Unit 7: The Media - Vocabulary and Grammar

Unit 7: The Media

Textbook Page 88 and 94

Propositions

• about

• between

• for

• in / on

• of

• over

• towards

Multiple Choice

There has been a decrease ______ the sale of CDs because now many people download music from the Net.

• about

• of

• in

• over

Multiple Choice

Our editor has a preference _____ articles that tell both sides of a story.

• for

• in

• about

• towards

Multiple Choice

Print magazines have an advantage _____ e-zines because you don’t need a device to read them.

• over

• about

• on

• towards

Multiple Choice

If you’re looking for information ______ careers in radio, try this website.

• of

• about

• for

• in

Multiple Choice

Excuse me, Mr President, but would you like to comment _____ the latest workers’ strike?

• of

• between

• on

• about

Multiple Choice

The use _____ commercials on TV to sell things to children should be stopped.

• of

• in

• on

• about

Multiple Choice

There’s no comparison _____ traditional books and e-books; traditional books are better!

• on

• over

• between

• towards

Multiple Choice

Do you really think TV pollutes people’s minds? Your attitude _____ this form of media surprises me.

• about

• in

• on

• towards

Collocations & Expressions

• be in the public eye

• be on the big screen

• go viral

• have a lot of hits

• make a name for yourself

• make the headlines

Multiple Choice

Wow! Our video _________ . Yesterday it had a thousand and today it has twice as many!

• is a lot of hits

• had a lot of hits

• have had a lot of hits

• has had a lot of hits

Multiple Choice

A person should go to Hollywood if they really want to _____ in the acting business.

• made a name for themselves

• make a name for themselves

• making a name for themselves

Multiple Choice

Many stars don’t like being watched all the time. They aren’t keen on _____ every minute of the day.

• being in the public eye

• be in the public eye

• at being in the public eye

Multiple Choice

The story about the singer’s car crash _____ yesterday. It’s on the front page of every newspaper in Britain.

• make the headlines

• making the headlines

• made the headlines

Multiple Choice

Ken liked being a TV actor, but since he appeared in his first film he loves _____ even more.

• being on the big screen

• to being on the big screen

• to be on the big screen

Multiple Choice

How many people have to ‘like’ an online video before it _____ ?

• goes viral

• go viral

• going viral

Vocabulary and Grammar

Multiple Choice

His new novel is great. And it only cost €8, so it was

very _____ too.

• interactive

• affordable

• physical

• current

Multiple Choice

‘What do you remember about your experience?’

‘We remember _____ locked up in a dark room.’

• be

• to be

• being

• to being

Multiple Choice

I need to do something about this TV. The _____ is

awful.

• publication

• reception

• expression

• involvement

Multiple Choice

Young people are said _____ too much money on

computer games.

• to spend

• spend

• be spent

• to spending

Multiple Choice

Another break for _____ ! I’ve only been watching TV for

thirty minutes and that’s the third one!

• websites

• e-zines

• editorials

• commercials

Multiple Choice

‘That journalist _____ a lot of money for his article.’

‘Yes, it’s excellent.’

• should be paid

• should pay

• should to be paid

• should have paid

Multiple Choice

Ken’s studying to be a doctor. That’s why he’s

reading that thick medical _____.

• magazine

• newspaper

• journal

• subscription

Multiple Choice

_____ e-zines will replace traditional magazines in the

future.

• That it is believed

• Is it believed that

• Believed is it that

• It is believed that

Multiple Choice

Your _____ blogs is terrible. How can you hate them if

you’ve never read one?

• advantage over

• preference for

• decrease in

• attitude towards

Multiple Choice

Did you hear that the war correspondent _____ while

working on a story?

• to get killed

• got killed

• was getting killed

• to be killed

Multiple Choice

Our video _____ ! More than a million people have

watched it on the Net!

• made the headlines

• is on the big screen

• went viral

• is in the public eye

Multiple Choice

‘This is a great book.’

‘Yes, it is. I think it _____ in 2007.’

• was written

• written

• is written

• writes

Multiple Choice

Did you read this _____ of Efron’s new film? The critic

really liked it.

• review

• interview

• horoscope

• soap opera

Multiple Choice

‘What do you know about this magazine?’

‘It _____ in the UK.’

• is published with someone

• is published by

• is published

• is published with a company

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