Task 5 Read the sentences below and replace the words in bold type using the words from the box.

blow out of proportion miss out het up stand agree to differ selective distort affect biased all sweetness and light

1. Mike is very anxious about his exams.

2. The whole affair was exaggerated.

3. Their opinion will not influence my decision.

4. He can’t bear being kept waiting.

5. I’m really careful about the people I associate with.

6. If I don’t go to the party, I shall feel I’m losing an opportunity.

7. The newspaper is clearly prejudiced.

8. She’s nice provided you’re doing what she wants.

9. We must accept differences of opinion.

10. The government were accused of having systematically twisted the protesters’ case.

Task 6 Translate the following from Russian into English.

1. взвесить за и против

2. упустить возможность

3. раздуть

4. освещать новость более детально

5. навязывать мнение

6. искажать реальность

7. переоценить

8. коварный

9. предвзятый

10. остаться при своем мнении

11. в действительности

12. суровая правда

13. само очарование

14. вызывать отвращение

15. самодовольство

Task 7 Use the key words to formulate questions. Ask and answer them with your partner.

1. important / keep up with the news?

2. how / newspapers / shape our opinion?

3. can / trust /the papers say / shown on TV?

4. more powerful /the written word / TV?

5. on the news / at the moment?

Writing

Write a paragraph (4-8 sentences) discussing the influence of newspapers and television over the public.

Write a paragraph (4-8 sentences) about your newsgathering habits.

Key Listening

C 2a 3c 4a 5b 6c

Key language focus

Task1

1. keep up with the news

2. bother with the radio

3. have a lot of influence over the public

4. miss out on a few things

5. be aware of it

6. put somebody off

7. happen on the other side of the world

8. appeal to emotions

9. stir people from the complacency of their lives

10. force opinions on us

11. be on the news

12. feel guilty about their lives

13. blow up out of all proportion

14. be selective in what they cover

15. affect people so much

16. get het up

Task 2 1 c 2 a 3 h 4 b 5 d 6 j 7 e 8 f 9 g 10 i

Task 3

1. exploit personal misfortune draw much attention to people’s tragedies and dramas

2. distort reality twist reality

3. reevaluate one’s view of the world start thinking

4. get good visual coverage to be covered in depth on TV

5. be given much broadcasting time when the programme is lengthy and in depth

6. be blown out of proportion exaggerated

7. a wide range of opinions many opinions, a wide spectrum

8. treat the news in depth cover events in detailed

9. enrage somebody make somebody very angry

10. stir people from the complacency of their lives make people forget their own problems and think of the problems other people have

Task4 1 j 2 e 3 c 4 b 5 f 6 i 7 g 8 a 9 d 10 h

Task 5

1. het up

2. blown out of all proportion

3. affect

4. stand

5. selective

6. missing out

7. biased

8. all sweetness and light

9. agree to differ

10. distorted

Task 6

1. weigh the pros and cons

2. miss out on something

3. blow up out of all proportion

4. treat the news in greater depth

5. force an opinion on somebody

6. distort reality

7. reevaluate

8. insidious

9. biased

10. agree to differ

11. whatever the rights and wrongs

12. hard facts

13. all sweetness and light

14. put off

15. complacency

Task7

1. How important is it to keep up with the news?

2. How do newspapers shape our opinion?

3. Can we always trust what the papers say or what is shown on TV?

4. Which is the more powerful – the written word or TV?

5. What’s on the news at the moment?

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