Mass Media in the UK

(To do on 17 February. Room 6!)

Complete these sentences:

TELEVISION

1. The public broadcasting company in the UK is...
2. When you buy a television set in the UK you have to pay for a...
3. The main television channels are...
4. The main target audience of CBeebies are...
5. The main TV shows or TV series are...


RADIO

6. You can listen to pop music on...
7. You can listen to news on...


PRESS: NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

8. Newspapers are usually classified into two categories: broadsheets and...
9. A local or regional example of a newspaper could be...
10. Famous examples of magazines include...

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MEDIA RESOURCES

Newspapers
The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/
The Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/
The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/
Financial Times http://www.ft.com/
Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/
The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/
Daily Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/
The Morning Star http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/
The Courier http://www.thecourier.co.uk/
The Herald / Sunday Herald http://www.theherald.co.uk/
The Press and Journal http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/
The Scotsman / Scotland on Sunday http://www.scotsman.com/
The Western Mail / Wales on Sunday http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/
The Belfast Telegraph http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/
Daily Ireland http://www.dailyireland.com/
The Irish News http://www.irishnews.com/
The News Letter http://www.belfasttoday.net/

Television
BBC One http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/
BBC News 24 http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Sky News http://news.sky.com/
BBC Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/
BBC World http://www.bbcworld.com/
ITV1 http://www.itv.com/news/
Channel 4 http://www.channel4.com/
Five http://www.five.tv/
BBC Three http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/
BBC Four http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/

Radio
BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
BBC World Service http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/
LBC Radio http://www.lbc.co.uk/
BBC Radio Five Live http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/
BBC 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/
BBC Radio 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/
BBC Radio 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/
BBC Radio 3 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/
Oneword Radio http://www.oneword.co.uk/

All you need is love?

Be ready! Saint Valentine is approaching with a total lack of consideration. As long as ancient times, Plato, the Greek philosopher, said 'love is a serious mental disease', and I totally agree! However, we can be vaccinated against it.

Listen to My song while you read the lyrics. (It always makes me shiver!)





My gift is my song
And this one's for you
And you can tell everybody
That this is your song
It maybe quite simple
But now that it's done
Hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world

Sat on the roof
And I kicked off the moss
Well some of the verses well
They got me quite cross
But the sun's been kind
While I wrote this song
It's for people like you that
Keep it turned on

So excuse me for forgetting
But these things I do
You see I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is well I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen


And you can tell everybody
This is your song
It may be quite simple
But now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is now you're in the world
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world

Who were they?

* Where did the Vikings come from?

* Why did the Vikings attack monasteries?

* Where did the Vikings settle?

* How far did the Vikings roam?

Click here to know the answers.

Tell me about your childhood

Boo!

-Knock-knock.

-Who's there?

-Boo.

-Boo who?

-Don't cry, I was only joking

If you got the joke, you'll probably understand what an onomatopoeia /onomatopía/ is. Otherwise, you should continue reading. :-(

Last week your Art teacher, Ms Álvarez, asked me to explain some of the most frequent onomatopoeias in the English language. Please, don't let me be misunderstood, but I do not even think you know the meaning of this word formation process and that's why I include a definition which may be helpful from the very beginning.

An onomatopoeia is a type of word

that sounds like the thing it is describing.

1. We say BAA to refer to the bleat of a sheep.

2. We say ZIP to imitate the sound of a speeding object.

3. HISS is a verb used when we produce a sibilant sound.

4. BOOM is synonym for deep sound.

Now, it's up to you. Look at his animal onomatopoeias. What is their pronunciation similar to?

CUCKOO - BUZZ - MOO - BOO - MEOW - ROAR - WOOF

Further information: Here

Giving your opinion: History

Can you take part in a debate? Use these useful expressions for your History lesson:

In my opinion, ...
In my view,
I think that...

You're wrong -- I don't agree with you.
You're right. -- I agree with you.
It's a nonsense.

Without doubt.
I doubt that.

I guess so.

Definetely!

I want to say something.

Grey Owl. A man of the wilderness

This is the remarkable story of an Englishman named Archie Belaney. His childhood dream is to experience the life of a North American Indian. Archie leaves home and becomes a trapper on the Canadian frontier. There, he meets the Ojibway Indians and his encounters with them teach him to respect and care for nature. He adopts the name 'Grey Owl' and lives as a North American Indian. But how long can Archie keep his real identity a secret?

Watch the video and leave a comment: Do you like these stories? Why?

Wikipedia

Relative pronouns

First, open this file: EXPLANATION

Then, go to this ACTIVITY page.

New year's resolutions

Choose a resolution and leave a comment!

1. Read a book a month
2. Go to the gym
3. Eat healthy
4. Help others
5. Study English
6. Tidy my room twice a week
7. Save money
8. Not swear
9. Not lie
10. Wake up earlier
11. Be good friend
12. ...

Happy twenty-ten?

English-speaking countries face a new linguistic debate these days.

How should they say 2010?

a) two oh ten
b) two thousand and ten
c) twenty-ten
d) It's all good
e) two thousand ten
f) two thousand and ten