UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA


< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. media b. television c. scene d. secret
2. a. cartoon b. moon c. flood d. too
3. a. wild b. try c. mystery d. violent
4. a. paper b. famous c. rain d. channel
5. a. enjoy b. taught c. thought d. saw
6. a. heavy b. reading c. headline d. weather

< II >: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

show censor broadcast receive publish shoot
edit scan print refer download

1. The term the mass media in English __________ basically to TV, radio and newspapers.
2. The BBC World Service ___ broadcasts________ throughout the world.
3. A short wave or a VHF radio can ____ receive _______ many interesting stations.
4. They’re ____ showing _______ a good film on TV tonight.
5. I downloaded a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy ?
6. This book was ___ published ________ by CUP and it was ___ printed _____ in Cambridge.
7. This article has been badly _ edited __________.
8. The film was _____ shot ______ in Spain.
9. They ___ censored _______ the film before showing it on TV.
10. I ___ scanned ___ some photos I’d taken, so that I could send them to a friend in Australia.

< III >: Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the present perfect tense :
1. I (wash) ……have washed……………. my hands so that I can help you with the cooking.
2. She (arrive) ……arrived………………. at Kennedy Airport at 2 o’clock this morning.
3. The Pharaohs (rule) ……ruled………………. Egypt for thousands of years.
4. I (find) ………have found……………. the letter you (look) ……were looking…. for. Here it is.
5. They (grow) ……have grown……. such a lot since we last (see) ……saw………………. them.
6. We recently (start) ………have started……………. to walk to work instead of taking the bus.
7. When I was younger I (play) ……played………………. badminton for my local team.
8. I (have) ………have had……………. the pains for three weeks now.
9. So far it (be) ………has been……………. so cold that we (stay) ……have stayed….in the house all day.
10. The last time I (go) ……went………. to Brighton (be) ……was……………. in August.
11. Don’t disturb Amy. She just (go) ……has gone………………. to sleep.
12. Bill is phoning his girlfriend again. That’s the third time he (phone) ……has phoned……. her this evening.
13. Since the eruption (start) ……started………………. , all the villages on the slopes of the volcano (be evacuated) ……have been evacuated………………..
14. The price of houses (increase) ………has increased………. dramatically in recent years.
15. Jim (decide) ……decided… to continue the course, even though it was proved very difficult.

< IV > : Complete these sentences, using because or because of + one of these phrases :

the strong wind growing unrest in the country
my computer isn’t working I can hear the waves
flooding on the road the mist
the streets were covered in ice my mother has arrived
her illness prices were falling

1. _____, I won’t be able to meet you on Thursday after all.
- Because my mother has arrived, I won’t be able to meet you on Thursday after all.
2. She couldn’t complete the work _____.
- She couldn’t complete the work because of her illness.
3. The boat couldn’t put to sea _____.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. _____, they couldn’t sell their house.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I can’t print out the letter _____.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. When we got to the top of the hill we couldn’t see anything _____.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. She walked carefully _____.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. We must be near the beach, _____.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. The Prime Minister returned home _____.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. We couldn’t get to his house _____.
-………………………………………………………………………………………………..

< V >: Rewrite the sentences using in spite of.
1. Although she is an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
- In spite of being an accountant, she never seems to have any money.
2. Although Henry is a millionaire, he hates