Контрольна робота з теми "Mass Media"

There is a lot of information in our world. And there are many people who want to share this information. Mass media is the way how people share this information. There are a lot of kinds of mass media: internet, television, newspapers, magazines, books etc.

I want tell you about the greatest source of mass media. It is internet. I think that this is really the greatest thing that people have ever created. There are thousands of sites where people can find useful information. But we use it not only for information.

We can find a lot of friends there. We can communicate with them. We can make calls with help of internet. But from another point of view it is rather dangerous. There are many spies and viruses there. So they can damage your computer or steal the information from it.

Television is a great source of information. The first movie was made by Lumiere brothers in 1896. Television appeared later but after the World War II it became very popular and nowadays, I think, you won't find people who don't know what TV is. You will find TV sets almost in every house. Television is a source of information and entertainment. People watch TV to find the answers or just to relax. Many things are broadcasted on TV. You may watch the news or a good film. Using a satellite aerial you can join a lot of channels. You can learn foreign languages, because the channels are in different languages. You can find everything you want. There are special channels for children and adult, music and news channels. As it was counted an average person watches TV 3-7 hours a day. It varies in different countries, but you can see how popular television is.

Newspapers are rather spread in Ukraine too. There are a lot of kinds of newspapers and magazines. You can find a lot of useful information there too. We can also find a lot of interesting information using our mobile phone.

So, nowadays, mass media is very popular among people.

I variant

II variant

Variant I

I Mark the sentences True (+) or False (-)

1. There is a lot of information in our world.
2. There are many people who want to share this information.
3. Mass media is the way how people share this information.
4. The greatest source of mass media is internet.
5. There are hundreds of sites where people can find useful information.
6. We use Internet for information.
7. We can find friends online.
8. I think that this is really a dangerous thing that people created.
9. It is safe online.
10. Viruses can damage your computer.
11. Television is not popular nowadays.
12. The first movie was made by Lumiere brothers in 1898.

II Match the sentences

Variant II

I Mark the sentences True (+) or False (-)

1. Television became very popular after the World War II.
2. I think, you may find people who don't know what TV is.
3. You will find TV sets almost in every building.
4. Television is a source of information and relaxation.
5. Many things are broadcasted on TV.
6. You may watch the news or cartoons.
7. Using a satellite aerial you can join a few channels.
8. The channels are in different languages.
9. There are special channels for children and adult.
10. An average person watches TV 5-7 hours a day.
11. Newspapers are rather spread in Ukraine too.
12. Nowadays, mass media is very popular among people.

II Match the sentences