About Mass Media
Modern world is full of information of various kinds which sometimes is even more valuable than money. (Π‘ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ½ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ², ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ΅Π½Π½Π°, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄Π΅Π½ΡΠ³ΠΈ.)
Mass media (the press, radio, television and Internet) have a very big impact on modern society. (ΠΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ° (ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°, ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎ, ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ) ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠ΅ Π²Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ.)
They serve to inform people of different events, educate, entertain and give us any kinds of information. (ΠΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ°Ρ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΉ ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΈΡΡ , ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ°Π·Π²Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΌ Π²ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ)
Complete and accurate information is very important to get nowadays. (ΠΠΎΠ»Π½Π°Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½Π° Π² Π½Π°ΡΠΈ Π΄Π½ΠΈ.)
The press still remains one of the most powerful kinds of mass media. (ΠΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ° Π²ΡΠ΅ Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ Π²Π»ΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ² ΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ°)
One can find daily, weekly and monthly newspapers and magazines on different topics such as fashion, sport, children, politics, economy and others. (Π§Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π½Π°ΠΉΡΠΈ Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΡΠ΅, Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π΅ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΆΡΡΠ½Π°Π»Ρ Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ, ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π°, ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡ, Π΄Π΅ΡΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°, ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΈ Π΄Ρ.)
I prefer getting news from the Internet. My future profession will deal wiht fashion so I often buy monthly fashion magazines like Vogue or Cosmopolitan or read they in the Internet. (Π― ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ°. ΠΠΎΡ Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎ Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ, ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠΏΠ°Ρ Π΅ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΆΡΡΠ½Π°Π»Ρ ΡΠΈΠΏΠ° … ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠ°Ρ ΠΈΡ Π² ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅.)
Television plays a big role in our society too and a lot of people prefer watching television to reading a newspaper. (Π’Π΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ»Ρ Π² Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅, ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ΅ Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΡΠ° ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π³Π°Π·Π΅Ρ.)
Television provides a great opportunity for people to learn latest news, watch educational programmes, children’s programmes, old and new films and soap operas on TV. (Π’Π΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΎΠ³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄ΡΠΌ ΡΠ·Π½Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΡ, Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅, ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠΌΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ Π½Π° Π’Π.)
As for me, I usually watch documentaries and game shows on television. (ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΌΠ½Π΅, Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠΌΡ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΡΡ.)
My mother prefers sitcoms and sports programmes; my father watches educational prgrammes and political talk shows. (ΠΠΎΡ ΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΡ; ΠΏΠ°ΠΏΠ° ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΌΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΊ-ΡΠΎΡ.)
I think that it is impossible to live without television, even though the Internet, I am sure, will replace it one day in future. (Π― Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ Π½Π΅Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΡΡ Π±Π΅Π· ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ, Ρ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π°, Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π² Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ.)
Radio is less popular than newspapers and television, but still people listen to it in cars or at work. (Π Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π½ΠΎ Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π² ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅.)
I usually listen to online radio stations while I am doing my homework or jogging. (Π― ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠ½-Π»Π°ΠΉΠ½ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ½Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π΅ΠΆΠΊΠΈ.)
There are different types of radio stations and one can find any radio station to their liking. (ΠΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠΏΡ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΠΉ, ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π½Π°ΠΉΡΠΈ Π»ΡΠ±ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π²ΠΊΡΡΡ.)
The Internet is the newest kind of mass media, but which has become the most popular and greatest source of information and entertainment. (ΠΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΉ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ ΡΠΈΠΏ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ°, Π½ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ°Π» ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π²Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ.)
If you have the internet access, you may read newspapers online, watch films, listen to music, listen to the radio and even watch television online! (ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ Π²Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡΠΏ, Π²Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠ½Π»Π°ΠΉΠ½, ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠΌΡ, ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΡ, ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎ ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½Π»Π°ΠΉΠ½.)
I use the Internet every day for various purposes: I chat with friends all over the world, read news and find necessary information for my studies. (Π― ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΡΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ: Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΌΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠΈΡΠ°Ρ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠΆΡ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΡΡ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ.)
E-mail has become the great way of communication. One can send a letter to their friends or a business letter and it will be delivered in a few seconds. (E-mail ΡΡΠ°Π» Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠΌ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ. Π§Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡΠΌ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΌΠΎ, ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π· Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ½Π΄.)
I also like social media sites, like Facebook or Vkontakte. I have my profiles there and they help me stay in touch with all my friends both from Russia and other countries. (ΠΠ½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π½ΡΠ°Π²ΡΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΉΡΡ, … Π― ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ· Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ· Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½.)
Many people use the Internet programmes for communication such as Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and other.
Surely, there are advantages and disadvantages of mass media. Some of the advantages are education and entertainment. However, one needs to have special equipment and enough money to use different types of mass media. (ΠΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·Π° ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ°. ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·Π° ΡΡΠΎ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π²Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅. ΠΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ, ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΡ Π½ΡΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π½Π΅Π³, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠΏΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ°.)
Another disadvantage is that sometimes the Internet is unreliable and may even be harmful to people. (ΠΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠΊ, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π΅Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½Π° Π»ΡΠ΄ΡΠΌ.)
In spite of all disadvantages, people still read newspapers, watch TV, listen to the radio and browse the Net. (ΠΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° Π²ΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ Π³Π°Π·Π΅ΡΡ, ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π’Π, ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΠΎ ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ.)