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

5. Match the media idioms with their definitions:
Idioms related to media.

1. 
   Surf the net a)a person who tells police, reporters, etc., about something that has been kept secret
   
2. 
   To get one’s wires crossed b) to decieve
   
3. 
   To take by storm c) to make something public, disclose
   
4. 
   It went viral d) to ignore something and pretend not to see it
   
5. 
   Behind closed doors e) to spend time looking at different pages on the interne
   
6. 
   Both sides of the coin f) a misunderstanding between people
   
7. 
   To pull the wool over g) to captivate people’s attention; when one’s eyes something becomes very popular
   
8. 
   Raise/lift the curtain h) quickly and widely spread or popularized especially by person-to-person electronic communication
   
9. 
   To turn a blind eye i) events which take place hidden from view
   
10. 
    Whistle-blower j) to see both points of view in an argument
    

6. Now choose the most appropriate media idioms from exercise # 5 and fill the gaps:
Nowadays internet is 1)______________ the world ___________________. People are spending most of their time 2)__________________________. We can get a lot of useful information from internet, if we use it purposely. However, there are many people who are not aware of using internet wisely as a result they may have serious troubles. There are a lot of dangerous sites that lead to 3)__________________________. Most of them are 4)______________________ over the eyes of internet users due to reason they don’t understand the consequences of it 5)__________________________. The most terrible ones which 6)________________ among teenagers are computer games, such as “Blue whale”,“Bogataya uzbechka” and etc., nowadays. Especially teenagers are interested in such kind of games and they are so involved in these games they may even suicide themselves at the end of the game. The trainers of these games can attack the children psychologically. To make the matters worse, they may order them to do different dangerous tasks, like crossing the street before an approaching vehicle or jumping from the highest floor of the building. Neither the parents nor their teachers can help them as they don’t know what their children are busy with. After a number of bad consequences, all of them became cautious. The teachers are working with the parents of the children and they decide to 7)________________________ for the children and warn them about the bad consequences of these games. They are warning the parents to be more careful and be aware of their children’s actions. It is not time to 8)________________________.