Lesson talking about mass-media

2. Matching the descriptions (a-e) with the sections of the pie chart (1-5).

1. 
   Just over a thira or people access the news onuine.
   
2. 
   The largest proportion of people, about 40%, watch the news on TV
   
3. 
   Only a tiny minority did not specify how they find out about the news.
   
4. 
   Radio is the least popular way to get news, at just 7%.
   
5. 
   Approximately 15% of people read the news in print.
   

3.Where do you get your news from? Talk about:

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  the types of news that involves you
  
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  the different can be obtained you use
  
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  why you use them.
  

DESCRIBING PERCENTAGES AND FRACTIONS
4. Match the percentages (1-6) with the descriptions (a-f).
1. 20% a. a little under half
2. 77% b. a fifth
3. 92% c. just less than a third
4. 31% d. about three quarters
5. 24% e. approximately 9 out of 10
6. 48% f. almost a quarter
MASS MEDIA REPORTS

Questions:	YOUR FRIEND’S NAME
1. How do you get the news?
2. Do you read newspapers or magazines more?
3. How often do you read newspapers/magazines?
4. What's your favourite newspaper/magazine?
5. Do you like to watch TV?
6. How much time do you spend on watching TV every day?
7. What do you usually watch on TV? -cartoons -films (comedies/documentaries/ horror films/soap operas/ adventures) - news - talk/game/reality/quiz shows sport programmes
8. Do you use the Internet?
9. How often do you use the Net?
10. Why do you surf the net? -for playing games -for talking to my friends -for reading the news - for finding information - for downloading films/music/pictures
Is mass media important to your friend? Why?