Λύσεις — Κεφάλαιο 58: Are We Mass Media Addicts? (σελ. 282-286) – ENGLISH FOR OFFICE CLERKS Β ΕΠΑΛ

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Λύσεις — Κεφάλαιο 58: Are We Mass Media Addicts?

Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 12 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 282-285): 7 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις/ερώτηση κρίσεως (B. Exercises 1-5). Δεν περιλαμβάνονται η άσκηση B.6 «Write a short paragraph, referring to the qualities of a good reporter» (ανοιχτή εργασία παραγωγής γραπτού λόγου) και η ενότητα «Listen to the passage and answer the questions» (6 ερωτήσεις ακρόασης).

Ερώτηση 1 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: In what way do the mass media dominate over our lives?

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 282-283): «The mass media dominate over our lives and impose their good or evil 'mind' on our will... They can establish or destroy a politician, a pop star, a scientist, even a whole political party».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) They impose their good or evil "mind" on our will, whether we want to admit it or not. They can establish or destroy a politician, a pop star, a scientist, even a whole political party.

Ερώτηση 2 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: What should we do so as not to let ourselves be unjustly prejudiced for or against persons and events?

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 283): «sometimes, without even going to the trouble of criticizing something, we let ourselves be unjustly prejudiced for or against a person or an event».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) We should go to the trouble of criticizing what we read or watch, instead of being deeply impressed by it without thinking.

Ερώτηση 3 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: Who are the people who talk on the television?

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 283): «reporters, spokesmen, presenters, broadcasters and commentators».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Reporters, spokesmen, presenters, broadcasters and commentators.

Ερώτηση 4 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: What do we want them to look like?

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 283): «We want them to be smiling and not gloomy, happy and not sad, good-looking and not ugly, persuasive and not boring».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) We want them to be smiling and not gloomy, happy and not sad, good-looking and not ugly, persuasive and not boring.

Ερώτηση 5 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: What happens when the media people distort the real facts?

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 283): «more often than not, they distort them completely. As a result, we are misled and misinformed about what is happening in the world».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) We are misled and misinformed about what is happening in the world.

Ερώτηση 6 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: Why do the media people report subjectively and corrupt the truth?

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 283): «They do everything to earn money and gain success, whereas they should be discreet and completely objective».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Because they do everything to earn money and gain success (for the sake of profit), whereas they should be discreet and completely objective.

Ερώτηση 7 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: Why are we the mass media "victims"?

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 283): «The mass media people... know how powerful they are and they exploit their capacities to the full. It is up to us, the mass media 'victims', to become more critical».

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Because the mass media people know how powerful they are and exploit their capacities to the full, while we are not critical enough and let our feelings and thoughts be undermined and carried away so easily.

Άσκηση 1 (σελ. 283)

Ερώτηση: Match the following so as to form ten pairs of synonyms: a. enormous, b. dominate, c. establish, d. unjust, e. affected, f. gloomy, g. distort, h. restriction, i. invade, j. undermine — with: 1. cause to become firmly accepted, 2. not right or fair, 3. influenced, 4. not cheerful, 5. limit, 6. enter into and spoil, 7. extremely large, 8. exercise power over, 9. weaken and destroy gradually, 10. twist out of the true meaning.

Απάντηση:

Κάθε λέξη αντιστοιχεί σε ένα συνώνυμο/ορισμό με βάση τη σημασία της στο κείμενο (σελ. 282-283).

Σύνοψη: a-7 (enormous=extremely large). b-8 (dominate=exercise power over). c-1 (establish=cause to become firmly accepted). d-2 (unjust=not right or fair). e-3 (affected=influenced). f-4 (gloomy=not cheerful). g-10 (distort=twist out of the true meaning). h-5 (restriction=limit). i-6 (invade=enter into and spoil). j-9 (undermine=weaken and destroy gradually).

Άσκηση 2 (σελ. 284)

Ερώτηση: Based on the text, say whether the following statements are True or False. a. The mass media play a very important role in our lives. b. We are seldom impressed by what we read in the papers or watch on the television. c. We don't care for the appearance and the mood of the people who talk on the television. d. Reporters and journalists have the right to express their opinion, but they should be completely objective. e. The mass media people are fully aware of their power and they sometimes distort the real facts for the sake of money and fame. f. We must never go to the trouble of criticizing what we read or watch.

Απάντηση:

Κάθε πρόταση ελέγχεται με το αντίστοιχο σημείο του κειμένου (σελ. 282-283).

Σύνοψη: a. True (the mass media dominate over our lives). b. False (we are deeply impressed by what we read or watch). c. False (we want the people on TV to be smiling, happy, good-looking and persuasive). d. True (they are entitled to express their opinion, but they should be discreet and completely objective). e. True (they know how powerful they are and they distort the facts to earn money and gain success). f. False (we must become more critical of what we read and watch).

Άσκηση 3 (σελ. 284)

Ερώτηση: Complete the following table (Verb — Noun): establish — ……., destroy — ……., ……. — commentator, ……. — broadcaster, distort — ……., ……. — restriction, invade — ……., exploit — ……. .

Απάντηση:

Κάθε ζεύγος μοιράζεται την ίδια ρίζα (comment/commentator, broadcast/broadcaster).

Σύνοψη: establish — establishment. destroy — destruction. comment — commentator. broadcast — broadcaster. distort — distortion. restrict — restriction. invade — invasion. exploit — exploitation.

Άσκηση 4 (σελ. 284)

Ερώτηση: Rewrite the following sentences using the new prompts. a. The mass media can establish or destroy a politician. → A politician... b. We were deeply impressed by the latest newspaper articles. → The latest newspaper articles... c. We should criticize everything which is being broadcast on the radio or television. → Everything... d. We can be misled and misinformed by the reporters' subjective opinions. → The reporters' subjective opinions... e. The mass media people should not distort the real facts. → The real facts... f. Journalists and reporters are exploiting their capacities to the full. → Journalists and reporters' capacities...

Απάντηση:

Μετατρέπουμε από ενεργητική σε παθητική φωνή (a, c, e, f) ή από παθητική σε ενεργητική (b, d), κρατώντας τον ίδιο χρόνο και το ίδιο νόημα.
Στην παθητική με modal (can, should) χρησιμοποιούμε be + past participle· στον Present Continuous χρησιμοποιούμε is/are being + past participle.

Σύνοψη: a. A politician can be established or destroyed by the mass media. b. The latest newspaper articles deeply impressed us. c. Everything which is being broadcast on the radio or television should be criticized (by us). d. The reporters' subjective opinions can mislead and misinform us. e. The real facts should not be distorted by the mass media people. f. Journalists and reporters' capacities are being exploited to the full (by them).

Άσκηση 5 (σελ. 285)

Ερώτηση: Do you agree that we are the mass media "victims"? Explain why, giving some arguments of your own.

Απάντηση:

Στο κείμενο (σελ. 283): «It is up to us, the mass media 'victims', to become more critical to what we read and watch». Απαντάμε με επιχειρήματα από το κείμενο και δικά μας.

Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Indicative answer: Yes, to a great extent we are "victims", because, as the text says, we are often deeply impressed by what we read or watch without criticizing it, we care more about the appearance of the presenters than about the real facts, and reporters sometimes distort the truth for the sake of profit. However, we are not completely helpless: it is up to us to become more critical of what we read and watch, compare different sources and not let our feelings and thoughts be carried away so easily.

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