UNIT 4: THE MASS MEDIA - GLOSSARY

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The mass media are __________ of communication, such as books, newspapers,

1. __________ / miːnz / Phương tiện
recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet.

TV companies __________ their programmes across the country or even across the
2. __________ / ˈbrɔːdkɑːst / Phát sóng
world

3. __________ / ˈvjuːə(r) / Người xem While a sports match has spectators and radio has listeners, television has __________.

4. __________ / ˈtæblɔɪd / Báo lá cải I hate __________newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies.

There's a great __________on BBC I tonight. Contestants have to race through a

5. __________ show Trò chơi truyền hình
supermarket as quickly as they can, filling up their trolleys as they go.

6. __________ / əˈnaʊnsə(r) / Phát thanh viên On some TV channels, an __________ tells you what the next programme is going to be.

The __________ involves TV, radio and even electronic forms of communication such
7. __________ (U) / ˈmiːdiə / Truyền thông
as the Internet

8. __________ / ˈɑːtɪkl / Bài báo Have you seen that __________ about young fashion designers?

9. __________ / ˈsteɪʃn / Trạm I always get the news from my local radio __________.

10. __________ / əkˈsept / Chấp nhận Johnny Depp rarely __________ invitations to do interviews.

11. __________ (U) / kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn / Sự giao tiếp How many means of __________ do you use on a regular basis?

New digital media forms are more personal and social as they allow people to connect
12. __________ / ˈpɜːsənəlaɪz / Cá nhân hóa
each other and __________ their experiences.

13. __________ (U) / ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm / Ngành báo chí Are you thinking of a career in __________?

14. __________ (U) / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn / Tin tức They passed on the __________ about the crime to the police.

15. __________ / ˌɪntərˈæktɪv / Tương tác I joined an __________ online course taught by an experienced tutor

16. __________ (U) / ˈækses / Truy cập, tiếp cận Students use the library's computers to get __________ to the Internet.

17. tell the __________ Phân biệt It is not always easy to tell __________between fact and opinion

18. in my __________ Theo quan điểm của tôi In my __________, freedom of the press must be maintained

19. __________of Kiểm soát Media mogul Ronald Morduck has __________of another tabloid.
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20. __________ Đang bàn luận The issue __________is more complex than you think

21. watch __________ Thận trọng Watch __________ for words like "so-called" in articles as they express the writer's bias.

22. rely __________ Dựa dẫm Most people rely __________ the mass media as their main source of information.

23. try __________ Thử đồ Try the shoes __________before you buy them.

24. put __________ Tăng She looks like she's put __________ weight.

25. __________on Chờ __________ on! This isn't the right road.

The pie chart shows the preferred forms of communication recorded in a survey
26. __________ out Tiến hành
__________ out in Intel Secondary School in August 2014

27. __________ on Tiếp tục __________ on with your work while I'm away.

28. come __________ Phát hành Her latest bestseller __________last month

29. go __________ Phát sóng The series __________at 10.30pm, Fridays, on Channel 4

30. pull __________ Từ bỏ, rút lui The project became so expensive that we had to __________

31. break __________ Nổ ra Fighting had __________between rival groups of fans.

32. look __________ Nhìn lướt I saw the interview while I was __________a magazine at the hairdresser's.

33. watch __________ Chăm sóc Maria asked Amelia to __________her daughter while she was away.

34. come __________ Cảm thấy I __________all shy whenever I see her.

35. __________ up Bịa đặt The tabloids completely __________that story about Bruce Willis. It's not true at all.

In the early 21st century, with the __________ of mobile communication technology, the
36. __________ / ɪkˈspləʊʒn / Sự bùng nổ
mobile phone has emerged as a new and unique channel.

Starvation and poverty are the result of global economic exploitation, not lack of
37. __________ (U) / ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn / Sự khai thác, bóc lột
resources.

38. __________ / ˌekspləˈreɪʃn / Sự khám phá Budgets for space __________ have been cut back.

39. __________ / ˌsɜːkjəˈleɪʃn / Lượng phát hành I'm amazed that the tabloids which are full of rubbish have such big circulations.

40. __________ / ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt / Thông tín viên A __________sends reports from a particular part of the world or on a particular subject.
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41. __________ /ˈɪmpækt/ Tác động Each form of mass media has an important impact on society.

42. the __________ / pres / Báo chí Journalists can make mistakes, so don't believe everything you read in the press.

43. __________ /ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/ Trực tiếp __________socializing is not as preferred as virtual socializing among the youth.

44. __________ / ˈbenɪfɪt / Lợi ích She thinks that unfortunately they may not understand the benefits of online information.

45. keep __________ Giữ liên lạc Using social networks helps you __________ friends and family any time

46. __________with Mất liên lạc I've __________all my old friends.

47. __________with Chịu đựng I'm not going to __________their smoking any longer.

48. catch __________ Trừng phạt (luật pháp) The law __________him years later when he had moved to Spain.

49. Turn __________ Vặn nhỏ They had the volume __________, so I couldn't make out what they were talking about.

Teenagers can become __________ to social networking if they can't control the time
50. __________ /əˈdɪktɪd / Nghiện
they spend online.

51. __________ to / ɪnˈdɪfrənt / Thờ ơ, không quan tâm The government cannot afford to be __________public opinion.

52. __________ on / hʊkt / Nghiện, yêu thích I first got __________scuba diving when I was twelve.

53. __________ / ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd / Mệt mỏi, kiệt sức I was __________ from the day's work.

54. __________ /ɪˈfɪʃnt / Hiệu quả The heating system is very __________ in its use of of fuel.

Just look at the __________sites where people

55. __________ /ˌsəʊʃl ˈnetwɜːkɪŋ / Mạng xã hội
are telling their whole life story to strangers.

The report also showed that up to 20% of young people experience extreme __________

56. __________ (U) /ˈsaɪbə(r)ˈbʊliɪŋ / Bắt nạt qua mạng
on a highly frequent basis.

57. __________ /ˌɪnstənt ˈmesɪdʒɪŋ/ Nhắn tin nhanh There are __________apps you can use to chat with your friends.

The term ‘cardboard city’ was __________ to describe communities of homeless people
58. __________ (v) / kɔɪn / Tạo ra từ ngữ mới
living in cardboard boxes.

59. __________ / ɪˈmɜːdʒ / Nổi lên, xuất hiện He rapidly __________ as a key figure in the campaign.

60. __________ / ˌɪntərˈækt / Tương tác The only thing he __________ with is his computer!

61. __________ / ˈædvent / Sự ra đời Before the __________ of the railways, communications were slow and difficult.

62. __________ / ˈklæsɪfaɪ / Phân loại The books in the library are __________ according to subject.