The media

VOCABULARY

a c b

1 Match the word on the left (1-10) with its opposite on the right (a-j).

1. polite 2. generous 3. nervous 4. personal 5. wide a. calm b. public c. rude d. narrow e. selfish 6. interesting 7. regular 8. formal 9. drawbacks 10. significant f. casual g. unimportant h. advantages i. boring j. rare

2 Use the words from Exercise 1 to complete the sentences below.

1. One of the ________________ of living with someone is having to share a bathroom. 2. There has been a ___________increase in the number of female students in recent years. 3. Itwas most _______________ of youto lend me the money. 4. She doesn’t like formal clothes, but prefers ____________________ ones. 5. Pop stars make ___________________appearances on TV.

3 Choose the phrasal verb from the box and use it in the correct form to complete the sentences.

go out go into go on go over go off go up

1. He didn’t ______________ any detail. He just said they were getting a divorce. 2. The alarm ______________ and scared everyone in the room. 3. This place is a mess! What _______________________ here last night? 4. They love to ______________ to the cinema at weekends. 5. The price of petrol ____________, which made motorists very angry. 6. You must always ______________ the documents before a meeting.

4 Match the expressions (1- 10) with the synonymous words and expressions in the box (a-i). Use a dictionary if necessary.

a) behind the times b) finally/eventually c) for now/ temporarily d) never e) never-ending f) then g) immediately h) very soon j) occasionally/every now and then i) repeatedly

1. time after time ______________ 2. at the time ______________ 3. for the time being ______________ 4. any moment now ______________ 5. old-fashioned _____a________ 6. endless ______________ 7. once in a while ______________ 8. not for a moment ______________ 9. at once ______________ 10. in the end ______________

5 Circle the correct alternative.

1. As we drove through the countryside, the beautiful scenery attracted his attention now and then/for the time being. 2. Keeping the house clean is a never-ending/repeatedly chore. 3. Immediately/Occasionally things don’t go as we plan. 4. I think the show will start any moment now/then. 5. We don’t know how he did it, but he escaped from prison never/time after time.

WORD FORMATION Complete these sentences by using the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. What are your __________________ when it comes to

TV programmes? 2. Is there too much ____________________ on TV? 3. Which media is the best source of ______________________? 4. Some people think that television encourages passive_________________. 5. Do you agree that children shouldn’t watch TV without __________________? 6. Children develop aggressive ____________ by watching violent programmes. EXPECT VIOLENT INFORM ENJOY SUPERVISE BEHAVE

Track 31 LISTENING Social media 1 Listen to the text and complete the sentences.

1. Social media is ____________ developing in all _________ of the world. 2. Ann uses Facebook to see what people are ___________ to. 3. Emily uses Facebook because of its _____________. 4. Shannon thinks that it is a kind of ___________ without going out. 5. Martha first _________ that Facebook was not that important. 6. Students’ answers ____________ that they use it to find out what’s going on in each others’ lives.

2 Match the words (1-6) with the nouns (a-f) to make collocations. In some cases more than one collocation is possible. The first one has been done for you.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. phone confirm easy recent main integral a. b. c. d. e. f. access survey reason part reservation number 1 2 3 4 5 6 f

3 Complete these sentences with an appropriate collocation from Exercise 2.

1. She refused to give him her_______________________________. 2. They found a store with ____________________________ and broke in. 3. A _________________ has shown that more and more people read news on the Internet. 4. Cycling has become an _____________________________ of life in our city. 5. We must find out what the _____________________________ for this conflict is. 6. We need to send an e-mail and _______________ our ________________.

GRAMMAR 1 Look at the verbs in the box and put them into the correct column. Some verbs can belong to more than one category.

arrange avoid can’t afford decide expect finish (not) mind let allow make would rather risk would prefer encourage advise practise offer suggest refuse consider prefer remember

verb + bare infinitive verb + infinitive verb + object + infinitive verb + ing form

2 Use six verbs from the box to make true statements about yourself. Use a dictionary if you need to check verb patterns.

Example: I prefer playing games on the computer to watching TV.

3 In each sentence, choose the best phrase (a, b, c, or d) to complete the gap.

1. None of the pupils _________ to take Tom’s books. a) remembered b) consider c) suggested d) didn’t forget 2. Many guests _______ on having the air conditioning on in their hotel rooms. a) order b) advise c) insist d) ask 3. One of the pupils ________ having the lesson in the garden as it was a beautiful day. a) advised b) insisted c) asked d) suggested 4. I was totally shocked when the police _________ being a thief. a) told me b) accused me of c) suggested me d) claimed me of 5. I was ________ not to go there alone. a) insisted b) suggested c) warned d) promised 6. Diana apologized ________ one of the students’ names for the third time. a) that she forgot b) for forgetting c) to not remember d) for he forgot

4 Use an appropriate verb to complete the sentences.

1. My mother always makes me__________ breakfast before going to school. 2. I dislike ___________________to the movies by myself. 3. I am used to _________________ her in a bad mood. 4. I never refuse __________________money to a friend if he asks me. 5. I used ___________________that television programme all the time. 6. I stopped _____________ some groceries because I wanted to prepare dinner.

5 Write C (for countable) or U (for uncountable) next to each of the nouns.

Then make sentences with six of the uncountable nouns from the list.

Example: music U – I like listening to music. music ___, art ___, weather ___, bottle ___, love___, story ___, happiness ___, egg ___, advice___, information___, bread ___, journey ___, travel ___, news ___, biscuit ___, furniture___, luggage ___, warning ___, job___, rice___, sugar___ , electricity___, gas___

6 Rewrite the following sentences using the plural forms of the nouns and making appropriate changes.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The baby was getting a new tooth. A fly is an insect, while a wolf is a wild animal. A loaf of bread is cut in half before serving. There is a box of chocolates on the shelf. A thief is not regarded as a respectable man.

EVERYDAY LANGUAGE

INVITATION Sending and replying to invitations by e-mail. Read these e-mails and find three invitations and their replies.

A

Hi ......, My parents have bought a new TV with a really huge screen. It will be fun watching the World Cup final, which is taking place on Sunday. It starts at 8 o’clock, but you can come earlier. We haven’t had a chat for a long time. I’ll invite a couple of our friends, too. My parents will take care of drinks and snacks. You don’t have to worry about that. Regards, Martin

B

Hi.... Thanks for inviting me. I’m afraid it’s bad timing. On June 10 th I’m travelling to the USA with my band. We’ve been offered a very good opportunity to tour the States, giving concerts in several big cities. We’re staying for a month. I hope you’ll find someone else to go with you and that you’ll have a good time. C Love, Helen Hi... Congratulations! I won’t miss the opportunity to have a drink to celebrate. I’ll be busy until 7.30, but I’ll make it even though it’s on the other side of town. D Steve

Hi ......., Thanks for the invitation. I’m looking forward to watching the match with you and the other guys. As for drinks, I’ll be glad to bring a few bottles of Coca Cola - it’s no fun watching football without Coke. Your parents are really great. My best regards to them. Jack

E

F

Hello there, I hope you aren’t sleeping. I’ve got some great news. From today on I’ll be playing basketball for the Tigers. I want all my friends to share in my happiness so I’m inviting you to the Big Bear tomorrow evening at 8 o’clockto celebrate the event. I hope you’ll come. Cameron

Hi......, You’ll be very surprised when you read this mail. A tourist agency in my neighbourhood had a promotion of their trips and I was invited. Guess what?! I won the raffle! It’s a trip to the Canaries for two people, starting on June 12 th . I’m inviting you to join me. I hope you can come. Write to me as soon as possible because I have to organize the tickets and other things. Love, Katy

Work in pairs. Take it in turns to write an invitation to your partner and to reply to his/hers.

EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs below in the correct form. Use a dictionary if you need to check the meaning of the verbs.

get along give up look forward to see off stand for

1. IT _______________ Information Technology. 2. I used to enjoy skating, but I had to _________ it ______ after I broke my leg. 3. They’ve gone to the airport to _______ their parents _______. 4. I’m afraid the two of them don’t ___________________ very well. 5. I’ve worked too much this year. I’m ___________________ going on holiday.

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given in bold.

1. There’s no point in watching that film; everybody says it’s boring. (worth)

That film _______________________________. Everybody says it’s boring. 2. Edward has the ability to succeed in his exams. (capable)

Edward _________________________________________________________. 3. They were still painting the room when we arrived. (finished) They ______________________________________________ when we arrived. 4. I don’t find it hard to work overtime. (used)

I _____________________________________ overtime. 5. I don’t pay the bills until I have to. (avoid)

I _________________________________________ I have to. 6. I know I put the money in my wallet. (remember)

I ______________________________________ in my wallet.

Track 32 PRONUNCIATION 7 Which of these words has a different vowel sound? Cross out the odd word out.

1. instead increase breathe sea 2. Greenpeace dead eat leader 3. dear clear wear near

MY JOURNAL

Write a short composition of about 100 words.

Students should use the Internet at school for learning all subjects. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________