B Label the photos (i-6) with the names of the news sources from Ex. га.

Vocabulary I news media

V V e all like to know what's in the news - world news, local news, sports news - and today there are many different ways of finding out about recent events. How do people choose, and what do they like about the different methods?Newspapers -still the old favourite. Millions of people read newspapers because they're cheap, detailed and also versatile - you can read them at home, at work or on the train.The radio -people listen to the radio because it's easy. You can listen in the car. when you're working or in bed, but some people think the radio is old-fashioned.

2 aLook at the text and tick (/) the correct adjectives in the table.

	fast	easy	detailed	cheap	new	exciting	versatile
Newspapers
The radio
The TV
Teletext
The Internet
Text messages

 

The TV- almost everyone watches TV and a lot of people get the news from it. It's interesting and exciting, because it's visual. There are lots of different news programmes to suit all types of people.

b Read the text carefully. Find advantages (good things) and disadvantages (bad things) about the different news sources. Can you think of any other advantages and disadvantages? Advantages: Newspapers are cheap and versatile. The radio is relaxing. Disadvantages: The radio is old- fashioned. с Do you agree with the opinions in the text?

Teletext -this is a fast way of getting the news, but it doesn't give you a lot of detail.The Internet- many people now use the Internet. It's detailed and it's very fast: news stories appear when they happen; but it can be expensive.Text messaging -this way of getting news is popular because it's fast and very new. Messages arrive on your mobile phone, so you get the news immediately, but it is expensive.

Grammar Icomparison of adjectives 3

aCD Listen and complete the sentences with the correct news sources.

1 are cheaper than the Internet.

2 _ is faster than TV.

3 _ is more detailed than teletext.

4 _ is more exciting than newspapers.

5 _ is easier than newspapers.

6 _ is better than the radio.

bComplete the Active grammar box with the underlined words in Ex. 3a.

Active grammar

Adjective	Comparative
fast	faster than
cheap
easy
detailed
exciting
good
bad	worse than