Стр.82 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс
LISTENING
10 T19. Listen to the programme and circle the correct answers: a, b or c.
- This is a radio ____.
a) documentary
b) news programme
c) phone-in - The subject is ____.
a) the educational value of TV
b) using the TV as a babysitter
c) the power of advertisements - The callers are ____.
a) advertising executives
b) members of the public
c) news reporters
11 T19. Read the sentences. Listen again. Tick true and cross false.
- Jan Turner decides what the callers will talk about.
- The first caller’s children want the things they see in TV advertisements.
- She doesn’t buy her children the things they ask for.
- She wants her children to be the same as the other children at school.
- The second caller, Rupert, is a teacher.
- He agrees with the first caller.
- Rupert thinks TV advertisements are a good idea.
- The DJ doesn’t agree with either caller.
12 T20. Read the pairs of words. Underline the stressed syllables. Listen and check your answers.
- advertise — advertisement
- educate — education
- inform — information
13. Which two words are short forms of advertisements?
- ads
- advers
- adverts
- addies
SPEAKING
14. Complete the conversation between Jan the DJ and a caller, Ian.
Jan: Hi Ian! What do you want to say?
Ian: 1) ______________________________
Jan: 2) ______________________________
Jan: 3) ______________________________
Ian: I mean that the quality of the reporting is shocking!
Jan: 4) ______________________________
Ian: All the stories are about soap opera stars and gossip — they don’t write about real news and …
Jan: 5) ______________________________
Ian: 6) ______________________________
Jan: 7) ______________________________
Ian: 8) ______________________________
Jan: 9) ______________________________ 10) ______________________________
Ian: Yes, I said that quality papers educate people.
Jan: Don’t be silly! People don’t read to be educated! They want to be entertained by what they read. Let’s go to the phones.
10. 1 — c, 2 — c, 3 — b.
11. 1 — True, 2 — True, 3 — False, 4 — True, 5 — False, 6 — False, 7 — True, 8 — True.
12. advertise — advertise; advertisement — advertisement.
educate — educate; education — education.
inform — inform; information — information.
13. ads, adverts.
14.
1) It seems to me that the tabloid newspapers are getting worse.
2) I’m not sure that I understand.
3) What do you mean?
4) That’s very interesting, but why is it “shocking”?
5) Excuse me, can I just say that the tabloids are read by millions of people every day. It seems to me that they can’t all be wrong.
6) Well, yes, sure, the truth is, lots of people smoke too, but it isn’t a good idea.
7) I’m sorry, but I don’t understand your argument. You can’t die from reading a tabloid paper.
8) How shall I put it? What I mean is, although the tabloids are popular, the quality papers are more educational.
9) catch
10) say
