1. Match the descriptions on the right with the programmes on the left.

1 detective series A people trying to answer the questions

2 commercial B actors doing and saying funny things
3 soap opera C people discussing politics
4 comedy series D the animals` life on Antarctica
5 talk show E guns, murder, police
6 current affairs programme F a long interview with a famous person
7 nature documentary G everyday lives of the same group of people
8 news H characters played by moving drawings
9 quiz show I someone talking about a new soap powder
10 cartoon J a person telling you what happened today

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2. Complete the sentences using the words given:

1. newspaper= ziar / journal= jurnal; revista
a) Every month I read a medical ____________________ to find out about new treatments.
b) My father reads a _________________ during breakfast.

2. magazine= revista / comics= benzi desenate

a)When I was a child, I used to read a lot of ________________ .
b)I buy two or three computer _______________every week to find out about new games.

3. headline= titlu (in ziar) / article= articol

a) Did you read that _________________about the space shuttle?
b)I’ve just seen a _________________which said : ‘President shot dead”.

4. editorial= articol de fond / review= evaluare

a) Have you read that _______________ on the illegal copying of videos in today’s newspaper?
b) There’s a very good ________________ on Monk’s latest novel on page 7.

OPRAH WINFREY

Read the following extract from the radio programme:

PRESENTER: Today on Media World we’re talking about one of the biggest stars on TV. One of the
things she is most famous for is promoting the public discussion of important issues and although she
didn’t invent the talk show she is the queen of talk shows. She is, of course, Oprah Winfrey. With us in
the studio today, we’ve got Diana Cummings, who is just written a book about Oprah. Good morning,
Diana.
DIANA: Good morning!
PRESENTER: Let’s start by talking about Oprah’s early life. I think most people know that she had quite
a difficult childhood.
DIANA: Yes! That’s right! She was born in 1954 and for the first 6 years she was brought up by her
grandmother on a farm with no indoor bathroom or toilet. Much of her early childhood was very lonely
and she was moved around a lot living with different members of the family but she was a very
intelligent girl and learned to read when she was only 3. She loved books and she spend most of her
time reading.
PRESENTER: She was also very kin to perform and get noticed by people, wasn’t she?
DIANA: Yes! Her first taste of public attention was competing in beauty contests at school. Her natural
talent for talking and answering questions helped her win. At the age of 17 as a result of one of these
competitions she started work a local radio station and then while at the university she became the first
female and the first black TV news reader in Nashville, Tennessee.
PRESENTER: That really was a major achievement at the time.
DIANA: It was, yes! She wasn’t emotionally detached enough to read the news, however. She cried when
a story was sad and laugh when she misread a word. She soon found what she wanted to do though. She
was given a talk show and it was clear that she had found what she was really good at.
PRESENTER: So, when did the Oprah Winfrey show start?
DIANA: It started in 1984 when Oprah was 30 and by 1986 the show had become the USA’s number 1
talk show.
PRESENTER: It wasn’t the first talk show on TV , was it? Why do think that has been so successful?
DIANA: Well, previously talk shows were about giving information. Experts came on the show and the
audience asked them questions. Oprah changed things. She didn’t have experts, she had ordinary people
talking about personal issues. Her great power was that she talks to everyone as equals. She doesn’t talk
down to anyone. Above all she really listens to people and she never says “You should do this or that”.
As a result, people love her shows because there are so much more personal and that is obviously been
extremely successful as a concept.

COMPLETE THE MISSING INFORMATION ABOUT OPRAH USING THE TEXT ABOVE:

Year of birth: 1. _________________. Age 0-6, lived with 2.__________________________. In early

childhood, often felt lonely . She learnt to read at age 3. ____________. Main interests as a child :
4._________________ and performing in public.
At school, competed in 5. _____________________. Age 17, started work at a
6.__________________________. While at university, became first female and first black 7. -
_______________ in Nashville.
The Oprah Winfrey Show started in 8.__________. Oprah’s show had 9._______________ people not
experts . Oprah’s show was much more 10. ________________ than previous talk shows.
 In the United States Valentine’s Day is celebrated by everyone. Children have parties at school on this
day. They bring valentines for every student in their class. They decorate special boxes for their valentine
cards. Couples celebrate Valentine’s Day by giving gifts of flowers, chocolates or jewelry. They also enjoy a
special evening out at a restaurant.
Britain -Some people send an anonymous card to someone they secretly love. It is interesting to guess who
the card is from. It is also a long time tradition to write romantic poems to those you love.

. In Italy, Valentine’s Day is only celebrated by lovers. Couples go to dinner at a romantic restaurant and
afterwards give gifts of perfume, chocolates, flowers, cards or jewelry.
A popular chocolate for this day is called Boci. It is a chocolate covered hazelnut. It comes with a romantic
quote written in four language

In Denmark, Valentine’s Day is a day for young people. They express their love to each other with cards.
Men sometimes send a special card called a “joking card” and they don’t sign their name. They only use
dots to signify how many letters are in their name. The woman has to guess who the card is from.
In Japan women give gifts of chocolate to their boyfriends and any male friends, including bosses. But on
March 14, White Day, the men have a chance to show their love with chocolates or jewelry.
One very unusual tradition in Germany is to give a large gingerbread cookie to your girlfriend.
Valentine’s Day is now the favorite day to get married in the Phillippines. Dozens of couples may get
married all at the same time. A new tradition is a competition among shopping malls to see how many
people can kiss at the same time.
They say they have the most romantic celebration in the world for Valentine’s Day. Every man needs to give
flowers to his lover. If he gives 99 roses, it says “love forever.” If a man wants to propose marriage, he gives
108 roses!