Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

I. VOCABULARY
1. Mass (a): huge, big
2. Documentary (n)
Drama = soup opera
Comedy (n) – comedian (n)
tragedy (n) – tragic (a)
cartoon = animated movies = animation
3. Reality show (n)
4. Visually (adv)
5. aurally (adv)
6. Orally (adv)
7. Be aware OF + Ving
raise awareness OF + V-ing
8. Suft the Internet = browse the Internet
9. Deliver information = provide information
10. Present (v)
11. Presentation (n)
II. GRAMMAR: because, because of/ due to, although/even though/though/ despite the fact
that, in spite of/ despite.
1. Although she missed the bus, she still arrived at the interview on time.
→ In spite of missing the bus, she still arrived at the interview on time.
2. They played well even their training was not very good.
➔ They played well despite quite bad training.
ALTHOUGH/ EVEN THOUGH/ THOUGH + Clause ( S +V)
DESPITE/IN SPITE OF + N-phrase ( V-ing / a/an/the + Adj + N)
1. Because of the bad weather, the traafic on this street was terrible.
→ Because the weather was bad, the traffic on this street was terrrible.
2. He failed the exam due to his laziness.
→ he failed the exam because he was lazy.
BECAUSE + clause (S + V)
BECAUSE OF/ DUE TO + N-pharse ( V-ing/not V-ing, a/an/the + ADJ + N)
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each
group:
1/ A. chat B. drama C. fact D. back
2/ A. media B. get C. bed D. desk
3/ A. deadly B. healthy C. dreamy D. wealthy
4/ A. hour B. height C. hell D. head
5/ A. meet B. deed C. geese D. reelect
6/ A. film B. bite C. fight D. nice
7/ A. quickly B. comedy C. pretty D. try
8/ A. football B. pool C. tool D. moon
9/ A. things B. sons C. poets D. boys
10/ A. liked B. washed C. wiped D. stayed
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A. partner B. something C. classmate D. discuss
2/ A. national B. Liverpool C. recommend D. internet
3/ A. animal B. comedy C. importance D. different
4/ A. unknown B. wealthy C. moment D. mountain
5/ A. comment B. reading C. healthy D. lucky
6/ A. headache B. present C. nation D. planet
7/ A. playwright B. active C. global D. tonight
8/ A. painting B. visit C. portrait D. enough
9/ A. canteen B. surprise C. lengthen D. nothing
10/ A. appropriate B. documentary C. entertainment D. confirmation
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.
A. answer B. hidden C. confidence D. basis
2/ Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals?
A. suggest B. tell C. speak D. talk
3/ Documentary is a film or a radio or television program giving facts about something.
A. things B. numbers C. truth D. news
4/ What types of the media are the most and the least important to you?
A. successful B. significant C. wonderful D. attractive
5/ Listen to the two radio news stories and check the right column under News story 1 and News story
2.
 A. honest B. honorable C. good D. precise
6/ Television can make things more memorable because it presents information in a more effective
way.
A. clever B. expensive C. successful D. pretty
7/ Some television programs may make people violent.
A. rapid B. insane C. extreme D. good
8/ Television also interferes with family life and communication.
A. conflicts B. comes C. goes D. chats
9/ I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake.
A. wrongness B. error C. badness D. ugliness
10/ It makes us aware of our global responsibilities.
A. national B. worldly C. universal D. overall
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ The mass media has become one of the main instruments of political change.
A. less B. fewer C. tiny D. small
2/ We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. lively B. frequented C. accessible D. revealed
3/ Match the word in A with its appropriate definition in B.
A. indirect B. illegal C. improper D. unreal
4/ What program do you dislike watching and why not?
A. fancy B. think C. imagine D. want
5/ What are the differences among types of the media?
A. peace B. sameness C. likes D. need
6/ Heavy rain causes floods all over the country.
A. light B. thin C. tiny D. trivial
7/ Television can make us passive.
A. obtrusive B. enterprising C. energetic D. strong
8/ It is an enjoyable way to relax.
A. incorrect B. improper C. hateful D. unpleasant
9/ We don’t have to think so our brain becomes lazy.
A. quick B. diligent C. hard D. good
10/ The council demolished it.
A. made B. did C. started D. construct
V/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ They take a _______ interest in their grandchildren.
 A. live B. alive C. lively D. living
2/ We're reading a _______ book this week.
A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
3/ She has been _______ criticized in the press.
A. heavy B. heaviness C. heavier D. heavily
4/ Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some _______.
A. think B. thought C. thoughtful D. thoughtless
5/ After the accident he suffered from loss of _______.
A. memory B. memorize C. memorable D. memorably
6/ Diet plays an important role in the _______ of heart disease.
A. manage B. manager C. management D. manageable
7/ Students say it is helpful if teachers _______ their pronunciation.
A. correct B. correction C. corrective D. correctly
8/ Officially, Robert's in charge, but in _______ Hannah runs the office.
A. practice B. practise C. practical D. practically
9/ Many locals are _______ opposed to the development.
A. strength B. strong C. strengthen D. strongly
10/ Keep _______ by eating well and exercising regularly.
A. health B. healthful C. healthy D. healthily
VI/ Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:
1/ We can't go to Julia's party _______ we're going away that weekend.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
2/ _______ repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it.
A. By B. Despite C. With D. For
3/ She walked home by herself, _______ she knew that it was dangerous.
A. because B. although C. and D. but
4/ _______ his injuries, he bears no animosity towards his attackers. A. Because of B. But for
C. In spite of D. Without
5/ I'll see you after the show and give you £20 for the tickets, or _______ much they cost.
A. whatever B. nevertheless C. besides D. however
6/ I had a train to catch, so I was _______ the clock all through the meeting.
A. watch B. to watch C. watched D. watching
7/ _______ the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.
A. Scanning B. Scan C. Scanned D. To scan
8/ If you need any help, please don't hesitate _______.
 A. asking B. ask C. will ask D. to ask
9/ I wish Dad would stop _______ in on my phone conversations.
A. listening B. listen C. listened D. to listen

10/ Why not _______ (down) your ideas on a piece of paper before you start?
A. writing B. write C. writes D. to write
IV/ Supply either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF as appropriate:
1/ “Why did you do it?” “_______ Carlos told me to”.
2/ I did it _______ he told me to.
3/ The train was delayed _______ bad weather.
4/ They are here _______ us.
5/ Just _______ I don’t complain, people think I’m satisfied.
6/ We can't go to Julia's party _______ we're going away that weekend.
7/ Have you been away, _______ we haven't seen you recently?
8/ He walked slowly _______ his bad leg.
9/ _______ his wife's being there, I said nothing about it.
10/ It was not easy to deliver the letter _______ there was no address on it.
V/ Complete the following sentences with “for” or “since”, and the correct form of the verb in
brackets:
1/ There (be) _______ a phone message _______ you.
2/ She (be) _______ off work _______ Tuesday.
3/ I (buy) _______ something _______ the new baby.
4/ We (live) _______ here _______ 1994.
5/ There (be) _______ a prize _______ the fastest three runners in each category.
6/ She (worry) _______ ever _______ the letter (arrive) _______.
7/ She (be) _______ out of the office _______ a few days next week.
8/ He (work) _______ in a bank _______ leaving school.
9/ _______ the party she (only speak) _______ to him once.
10/ I (not play) _______ tennis _______ years.
VI/ Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets:
1/ We don’t trust Lan because she behaves badly. (because of)
→ I don’t trust ______________________________________________.
2/ Phong passed the exams with good results because of his hard work. (because)
→ Phong passed _____________________________________________.
3/ Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. (in spite of)
→ Mr. Nam was successful ____________________________________.
4/ Mrs. Hoa is still interested in playing tennis in spite of her old age. (although)
→ Mrs. Hoa is still ___________________________________________.
5/ Though it was raining hard outside, they insisted on leaving. (despite)
→ They insisted _____________________________________________.
6/ She can’t smile because her husband died three weeks ago. (because of)
→ She can’t ________________________________________________.
7/ Mr. Son resigned earlier than his age because of his sickness. (because)
→ Mr. Son resigned __________________________________________.
8/ Don’t shout at her although she is not studious. (in spite of)
→ Don’t shout ______________________________________________.
9/ This is such an interesting storybook that we have read it three times. (so)
→ This storybook ___________________________________________.
10/ Khoa is not old enough to join the army. (too)
→ Khoa is _________________________________________________.