Заняття 3.19 Радіо

1. Read and learn the following words:

means	засоби	traffic report	повідомл. про рух на дорогах
widespread	поширений	stock market	фондова біржа
broadcasting	радіомовлення	current	сучасний
broadcast	передача	government policy	політика уряду
description	репортаж	issue	проблема
advertising	реклама	poverty	бідність
drama	радіоп’єса (тут)	host, hostess	ведучий, ведуча
weather forecast	прогноз погоди

2. Read and translate the text:

Radio is one of the most important means of communication. The most widespread and familiar use of radio is broadcasting. Radio broadcasts feature music, news, interviews, discussions, descriptions of sport events, advertising.

Radio broadcasting once had the same entertainment role as television has today. From the 1920’s to the early 1950’s, in the Golden Age of Broadcasting, people gathered around their radios every night. They listened to dramas, light comedies, music, and other programs. This period ended with the rise of television.

There are more than 25 000 radio stations and more than 1 750 millions of radios in the world. A major reason for the widespread use of radio is its portability. It means that a radio can be carried around easily. People like to listen to it in homes, at beaches and picnics, while walking down the street or driving a car.

About 90% of all radio programs in the US provide entertainment and only 10% provide some kind of information. Music is the chief kind of radio entertainment. Usually, stations specialize in one kind of music such as rock, classical, country, etc. Such stations have disk jockeys who introduce and comment on the music.

Programs that provide information include newscasts, talk shows, and description of sport events. Newscasts may include weather forecasts, traffic reports, and stock market information. Talk shows present discussions on a current political topic such as an election or government policy or on a social issue, such as crime, pollution, poverty, racism, or sexism. Each show has a host or hostess who leads the discussion. Listeners are invited to telephone the stations to ask questions or give their opinion about the topic. Most of the games played by major league baseball, basketball and hockey teams in the US and Canada are broadcast on radio.

3. Answer the following questions:

♪ Is radio a widespread and popular kind of mass media?

♪ What is the Golden Age of Broadcasting?

♪ How many radios and radio stations are there in the world?

♪ What is the reason for the widespread use of radio?

♪ How many radio programs provide entertainment and how many programs provide information?

♪ What is the chief kind of radio entertainment?

♪ What programs provide information?

4. Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Correct the false sentences:

	Radio is the most important mean of communication.
	There are a lot of music, discussions and no advertising among radio broadcasts.
	1920 – 1950 is a period of the Silver Age of Broadcasting.
	The Silver Age of Broadcasting was ended because of television.
	There are more than 25 million radio stations in the world.
	About 90% of all radio programs in the US provide some kind of information.

5. Translate the sentences:

♪ Репортажі спортивних подій, новини, дискусії люди можуть слухати навіть в автомобілі завдяки радіо.

♪ Головна функція радіо – це розваги.

♪ У Золоту добу радіомовлення радіо відігравало таку ж роль, як і телебачення сьогодні.

♪ Радіоп’єси були дуже популярними у 1950-ті роки.

♪ Зазвичай радіостанції спеціалізуються на одному виді музики.

♪ Ток-шоу – це дискусія про політичну ситуацію в країні або соціальні питання.

♪ Глядачі теж приймають активну участь у ток-шоу, задаючи питання, висловлюючи свою точку зору.

♪ Більшість ігор з бейсболу, баскетболу та хокею у США та Канаді транслюються на радіо.

6. Match the words from the column A with the column B:

	radio	4 3	Broadcasting
important mean of	4 3	stations
radio	4 3	programs
radio	4 3	broadcast
Golden Age of	4 3	communication

7. Translate the following word-combinations and phrases into English:

Репортаж спортивної події

Прослуховування улюбленої радіопередачі

Зростання ролі телебачення

Представляти і коментувати музику

Повідомлення про рух на дорозі

Біржова інформація

8. Answer the following questions:

1. Do you usually listen to the radio?

2. What radio stations do you listen to?

3. What kinds of programmes do you choose?

4. Where and when do you listen to the radio?

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