Digital media, device. Sollwall, 4a Work in pairs. Read and check your ideas. Put
the words to complete the sentences in the text.
media, devices
The world we live in today is full of (1) ... media things.
Digital media has been used since the early 1950s. It is used on digital elec-
tronic (2) Examples of digital media are: software, digital images, digital
video, video games, web pages and websites, digital audio, such as
MP3 and (3) books. With the Internet and personal computers, digital
media has made big (4) ... in publishing, journalism, people's lives,
entertainment, economy and education. We sometimes do not know that
digital media things are used in health system, (5) ... and education.
Since the first digital computers and (6) ... appeared, the digital media has
been used by billions of people. Digital devices are successful because
they are easy to use. A smartphone or tablet is used for hundreds of daily
needs. Together with the World Wide Web and the Internet, digital (7).
has changed the 21st century to an information-based economy and has
created new human (8) ..., which is known as the Information Age.
economy, digital, electronic,
history, changes, smartphones​

Artthere are many different types of arts in the world. the most popular ones are cinema, theater, literature, music and painting. i’d like to tell you a little bit about each of these arts. first of all, my favourite type of art is music. it has always fascinated me how people create such melodic tunes. i love all genres of music, be it jazz, classical, pop, rock, reggae, opera, blues or else. music can change my mood. if i’m sad i try to listen to something cheerful, for example, to disco music. if i want to think in loneliness, i prefer alternative rock. i’m glad that there are so many devices nowadays which allow us to listen to music everywhere we wish. it includes radios, mp-3 players, cd-players, mobile phones. my second favourite type of art is literature. i like reading interesting novels and detective stories. i also value the works of famous writers and poets. speaking of russian writers i’ve read some works of pushkin, lermontov, tolstoy, turgenev, dostoevsky and mayakovski. their works are world-famous and many books have been translated into other languages. theater is gradually becoming an outdated type of art. on the contrary, cinemas become more popular. there are many great theatres and large cinemas in russia. i think people should respect the work of actors and attend theatres more often. as for me, i don’t really like cinemas. if i want to watch a new movie, i buy and watch it at home. painting is another form of art. museums and art galleries have always attracted me. i think that painting is a rather interesting activity. one of my friends is really good at it. he is going to enter the university of arts after graduating from school. his works include oil paintings and pastel. i really admire his talent. i wish i could be as good at painting as him.

The annual carnival in Rio-de-Janeiro is a bright festival. People dance, play music and sing. Everyone is happy and full of joy. Paraders wear colourful costumes. Some of them are really exotic and extravagant. The weather is usually fine and warm, so people don't need to put on lots of clothes. There are so many activities the celebraters can do on those days, from dancing to playing sport to tasting delicious traditional food. If you visit the carnival you will be overwhelmed with your feelings of excitement.