GRADE 8 - PUBLIC FIGURES

 

• Society and living standards

• Personal values and ideals

• The world of work

• The supernatural

• National environmental concerns

• Public figures

 

Vocabulary

WORLD OF

POLITICS

THE PERFORMING ARTS

AND FASHION

WORLD OF SPORTS
  1. the President and the vice president
  2. Leader of the opposition
  3. Cabinet minister
  4. Shadow Cabinet minister
  5. a figure head
  6. MPs (Members of Parliament)
  7. Lord Mayor
  8. General Secretary and union representatives
  1. Film directors and producers
  2. Actors and actresses
  3. Singers
  4. Presenters
  5. models
  6. designers

 
  1. footballers/ football players
  2. Racing car drivers or motorcyclists
  3. Athletes
  4. chairmen of football clubs
  5. Sports promoters
  6. Sports commentators

INFAMOUS PUBLIC FIGURES

  1. Gossip columnists
  2. clairvoyants and fortune tellers
  3. Models/singers/ actors etc....
  4. Yellow press

 

Where these figure heads appear:

THE MEDIA

Vocabulary related to the media

Find the "odd one out".

 There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons.

 

 

A

B

C

1.

a broad sheet

a journal

a tabloid

2.

cable

satellite

terrestrial

3.

a channel

a station

a wavelength

4.

advertising revenue

the licence fee

road tax

5.

to screen

to stage

to boadcast

6.

circulation

readership

audience rating

7.

to censor

to curb

to regulate

8.

a business tycoon

a media mogul

a press baron

The press and media questions

 

1. In Britain, tabloid newspapers, which contain mostly gossip and pin-ups of good-looking women and men, sell many more copies than serious newspapers. Do readers in your country have the same interests? 

2. Do reporters and photographers respect the private lives of famous people in your country? How much freedom should the press be allowed by law? 

3. Is the media in your country mainly owned by a few large monopolies?Should the law allow ownership of several newspapers or TV channels? 

4. Is there a bias towards any particular political party or interest group in your country’s media? 

5. Which would you prefer (a) TV channels without advertising paid for by a licence fee (b) Free TV channels paid for by advertising or (c) Pay-per-view TV where you only pay for what you watch? 

6. In Britain, there are restrictions on what can be screened on TV before 9 p.m. Do you think that TV programme content should be censored?  

7. Should governments act to control the Internet or should it be uncensored? 

8. Have you ever used the Internet? What did you use it for?

9. What is "x" famous for?

10. Why is "so and so" in the limelight/spotlight?