Unit I. MASS MEDIA
← К разделуII. Text Mass Media (A–E)
TASK A. Match the following words into collocations as they appear in the text
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a vote |
of debate |
stance |
information |
item |
the slot |
actions |
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to gain/convey |
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to fit |
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a matter |
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to cast |
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ideological |
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to justify |
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news |
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TASK B. Match the following words with their definitions
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newsworthy |
slot |
heckle |
trivialize |
spin |
claim |
be nothing to do with |
content |
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information made available by a Web site |
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the presentation of information in a particular way; a slant, especially a favourable one |
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an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt |
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be no business or concern of |
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an allotted place in an arrangement or plan such as a broadcasting schedule |
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interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse |
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make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is |
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interesting enough to be reported in newspapers or on the radio or television. |
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TASK C. Find in the text the English equivalents for
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предоставлять, выделять |
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участие в политической жизни |
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обратная связь |
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передача «задайте вопрос в прямом эфире” |
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идейная позиция |
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информационное манипулирование |
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освещение событий в печати, по радио |
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нести расходы |
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процветать |
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TASK D. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and collocations from the text
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convey information |
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second-hand version of reality |
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in effect |
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verbatim |
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for certain ends. |
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have a vested interest in |
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seek(sought) to do something |
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blatant control |
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subtle forms of what is now known |
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a free trade in ideas |
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сlassified advertising |
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digital version |
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сoupled with |
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TASK E. Find the following topical vocabulary, be ready for a two-way translation:
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получать или передавать информацию |
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2. |
иметь следствием |
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достойный освещения в печати, важный, интересный |
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спорный вопрос, проблема |
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дословно |
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уменьшать, уменьшаться |
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голосовать, подавать голос на выборах |
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с определенными целями, с этой целью |
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позиция |
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быть сильно («кровно») заинтересованным в чем-то |
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очевидный, явный, вопиющий |
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тонкий, изощренный |
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освещение событий в печати |
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влияние |
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бесплатная газета |
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призвать к ответу |
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