LESSON 1 What is mass media?
1 W o rk in p a irs . T h in k a b o u t h o w p e o p le
s e n t m e s s a g e s in th e p a s t.
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Find th e w o rd s in th e W o rd lis t.
L is te n and re p e a t.
a smoke signal, civilization, a messenger, an inventor
social, a chatbot, an interface, an electronic device
com m unicate (v), com m unication (n), emoji, publish
W o rk in p a irs . T h in k o f w h e n th e s e
m e s s a g e te c h n o lo g ie s a p p e a re d
a n d c o m p le te th e tim e lin e .
L is te n and c h e c k .
W o rk in p a irs . L is te n o n e
m o re tim e . Do th e te s t.
W o rk in p a irs . M a tc h th e p a rts .
4 b W o rk in p a irs . Read and c h e c k y o u r id e a s . A n s w e r th e q u e s tio n s .
Mass media is com m unication through a
collection of different media technologies
that is im portant fo r a large num ber of
people. Print media gives inform ation in
physical objects, such as books, com ics,
magazines or newspapers.
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Newspapers are usually printed on low-
cost paper called newsprint. They may
be of general or special interest. They
are often published daily or weekly. The
most im portant function of newspapers is
to inform the public of im portant events.
Local newspapers inform local com m uni
ties and include advertisem ents from local
businesses and services. However, today
most newspapers are also published on
websites as online newspapers.
Magazines are published weekly, bi
weekly, monthly, bim onthly or quarterly.
They are often printed in colour on coat
ed paper with a soft cover. They are d i
vided into two categories: general inte
rest magazines (The Week, Time, etc.)
and special interest magazines (Sports
Illustrations, Fortune 500, etc).
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Mass media may take the form of
broadcast media, as television and radio.
Digital media is any type of media that is
in electronic or digital form at. It includes
anything that is in audio (sound) or video
(visual) form that can be seen or heard
by others. They use electronic devices
such as com puters, mobile phones, CD
players, DVD players and others. There
are a lot of digital media products in many
industries, including such industries as
health, governm ent and education.
Q u e s tio n s
a) What does broadcast media include?
b) What categories of magazines are there?
c) What is mass media?
d) Are newspapers sold to inform local com munities?
e) What kind of paper is used fo r newspaper printing?
4 c W o rk in g ro u p s o f 3 / 4 . A n s w e r th e q u e s tio n s .
a) What media is the most popular in Uzbekistan? Why do you think so?
b) What media is popular in your family?
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