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Mass Media — Средства массовой информации (2)

Mass Media has become an important part of our life. We all have already become listeners, readers, viewers long time ago. We get information we need while we are reading newspapers and magazines, watching TV, listening to the news on the radio. If you want to relax, you can just switch on any FM station and enjoy music or you switch on your TV set, choose one of the music channels and have a fun. Now you can hardly imagine that just 15 years ago there were no FM radio in the state, no satellite television and internet at all.
Newspapers, with their enormous circulation report, different kinds of news can supply any kind of information. They carry articles that cover the latest international and national events, all kind of rumours, advertising, fun stories, biographies of well-known people, etc. You can buy newspapers also for the radio and TV programs, where a full coverage of commercial, financial and public affairs is given. There are newspapers and magazines for young people.

They give a wide assortment of news, events and reports on education, sports, cultural life, entertainment, fashion, etc. There are many advertising programs now. If you like to know more about the World, you can watch Discovery channels that represent a huge massive of information on people lives, biographies (Discovery People channel), new discoveries in science (Discovery Science, Discovery Sci-Tech channels). If you are keen on traveiling, ancient extinct civilizations, Discovery Civilization is your channel. There are about dozen of Discovery Channels, with the help of which we can choose everything we want. Our television provides so much information which can vary from social and economic crises, conflicts, wars, disasters, earthquakes, to diplomatic visits, negotiations; from terrorism, corruption, to pollution problems, strikes, social movements that sometimes we are lost in this information ocean.
Radio broadcasts are valued mainly for their music programs (Europe Plus, Russian Radio, etc.).
Viewers are fond of watching different show, movies, sports, plays, games, educational and cultural programs and
soon.
As for me my family is also a mass media consumer, one of millions. I have a TV set in my room. I like «Culture Program» It is my mother’s favourite program too. My father is a hockey and football fan, he likes to watch sport channels. My elder brother Andrey likes adult programs, my younger brother Igor is keen on Discovery Channels. I’m not keen on special programs. I like to see a bit this and a bit that. Also, I can say I like programs about travelling and traditions of other countries and nations. These programs educate and relax me at the same time.

Средства массовой информации (2)

Средства массовой информации стали важной частью нашей жизни. Мы уже давно все стали слушателями, читателями, зрителями. Мы получаем информацию, в которой нуждаемся, когда читаем газеты и журналы, смотрим телевизор, слушаем новости по радио. Если вы хотите расслабиться, вам нужно только включить любую станцию FM-радио и наслаждаться музыкой или же включить телевизор, выбрать один из музыкальных каналов и развлекаться. Сегодня трудно представить, что только 15 лет назад в стране не было никакого FM-радио, никакого спутникового телевидения и интернета.
Газеты, с их огромным количеством сообщений и различных новостей, могут предоставить вам любую информацию. В них есть статьи, которые охватывают последние международные и национальные события, множество слухов, реклама, забавные истории, биографии известных людей и т. д. Вы можете покупать газеты с программами радио и телевидения, где дается полная сводка коммерческих, финансовых и общественных событий. Есть молодежные газеты и журналы. Они предоставляют широкий спектр новостей, событий и сообщений относительно образования, спортивной и культурной жизни, развлечений, моды и т. д. Есть много рекламных программ. Если вы хотите узнать больше о мире, вы можете смотреть каналы Дискавери, которые представляют огромный массив информации относительно жизни людей, их биографии (канал Дискавери о людях), новые открытия в науке (канал Дискавери-наука, научно-технический канал Дискавери). Если вы большой поклонник путешествий, древних исчезнувших цивилизаций, канал Дискавери-цивилизация — это ваш канал. Есть приблизительно дюжина каналов Дискавери, с помощью которых мы можем выбирать все, что хотим. Наше телевидение обеспечивает так много информации, варьирующейся от социально-экономических кризисов, конфликтов, войн, бедствий, землетрясений до дипломатических посещений, переговоров; от терроризма, коррупции до проблем загрязнения, забастовок, социальных движений, что иногда мы теряемся в этом океане информации.
Радиопередачи ценятся главным образом за их музыкальные программы (Европа Плюс, Русское Радио, ит. д.).
Зрители любят смотреть разные фильмы, спортивные состязания, пьесы, игры, образовательные и культурные программы и так далее.
Что касается меня, моя семья также является «потребителем» средств массовой информации, одной из миллионов. В моей комнате есть телевизор. Я люблю программу Культура, это также любимая программа моей матери. Мой отец — поклонник хоккея и футбола, он любит смотреть спортивные каналы. Мой старший брат Андрей любит программы для взрослых, моему младшему брату Игорю очень нравятся каналы Дискавери. Я не увлекаюсь специализированными программами. Я люблю посмотреть немного того, немного этого. Также, я могу сказать, что я люблю программы о путешествиях и традициях других стран и наций. Эти программы одновременно обучают и расслабляют меня.

Questions:

1. How do we get information that we need?
2. What information can we find in newspapers?
3. What kind of programs do Discovery channels broadcast?
4. Why can one be lost in the information ocean of television?
5. What is the main value of radio broadcasts?

Vocabulary:

Viewer — зритель
to relax — расслабиться
to switch on — включать (телевизор, радио)
hardly — едва
satellite television — спутниковое телевидение
enormous — огромный
to supply — обеспечивать, поставлять
rumours — слухи
to advertise — рекламировать
coverage — освещение в печати, по радио
event — событие
entertainment — развлечение
fashion — мода
huge — огромный
discovery — обнаружение, открытие
to be keen on — увлекаться чем-либо
to provide — снабжать, обеспечивать
disaster — катастрофа
earthquake — землетрясение
negotiations — переговоры
pollution — загрязнение
strike — забастовка
broadcast — трансляция

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