1TheMediaAnswerthesequestions1.Areyou________A.well-informedaboutcurrentaffairs?B.notinterestedincurrentaffairs?2.Doyouconsidernewspapertobe______?A.biasedB.entertainingC.informative3.Doyouprefertogetthenewsfrom______?A.newspaperB.theInternetC.theradioD.thetelevision2010-3-24雅思口语考试真题:一个不喜欢的电视节目DescribeaprogramyouwatchedbutdislikeWhatisthedifferencebetweenchineseandwesternprograms?Anychangeinthefuture?Doyoulikewatchingtvprograms?HowdidTVprogramschangetheseyears?WhatkindofTVprogramsarethereinchina?2005年7月23SomepeoplethinktheMediashouldnotreportdetailsofcrimestothepublic.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?2006.11.25Theexposureofinternationalmediahasasignificantimpactonourcultures,whatimpactdoesitbringtothelocalculture?Doyouthinkitsadvantagesoutweighitsdisadvantages?2008年8月16日Givingdetaileddescriptionsofcrimebynewspaperandtelevision,someonesaysitcouldmakebadconsequence;thiskindofmediashouldberestricted.2009年8月22日Newsmediahavebecomeinfluentialtoourlives,andsomepeoplethinkthatisanegativedevelopment.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?电视节目的种类wildlifedocumentary[ˌdɔkjuˈmentəri]n.野生动物纪录片cartoon[kɑ:ˈtu:n]n.动画片,卡通片chartn.图表comedy[ˈkɔmidi]n.喜剧comediantragedy[ˈtrædʒidi]n.悲剧currentaffairs时事,新闻chatshown.访谈节目costumedrama[ˈkɔstju:m]古装剧thrillern.紧张刺激的电影gameshow综艺节目series[ˈsiəri:z]n.系列剧serial[ˈsiəriəl]n.连载小说,电视连续剧interview[ˈintəvju:]n.面谈,面试2episode[ˈepisəud]n.插曲;片断一集repeatn.(节目)重演,重播Therewillbearepeatofthisprogrammenextweek.highlight节目集锦ThehighlightsofthematchwillbeshownonTVtonight.live[laiv]adj.:现场直播的,实况转播的adv.实地,现场地,以直播方式TheOlympicsarebroadcastlivebysatelliteallovertheworld.Itwasalivebroadcast,notarecording.Thefootballgameisgoingoutlive.Wordsandphrases:haveaprofoundimpactonhaveapervasiveinfluenceoninformative[inˈfɔ:mətiv]adj.提供信息的entertaining[entəˈteiniŋ]adj.有趣的,使人愉快的;educational[ˌedjuˈkeiʃənl]adj.为教育的,有教育意义的;amusingadj.好玩的,逗人笑的enlighteningadj.有启发作用的Thatwasaveryenlighteningprogramme.informvt.告诉,通知;educatevt.教育,教导influencevt.影响,感化entertainvt.使欢乐,使娱乐Mostchildren'stelevisionprogrammesaimtoeducateandentertainatthesametime.Hisbooksaren'tparticularlywell-written,butthey'realwaysentertaining.aninformativebook,film,lecture,speaker令人大开眼界的书、影片、讲座、演讲者medialiteracy传媒素养literacy[ˈlitərəsi]n.识字,有学问词根讲解:liter=letter扩展:literateadj.有读写能力的illiterateadj.目不识丁的,文盲的illiteracyn.文盲,无知fabricate[ˈfæbrikeit]vt.编造,捏造,虚构;伪造distortvt.歪曲,曲解exaggerate[iɡˈzædʒəreit]vt.&vi.(使)扩大,(使)增加whitewash[ˈ(h)waitwɔʃ]vt.用白涂料粉刷,粉饰,美化,掩饰transparent[trænsˈpɛərənt]adj.透明的violencen.暴力pornographyn.色情描绘biased[ˈbaiəst]adj.有偏见的unbiased[ˈʌnˈbaiəst]adj.没有偏见的Thenewspapersgaveaverybiasedreportofthemeeting.3Therehasalwaysbeenaslightbiasinfavourof/towardsemployingartsgraduatesinthecompany.impartial[imˈpɑ:ʃəl]adj.不偏不倚的,公正的,Mostpeoplebelievethatthisnewspaperfavoursthegovernmenttoomuchtoprovideandimpartialcoverageoftheelection.partial[ˈpɑ:ʃəl]adj.部分的,不完全的a.偏袒的,偏爱的Thereportinginthepapersisentirelypartialandmakesnoattempttobeobjective.attention-grabbing吸引注意力的distorted[disˈtɔ:tid]adj.扭歪的,受到曲解的Myoriginalstatementhasbeencompletelydistortedbythemedia.Thisreportgivesasomewhatdistortedimpressionofwhatactuallyhappened.controversial[ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl]adj.有争议的,引起争议的联想记忆:conversationStoriesaboutcontroversialissuesarelesslikelytobeseenbythetabloidsasfrontpagenews.editorial[ˌediˈtɔ:riəl]adj.编辑的coverage[ˈkʌvəridʒ]n.新闻报道There'slittlecoverageofforeignnewsinthenewspaper.informedadj.见闻广的;消息灵通的;well-informedadj有见识的;消息灵通的:ill-informedadj.消息不灵通的,所知不多的Ifpeoplewanttobeinformed,theyareunlikelytoturntotabloidnewspaperstodoso.1.Mediabusinesseshaveaprofoundimpactonmarketsandsocietiesthroughtheirabilitytoinform,educate,influenceandentertain;andthroughtheirowncontentandtheadvertisingtheycarry,theyhaveapervasiveinfluenceonglobalpatternsofconsumption.consumptionn.消费,消耗;消费[耗]量consumevt.消耗,消费2.Keyissuesformediabusinessesincludetransparentandresponsibleeditorialpolicies;impartialandbalancedoutput;freedomofexpression;medialiteracyandthedigitaldivide.Televison1.基本词汇widescreen(55inches)remotecontroln.遥控4portable[ˈpɔ:təbl]adj.便于携带的;手提式的;wall-mountable壁挂式的;floor-standing落地式的;flat-panelTVs;conventionalTVs;LCDTVs;plasmaTVs[ˈplæzmə]cableTV;satelliteTV;digitalTVsubscription[səbˈskripʃən]n.预订,订阅;Youhavetopayamonthlysubscriptionchargeifyou’vegotcabletelevison.channel[ˈtʃænl]n.频道:shoppingchannel2.Newspapers1.报刊的种类nationalpaperlocalpaperdailypaperbroadsheet大幅的报纸.tabloid[ˈtæblɔid]n.小报,药片2.报刊版面的组成部分newsthefootballresultswhathasbeenhappeningintheMiddleEastabigfireinYorkwhatreadersthinkthepaper’sopinionaboutsomethinginthenewsanewjobwhatisonatthetheatretonightwheretoinvestyourmoneythetemperatureinTenerifefindinganewpartnerwhatanewlypunishedbookislikehomenewsforeignnewsbusinessandmoneynews商业金融sportsnewshealth,fashion,foodreviews书评,评论editorial[ediˈtɔ:riəl]n.社论;时评readers’lettersclassified分类广告personal个人信息TVandentertainmentguide娱乐指南Weatherforecastn.天气预报3.报社工作人员5reporter[riˈpɔ:tə]n.记者editor[ˈeditə]n.编辑,编者,校订者editor-in-chief总编辑correspondent[ˌkɔrisˈpɔndənt]n.通讯员,记者columnist[ˈkɔləmnist]n.专栏作家proprietor[prəˈpraiətə]n.所有人,业主;社长4.谈论报刊frontpagen.标题版,头版headline