G bakieva, M. Rahmanova, sh. Turgunova language aspect

Match the words with the given definitions

Broadcasting	Prime time
Episode	Soap opera
Reporter	Talk show
Editor	Viewer
Newspaper

A person whose job is to discover information about news events and describe them for a newspaper or magazine, or for radio or television

A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper containing news and other articles

A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening

A television or radio program in which host converses on various topics with guests

An incident or action standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events

A person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown

Someone who views some spectacle or who watches television

The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening

The business or profession of radio and television

8. Look at the idiomatic expressions and guess what they mean:

1. 
   No, I said at 10 pm, not 9 pm. We must have got our wires crossed.
   
2. 
   The gutter press are going crazy about Antonio's divorce.
   
3. 
   Have you got a copy of the local rag?
   
4. 
   The story spread like wild fire.
   
5. 
   The government kept the details covered up/under wraps/hush hush
   
6. 
   They tried to keep it secret but the cat’s out of the bag.
   
7. 
   I tried to read the scientific journals but it's all Greek to me.
   
8. 
   Our local journalist is keeping us posted.
   
9. 
   Most of the stories about the financial crisis are just scare mongering.
   
10. 
    The article's too long to read right now. Can you explain it to me in a nutshell?
    
11. 
    After hundreds of people signed the petition, the government decided not to build the new road. The pen is mightier than the sword.
    
12. 
    When the corruption story broke it really ruffled a few feathers/put the cat among the pigeons.
    

9. Work in small groups to do the crossword:



LESSON THIRTEEN
ETHICAL ISSUES

CLONING

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