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| A - Switch the radio on. - Why? What’s on? - It’s time for the day’s news. I want to listen to the weather forecast. - I heard it this morning. Don’t waste your time, yesterday it was the same. | B - Is there anything interesting on the radio tonight? - I want to listen to the match - But I don’t know when it’s on. - Let’s tune into the sports round-up then. They must announce airtimes of all matches. |
| C - Why are you in a hurry? - There will be an interview with my favorite actor on tonight and I don’t want to miss it. - They’ll repeat it sometime later, I’m sure. - No, I don’t think so. It’s going to be a live broadcast. | D - Will you be listening to the radio from 4 to 5 p.m.? - I don’t know yet. Is there something interesting on? - Ex-President will be speaking on current situation in the country. - A live broadcast? - Yes, and I’m going to make a call and ask a question. |
Exercise 8. Complete the sentences using suitable words and word combinations from the box. Make all necessary changes if any.
batteries, a portable radio set, graveyard shifts, a wireless, an aerial, a transistor, radio hamming, a live broadcast, turn the radio on, pop music stations
1. Mike is keen on _____________________.
2. I can’t stand people listening to______________________.
3. I think ________________________ is broken.
4. Don’t forget to ________________________ at 6 p.m.
5. I always run out of ___________________________ for my radio set before I remember to buy new ones. 6. Don’t switch over! There will be _____________________________ from the football match.
7. It’s _____________________ so you don’t have to plug it into socket.
8. Let’s buy ______________________. It’s much more convenient.
9. I always listen to ___________________________ when suffering from insomnia.
10. The set needs repairing. __________________________ evidently is out of order.
Exercise 9. Read and translate the text. Do the activities that follow it.
TEXT 1
Radio is one of the most important means of communication, the most widespread and familiar use of which is broadcasting. Radio broadcasts feature music, news, interviews, discussions, description of sport events and sometimes advertising. People wake to clock radios, listen to radio driving a car, spend much of their free time beside radio sets.
Radio broadcasting once had the same entertainment role as television has today. From the 1920 to the early 1950 in the Golden Age of Broadcasting people gathered around their radios every night, but this period ended with the rise of television.
There are more than 25 000 radio stations in the world. A major reason for the widespread use of radio is its portability. A radio can be carried around easily and listened to in homes, on beaches and picnics, while walking down the street or driving a car.
A constantly “turned on” radio creates background sound, which will not interfere with one’s routine activities but which can sometimes dispel feelings of aloneness. One can positively hear or actively listen to music, news, interviews, forums or commentaries.
About 90 per cent of all radio programmes provide entertainment and only 10 per cent provide some kind of information. Music stations enjoy the highest popularity. They specialize in one kind of music (pop, rock, country etc.) and attract audiences with a strongly marked difference in age.
Programmes that provide information include newscasts, talk shows, sports round-ups. Talk shows present discussions on current political topics such as election or government policy, or in a social issue such as crime, pollution, poverty, racism, sexism. Each show has a host or hostess who leads the discussion and invites listeners to telephone the station to ask questions or give their opinion about the topic.
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