UNIT 5 MEDIA

UNIT 5: THE MEDIA

I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each space

There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (1) ______, newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for (2) ______ hundred years.
The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on (3) ______ the printer. The printer, who was a (4) ______ skilled man, set up the type. (5) ______ was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete, the printing machines could be (6) ______.
Nowadays what (7) ________? The journalists type their stories into a computer. The (8) ______ checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may control the printing.
(9) ____ can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper is an entirely different (10) ____ now.

1. A. before B. after C. ago D. yet
2. A. a B. some C. an D. over
3. A. to B. by C. through D. with
4. A. hardly B. mostly C. partly D. very
5. A. They B. Which C. This D. All
6. A. switched B. started C. stopped D. moved
7. A. gives B. occurs C. goes D. happens
8. A. computer B. editor C. typist D. printer
9. A. It B. There C. You D. We
10. A. skill B. work C. management D. business

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. The children prefer (watch) __________ TV to (read) __________ books.
2. The boys like (play) __________ games but hate (do) __________ lessons.
3. Would you like (go) __________ now or shall we wait till the end.
4. I can’t find my favorite book. You (see) __________ it anywhere?
5. We used (dream) __________ of a television set when we (be) __________ small.
6. Would you mind (show) __________ me how (send) __________ an e-mail?

III. Put the following sentences in the correct order to make a meaningful dialogue.

1. I’m the opposite. I love watching documentaries. And some foreign films seem violent to me.
2. Yes, every day. They are very funny.
3. You like watching documentaries, don’t you Minh?
4. Yes, I do. I hardly miss a football match on TV.
5. But you watch Cartoon, don’t you?
6. Not really. Some documentaries are so boring. And I don’t like watching them. I prefer films, especially foreign films.
7. I enjoy them too. You don’t like sports, don’t you?

A. ______ B. ______ C. ______ D. ______ E. ______ F. ______ G. ______
IV. Read the passage and decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).
They’re big. They’re strong. They’re tough. They’re also the stars of one of the most popular programs on TV at the moment. They are the Gladiators. At 5.40 every Sunday evening millions of viewers of all ages switch on. For the next hour they watch four brave contenders – two men and two women – take part in TV’s most grueling competitions.
In each program the contenders have to compete against the Gladiators in six different events. If they win, they score points. If they lose, they just get the bruises. The final event is the Eliminator. The Gladiators take a rest here, because the contenders compete against each other. They have to race obstacles, such as nets, ladders and robes. It’s a most grueling end to a grueling competition. But it’s great TV!

1. The Gladiators are small but very strong. ______
2. “Gladiators” is the most popular program on TV. ______
3. Only young people like the program. ______
4. The program is on at 5.40 every evening. ______
5. The program lasts for one hour. ______
6. All the contenders are men. ______
7. There are six events in each program. ______
8. If the contenders win in an event, they will get money. ______
9. The Gladiators don’t take part in the Eliminator. ______