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Mass media in our lives
Textbook: p. 15
GoalTalking about newspapers and magazines and writing questions about reading habits.
New words
issue · son (nashr)article · maqolaheadline · sarlavhareader · o‘quvchi
Explanation
Newspapers and magazines come out regularly: daily (every day), weekly (once a week), monthly (once a month), quarterly (four times a year). Each copy that comes out is an issue. A paper has news, sport, adverts and letters pages; we call the title of an article its headline. To ask about habits use How often ...?: How often do you read a magazine? – Once a week. Twice a month. Never. Open questions work well in an interview: Which media do you use most? Why? Then collect the answers and write a report: Most pupils read the news on their phones.
Worked examples
Our class survey: 30 pupils answered. 18 read the news on their phones, 7 watch TV news, 3 listen to the radio and 2 read a printed newspaper. Most pupils check the news every day. Only two pupils never read the news.
Interview questions: 1) How do you find out the news? 2) How often do you read it? 3) Which topic do you like best? 4) Do you read printed or online news? 5) Why?
Class activity
“Class survey”: each pupil writes five questions, the class chooses the best ten, then answers go into a table.
Practice
1
Complete: ___ often do you read a magazine?
How
2
What does weekly mean?
once a week
3
What is the title of a news article called?
headline
4
Why are open questions useful in a survey?
They make people give their opinions with reasons.