Презентація "Mass media"

MASS MEDIA 1. Different types of mass media, pros and cons 2. Press 3. Radio and television 4. Influence of mass media 5. Influence of the Internet

If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you are misinformed. Author unknown (commonly attributed to Mark Twain or Thomas Jefferson) We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. It’s supposed to help us communicate, but it has the opposite effect of isolating us. Tracy Chapman Comment on the following quotations.

MEDIA Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:

informative educational entertaining advertising Explain the basic functions of mass media.

Talk about the types of mass media and their advantages and disadvantages.

news phone-in programmes traffic news pop charts live broadcasting talk shows masses political debates weather forecasts morning shows What radio stations and types of programmes do you know? Which of them do you listen to? Why? Which of the above programmes can you listen to on the radio stations listed above?

Which of these TV programmes can you name? Which of them do you like watching? Why? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Comment on the negative influence of television in these pictures.

What types of newspapers and magazines do you know? Compare them. Which newspapers and magazines do you read? How often?

report column gossip column review feature article obituary horoscope classified ads political commentary crosswords Match the section of the newspaper with the picture. Which of them can you find in tabloids and broadsheets? Which of them are you interested in? 2. 3. 5. 7. 1. 4. 5. 6. 7.

What role does the Internet play in people’s life? What is the Internet used for? What are your reasons for using the Internet?

the role of mass media the influence of mass media the future of mass media reduction of negative influence of mass media Discuss the following issues.

Design the front page layout of your new school newspaper. Suggest its name and content. How would you attract its potential readers? ?