雅思分类词汇-媒体.docx

The Media
Answer these questions
1. Are you ________
A. well-informed about current affairs?
B. not interested in current affairs?
2. Do you consider newspaper to be______?
A. biased B. entertaining C. informative
3. Do you prefer to get the news from______?
A. newspaper B. the Internet C. the radio D. the television
2010-3-24 雅思口语考试真题：
一个不喜欢的电视节目
Describe a program you watched but dislike
What is the difference between chinese and western programs? Any change in the future?
Do you like watching tv programs? How did TV programs change these years? What kind of TV programs are there in china?
2005年7月23
Some people think the Media should not report details of crimes to the public. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
2006.11.25
The exposure of international media has a significant impact on our cultures, what impact does it bring to the local culture? Do you think its advantages outweigh its disadvantages?
2008年8月16日
Giving detailed descriptions of crime by newspaper and television, someone says it could make bad consequence; this kind of media should be restricted.
2009年8月22日
News media have become influential to our lives, and some people think that is a negative development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

电视节目的种类
wildlife documentary[ˌdɔkjuˈmentəri] n.野生动物纪录片
cartoon [kɑ:ˈtu:n] n.动画片, 卡通片 chart n.图表
comedy[ˈkɔmidi] n.喜剧 comedian
tragedy[ˈtrædʒidi] n. 悲剧
current affairs时事,新闻
chat show n.访谈节目
costume drama[ˈkɔstju:m] 古装剧
thriller n.紧张刺激的电影
game show 综艺节目
series [ˈsiəri:z] n.系列剧
serial [ˈsiəriəl] n.连载小说, 电视连续剧
interview[ˈintəvju:] n.面谈, 面试
episode [ˈepisəud] n.插曲; 片断一集
repeat n. (节目)重演, 重播
There will be a repeat of this programme next week.
highlight节目集锦
The highlights of the match will be shown on TV tonight.
live[laiv] adj.:现场直播的, 实况转播的adv.实地, 现场地, 以直播方式
The Olympics are broadcast live by satellite all over the world.
It was a live broadcast, not a recording.
The football game is going out live.

Words and phrases:
have a profound impact on
have a pervasive influence on
informative [inˈfɔ:mətiv] adj. 提供信息的
entertaining [entəˈteiniŋ] adj.有趣的, 使人愉快的;
educational [ˌedjuˈkeiʃənl]adj. 为教育的,有教育意义的;
amusing adj.好玩的, 逗人笑的
enlightening adj.有启发作 用的 That was a very enlightening programme.
inform vt.告诉, 通知;
educate vt.教育, 教导
influence vt.影响, 感化
entertain vt.使欢乐, 使娱乐
Most children's television programmes aim to educate and entertain at the same time.
His books aren't particularly well-written, but they're always entertaining.
an informative book, film, lecture, speaker
令人大开眼界的书、 影片、 讲座、 演讲者

media literacy传媒素养
literacy [ˈlitərəsi] n.识字, 有学问
词根讲解：liter=letter
扩展：
literate adj.有读写能力的
illiterate adj.目不识丁的, 文盲的
illiteracy n.文盲, 无知
fabricate [ˈfæbrikeit] vt.编造, 捏造, 虚构; 伪造
distort vt.歪曲, 曲解
exaggerate [iɡˈzædʒəreit] vt. & vi. (使)扩大, (使)增加
whitewash [ˈ(h)waitwɔʃ] vt.用白涂料粉刷,粉饰, 美化, 掩饰
transparent [trænsˈpɛərənt] adj.透明的
violence n.暴力
pornography n.色情描绘
biased [ˈbaiəst] adj.有偏见的
unbiased [ˈʌnˈbaiəst] adj.没有偏见的
The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting.
There has always been a slight bias in favour of/towards employing arts graduates in the company.
impartial [imˈpɑ:ʃəl] adj.不偏不倚的, 公正的,
Most people believe that this newspaper favours the government too much to provide and impartial coverage of the election.
partial [ˈpɑ:ʃəl] adj.部分的, 不完全的a.偏袒的, 偏爱的
The reporting in the papers is entirely partial and makes no attempt to be objective. attention-grabbing吸引注意力的
distorted [disˈtɔ: tid] adj.扭歪的,受到曲解的
My original statement has been completely distorted by the media.
This report gives a somewhat distorted impression of what actually happened.
controversial [ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl] adj.有争议的, 引起争议的
联想记忆：conversation
Stories about controversial issues are less likely to be seen by the tabloids as frontpage news.
editorial [ˌediˈtɔ:riəl] adj.编辑的
coverage[ˈkʌvəridʒ] n.新闻报道
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.
informed adj.见闻广的; 消息灵通的;
well-informed adj有见识的; 消息灵通的:
ill-informed adj.消息不灵通的,所知不多的
If people want to be informed, they are unlikely to turn to tabloid newspapers to do so.

1. Media businesses have a profound impact on markets and societies through their ability to inform, educate, influence and entertain; and through their own content and the advertising they carry, they have a pervasive influence on global patterns of consumption.
consumption n.消费, 消耗; 消费[耗]量
consume vt.消耗, 消费

2. Key issues for media businesses include transparent and responsible editorial policies; impartial and balanced output; freedom of expression; media literacy and the "digital divide."

Televison
1.基本词汇
widescreen(55 inches)
remote control n.遥控
portable [ˈpɔ:təbl] adj.便于携带的; 手提式的;
wall-mountable壁挂式的; floor-standing 落地式的;
flat-panel TVs; conventional TVs; LCD TVs; plasma TVs [ˈplæzmə]
cable TV; satellite TV; digital TV
subscription [səbˈskripʃən] n.预订, 订阅;
You have to pay a monthly subscription charge if you’ve got cable televison.
channel [ˈtʃænl] n.频道: shopping channel

2.
Newspapers
1. 报刊的种类
national paper
local paper
daily paper
broadsheet大幅的报纸.
tabloid [ˈtæblɔid] n.小报,药片
2. 报刊版面的组成部分
news the football results
what has been happening in the Middle East
a big fire in York
what readers think
the paper’s opinion about something in the news
a new job
what is on at the theatre tonight
where to invest your money
the temperature in Tenerife
finding a new partner
what a newly punished book is like

home news
foreign news
business and money news 商业金融
sports news
health, fashion, food
reviews书评，评论
editorial [ediˈtɔ:riəl] n.社论; 时评
readers’ letters
classified 分类广告
personal 个人信息
TV and entertainment guide 娱乐指南
Weather forecast n.天气预报
3. 报社工作人员
reporter [riˈpɔ:tə] n.记者
editor [ˈeditə] n.编辑, 编者, 校订者
editor-in-chief总编辑
correspondent [ˌkɔrisˈpɔndənt] n.通讯员, 记者
columnist [ˈkɔləmnist] n.专栏作家
proprietor [prəˈpraiətə] n.所有人, 业主;社长
4. 谈论报刊
front page n.标题版,头版
headline n.大字标题
column（报纸的）专栏:
the fashion, motoring, financial, etc column 时装、 汽车、 财经等专栏
circulation [ˌsə:kjuˈleiʃən] n.发行量
supplement [ˈsʌplimənt] n. (书报的)补编, 增刊
article文章
Advertising
1 基本词汇
advertisment [ədˈvə:tismənt] n.广告
commercial [kəˈmə:ʃəl] n. 电视中的广告节目
leaflet [ˈli:flit] n.传单, 散页印刷品
poster n.海报, 张贴的大幅广告
classified ads分类广告(平面)
public service ads公益广告
avertising agency
2 谈论广告
influence [ˈinfluəns] n.影响; 感化力vt.影响, 感化
Advertising has a huge influence on all the choices we make.
publicity n.公众的注意; 宣传, 宣扬
The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.
She has been on all the shows this week. It’s just publicity for her new film.
The British press has given considerable publicity to it.
英国出版界已经对它作了很多宣传。
sponsor [ˈspɔnsə] vt.赞助, 赞助人; 赞助公司; 广告客户
logo [ˈlɔɡəu] n.专用标志,
Nike are going to sponsor the next World Cup. All the players will have to wear the Nike logo on their shirts.
slogan [ˈsləuɡən] n.标语, 口号, 广告语
hype [haip] n.天花乱坠的广告宣传
People went to see the movie because of all the hype.
3 广告用动词
promote [prəˈməut] vt.提升, 提拔; 推销;促进; 推动; 增进
The football team was promoted to the first division. 该足球队已晋升为甲级队.
verb [T] to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of something:
Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products.
Greenpeace works to promote awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today.
It has long been known that regular exercise promotes all-round good health.
Oasis are doing a tour to promote their new album.
publicize宣传（某事物）
The event was well publicized all over town.
advertise [ˈædvətaiz] vt. & vi. (给…)做广告宣传;公布, 宣传
We advertised our car in the local newspaper.
advertise a meeting, a concert,
grab [ɡræb] vt. & vi.抢先,抓住 attention-grabbing
I think it is a brilliant advert. It really grabs your attention

launch [lɔ:ntʃ] vt.发动; 发出; 发射
launch a missile, a satellite,a rocket, an attack
They really want to sell this product. They’ve just launched a huge advertising campaign.

The tobacco industry has been trying very hard to improve its image.
We’re trying to reach the under-18 market.