Task 4 Look at the list of the adjectives on the left and find their meaning on the right.

Peter and Carol are talking about the news.

A You will hear Peter and Carol talking about the news. Before you listen, in pairs discuss the following.

1. Do you prefer to learn about the news from TV, radio or newspapers? Why?

2. Which of these forms of media do you think has the greatest influence on us?

B Now listen to the recording. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) according to what you hear. You will hear the conversation twice.

1. What doesn’t Peter like about the TV news?

A. It exploits personal misfortune.

B. The pictures are not varied enough.

C. It makes us too emotional.

D. The items covered are limited.

According to Peter, pictures

A. can be used to distort reality.

B. are more reliable than words.

C. make news stories more interesting.

D. tend to give us conflicting views.

3. How does Carol think people are affected by shocking news pictures?

A. They question what’s right and wrong.

B. They feel guilty about their own lives.

C. They reevaluate their view of the world.

D. They try to do something to help.

Peter thinks that on the TV news, important events

A. do not always get good visual coverage.

B. are given too much broadcasting time.

C. are blown up out of proportion.

D. are presented as minor incidents.

Peter says that quality newspapers differ from TV in that

A. they present a wider range of opinions.

B. they allow us to form our own views.

C. they are more selective in what they cover.

D. they treat the news in greater depth.

Carol believes that compared with film, newspapers

A. are more obviously biased.

B. have a much greater influence.

C. can be equally persuasive.

D. don’t affect people so much.

1c Whose opinion do you agree with most: Carol’s or Peter’s? Discuss in groups.

Peter and Carol are talking about the news.

Language focus

Task 1 Fill in the necessary preposition.

1. keep ____ ____ the news

2. bother ____ the radio

3. have a lot of influence ____ the public

4. miss ____ ____ a few things (lose an opportunity to benefit from something)

5. be aware ____ it

6. put somebody ____ (repel or disgust someone)

7. happen ____ the other side of the world

8. appeal ____ emotions

9. stir people ____ the complacency of their lives

10. force opinions ____ us

11. be ____ the news

12. feel guilty ____ their lives

13. blow ____ ____ ____all proportion (exaggerate)

14. be selective ____ what they cover

15. affect ____ people so much

16. get het ____ (upset, slightly angry)

Task 2 Match the items on the left with those on the right to produce a phrase.

1. hard	a. our sympathy
2. engage	b. wrongs
3. all sweetness and	c. facts
4. whatever the rights and	d. alternative
5. real	e. the pros and cons
6. on the other side of	f. word
7. weigh	g. image
8. the written	h. light
9. visual	i. to differ
10. agree	j. the world

Task 3 Explain the following phrase in English.

1. exploit personal misfortune

2. distort reality

3. reevaluate one’s view of the world

4. get good visual coverage

5. be given much broadcasting time

6. be blown out of proportion

7. a wide range of opinions

8. treat the news in depth

9. enrage somebody

10. stir people from the complacency of their lives

Task 4 Look at the list of the adjectives on the left and find their meaning on the right.

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