Номер 4, страница 130 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 3. Steps to Effective Communication. Step 8 - номер 4, страница 130.

Условие.

4 A. Read and complete the text with the phrases (a—h) that follow it. There is one phrase you don't have to use.

Mass Media Today

The media, or mass communications, are traditionally considered to be the press, radio and television. Nowadays most people will say that the Internet is also part of them. The mass media are one of the most characteristic features (1) .... They unite people into one global community. With their help we can learn about the events at home and abroad, discuss important problems and share our points of view.

The first collection and distribution of the news was made by members of the Roman Senate in the 1st century BC. The early Roman papers were written out in more than 2,000 copies and sent everywhere in the Roman empire (2) .... Magazines developed from newspapers in the 18th century. Two hundred years later the progress in science and technology brought about radio and television, while the new millennium has seen (3) ....

Now all these types of mass media coexist and collaborate¹ with each other. Thus TV channels and programmes tend to have their sites on the Internet, radio journalists often produce newspaper reviews and newspapers (4) ... and publish criticism of television programmes.

All the mass media try not only to inform but also to entertain (5) .... Newspapers and magazines publish stories, anecdotes and crossword puzzles on their pages. Radio brings music to our homes and our cars. Television devotes a lot of time to broadcasting concerts, feature films and quizzes. One can find all those on the Internet as well. And these are (6) ....

On the other hand, the mass media may become a source of certain social danger by spreading unwanted or potentially harmful contents: scenes of violence, cruelty etc. We should understand the growing power of the media in the modern world. (7) ... to learn to use the advantages and minimize the disadvantages of mass media.

a) a wide use of computers and the Internet

b) only very few examples of what the mass media do for us

c) the most popular kinds of mass media

d) it may be one of the most urgent problems of the near future

e) of modern civilization

f) their viewers, listeners, readers and users

g) and hung in public place

h) recommend their readers what to watch on TV

B. Give a name to each paragraph and use them as an outline to speak about the mass media.

Решение.

Решение 2.

4. A. Прочитайте и дополните текст фразами (a–h), которые даны после него. Одна фраза лишняя. B. Озаглавьте каждый абзац и используйте их как план для рассказа о средствах массовой информации.

Ответ:

A.

1 - e) of modern civilization / современной цивилизации

2 - g) and hung in public place / и вывешивались в общественных местах

3 - a) a wide use of computers and the Internet / широкое использование компьютеров и Интернета

4 - h) recommend their readers what to watch on TV / рекомендуют своим читателям, что посмотреть по телевизору

5 - f) their viewers, listeners, readers and users / своих зрителей, слушателей, читателей и пользователей

6 - b) only very few examples of what the mass media do for us / лишь немногие примеры того, что средства массовой информации делают для нас

7 - d) it may be one of the most urgent problems of the near future / это может стать одной из самых насущных проблем ближайшего будущего

The phrase you don't have to use is (c) the most popular kinds of mass media. / Лишняя фраза: (c) самые популярные виды средств массовой информации.

B.

1. The Role of Mass Media in Modern Society / Роль СМИ в современном обществе

2. The History of Mass Media / История средств массовой информации

3. Collaboration of Different Media Types / Взаимодействие различных видов СМИ

4. The Functions of Mass Media: To Inform and Entertain / Функции СМИ: информировать и развлекать

5. The Power and Dangers of Mass Media / Влияние и опасности средств массовой информации