Контрольная работа по английскому языку 9 класс: раздел «Mass Media» (Rainbow English)

Control Work 1

Task I. Listening.

1. What kind of newspapers does Helen like more?

   1. quality papers

   2. tabloids

   3. none of the above

2. Which of these papers is a tabloid?

   1. The independent

   2. The Guardian

   3. The Daily Mail

3. Which is NOT correct according to the text?

   1. Helen reads the Daily Mail when she wants to relax.

   2. Helen reads the Guardian because it is interesting and trustworthy.

   3. The Independent has too many articles about celebrities.

4. What does Helen prefer?

   1. buying newspaper

   2. reading about the news on the internet

   3. listening to the news on TV

5. What did Helen do when she was 16?

   1. read a lot of newspapers

   2. delivered newspapers

   3. wrote articles for a local paper

6. What papers are more popular in Britain?

   1. National

   2. Local

   3. Foreign

Task II. Complete the text with the derivatives of the words.

1. The growth of nuclear stations here can___ the ecology in the area. (threat)

2. The new ____is out of order. (print)

3.It is ______to say what will happen to the main character in the end. (possible)

4. Roger believes it’s ____to kill animals for food. (moral)

5. What are the results of your ___with the athletes? (discuss)

6. It’s ____ the ring that I wanted to get as a gift. (exact)

7. It’s not easy to remember all the forms of the______verbs. (regular)

8. Rose’s ____ talk irritated the lecturer. (stop)

Task III. Choose the appropriate forms of the words to complete the sentences.

1. The situation was becoming dangerous and the police (was/were) called.

2. I don’t think (this/these) news (is/are) good.

3. Her hair (is/are) long and beautiful.

4. Where (is/are) the money?

5. Don’t turn the second page(up/over): I’m trying to read.

6. Turn (down/off) your washing machine before you leave home.

7. Angela said all the food for the picnic (has been bought / had been bought). We can start making sandwiches.

8. Look! The conference hall (was being decorated/ is being decorated). I think it will look wonderful.

9. I couldn’t recognize the melody that (was being played/ is being played)

10. I felt I was being spied (on/for) and I became frightened.

Task IV. Read the text, match the statements (1-5) with what people say (a-f). There is one statement you don’t have to use(extra)

a) Mass media have positive influence on the society.

b) Mass media may have negative influence on young people.

c) Mass media influence the problem of healthy eating.

d) Mass media are responsible for the increase of aggression.

e) Mass media have a great power.

f) Mass media influence the shopping we do.

1. Mass media make billions of dollars advertising different goods. And we are exposed to such advertisements practically every moment. The result is predictable. We buy what we are told to buy by the media. After seeing thousands of advertisements, we make our decisions based on what we see on TV.

2. Television is watched by the majority of our population. But what do we often see on the screen? Too many scenes of violence, people hurting and killing each other. We can also see a lot of blood, gun shooting etc. Physiologists say that such programmes provoke the same behaviour in real life. And they are right.

3. Many people say that due to mass media a lot of young people (and not only young) become interested in many things, such as history, literature. They watch TV programmes devoted to ecology or read some information on the Net and become aware of the danger our planet is in. Thus, they begin thinking about how to help the situation and many of them turn into responsible citizens.

4. The media have a huge impact on the society in shaping the public opinion. Depending on the aim or target that is put before various types of mass media they are able to manipulate what is called the public opinion, change it in different ways or simply modify it a bit. The repeated telecast or piece of information on the Internet can be crucial.

5. The Internet offers undeniable benefits to the new generation. However, using the Internet unsafely puts teenagers at a very high risk. Boys and girls who spend too much time online tend to become cyber addicts. Cyber addiction can be as harmful as addiction to drugs or drinking alcohol. Those who spend unhealthy amounts of time on the Internet may experience distress, have mental and physical problems.

Task V. Write these phrases in English.

1) шпионить за кем-то 5) искать в интернете

2) взламывать программу 6) унижение и стыд

3) грубый ответ 7) портативный компьютер

4) текущие новости 8) современное общество

Task VI. Choose the appropriate form of the verb to complete the sentences.

1. Jazz music (is always played/ is always being played) in the streets of New Orlean.

2. The teacher said the new printers and scanners (have been bought/had been bought) by the sponsors.

3. The Taj Mahal (was constructed/ was being constructed) in North India in the 17th century.

4. The news (was still broadcast/was still being broadcast) when the kids turned the TV-set on.

5. The guest (are served/are being served) in the restaurant at the moment.

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