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III. Найдите в тексте эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний: mass media средства массовой информации, television телевидение, TV телевизор, at home дома, in faraway lands в далеких странах, sports events спортивные события, viewers зрители, . In fact фактически, entertainment programmes развлекательные программы, quiz shows развлекательные представления, feature films художественные фильмы, cartoons мультфильмы, fictional serials художественные сериалы, soap operas мыльные оперы, public stations общественные телевизионные станции, broadcast транслировать, current affairs текущие события, up an important section составляют важную часть, sell advertising time продавать рекламное время, затраты operating costs, to make a profit приносить прибыль, the stations управлять станцией, Cable television кабельное телевидение, far more намного больше, Satellite broadcasting спутниковое вещание.

IV. Найдите в тексте синонимы следующих слов: to watch-to see, to comprise- to include, major-main, to transmit – to broadcast, various-different, disadvantage- drawbacks.

V. Найдите в тексте антонимы следующих слов: the least-the most, without-with, less-more, to buy-to sell, the smallest-the largest, disadvantage-advantages.

VI. Процитируйте предложения из текста, в которых употреблены следующие слова и словосочетания: i

n faraway lands- . People with a television set can sit at home and can see and learn about people, animals, and things in faraway lands

, a steady stream, TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to give information and to entertain.

 soap operas The programmes include sports events, variety shows, quiz shows, feature films, cartoons, fictional serials called soap operas, etc

, current affairs News and current affairs programmes make up an important section of programmes for most public television stations.

, to make a profit, They sell advertising time to pay for their operating costs and to make a profit for the companies that run the stations.

 pay a fee. Viewers pay a fee for this service

, at least. We may speak about different advantages and drawbacks of television but almost every home has at least one TVset.

VIII. Употребите нужную форму глагола to be, to have. Besides the advantages, the television has some drawbacks. To tell the truth, there are  many TV programmes that have no cultural or artistic value. There are rather many films about gangsters and killers. We are so tired of them. Lately, so many advertisement clips are  appeared on TV screens. But still, TV remains the main source of information, and we are  spending a lot of our free time in front of our TVsets.

IX. Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. What kinds of mass media do you know? TV, Internet, radio, newspaper, books

2. Why is TV one of the important mass media? TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to give information and to entertain.

3. What kinds of mass media do you prefer? TV and internet

4. How many TVsets do you have at home? 50

5. How much time a day do you watch TV? 2 hours a day

6. Do you have cable or satellite television at home? I have satellite TV

7. Do you watch educational programmes? Sometimes

8. Do you use Internet? For what? Yes. For Communicating with friends, finding information

1.Neither my friend nor I like  music. - Ни мой друг, ни я не любим музыку.

2. Either Kate or Ann was watching this film last night.- Либо Кейт, либо Энн смотрели этот фильм вчера вечером.

3.Both my sister and my brother like music. - И моя сестра, и мой брат любим музыку.

4.Either Father or Mother is  at home now.- Либо отец, либо мать сейчас дома.

5.Neither my dog nor my cat has eaten the bread.- Ни моя собака, ни моя кошка не съели хлеб.

6.Both the students and the teacher  were late for theif first lesson.-  И студенты, и учитель опоздали на свой первый урок.

7.Both Alice and her sister are in the garden. - И Алиса, и ее сестра в саду.