • the most useful • the easiest to use • the most common • the most expensive • the most modern • the most interesting • the most convenient • the safest • the cheapest

  11. Disadvantages Advantages • It’s a waste of time • To have no time to communicate with relatives and friends, • To damage your eyes • To get lazy • To put on weight • To have no time for sport activities in the fresh air • To stop writing letters to your relatives • To learn about the bad side of life • To rest • To relax • To receive information • To listen (to read) about famous people, important events, • To travel round the world without wasting money, • To study at home • To find new friends • To take part in shows and competitions

  12. Some English words are used in an abbreviated (shortened) form in informal situations: Lab Exam Fax Fridge (laboratory) (examination) (telefax) (refrigerator) Bike Plane Bye Info (bicycle) (airplane) (Goodbye) (Information)

  13. Some abbreviations are read as individual letters BBC (the British Broadcasting Corporation) CNN (Cable News Network) MTV (Music Television) The UK (the United Kingdom) The USA ( the United States of America)

  14. ICTV- International Commercial Television Some abbreviations are read as words UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  15. Some abbreviations only have written forms. They are pronounced as the full word: Mr MMrs Ms Dr St Some abbreviations are just used as letters Etc.– and so on e.g.– for example

  16. advertisement newspaper television advertisement TV set telephone ad paper telly advert the box phone

  17. CNN BBC CBC

  18. Complete the sentences 1.The main story today is about… 2.The Olympic games are competitions… 3.The most interesting fact is about… 4.There is an advice to visit… 5.The most interesting sports story is about… 6.The most striking photograph shows…

  19. Paraphrase the following statements using the words in brackets instead of italicized ones: (an editorial, to come out, to carry, home news, dailies, foreign news) • 1. Newspapers in all countries publish a lot of advertisements. • 2. In addition to national daily papers there are local papers published in every town. • 3. Local paperspublish local, national and world news. • 4. As a rule each paper begins with a leading article. • 5. The majority of magazines are issued monthly.

  20. Homework Write a letter to your foreign penfriend. He is interested in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines.

  21. “Mass Media: Good or Bad” Goals: 1. To learn new words and word combinations 2. To practice language comprehension 3. To learn more about English-speaking countries

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