Words and phrases connected with the theme of the Unit

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accomplish v
appalling adj	~ movie scene
ban v	to ~ films, books
brand n	~ name
broadcast n, v
bye-law (by-law)	railway ~
calamity n	ration of ~
cater for v	to ~ for working class public
censor v, n	to set oneself up as a ~, to ~ something
censorship n	to relax/toughen ~
circulation n	mass ~
conjure up v
copy-writer n
detrimental adj	~ effect
discriminate between v
discriminate against v
disguise v	to ~ appeals
disgusting adj
editor n	editor-in-chief
editorial adj	opinion ~ pages
feature v	to ~ famous people in advertisements
finding n	~ of the survey, questionnaire
flair n	to have a ~ for sth
glowing adj	~ colours
grandeur n
gratuitous adj	to be exposed to ~ violence
gregarious adj	to have ~ nature
hoodwink v	to ~ the audience
iniquitous adj
invoke v
label n
launch v	to ~ a new TV project
low-challenging adj	~ TV programmes

moronic adj	~ movies, TV programess
neglect v	to ~ children’s viewing habits
neglectful adj	~ parent
negligence n	parental ~
ominous adj	~ picture of the future
onus n	to throw the ~ on to sb
pageantry n
pander to v	~ to public opinion
pap n
peddle to v	to ~ to the public
prejudice n	to be carried out by ~
proprietor n	newspaper ~
recluse n
reclusive adj	~ lifestyle
resent v
revenue n	advertising ~; to derive ~
savage n, adj
sleazy adj	~ films
smutty adj	~ shows
staunch adj	~ supporter
stirring adj	~ music
superficial adj	~ coverage
tangential adj	~ interest
trailer n	on-air ~
tremendous adj	~ service
trigger v	to be ~ed by advertising
screen n	to be glued to the ~
watershed n	notional ~

Phrases

tricky titles	a film, publication offensive to decency
a side effect	a tough curb on TV sleaze
“Keep up with the Joneses”	to place restrictions
selective viewing	to brainwash the audience
to be wary of	regulatory controls
to place restrictions	an “X” certificate
to linger on bloody scenes	first-hand judgements, knowledge
susceptible people	explicit scenes of sex, violence
to corrupt the minds	the lowest common denominator
to be cocooned in one’s world	to go on/off the air

THE POWER OF the MEDIA

Speech Functions Bank

F – Formal

Inf – Informal

I. Asking for More Detailed Information.

Inf

I tend to favour

DOING…

as opposed to

X DOING…

I tend to prefer

DOING

DOING…

I tend to be (rather)

more interested in

DOING…

than

DOING…

I’m (rather) more interested in

DOING…

than

DOING…

I much prefer

DOING

DOING…

appeals to me (far) more than

DOING…

I like

DOING…

better than

DOING…

1. Make the following into statements about preferences using the language in the box above.

E x a m p l e:

I tend/ favour the program I saw yesterday.

I tend to favour the program I saw yesterday.

1. Watching sport news/me more/watching educational programs.

2. I/watching BBC channel better/watching Eurosport channel.

3. I tend/prefer tabloids/reading broadsheets.

4. I/more interested/ getting information/television than/newspapers.

2. Look at the following and use appropriate language from the box above to make statements about your preferences.

E x a m p l e:

The Times/the Guardian.

I prefer The Times to the Guardian.

The Times appeals to me more than the Guardian.

1. Watching soap operas/watching thrillers.

2. Russian tabloids/English tabloids.

3. Reading newspapers/watching the news on TV.

4. Reading magazines/reading papers.

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