Grammar

Exercise 5: a) Study the use of the complex sentences:

1. Подлежащее придаточное:

What he loved best of all to watch on TFwas sporting events program (To, что он любит больше всего смотреть по телевизору, была программа о спортивных новостях)

2. Предикативное:

The fact was that he did't like to watch TV (Дело было в том, что он не любил смотреть телевизор).

3. Дополнительное придаточное:

I listened to how she traveled (Я слушал, как она путешествовала).

4. Определительное придаточное:

It was the best film that he had ever seen (Это был лучший фильм, который он когда-либо видел).

5. Обстоятельственные придаточные:

Не made some notes while he was reading an article (Он сделал несколько пометок, в то время, когда читал статью).

Wherever he was he was talking about her (Где бы он ни был, он думал о ней).

I switched on the TV set because / wanted to watch a new feature film (Я включил телевизор, потому что я хотел посмотреть новый художественный фильм).

They were so disappointed that they stopped watching that TV programmer (Они были на­столько разочарованы, что перестал смотреть ту телевизионную программу).

I shall explain it once more that you can understand it better (Я объясню еще раз, чтобы ты понял лучше).

She did it exactly as he told her (Она сделала точно так, как он сказал ей). If it is late, we must stop our work (Если поздно, мы должны остановить нашу работу).

I enjoyed that day though it was cold and it rained (Мне понравился тот день, хотя было холодно, и шел дождь)

b) Read the sentences, point out the subordinate clauses (придаточные предложения), translate into Russian.

1. TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to give Information and to entertain. 2. Television provides more entertainment programmes than any other kind of mass media can provide. 3. Commercial television stations sell advertising time so that they can pay for their operating costs. 4. Commercial TV stations make a profit for the companies that run the stations. 5. The listeners telephone the radio stations because they want to ask questions about the topic. 6. The use of radio is widespread because it has the ability to be carried around easily. 7. Who spoke was the well-known actor. 8.1 went to the cinema thought I was short of time. 9. It is not so easy as you think. 10. That is what TV is broadcasting.

Модуль 1

Урок 2

Тема: Mass Media.

Текст: Radio. Грамматика: сложноподчиненное предложение.

1. Read, translate, and study the use of the new words to read and discuss the texts and dialogues:

to compete. Radio stations compete with one another.

forecast. There is a weather forecast every half an hour on this radio station.

an ability. The portability means the ability to be carried around easily

a tabloid. I buy one of the weekly newspapers, usually a tabloid.

an editorial. I don't read editorials.

either. She doesn't read editorials either.

to reach. Many kinds of advertising reach people almost everywhere.

to annoy, annoying. Advertising is very annoying sometimes.

a consumer. Advertising plays a part in the competition among businesses for the consumer's money.

a poster. Poster ads appear in many buses, in shops, in public buildings, and even in the mailboxes.

2. Translate the following word combinations. Pay attention to the prepositions:

with a TVset, at home, about people, in faraway lands, million of viewers, events of worldwide interest, in feet, supported by the government, on cultural subjects, for most public TV stations, run by private companies, to pay for their operating cost, to make a profit for the companies, for this service, delivered to home TVsets by cables, in the largest urban areas, from a satellite, in space, at least, on average, for about 7 hours, in the world, with one another, from country to country, by telephoning, about the topic, for entertainment, specialize in one kind of music, by actors, for the widespread use of radios, in parks, at home, at beaches, along the street

3. Decide which word is the odd- one out in each of the following groups of words:

1. television, radio, newspapers, telephone;

2. weather forecasts, fictional serials, feature films, cartoons;

3. to listen, to View, to see, to watch;

4. readers, viewers, affairs, listeners;

5. to bring, to operate, to transmit, to deliver

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