Media Vocabulary in Action

I am watching a movie on Netflix.

• Open Netflix, search for the movie, and click to start watching.

• Open Hulu instead of Netflix

• Go to the cinema to watch the movie

• Read the book instead of watching the movie

She is listening to music on Spotify.

• She is cooking dinner in the kitchen.

• She is watching a movie on Netflix.

• She is listening to music on Spotify.

• She is reading a book on Amazon Kindle.

They are reading the news online.

• Online

• Television

• Offline

• Magazine

He is playing video games on his computer.

• Watching TV

• Playing video games

• Cooking dinner

• Reading a book

We are browsing social media on our phones.

• Check your email instead of social media.

• Close the social media app and turn off your phone.

• Open the social media app on your phone and start browsing through the feed.

• Start playing a mobile game.

The TV is showing a live sports event.

• Turn on the TV and tune in to the channel broadcasting the live sports event.

• Change the channel to watch a movie instead.

• Unplug the TV and wait for the sports event to end.

• Switch off the TV and listen to the sports event on the radio.

The radio is broadcasting a talk show.

• Listen to the talk show on the radio.

• Watch the talk show on TV.

• Participate in the talk show on social media.

• Read the talk show on the radio.

The podcast is interviewing a celebrity.

• Hire a private investigator to track down the celebrity's location.

• Contact the celebrity's agent or publicist to schedule the interview.

• Ask the podcast listeners to vote on which celebrity to interview.

• Reach out to the celebrity directly through social media.

The newspaper is reporting breaking news.

• The newspaper is reporting old news.

• The newspaper is reporting breaking news.

• The newspaper is reporting sports news.

• The newspaper is reporting fake news.

The magazine is publishing a special edition.

• The magazine is publishing a special edition.

• The magazine is publishing a digital edition.

• The magazine is not publishing any edition.

• The magazine is publishing a regular edition.