Mass media

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1) Организационный момент :
Stand up please. Good morning students and dear guests. Im glad to see you. Sit down students. Lets start our lesson.
2) Работа с текстом"Television unifies us. "
Today well speak about Mass Media and Internet. I think that Television plays more important part in our life. And now we are going to read the text "Television unifies us. "
Television unifies us
The press, television and radio (mass media) play an important part in the life of society. They influence the way people look at the world and make them change their views. Some people say, "News is not what happens -- it is what you see or read in mass media. " In other words, mass media shapes public opinion. (Sometimes it is good, but sometimes terribly bad. It depends. )
Millions of people in their spare time watch TV and read news - papers and magazines. Television dominates ones life if the family watches it most of the time. Television informs, educates, and enter - tains people. It is also a habit-forming drug impossible to resist.
Various TV games, such as quiz shows, and music programs attract a large audience. During TV quiz programs the questions are answered by the viewers.
Then there are daily TV serials known as soap operas. Some people find them boring, others consider them to be good entertain - ment and relaxation.
There is also a lot of advertising on TV. A lot of commercial firms buy the time to advertise their goods.
Advertising often annoys the general public. A film, a good bas - ketball or football match may be interrupted several times with ad - vertisements for the soap powder or new perfume.
To convince the viewers that a certain product is the best and to persua