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How Young Generations Consume News Differently ( for advanced students)
Violence in the Media and Entertainment (for advanced students)
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In Many countries, very few young people read newspapers or follow the news on TV.
What do you think are the causes of this?
What solutions can you suggest? Violence in the media promotes violence in society.
To what extent do you agree? Many people buy products that they do not really need and replace old products with new ones unnecessarily.
Why do people buy things they do not really need?
Do you think this is a good thing? Companies spend millions each year on advertising online, in magazines and on billboards. These advertisements can encourage people to buy goods that they o not really need.
What are the positive and negative effects of consumerism? The mass media, including television, radio, and newspapers, have great influence in shaping people's ideas.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? TASK 1 LETTER
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A local magazine editor has asked for readers' opinion. Write a letter to the magazine editor.
In the letter, you should tell:
what made you choose this magazine
why you like and dislike about it
what improvements you want to see
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
TASK 1 LETTER
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A magazine published an article about your country. However, there are some mistakes in that article. Write a letter to the magazine editor. In your letter, you should:
explain that the article contains wrong information
supply the correct information instead
provide some more interesting information for the editor to publish in the future
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
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