Mass media – we can divide them into:
The importance of mass media – they are our source of information. They are easily available, complex and cheap. Thanks to them we learn about the world around us, important inventions, new technologies and everything that happens in the world. They reach a very large audience (mass-media)
- their role is to inform, educate, entertain, enrich our lives
Newspapers are published every day, some of them are published even at weekends.
There are two main types of newspapers:
Typical examples of Slovak broadsheets are SME and Pravda which are widely read and influential, sports daily - Šport. Economic periodicals include the daily Hospodárske noviny and the weekly Trend. The Slovak Spectator is a weekly newspaper which informs its readers about Slovakia in English.
Magazines are usually published weekly, have more pages than newspapers and are in colour.
There are • women`s and men`s magazines which contain stories, articles on fashion, make-up, food and fitness, cars, music, sport
On TV we can watch:
On TV I like watching films because it is a good way of relaxation and I can discuss the film later with my friends at school or with my family. I also like watching news programmes because I can get a lot of new information and I can be informed about the life and events in the world. Sometimes I also watch sitcoms and documentaries, especially documentaries about animals and wild life. I never watch soap operas because I think that they are boring.
Some people prefer listening to radio to watching TV or reading the press. There is a lot of good music. The news (or weather forecast) is read by a presenter. The radio also offers chat shows, quiz shows, educational programmes, morning shows, phone-in programmes (people phone in to give their opinions or get advice), documentaries etc.
In Slovakia we also have the national radio – Slovenský rozhlas (Rádio Slovensko, Regina, Devín)
The role of TV in families
- members of the family watch it to be informed, educated or to have fun
- they sit in front of TV and watch sport events, or they relax watching films, sitcoms, series...
but working people don't usually have so much time...
- a lot of parents don't have time for their children and TV is the way of solving their problems.
- it is especially watched by sick, unemployed, lonely people
- old, retired people watch long series of soap operas which go on TV every day
- advertisements: we often buy what we see on TV, what is advertised, our opinions are based on what we see on TV
- we are also influenced by sportsmen, wealthy, famous people
- our eyes suffer and we can have health problems, we eat much
- people don't communicate with each other
- people read less than they used to in the past
- some children watch TV for several hours a day which is unhealthy to their mental and physical development
- it damages eyesight, prevents from doing sport or being outside with friends
- when they are watching TV they eat too much, do not communicate with other members of family, don't read books, don't learn.
- the violence in films influences children in a bad way
- most of TV content is extremely violent - with the themes of crime, shooting, fighting, murders...
- children have problems to differentiate between fiction and reality...
- it covers all types of media - it will soon replace individual forms of so called classic media
- it brings a revolution in many areas of life - it has changed the way we communicate, study, spend our free time
- social networks, email communication, getting the latest news, playing games, shopping, studying, money transfer, booking tickets, hotels, reading books, talking to friends, sending documents, finding partners, listening to the radio, watching films
- somebody can misuse your personal information, esp. on social networks, cyber-bullying...
divide - rozdeliť
importance - dôležitosť
source of information – zdroj informácií
available – dostupné
thanks to – vďaka
invention – vynález
happen – stať sa
influence - ovplyvňovať
publish – vydávať, publikovať
print – tlač
they are serious in tone – majú vážny tón
the weather forecast – predpoveď počasia
crosswords – krížovky
advertisement – inzerát, reklama
dailies – denné noviny
less serious – menej vážny
entertaining articles – zábavné články
“human-interest stories” – “zaujímavé príbehy ľudí”
discuss – diskutovať
gossip - klebeta
weeklies – týždenníky
contain – obsahovať
event – udalosť
a real estate agency – realitná kancelária, realitka
fairy tales – rozprávky
poems – básničky
simple crosswords – jednoduché krížovky
a specialist in a particular field – odborník v určitej oblasti
scientist - vedec
spend - stráviť (čas)
most of their free time – väčšina voľného času
watch - pozerať
a good way of relaxation – dobrý spôsob na relaxovanie
wild life – život v divočine
boring - nudný
until late night – do neskorej noci
become addicted to something – stať sa na niečom závislý
tired – unavený
suffer – trpieť
health problems – zdravotné problémy
early - skoro
channel – kanál
broadcast – vysielať
regularly – pravidelne
violence – násilie
well-known – dobre známy
prefer – uprednostňovať
a presenter – hlásateľ
offer – ponúkať
all day long – celý deň
serious paper – mienkotvorné noviny
tabloids – bulvár
journal – žurnál, odborný článok
soap opera – telenovela
cartoon – kreslený film
chat show/ talk show – diskusná relácia
current affairs – aktuálne udalosti
headline – titulok
phone in – program, do ktorého sa môžu telefonicky zapojiť diváci / poslucháči
live broadcast – priamy prenos
private – súkromný
public – verejný
regional – regionálny