THE MEDIA. NI2

 

LISTENING ABOUT THE MEDIA

THE MEDIA

NEWSPAPERS

MAGAZINES

TELEVISION

For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.

1. This film is boring. Perhaps there's something better on the other ----  .
2. My favourite----   is on tonight - it's a really great comedy.
3. We watched a brilliant wildlife----   about crocodiles.
4. The news is on the othe channel right now. Please----   over so we can watch it.
5. I don't like it when they have----   during a film.
6. ----  are one of the most important items in children's television.
7. The prizes that you can win on----   are getting bigger and better all the time.
8. The match is being----   live this afternoon at three o'clock p.m.
9. People like TV----   earn millions nowadays.
10. Dallas and Dynasty were very famous US -----  during the seventies.
11. I don't want to watch this any more. Please pass me the -----  .
12. Late at night, not many of the programmes on TV are new. Most of them are----   .

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.

A

station

B

channel

C

line

D

broadcast

2.

A

section

B

broadcast

C

emission

D

programme

3.

A

docudrama

B

documentary

C

soap

D

history

4.

A

zap

B

view

C

turn

D

change

5.

A

intervals

B

commercial breaks

C

advertisings

D

intermissions

6.

A

Cartoons

B

Strips

C

Animatics

D

Drawings

7.

A

action shows

B

questionnaires

C

game shows

D

phone-ins

8.

A

broadcast

B

taken

C

seen

D

viewed

9.

A

casters

B

presenters

C

presentatators

D

examiners

10.

A

epics

B

characters

C

films

D

soaps

11.

A

machine

B

remote

C

computer

D

bleeper

12.

A

encores

B

old versions

C

repeats

D

dubbed

Answers:
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