Стр.111 Unit 10 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

WRITING

1. Look at the title of the report and discuss the questions in pairs.

   • What is included in the term ‘media’?
   • How are your media habits similar to or different from other people in your family?
2. Read the report and write six questions that the people in the survey were asked.

3. Complete each gap in the report with one suitable word.

   Introduction

   The purpose of this report is to present the findings of a survey into media habits. The information was collected from a group of twenty-five students aged 18–20 at Portsmouth College of Further Education.

   Television

   As expected, television is by far the most popular medium. Most of ______ people we interviewed said they prefer to get the news from the television, and about ______ of them estimated that they watch at least four hours of TV on a typical day. As far as favourite programmes are concerned, a large number of people mentioned films and chat shows, while ______ favoured documentaries. In contrast, ______ respondents put soap operas in their top three.

   Newspapers

   ______ in this area, the print media, that the group vary the most in ______ answers. A quarter of the people we asked admitted never reading a newspaper, and about thirty percent said they only look at the front page headlines and photographs. Of the rest, about half read the sports pages, and several regularly read the horoscopes and the gossip columns. It was not really surprising to find that hardly ______ of our interviewees read the ______ newspaper from cover to cover.

   Radio

   Although radio is a less popular medium than television, there were some unexpected answers in this section. ______ was most surprising was the number of people who still listen to music on the radio: about sixty percent usually have the radio on in the car or in the background while studying. On the other hand, only a small minority felt that the radio news ______ worth listening to.

   Conclusion

   ______, it appears that television plays a large part in ______ people’s lives. However, our survey also showed that not ______ their media habits are predictable.

4. Read the report again and follow the instructions.

   1. Complete the table with words and phrases from the report.

      Quantifier	Noun	Verb
      Most (of)

   2. Find in the report the following useful phrases:

      • two phrases to introduce the report;
      • four words or phrases to show a contrast;
      • two phrases to conclude the report.

5. Project idea. In pairs, prepare six questions to ask other students about films and cinema-going habits. Use some of the prompts to help you.

   • How often … ?
   • prefer/cinema/DVD?
   • read/reviews?
   • What/make/good/film?
   • What kind of …?
   • favourite director?
   • best cinema/your city?
   • best/ever/see?

6. Project idea. Interview the other students, then write a report on your survey.

   • Make sure that your report has an introduction and a conclusion.
   • Divide the body of the report into sections for different topics.
   • Use the ‘report’ language from Exercise 4.
   • Give the report a title and give each section a heading.