Unit 8 Media Word Formation 2

I love watching (1) ............................... (DISCUSS) programmes, and I love politics, so you'd think l'd enjoy watching (2) ............................... (POLITICS) being interviewed оn TV. But I don't.

AII too often, (3) .................... (JOURNAL) ask them the most (4) ................... (RIDICULE) questions, ....

... and, when they do get an interesting question, I sit there watching in (5)................... (BELIEVE) as some of the most (6) ....................... (POWER) people in the country give totally (7) .................. (CONVINCE) responses.

lt's as if they don't care whether their reply is (8) ................... (BELIEVE) or not.

Often, they're very poor (9) ....................(COMMUNICATE), and they're frequently even more (10) ...................... (INFORM) about key issues than I am.

l don't expect them to bе particularly (11) ...................... (HUMOUR) - they are serious people, after all - but at least they could say something interesting occasionally. lt makes me want to stand for election myself!