The document provides information about various aspects of the media. It includes definitions of media-related terms like journalist, periodical, and correspondent. It also lists different types of media like print, television, radio, and the World Wide Web that are associated with certain verbs like publish, broadcast, edit, etc. Additionally, it identifies odd ones out among lists related to print media, media-related jobs, and television. Finally, it discusses the growth of mass media like newspapers and their influence on public opinion as well as people's increasing access to computers and the internet.

1. English 2010/2011
10th Form
THE MEDIA
1. Fill in the blanks. The first letter of each missing word has been given.
MEDIA HYPE
The mass media refers to the people and organisations that provide news and (1) i__________________ for the
public. Until recently these were mainly (2) n_______________, (3) t__________________ and (4)
r_________________. Today, computers play a very big part. The (5) I__________________ is a computer system
that allows millions of people around the world to receive and exchange information about almost anything. Ordinary
post has been taken over by (6) e_________________ which stand for (7) e____________________ mail because
it is sent and received via a computer. It is a system that allows people to send (8) m____________________ to
each other quickly and cheaply. Ordinary (9) p__________________ is now referred to as “snail-mail” and one
wonders if the (10) p_________________ is a job in danger of extinction!
2. Match the definitions below with the words in the list.
commercial headline soap circulation documentary
celebrity periodical correspondent journalist
editor
1. A reporter whose job is to report local news from a distant area ______________
2. The number of copies a newspaper sells each day _____________
3. An advertisement on television or radio _____________
4. A film that gives facts and information about a subject _____________
5. A well-known person on television, film or in the press _____________
6. a magazine about one topic, that appears once a month, three times a year, etc. _____________
7. Someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine _____________
8. The title of a newspaper report printed in large letters _____________
9. A continuing story about a group of people that is regularly on television _____________
10. The person who decides what goes in a newspaper or magazine ____________
3. Which media do you associate these verbs with?
• Publish • Broadcast • Edit
• Browse • Print • Download
• Zap • Shoot • Tune
Print media Television Radio WWW

2. 4. Find the odd one out.
1. a. newsletter b. magazine c. newspaper d. book e. film
2. a. cable TV b. mail c. press d. radio e. satellite TV
3. a. sitcoms b. drama c. chat show d. classified ads e. weather forecasts
4. a. headlines b. horoscope c. feature article d. camera e. editorial
5. a. anchorman b. presenter c. newscaster d. policeman e. cameramen
6. a. cable b. satellite c. radop d. high definition e. digital
5. Match the groups of words in the previous exercise with the expressions bellow.
a. Types of programmes d. Mass media
b. Media –related jobs e. Types of television
c. Print media f. Newspaper sections
6. Underline the correct words A, B, C or D to fill the gaps.
THE INFO-REVOLUTION
We have all seen an enormous increase in the role of the mass (1) ______________ in people’s lives. First of all,
the growth of the (2) ______________, of both serious and (3) _________________ newspapers, has been
tremendous. Public (4) ______________ is influenced by powerful (5) ____________who not only own our
newspapers which often have a (6) _______________ of millions, but who also own television and radio (7)
______________ in many different countries. The huge quantity of (8) _______________ that people have to deal
with has rocketed with the advent of satellite and cable television. At the same time, more and more people have
(9) ______________ to (10) _______________ computers. Information available at home via the internet is infinite.
1. A messages B medium C mediums D media
2. A printing B press C interest D information
3. A cheap B people C popular D public
4. A opinion B health C views D services
5. A managers B writers C celebrities D editors
6. A profit B readers C circulation D popularity
7. A networks B users C sets D ports
8. A correspondence B details C information D reporters
9. A control B ownership C contact D access
10. A electronic B personal C large D Rom