El 1 | CHECK THE BASICS

1 (g i releí) the odd word out.

policeman detective iawyer ¡friminaT)

1 burgle mug (arres!) steal

2 ( íajrtrade) global warming greenhouse gases climate change

3 broke overdrawn down and out (yjeikjfT)

4 murderer Cs^itence) thief criminal

5 'congestión^ waste dump rubbish

6 fork out pay save up splash out

[=1 2 | MOVE ON

Types of media 2 Write words to match the definitions. Write words which

begin with the letters in the list.

bl- br- (x2) co- la- pe- pu-

an audio recording that can be played over the internet: podcast

1 a repórter who covers stories abroad: foreign

.&£r?.$J¡&néP.Gli...:.....

2 another word for 'web log': l'L'ü.

3 start a publication or business:

4 a fast internet connection: Pioadband 5 prepare and issue a newspaper or book for sale:

pufrfoft

6 a serious newspaper, not a tabloid:

3 Complete the dialogue with some of the words in the list.

broadeast coverage dubbed episode gossip reality satellite sensational soap supplements

Olivia What do you faney watching tonight? There's

another (1) MM?. of that (2) .§m.

opera you like.

Emer No, l'm bored of that now. It's too (3)

- it isn't believable any more. Is there anything on

the (4) .§gtg!M TV channels?

Olivia Yes, there are fots of (5) JJ:JJ.U shows,

or there's that Italian film we wanted to see.

Emer H mm, but they're showing the (6) JuPP.?.é- :. versión, aren't they, not the one with subtitles?

Maybe Til just read the newspapers instead.

Olivia OK Pass me the Sunday (7) u..:... í

then. I wanf to caten up with the latest celebriry

(8) !

Breaking news 4 Complete the text with suitable words.

Have you read the local news today? It's terrible!

There was a horrlfic car crash yesterday, with three

(1) cS.W.fM§§. The hospital is having a hard time

looking after the surviving victims because there's also

been an (2) a^kí-ak. of the flu.

The economic (3) dj...:..::...:..: is continuing

to get worsc- (4) Sí?.«í£í say that the

(5) u.'.V:;.'.; at the car factory is about to

go on (6) s&ífe for more pay, while the

bosses at the steel works have been torced to

(7) mÉS. (8) xSámé^ciep..

Even the sport can't cheer me up. Instead of winning

the match, my favourite football team (9) díSü

0:0 with our rivals yesterday. Heavy rain has been

(10) f£C£M?.£ for Saturday, so the cricket has

been cancelled. I think Til stay ¡n bed this weekend!

5 Match the word halves in the lists A and B. Then complete the sentences with the words.

A: erit- rev- prem- propos- demonstrat- break-

B: -through -tes -ion -iews -al -ieres

All of the entice hated her new show.

1 Negotiators have made a . . t a & t a a Í ! ¡n dlscussions with the terrorists.

2 The government's .?XW-QS¡á to build new hospitals has been very popular.

3 His new book received rave X$6§X& in all the

major newspapers.

4 They took part in a against the war.

5 The director's latest film tomorrow.

52 Unit 6 The media

Phrasal verbs: In the news 6 Complete the phrasal verbs with suitable prepositions.

1 become extinct - die .QU&.

2 started suddenly - break .QuX-.

3 explode - blow M

4 take strong action aga ins t -c rack down .¡20.

5 take control o f - t a k e over

7 Join the two sentence haives (1-4 and A-D) with the correct form of a phrasal verb from exercise 6. Write the complete sentences.

1 The bank robbers

2 The extremist leader tried

3 Some specics of parrots will

4 The pólice are going

A íf we destroy the rainforests.

B the safe in order to get the money.

C people caught selling drugs.

D the country after invading ¡t.

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rmnfgrests.,

4 Jlv^d.i^jjJúJ^ druQS,

CollocatJons with go and set 8 Choose the correct alternatives.

1 Don't go / set far - it Isn't safe.

2 He went / set to great lengths to arrange the interview.

3 The terrorists were planning to go / (seí)f i re to the building.

4 He went /feef)a record for writing the most number of books.

5 Don't forget to go / set yeur alarm early for tomorrow.

9 Rewrite the bold words. Use a collocation with go or set.

1 The prisoners were released this morning.

|§¡ 3 | CONSOLIDATE

10 Complete the news stories. Use words from Unit 6. (If you need help, look at the word list on pages 97-98!)

The first openmg day of the new stadium ñas gone smoothly. Live (1) of tonight's match will be (2) later on BBC1.

Action groups demand that muslc stars (3)...:..( a good example by bannlng scenes of violence from their videos. Muslcians claim that this would be (4) :í:ü:

There are hundreds of (5) '....:.::/.!£§. and thousands more injured after a typhoon hits South Asia. More bad weather is (6) .fsx§SMí for tomorrow.

(7) a reto be held in protest against the newtaxes. Politicians have been criticized for (8) back on an earlier election promise to lower taxes.

2 The politician always jogs before work.

.QQ$$J.9S..!kXki$.

3 The generous rock star was a good role model.

4 Have they chosen a date for the election yet?

.set.adsy.

5 Look! That celebrity is starting to lose his hair!

MJPMA.

A daíe has been (9) j .. for the biggest ever European muslc festival. However, organizers are still looking for a blg enough {10)..^™.?. to hold it in!

Unit 6 The media