Barry wakes up when it is already quite light. He looks at his watch. It is a quarter to seven. Quick! Barry jumps out of bed and runs to the bathroom. He has just time to take a cold shower and I drink a glass of tea with bread and butter. He is in a hurry to catch the eight o'clock train. At the railway station he meets three other boys from his group. They all have small backpacks and fishing-rods. In less than an hour they get off the train at a small station near a wood. They walk very quickly and soon find themselves on the shore of a large lake. The boys spend the whole day there fishing, boating and swimming. They return home late at night, tired but happy.
Mass media is a broad concept. It includes radio, television, newspapers, magazines, Internet and else. It’s hard to imagine life without mass media nowadays. Media plays very important part in everyday life. It informs us about current affairs in the world. It educates us, gives a possibility to learn something new. It certainly entertains us in different ways.
Mass media influences the way people dress, eat, communicate and many other parts of our lives. It can often make people change their views on different matters. Millions of people watch TV every day, listen to the radio in cars, read newspaper and magazines. Everyone finds something interesting through means of media.
Of course, not all that we see, hear or read is objective. Sometimes the information can be altered. However, I believe that good reporters try to deliver us only reliable information. My favourite types of media are TV and Internet. I often watch interesting films on TV or educational channels, such as Animal Planet and National Geographic.
As for Internet, it probably unites all media sources nowadays. So I can easily watch the same films or channels online. Besides, Internet is also used for mass communication, so I use it to talk to my friends. I don’t usually listen to the radio but if my parents turn it on in the car, I enjoy it. We also buy sometimes newspapers and magazines from kiosks.
1.checkout - control
2.spot - identify
3.gaze - look in a particular direction for a long time
4.conjure up - bring a feeling to mind
5. follow suit - do what someone else has done
6.project - try to make other people have a particular idea
7.take on - get information about someone/something
8. take over - adopt
I.
1. Jack was playing...
2. They went to the swim....
3. He was not sleeping when his mother came.
4. She was doing her homework when Kate was having breakfast.
5. They visited...
6. ...they were driving to london.
7. I saw her an hout ago.
8. Mum was washing the dishes while I was watching TV.
9. She was playinh the guitar when the phone rang.
10. it was rainging all.....
II
1. we will not go out
2. our team will win....
3. If I hear anything....
4.When John comes, we will go for a walk.
5. If you work harder, you will get...
6. we will fly...
7. there will be
8. If you go....
9. ... they will get good...
10. ....if he buys all ...