Английский язык. Контрольные работы. 7 класс к учебнику "Spotlight". 2 четверть

II четверть

Reading

Read the text and choose the right options to complete the sentences.

Types of Media

The term “news media” refers to the groups that communicate information and news to people. There are 3 main types of news media: print media, broadcast media, and the Internet. Print Media. The oldest media forms are newspapers, magazines, journals, and other printed materials. Although print media are less popular today than they used to be 10-20 years ago, many people still read a newspaper every day or a newsmagazine on a regular basis. The influence of print media is therefore significant. Regular readers of print media are usually more politically active. Many news reports on television, for example, are merely follow-up stories about news that first appeared in newspapers.

Broadcast Media. Broadcast media are news reports broadcast via radio and television. Television news is hugely important in most countries because more people get their news from television broadcasts than from any other source.

Before the invention of television in the 1950s, most people relied on the radio for their news. Many people still listen to radio news every day, especially during morning and evening commutes in big cities. Local news stations have a particularly large audience because they can report on local weather, traffic, and events.

The Internet. The Internet is slowly transforming the news media because more and more people are relying on online sources of news instead of traditional print and broadcast media. People surf the sites of more traditional media, but also turn to unique online news sources such as weblogs. Websites can provide text, audio and video information.

1. News media ___________.

1. Provide information

2. Are newspapers and magazines

3. Can be of 5 different kinds

1. Print media ___________.

1. Today include Internet websites

2. Are younger than broadcast media

3. Used to be more popular a couple of decades ago

1. People who read a newspaper every day are usually ___________.

1. Popular in their circles

2. More interested in politics

3. 10-20 years old

1. Many news reports on television ___________.

1. Come earlier than in newspapers

2. Come later than in newspapers

3. Are not printed in newspapers

1. Television ___________.

1. Doesn’t belong to broadcast media

2. Was invented at the end of the 19^th century

3. Is still the most popular source of news

1. Radio ___________.

1. Is the oldest of news media

2. Is a source of news for people who have to go to work by car

3. Is broadcasting from local radio stations

1. The Internet ___________.

1. Is used by more and more people

2. Doesn’t influence the other news media

3. Is one of the traditional types of news media

1. In the web people can ___________.

1. Either read or listen to news

2. Choose the news to read

3. Only read texts

Listening

Listen to the text and mark the statements True (T), False (F), Not Stated (NS).

A library with no books?

How will it feel if you walk into your local public library and instead of hundreds of shelves with all kinds of exciting books, you see a modern store with computers and other electronic gadgets? That is exactly the vision Nelson Wolff, the Texas judge, has for BiblioTech, a new kind of public library. He says that he loves paper books, but he believes that it’s time to bring the library system in the direction in which the world is going – eBooks!

The library will not have any paper books, but it will have over 10000 eTitles to browse through and even download onto their own eReaders. For those that do not have access to an iPad, Nook, Kindle or other eReading device, there will be 150 eReaders that you can borrow, 50 of which will be for kids! In addition the library will also have 50 computer stations, 25 laptops and 25 tablets for people to enjoy. The number of books will grow every year, so that one day, the book selection at this hi-tech version can be as big as the one found in a traditional library.

In 2011, the city of Newport Beach in California, tried to transform its library into a bookless one. But the public didn’t take it too well and the officials gave up the idea. So are people ready for a bookless library? Only time will tell. Some people think that paper books are better because the computer can freeze and you won’t be able to read but with paper books you can read whenever you like. But if it works, hi-tech libraries will open in many more places.

1. Hi-tech libraries look like electronic devices shops. ______________

2. All people prefer paper books to electronic versions. ______________

3. A number of hi-tech libraries were built in the USA. ______________

4. There are no real books in hi-tech libraries. ______________

5. Bookless libraries are good because computers never break. ______________

6. The Texas library has more books (their electronic versions) than a traditional library. ______________

7. Bookless libraries are becoming more popular in America. ______________

8. Some people prefer traditional libraries. ______________

Speaking

Give a talk about gadgets. Remember to say:

What gadgets do you use?

What for?

Do they help you in your school life?

Writing

You’ve got an e-mail from your English-speaking pen friend about some news in his/her town. Write him/her a short news story from your local paper. Follow the plan: who – when – where – what.

Write 50-60 words.