Exercise 1 page 476

1) There is peace between the two countries / There is war between the two countries. (D)

2) What’s your opinion of the news? / What do you think of the news? (S)

3) It was a great event / It was a great advertisement. (D)

4) He is reporting from Seoul / He is giving the news from Seoul. (S)

5) I read it in an article / I read it in an advertisement. (S)

6) She’s a Tv celebrity / She’s on Tv a lot. (D)

7) Where did he live? / Where did he die? (D)

Exercise 2 page 476

The media is TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the internet. The media reports on important events from around the world; for example, disasters like the Asian tsunami, or wars between different countries. As well as reporting the news, the media give their opinion of events round the world. And reporters also like to write about celebrities such as Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie.

Exercise 3B page 477

1) Why do you read a newspaper? To find out what has happened.

2) What do you watch on TV? Films.

3) What do you listen to on the radio? Music programmes.

4) Do you believe what you read or hear in the news? Yes, most of it.

Exercise 4 page 477

1) Read an article on the paper.

2) Let’s listen to the news.

3) Watch a programme on TV.

4) Find out what has happened.

5) See the programme on TV.

6) Did you hear to the sports results?

7) I heard all of it on the radio.

8) Don’t believe what you see.

9) I watched most of it.

Exercise 5 page 477

1) Did you watched TV last night? – Yes, I watched a programme about dogs.

2) I read the story but I don’t think it’s true. – No, nothing of it is true. It’s all false.

3) Have you heard the news? – No, what’s new?

4) Did you listen to the radio this morning? – Yes, I listened the 8 o’clock news.

5) What’s in the paper this morning? – I don’t know; I never buy one.

6) Have you seen the weather forecast? – Yes, it’s going to rain.

7) What did you watched on TV? – Oh, nothing much.

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To upload= caricare

Memory extension= estensione di memoria= USB

To save= salvare

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