英国历史文化概况英文版课件董晓波 ISBN9787566305251 PPTUNIT 9.ppt

Chapter 9 Press, Radio and Television CONTENTS TEACHING AIMS After studying this unit, you are required to: 1. Have a general idea of British media. 2. Learn something about British newspapers. 3. Master the difficult words and expressions. Text A Introduction to British Media TEXT A Preview 传媒业在英国相当发达。在英国这样一个拥有6000多万人口的国家，报纸、杂志、书籍、电视、广播以及各种音像制品等传媒，在人们日常生活中几乎无所不在。而且由于英语在当今国际交流中的主导地位以及英国在国际社会中的独特角色，英国的新闻产品和英文节目跨越和占据了世界传媒版图上的大部分角落，并享有不可撼动的地位。 TEXT A Reading Comprehension Read the following sentences and decide whether they are true（T) or false（F)． 1. Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity to British people. （） 2. Daily Mirror operates 240 local and regional newspapers in the UK, as well as national newspapers such as the Trinity Mirror and the Sunday Mirror.（） 3. Normally, if UK households with a television set fail to pay the fee by which the BBC is funded, they will be punishable by prosecution, resulting in a fine or imprisonment. （） TEXT A Reading Comprehension 4. Many local radio stations are operated as independent entities rather than owned by large radio groups. （） 5. The Press Association is based in London, Nottingham (photographic department) and Howden and has correspondents throughout Britain. （） 6. Newspapers are traditionally classified into two types in the United Kingdom: Broadsheets which are smaller in size and tabloids which are bigger in size. （） TEXT A Notes 1. Virgin Media: Virgin Media (officially Virgin Media Inc.) is a company which provides television, fixed and mobile telephone and broadband internet services to domestic and business customers in the United Kingdom. Its executive office is in New York City, United States and its operati