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Media Documentary Worksheets

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1 Complete the table with the words in the box. 3 You’re going to watch a documentary about
the media in the UK. Match the pictures 1–6
broadcast broadsheet channel Internet with the phrases a–f.
magazine newspaper online programme a the BBC
station tabloid website
b a tabloid newspaper
c hand-held device
Printed media Computers TV and Radio d satellite dish
e high-quality journalism
f newspapers being printed

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2 Read the questions and guess the correct answer.

What do you know about … the media?

1 How many TV stations are there in Europe?
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a 500 b 1,000 c 4,500 d 6,500

2 When was the first paper newspaper

published?
a 1305 b 1605 c 1805 d 1905
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3 How many mobile phone users are there in
the world?
a 1 billion b 2 billion c 4 billion d 6 billion

4 How many hours of TV a week does the

average American teenager watch? 5
a 2 hours b 10 hours c 20 hours d 30 hours

5 In which country are most newspapers sold?

a China b India c the UK d the USA

6 How many hours a week does the average

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British teenager spend online?
a 10 hours b 20 hours c 30 hours d 40 hours
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4 Now watch the documentary and check your 7 Watch this section. Are the sentences T (true)
answers to exercise 3 on page 2. or F (false)?
1 People are buying fewer newspapers
5 Complete the facts about newspapers in the UK today than in the past. T/F
with the numbers in the box. 2 Not many newspapers have websites. T/F
3 Only twenty percent of homes in the UK
2.5 9 10 1785 400,000
have a computer. T/F
4 The Internet is now more important than
newspapers. T/F
Newspapers are very popular in the UK.
5 The BBC started in 1936. T/F
Around (1) million of 6 The BBC started with radio broadcasting. T/F
them are sold in Britain every day! However,
Now correct the false sentences.
in 2010, (2) million
newspapers were sold, so sales are declining.
The Sun is a famous tabloid newspaper with
stories about celebrities and sport. It sells
(3) million copies each 04:00–05:23

day. The Times is a high-quality broadsheet

8 Watch this section and answer the questions.
newspaper which was first published in
1 What is the largest broadcast organization in
(4) . It has important news the world?
stories and sells (5) copies
every day. 2 What three things is the BBC famous for?

3 How are BBC programmes paid for?

00:00–02:04 4 What are three important independent TV

channels in the UK?
6 Now watch this section and check your
answers.
5 In what three ways is TV broadcast in the UK?

6 What is the advantage of watching TV through

the Internet?
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9 Watch the whole documentary. Shout Stop! when you see the photographs below. Write down what
you can see. Tell the rest of the class.
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After you watch

10 Look at the different types of media in the UK. Do some research and complete the tables with the
correct information.

The Guardian

1 What is it?

2 When did it start?

3 Who owns it?

4 How many people read it?

5 What kind of stories does it

publish?

6 What do people think of it?

Channel 4

1 What is it?

2 When did it start?

3 Who owns it?

4 How many people watch it?

5 What kind of programmes does

it show?

6 What do people think of it?

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Radio 1

1 What is it?

2 When did it start?

3 Who owns it?

4 How many people listen to it?

5 What kind of programmes does

it broadcast?

6 What do people think of it?

11 Choose one of the types of media that you researched and write a presentation about it. Use the facts
in the table and include some pictures too. Give your presentation to a small group or the rest of the
class. Answer any questions.

Extra!

Imagine you are going to start a school newspaper, magazine or TV channel. Describe:
• what things you would write about or show
• how often it would come out or be shown
• who would be the writers or presenters

Tell the rest of the class about your newspaper, magazine or TV channel.
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