Unit 7: The Media (page 83-85)

Unit 7: The Media (page 83-85)

Which of these materials do you read the most? Rank them 1-8 where 1 is the one you read most and 8 is the one you read least.

• comics

• emails

• books

• magazines

• newspapers

• websites

• text messages

Watch a short video about the history of reading.

What should we save the world from? How? Do you agree?

What should we save the world from? How? Do you agree?

Which of these media do you think provides the best news coverage?

• newspapers

• radio

• television

• the Internet

Reading Mission

Why is the newspaper industry similar to the music industry?

Answer for reading mission

• Free content online means that people are not paying for it.

Quiz Time!

Read the article again and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following makes newspapers impractial?

• A. They are no longer free online

• B. They don't have enough readers

• C. They have been pirated too much

• D. They cannot report news quickly enough

Multiple Choice

2. According to the article, it is true that

• A. Some well-known papers can only be read online

• B. Digital papers cost less to produce than print papers

• C. There is less reading material in a digital paper

• D. Readers can write their own articles for online papers

Multiple Choice

3. What does 'Here' in paragraph 4 refer to?

• A. The comparison between print books and e-books

• B. The comparison between tablets and e-readers

• C. The advantages of reading e-books

• D. The differences between books and newspapers

Multiple Choice

4. What does the writer suggest about print books?

• A. No one steals them

• B. E-books will never replace them

• C. They have a lot of positive points

• D. They have better prices than e-books

Multiple Choice

5. What is the final paragraph about?

• A. Books read by people with gadgets

• B. Suggestions about what to read

• C. All the drawbacks of reading devices

• D. The joy of reading a traditional book

Multiple Choice

6. What does the writer believe will happen in the future?

• A. People who use gadgets will read print books

• B. Print books are more likely to survive than print newspapers

• C. Kindle and iPad will become easier to use for reading

• D. More people will read while on holiday

Quiz 2

Find the words which mean the same as these definitions.

Multiple Choice

1. Belonging to the present time

• physical

• current

• user-friendly

• affordable

• interactive

Multiple Choice

2. Suitable for a particular purpose

• physical

• current

• user-friendly

• affordable

• practical

Multiple Choice

3. Reasonably priced

• physical

• current

• user-friendly

• affordable

• practical

Multiple Choice

4. Involving the user to exchange information

• physical

• interactive

• user-friendly

• affordable

• practical

Multiple Choice

5. Real, able to be seen, touched, etc

• physical

• interactive

• user-friendly

• affordable

• practical

Multiple Choice

6. Easy to use or understand

• physical

• interactive

• user-friendly

• affordable

• practical

What might have happened or is about to happen?