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F 8 Modern civilisation is impossible without satellite and Web technologies as well as without radio and TV.

18. Match the verbs with their meanings.

1 to attract — c to make someone interested in something or make them want to take part in something

2 to enrich — f to improve something by adding things to it

3 to focus (on) — d to pay special attention to a particular person or thing instead of others

4 to include — b to make someone or something part of a larger group or set 5 to spread — a to become known about or used by people more and more 6 to televise — e to broadcast something on television.

19. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box.

Television soap operas have got a great popularity in Britain. Some of them are British, like Coronation Street, Eastenders and Brookside. Australian programmes have also become very popular. Neighbours and Home and Away have very big audiences and are especially popular with young people.

The most popular soap opera in Britain is Coronation Street. In fact, it is often the most popular soap opera of all. Millions of people watch it. Coronation Street is also the oldest programme on British TV. It started in 1960. Only one of the original characters is still in the programme. Ken Barlow was a student in the first episode. He's a teacher now. But the oldest soap opera of all isn't on TV — it's on the radio. It's called The Archers and the first episode was broadcast in 1950. One of the actors has been in it ever since. Norman Painting has played the part of Phil Archer for over forty years.

22 Match the following media terms with their definitions or descriptions.

1 presenter/announcer — b a person who introduces TV or radio programme

2 major events — f news of topical reporting from around the world

3 cartoon — e animated pictures

4 chat (talk) shows — a programmes in which people discuss different questions and express their points of view

5 quiz shows — d a game or competition which tests the contestants' knowledge by asking questions

6 sitcom — c a situational comedy, a TV or radio series of usual unconnected episodes with the same characters

23 Give your descriptions to the following media terms. The studio floor is the place for filming

Audiences are the people who watch or listen to a play, film or music

Headphones are a pair of small loudspeakers

A technician is a person who is responsible for the technical arrangement of the floor studio

An announcer is a person who makes announcements

The camera operators are the people who are responsible for recording images and videos. The director is the person who directs the making of a film

The floor manager is a person who is responsible for giving information from the director to the crew on the studio floor.

25 Do the crossword.

1 Your general attitude to life and the world. OUTLOOK

2 A person, book or documents that gives you information. SOURCE

3 A television station and all the programmes broadcast by it. CHANNEL