Dear Anna
In your last letter you asked me to tell you about my pets. OK, I can talk for hours on this topic. I have a dog; his name is La boule. That’s a French word which means a ball. He is a pug and he is very funny. I also have a hamster. His name is Masha. Not a usual name for a hamster, you say, but he is very curious and smart enough. I would also like to have a cat, but perhaps not now.
I’m fine, no changes since the last time. I’m passing my exams next week. After that, I’m looking forward to going abroad. I like traveling a lot. I’ve visited just a few European countries but I fell in love with the Old world. My dream is to go to Paris. This is the city of love, croissants and haut-couture. I think every person should see it and not necessarily die after it!
You told me that you had been to many countries. Tell me about your greatest trip! Have you been to Paris, did you like it? What are you going to do this summer? Where would you like to go?
I’m so happy that your sister married! Wish her and her husband a very good luck! Hope the wedding was as gorgeous as the bride was!
Could you send me some photos?
Sorry, I have to go, my parents are leaving on holidays, I need to see them off.
Waiting for your letter,
Yours truly,
Masha
. And now tell me what types of mass media do you know?
(TV, the Internet, newspapers and radio)
But what are their definitions? Your task is to match the words and their
definitions.
1. Television
2. Newspaper
3. Tabloid
4. The Internet
5. Radio
a) a paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news,
advertisements etc.;
b) the process of sending and receiving messages through the
air; broadcasting programmes for people to listen to;
c) broadcasting programmes (the news, plays, advertisements,
shows, etc.) for people to watch on their television sets;
d) a newspaper with rather small pages, many pictures and
little serious news;
e) a way to communicate with your partner who might be a
thousand miles away using the computer (e-mails).
Задание 2. Напишите недостающую информацию. You know that
newspapers are very popular among people, don’t you? Do you like reading
newspapers?
P: Yes, I do.
T: What newspapers do the members of your family prefer reading? F.eg. your
mother?
P: My mother likes reading …
T: What are the main types of newspapers in Britain?
P: The main types of British newspapers are quality newspapers and tabloids.
T: What do people read newspapers for?
P: They want to learn some news (TV programme, horoscopes, weather forecast,
etc.)
Задание 3. Прочитайте текст. Используйте слова, написанные заглавными
буквами в конце каждой строчки, чтобы образовать однокоренное слово,
которое подходит к пропуску в этом предложении.
In Britain there are 12 national (1) newspapers DAY
and most people read one of (2) every day.
Daily newspapers are (3) on every day
of the week except Sunday. Sunday newspapers are
(4) than daily newspapers. All the Sunday
newspapers are (5) . Most national news-
papers in Britain express a (6) opinion,
and people (7) the newspaper that they
read according to (8) own political
(9) .
THEY
PUBLISH
LARGE
NATION
POLITICS
CHOICE
THEY
BELIEVE
