II. Follow-up

1. Why is Zenger’s case associated with freedom of speech?
2. What is his contribution into world press and journalism in general?
3. Can you say that contemporary press is independent and free of influence? Give your arguments.

III. Prediction

Write an essay analyzing freedom of mass media in Russia and suggesting ways to make them unbiased. You are welcome with your predictions about future of the press, TV, Internet, radio, mobile phones, etc.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

I. Focus on grammar. Study the following material on There is\there are. Illustrate these rules by your examples.

There is/There are is a common phrase in English, used to indicate that something "exists" (существует, есть) or is (находится) in a certain location. The main subject follows the verb when there is/are is used.

+ There is\are + subject + place\time …

e.g. There is an apple on the table.

There are 15 students in our group.

- There isn’t\ there aren’t + subject + place\time …

- There is no\There are no +subject+place\time…

e.g. There isn't a computer in my bedroom.

There aren't any cinemas in this town.

? Is\Are there + subject + place\time …

e.g. Is there a restaurant here? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't

To be

Subject	Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect	Past Perfect	Modals
I	am (I’m)	was	have been	had been	Can, may, must, should, etc. + be
he\she\it	is (he’s)	has been
we\they\you	are (we’re)	were	have been
noun (sg.)	is	was	has been
nouns (pl.)	are	were	have been

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