Номер 2, страница 57 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Кузовлев, Лапа

Unit 3. What's the news?. Lesson 1. The Mass Media Fact Files - номер 2, страница 57.

Условие.

2. The US media is considered to be the biggest mass media in the world.

Pair work. What speaks for the fact that the US media is the biggest mass media in the world? Choose Card 1 or Card 2. Ask your partner questions for the missing information about the US media. Fill in the gaps in your card. Answer your partner’s questions.

grammar for revision

Types of questions

Do Americans like listening to the radio?	General question
What is the US media like?	Special question
Watching TV is popular in the USA, isn't it?	Tag question
Which TV network is more popular: ABC or CBS?	Alternative question

GS pp. 182–183

Card No. 1

... is America’s most popular entertainment. More than 80 per cent of homes have three or more television sets. About 70 per cent of US teens have TV sets in their own bedrooms. Young Americans spend ... hours a day watching TV. On average, Americans watch television about ... hours a day. The biggest TV broadcasting networks include the noncommercial PBS* and the commercial networks: ABC,* CBS,* NBC,* Fox,* CNN* and MTV.* There are ... television stations in the USA. On average, US homes receive 190 TV channels, but viewers only watch 17 of those channels. The average American watches more than one hour of ... every day. There are about 10,000 commercial radio stations in the USA. There are also radio stations free from commercials. They are .... They transmit their programmes to Eastern Europe. There are ... daily newspapers and more than 7,200 magazines in the USA. The US is the home of the Internet. More than 85 per cent of US teens go online every day.

Card No. 2

Watching TV is America’s most popular entertainment. ... per cent of homes have three or more television sets. About 70 per cent of US teens have TV sets .... Young Americans spend over 3 hours a day watching TV. On average, Americans watch television about 5 hours a day. The biggest TV broadcasting networks include .... There are about 3,000 television stations in the USA. On average, US homes receive ... TV channels, but viewers only watch 17 of those channels. The average American watches more than one hour of TV ads every day. There are about 10,000 commercial radio stations in the USA. There are ... free from commercials. They are National Public Radio (NRP), the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. They transmit their programmes to .... There are more than 1,500 daily newspapers and more than 7,200 magazines in the USA. The US is the home of the Internet. More than 85 per cent of US teens go online ....

Решение.

Решение 2.

2. Что говорит в пользу того, что СМИ США являются крупнейшими средствами массовой информации в мире?

Ответ:

Watching TV is the most popular entertainment in America. More than 80% of homes have three or more TV sets, and the average American watches about 5 hours of television a day.
Просмотр телевизора — самое популярное развлечение в Америке. Более 80% домов имеют три или более телевизора, а среднестатистический американец смотрит телевизор около 5 часов в день.

The USA has a huge broadcasting infrastructure with about 3,000 television stations and 10,000 commercial radio stations. Homes can receive an average of 190 TV channels.
США обладают огромной вещательной инфраструктурой, включающей около 3 000 телевизионных станций и 10 000 коммерческих радиостанций. Дома могут принимать в среднем 190 телеканалов.

The print media is also extensive, with over 1,500 daily newspapers and more than 7,200 magazines.
Печатные СМИ также широко распространены: насчитывается более 1 500 ежедневных газет и более 7 200 журналов.

US media has a global reach; for example, radio stations like The Voice of America and Radio Free Europe broadcast to Eastern Europe.
Американские СМИ имеют глобальный охват; например, такие радиостанции, как «Голос Америки» и «Радио Свободная Европа», вещают на Восточную Европу.

The US is the birthplace of the Internet, and online media usage is very high, with over 85% of teens going online daily.
США являются родиной Интернета, и использование онлайн-медиа очень высоко: более 85% подростков ежедневно выходят в сеть.