EXERCISE 1 PAGE 476. Le coppie di
frasi hanno lo stesso significato (same)
o diverso (different)?

1. There is peace between the two countries.

    There is war between the two countries.

    They have different meaning.

2. What's your opinion of the news?

    What do you think of the news?

     They have the same meaning.

3. It was a great event.

    It was a great advertisement.

    They have different meaning.

 

4. He is reporting from Seoul.

    He is giving the news from Seoul.

     They have the same meaning.

5. I read it in an article.

    I read it in advertisement.

     They have different meaning.

6. She's a TV celebrity.

    She's on TV a lot.

     They have the same meaning.

7. Where did he live?

    Where did he die?

     They have different meaning.

 

EXERCISE 2 PAGE 476. Completa il
brano con la forma corretta delle parole nella tabella.

The media is TV, radio, newspaper, magazines, and the internet. The media report on important disaster from around the world; for example, tsunami 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 the reports also like to write about celebrities
such as Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie.

 

EXERCISE 4 PAGE 477. Completa le
frasi con l'alternativa corretta.

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. Completa i
dialoghi.

1.
Did you watch TV last night? -Yes, I saw a programme about dogs.

2.
I read the story but I don't believe it's true. -No, none of it it's true. It's all false.

3.
Have you heard the news? -No, what's happened?

4.
Did you listen to the radio this morning? -Yes, I hear to the 8 o'clock news.

5.
What's in the magazine 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 watch on TV? -Oh, nothing much.

 

EXERCISE 6 PSGE 477. Rilrggi il
questionario. Segna le tue risposte o scrivi un'altra risposta.

 

MEDIA QUESTIONNAIRE.

1.
Why do you read a newspaper?

    I read a newspaper because it has interesting articles and to find out what has happened.

2. What do you watch on TV?

    On TV I usually watch films.

3. What do you listen to on the radio?

    When I listen to the radio I usually heard to music programmes.

4. Do you believe what you read or hear in the news?

    Yes, some of it.

 

 

THE LANGUAGE OF PERSONALCOMPUTER.

To talk about our PC we use specific language.

To upload = caricare.

To download = scaricare.

To save = salvare.

To edit = modificare.

To paste = incollare.

To cancel = cancellare.

To log in = collegarsi.

To log out = scollegarsi.

To create = creare.

To file = archiaviare.

File = documento.

Memory extension = chiavetta USB.

Format = “formato” del file (.txt; .doc; etc.)

Folder = cartella (function words that derives from the verb to fold = piegare).

Link = collegamento.