Media of the United Kingdom and the US Media of the United Kingdom consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. <...> The United Kingdom has a diverse range of providers, the most prominent being the state-owned public service broadcaster, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). <...> The BBC's largest competitors are ITV plc, which operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, and News Corporation, which holds a large stake in satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting and also operate a number of leading national newspapers. <...> Regional media is covered by local radio, television and print newspapers. <...> Trinity Mirror operates 240 local and regional newspapers in the United Kingdom, as well as national newspapers such as the Daily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror. <...> Audiences In 2009 it was estimated that individuals viewed a mean of 3.75 hours of television per day and 2.81 hours of radio. <...> The main BBC public service broadcasting channels accounted for and estimated 28.4% of all television viewing; the three main independent channels accounted for 29.5% and the increasingly important other satellite and digital channels for the remaining 42.1%. <...> Sales of newspapers have fallen since the 1970s and in 2009 42% of people reported reading a daily national newspaper. <...> Media of the United States Media of the United States consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites. <...> Critics allege that localism, local news and other content at the community level, media spending and coverage of news, and diversity of ownership and views have suffered as a result of these processes of media concentration. 3 Theories to explain the success of such companies include reliance on certain policies of the American federal government or a tendency to natural monopolies in the industry. <...> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vocabulary diverse range of providers – множество разнообразных представителей, поставщиков услуг state-owned public service broadcaster – компания общественного государственного вещания competitors – конкуренты operate – осуществлять деятельность, работать hold a large stake – иметь большой пакет акций satellite broadcaster – спутниковый вещатель to be estimated – оцениваться account <...>
Английский_язык._Спецтексты_для_филологов_учебное_пособие._.pdf
ББК Ш143.21(2Рос.Калм)я73+Ш143.21я73
УДК 811.111(075.8)
А 391
Акименко, Н.А.
Английский язык. Спецтексты для филологов [Текст]: учебное пособие
/ Н.А. Акименко.– Элиста: Изд-во Калм. ун-та, 2014. – 60 с.
Печатается по решению редакционно-издательского совета
ФГБОУ ВПО «Калмыцкий государственный университет»
Настоящее издание представляет собой практикум по дисциплине «Английский
язык», содержит систему упражнений, направленных на развитие
навыков чтения и перевода научных и публицистических текстов по специальности.
В пособие включены проверочные вопросы на знание древних
мифов, сказок, легенд, загадок, пословиц и ключи к ним.
Издание адресовано студентам, обучающихся по направлению «Филология»
профиль «Отечественная филология» – Русский язык и литература.
Рецензенты:
кандидат филологических наук, доцент П.В. Тимачев
(Волгоградский государственный университет);
кандидат филологических наук, доцент Е.В. Куканова
(Волгоградский государственный университет)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I ................................................................................................................. 3
Lesson 1. Media of the United Kingdom and the US ....................................... 3
Lesson 2. Media in London ............................................................................... 6
Lesson 3. Newspapers. Part I. ......................................................................... 10
Lesson 4. Newspapers. Part II. ........................................................................ 15
Lesson 5. Fleet Street ...................................................................................... 20
Lesson 6. Radio ............................................................................................... 28
Lesson 7. Television ....................................................................................... 33
Part II ............................................................................................................. 39
Lesson 8. Origins and Development of the Study of Folklore ....................... 39
Lesson 9. Folklore Societies .......................................................................... 41
Lesson 10. Early Theories of the Origins and Nature of Folklore .................. 43
Lesson 11. Folk Tales ..................................................................................... 45
Lesson 12. Increased Scope of Folklore ......................................................... 47
Lesson 13. Folk song ...................................................................................... 48
Lesson 14. Myths and Tales ............................................................................ 49
Lesson 15. Fable .............................................................................................. 51
Lesson 16. Proverb .......................................................................................... 52
Part III ............................................................................................................ 53
Quiz I ............................................................................................................... 53
Quiz II ............................................................................................................. 54
Quiz III ............................................................................................................ 55
Quiz IV ............................................................................................................ 55
Quiz V .............................................................................................................. 56
Quiz VI ............................................................................................................ 56
Quiz VII .......................................................................................................... 57
Список использованной литературы ...................................................... 58
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