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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
2nd Intermediate - The Media
Watch this news report about the future of newspapers and choose the correct answer.
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1. Reader’s Digest has
a. declared bankruptcy for the first time in years
b. been losing money for years
c. been trying to survive in the digital era
2. Reader’s Digest has an audience of
a. 40 million
b. 70 million
c. 17 million
3. Digital newspapers
a. made Internet popular 15 years ago
b. reduce paper waste
c. are read with the morning coffee now
4. In 5 years
a. advertising sales will reach the level of 1980s
b. most newspapers will have disappeared
c. newspapers will reduce their benefits in 50%
5. The orange country newspaper
a. have more subscriptions than 10 years ago
b. have a new management
c. have professionals from closed newspapers
Answers written in white. Select this line to see them 1b, 2a, 3b, 4b, 5b
Learn about the media in the UK
A brief history of the BBC
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1. Reader’s Digest has
a. declared bankruptcy for the first time in years
b. been losing money for years
c. been trying to survive in the digital era
2. Reader’s Digest has an audience of
a. 40 million
b. 70 million
c. 17 million
3. Digital newspapers
a. made Internet popular 15 years ago
b. reduce paper waste
c. are read with the morning coffee now
4. In 5 years
a. advertising sales will reach the level of 1980s
b. most newspapers will have disappeared
c. newspapers will reduce their benefits in 50%
5. The orange country newspaper
a. have more subscriptions than 10 years ago
b. have a new management
c. have professionals from closed newspapers
Answers written in white. Select this line to see them 1b, 2a, 3b, 4b, 5b
Learn about the media in the UK
A brief history of the BBC
How to write a letter to the editor
Remember that if you are writing an actual letter, you have to include the addresses and the date. If you write an email, include the "sender", "receiver" and "subject".
Popular newspapers
UK
Daily Telegraph
Financial Times
The Guardian
Mirror
The Sun
The Times
US
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
USA Today
The Washington Post
Daily Telegraph
Financial Times
The Guardian
Mirror
The Sun
The Times
US
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
USA Today
The Washington Post
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Friday, April 13, 2018
Useful information about the exams
Topics
- IDENTIFICACIÓN PERSOAL: Información sobre o traballo. Linguas estranxeiras. Relixión.
- VIVENDA, FOGAR E CONTORNA: Tipos de vivenda. Descrición da vivenda. Localización da casa (periferia, barrio, medio rural, etc.).
- TRABALLO E PROFESIÓN: Actividade profesional. Organización do traballo (lugar, cargo, horario, etc.). Condicións de traballo.
TEMPO LIBRE E ACTUALIDADE: Descrición das actividades de lecer e culturais (localidades e instrumentos usados para actividades deportivas, xéneros cinematográficos, etc.). Acontecementos do momento. - VIAXES E TRANSPORTES: Entrada e saída dun país. Comunicación con empregados de locais para aloxamento. Planificación das vacacións. Viaxes ligadas ao turismo (axencias de viaxes, monumentos, etc.).
- RELACIÓNS HUMANAS E SOCIAIS: Tipos e formas de relación social (levarse ben, levarse mal, conflitos, etc.). Formas de tratamento. Asociacións.
- SAÚDE E COIDADOS FÍSICOS: Posición do corpo e movementos. Sensacións e percepcións físicas. Especialidades médicas. Servizos de saúde. Accidentes e lesións. Síntomas de enfermidades. Adiccións e drogas.
- EDUCACIÓN: Actividades escolares. Nomes de materias. Títulos e diplomas. Servizos de educación (matrícula, inscrición, bolsas, etc.). Exames.
- COMPRAS E ACTIVIDADES COMERCIAIS: Relacións co persoal comercial. Compra de alimentos.
- ALIMENTACIÓN: Convites e brindes. Comer fóra. Características das comidas e das bebidas. Relacións co persoal de hostalaría. Preparación de comidas e de bebidas. Produtos alimentarios.
- BENS E SERVIZOS: Policía. Automóbil (reparación, asistencia na estrada, etc.). Gasolineira e alugueiro de coches.
- CLIMA, CONDICIÓNS ATMOSFÉRICAS E AMBIENTE: Cualificativos para o ambiente. Partes da cidade. Flora e fauna. Problemas ambientais.
- CIENCIA E TECNOLOXÍA: Instrucións de aparellos de uso cotián. Tecnoloxías da información e da comunicación.
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
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