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Media Documentary Worksheets

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Before you watch

1 Label the pictures with these words.

TV studios hand-held device laptop computer magazines newspapers satellite dish

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2 Do you know these British media? Write the names in the correct column in the table.

BBC Channel 4 ITV The Daily Telegraph The Sun The Times

TV broadcaster Newspaper

3 For each of these types of media, write the name of a well-known example in your country. Compare
with a partner.
1 TV broadcaster
2 newspaper
3 magazine
4 Internet news website
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4 You’re going to watch a documentary about media in the UK. Watch and number the topics described
in a–f in the order they are mentioned.
a other TV broadcasters
b sales of newspapers
c broadsheet newspapers
d the BBC
e tabloid newspapers
f computers

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5 Watch this section and choose the correct answer.

1 In the UK, sales of newspapers are ... .
a going up b going down
2 The most popular newspapers in the UK are ... .
a tabloids b broadsheets
3 The Sun is a ... .
a tabloid b broadsheet
4 Broadsheet newspapers have ... .
a stories about celebrities and sport b important news stories
5 The Times is a ... .
a tabloid b broadsheet

6 Read the facts about the Internet and TV and guess the correct answers.

1 People in the UK are / aren’t interested in the news.

2 Not many / All the major newspapers have websites.

3 20 / 75 percent of homes in the UK have a computer.

4 The Internet / TV is now more important than newspapers.

5 The BBC started in 1936 / 1927.

6 The BBC started with TV / radio broadcasting.

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7 Now watch this section and check your answers.

04:00–05:23

8 Watch this section. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

1 The BBC is the world’s largest broadcast organization. T/F
2 The BBC is famous for news, documentaries and costume dramas. T/F
3 The BBC is paid for by advertising. T/F
4 Other TV broadcasters don’t have advertising. T/F
5 TV in the UK is broadcast through satellite, cable and digitally. T/F
6 You can’t watch TV on the Internet. T/F

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9 Watch the whole documentary. Shout Stop! when you see the photographs below. Describe what you
can see to the class.
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After you watch

10 Work in pairs. Interview your partner. Ask and answer the questions below and note down their
answers.

MEDIA QUESTIONNAIRE

1 What newspapers and magazines do you read?

2 Do you look at news websites on the Internet? Which ones?

3 What TV channels do you have at your home?

Which is your favourite?

4 What’s your favourite TV programme?

Optional activity
Write about your partner. Use their answers to the questions in the Media Questionnaire. Tell the class
about your partner.
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After you watch

11 Find out about the media in your country. Look for the answers on the Internet and make notes in
the table.

Media in my country

What are the main newspapers in your country?

How many newspapers are sold every day?

What kinds of stories do the different

newspapers have?

How many TV channels are there?

What are the most important / most popular TV

channels?

How many hours of TV do most people watch

every day?

Optional activity
Write a presentation about the media in your country. Use the notes you made in the table and include
some pictures too. Give your presentation to a small group or the rest of the class. Answer any questions.
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