I. Прочитайте части (1–5), установите соответствия между ними и вопросами (a–f), отметьте рядом с текстом соответствующую букву. В списке имеется один лишний вопрос. a) What is mass media? b) What are the forms and stages of mass media development? c) What are the basic functions of mass media? d) What influence does mass media have on people? e) Why do people need new information? f) What spheres of our life are mostly influenced by mass media? 1. Mass media provide news or information, entertainment and education. These are the most significant aspects of the phenomenon which we call mass media. Maybe the most important aim of mass media is to give news and information to the population. That’s why the present era is often called the information age. 2. Mass media are the means used to communicate with the general public. It is aimed at a large audience. It exists in different forms and variations. We can speak of broadcast media such as television and radio. There are newspapers and magazines which are print media. The Internet has recently got a mass media status as well. 3. Have you ever wondered how the latest news and information reached the population in the past? Some centuries ago people didn’t have radio, television or the Internet. For a long period of time, the public relied on writers and journalists for current events. After newspapers in the 1890s, came the invention of radio, then television. Now we have the Internet. 4. People want to get information or news for various reasons. On the one hand, they wish to formulate their own opinion or to make a certain decision. To be able to do it, they require information. 5. People definitely react to what they see on the screen or hear on the radio. We can’t help admitting the fact that mass media have a certain impact on people, which could be positive or negative. It depends on what kind of information is provided to people and why it is done. In present era of globalization the majority of people depend on mass media.

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I. Прочитайте части (1–5), установите соответствия между ними и вопросами (a–f), отметьте рядом с текстом соответствующую букву. В списке имеется один лишний вопрос. a) What is mass media? b) What are the forms and stages of mass media development? c) What are the basic functions of mass media? d) What influence does mass media have on people? e) Why do people need new information? f) What spheres of our life are mostly influenced by mass media? 1. Mass media provide news or information, entertainment and education. These are the most significant aspects of the phenomenon which we call mass media. Maybe the most important aim of mass media is to give news and information to the population. That’s why the present era is often called the information age. 2. Mass media are the means used to communicate with the general public. It is aimed at a large audience. It exists in different forms and variations. We can speak of broadcast media such as television and radio. There are newspapers and magazines which are print media. The Internet has recently got a mass media status as well. 3. Have you ever wondered how the latest news and information reached the population in the past? Some centuries ago people didn’t have radio, television or the Internet. For a long period of time, the public relied on writers and journalists for current events. After newspapers in the 1890s, came the invention of radio, then television. Now we have the Internet. 4. People want to get information or news for various reasons. On the one hand, they wish to formulate their own opinion or to make a certain decision. To be able to do it, they require information. 5. People definitely react to what they see on the screen or hear on the radio. We can’t help admitting the fact that mass media have a certain impact on people, which could be positive or negative. It depends on what kind of information is provided to people and why it is done. In present era of globalization the majority of people depend on mass media.

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Перевод задания: Прочитайте части (1–5), соотнесите их с вопросами (a–f) и укажите соответствующие буквы. Один вопрос лишний.

c) Основные функции СМИ — информирование, развлечение и образование.
a) Здесь даётся определение СМИ и перечисляются их формы: телевидение, радио, печатные издания и Интернет.
b) Описаны этапы развития СМИ: от журналистов и газет к радио, телевидению и Интернету.
e) Людям информация нужна, чтобы сформировать собственное мнение или принять решение.
d) СМИ оказывают на людей положительное или отрицательное влияние.

Вопрос f) лишний: в текстах не говорится, какие сферы жизни больше всего подвержены влиянию СМИ.

Перевод ответов: 1 — основные функции СМИ; 2 — что такое СМИ; 3 — формы и этапы развития СМИ; 4 — зачем людям нужна информация; 5 — влияние СМИ на людей.

Ответ: 1 — c, 2 — a, 3 — b, 4 — e, 5 — d; лишний вопрос — f.