Step 1 - Listening

British media
You are going to watch to a video about media in Great Britain.

Assignment 1

Copy and fill in the grid (on your own) and discuss the answers in your group. The first part of this video is about media in Great Britain. In the second part a number of young people talk about watching television.

Part 1      What is said about:

Newspapers (use key words)

 

Radio and TV (use key words)

 

Magazines (use key words)

 

Part 2

What questions are asked?

What television programmes do they mention?

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The video dates from a few years back. What is the situation nowadays? What has changed?

 

Questions

  1. What do the British people think about newspapers?
  2. What kind of newspapers are the Sun and the Mirror?
  3. What can you read in tabloid papers?
  4. How many people buy the Daily Telegraph?
  5. What kind of paper is the Guardian?
  6. How many different magazines are there in Britain?
  7. How many national radio stations does the BBC have according to this video?
  8. What does the BBC do to pay for television and radio programmes?
  9. What is ITV?
  10. How many British children have a TV in their bedroom?