Название: Public Relations in the contemporary world: Insight into Profession
Автор: Н. В. Лаштабова
Издательство: "Центральный коллектор библиотек "БИБКОМ"
Жанр: Учебная литература
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3 . Translate and transcribe the following words, learn them by heart. Find the sentences where they were used and write them out.
Audience, to afford, postmaster, rebellious, pamphlet, to attack, to insult, representative, to label, reputation, lawyer, political, to urge, persuasive, telegraph, communication, expansion, profitable, advertising, frontier, idealism, circulation, rivalry, outrageous, sensationalism, “yellow journalism”, exaggeration, prestigious, significant, satellite technology, celebrity, tabloid, suburban, emphasis.
4 . Fill in the gaps using the words from the given below. Change the form if necessary.
Suburban, celebrity, “yellow journalism”, pamphlet, telegraph, postmaster, prestigious, advertising, satellite technology, circulation.
1. When … was invented, communication was changed forever.
2. The newspapers, that contain news about celebrities are called …
3. Publishers quickly realized the profit of … and increased it.
4. John Campbell was a … in Boston, who started the first regular newspaper.
5. The most important factor in getting profit from a newspaper is its …
6. News about … and politicians always attracted the public attention.
7. The development of computers and … brought the media to a new level.
8. The local community events which are of small importance for city-dwellers are published in … newspapers.
9. Time is considered the most … newspaper of all times.
10. In 1700s the battles based on the rebellious feeling against Britain brought to life … on pages of the newspapers.
5 . Find the English equivalents for the following phrases:
Лидер общин, информация о доставке, бунтарский дух, битвы на страницах газет, традиция свободной прессы, королевский губернатор колонии, арест по обвинению в клевете, наклеить любой ярлык, вредить репутации губернатора, содействовать проявление общественного недовольства, правдиво описывать, взволнованные статьи, продаваться многотысяным тиражом, подогревать возмущение, быстрое технологическое развитие, снижать стоимость печати, увеличивать количество рекламы, выпускать газеты стоимостью 1 пенни в продажу, привлекать внимание к невымышленным историям и преступлениям, настоящие реформаторы, выступать против рабства, внедрять в печать новости о спорте, комиксы, сместить акцент.
6. Match the definitions with the words
7 . Answer the questions.
1. Why did the news spread slowly in America’s first colonies?
2. What was the first regular newspaper? Who was the editor?
3. Who were the greatest America’s political journalists of the XVIII century?
4. How did the swift technological progress influence the press?
5. Why did the publishers increase advertising?
6. Why was William Randolph Hurst considered a prominent publisher?
7. Why has the New York Times become one of the most significant newspapers?
8. What are the reasons of the shrinking number of newspapers in the USA?
8. Say how these dates are connected with the history of the media.
1. 1704
2. 1734
3. Early 1800
4. 1833
5. 1896
6. 1988
9. Translate the following phrases. Pay attention to the use of prepositions. Find the sentences where they were used in the text and read them out.
On a charge for
To depend on smb for smth
To enter _ a period
To belong to
To pay attention to
To fight _ government corruption
To be horrified at smth
The reason for smth
To be equipped with smth
10 . Fill in the prepositions.
1. He depends … his journalists … the latest news coverage.
2. A famous politician was arrested … a charge … bribery.
3. In 2000 the media entered … a period of information technologies.
4. In the XIX century the public’s view belonged … the cheap newspapers.
5. It’s important to pay special attention … lively human interest stories and the crime.
6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch fought … corporate greed and government corruption.
7. Media critics often are horrified at the amount of crimes coverage in most newspapers.
8. The reason … most of the publication trends in СКАЧАТЬ