Unit 11

Connect the following words with the relevant media.

magazine ________
chat room ________
CD player ________
bookshop ________
TV channel ________
print advertisement ________
tweeting ________
pop-up advertisement ________
comic book ________
web page ________
TV commercial ________

Complete the text with the correct words.

People will do anything to gain popularity. Celebrities ________ say they are addicted to social networking and ________, that is, exchanging tweets. Their private lives ________ constantly invaded by new media but this is what they want. Photographs of them are ________ at any time and everywhere, not just at official events. Some of them do not feel safe unless they are accompanied by a security ________. Popularity brings risk. They may feel in danger, particularly when their ________ media profile is hacked. Sometimes they can also ________ threatened ________ their fans going crazy.

Read the text and say whether the following sentences are true or false.

Celebrities complain that their privacy is increasingly being taken away because their lives are exposed by the media. However, they are much more exposed if they have a profile on social networks. One solution would be not to have one. But can they really avoid having a place on the giant social networks that connect everybody everywhere? They certainly can't. Just as people can't avoid being connected to the Web, otherwise they would be literally cut off. But by being connected, our lives are exposed to anybody's curiosity and criticism. Thanks to smartphones, everybody is a photographer and taking pictures in public places and posting them on the Net is not forbidden. It is impossible to imagine the future of social networks, but while we appreciate their advantages, we are still scared of the consequences of the total lack of privacy, which doesn't only come from social networks but from any kind of electronic connection. Every time a credit card is used, a flight is booked online or GPS is turned on, we become exposed. This is called traceability and, among other things, it also exposes us to being sent lots of unwanted advertisements and spam.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb be.

1. At this very moment, millions of videos ________ posted online.
2. People ________ annoyed by all the spam they receive into their inboxes.
3. In recent years, our lives ________ changed radically by technology.
4. In last year's contest, really talented competitors ________ awarded the prize, and since then some of them ________ given public praise even at an international level.
5. Let's hope that hackers ________ stopped and that people's lives and fortunes will be safer.

Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. Excellent pictures are easily ________ with smartphones.
2. Celebrities' privacy ________ too often recently.
3. Spying on people's lives ________.
4. A delicious meal ________ by this famous chef.
5. Yesterday's meeting ________ to next Monday.
6. An introduction to the screening ________ by the film director himself.

Match the words to their definitions.

1. A person whose job is to put make-up on the faces of actors and models. ________
2. Somebody who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of a film. ________
3. A group of people working together on the making of a film. ________
4. The person who looks after the costumes worn by actors in a play or film. ________
5. A person who draws or paints pictures for books or posters. ________
6. Somebody whose job is to protect people or places. ________

Listen to the conversation between Alison and Martin and say whether the following sentences are true or false.

Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. After the new haircut, he saw ________ reflected in the mirror and was surprised.
2. As there are 12 of us, let's phone ________ to confirm the place and time of the appointment for the school trip.
3. How long have Peter and Sue known ________?
4. He looked as if he was talking to ________, but he was speaking on the phone.
5. I am sure the sink is fixed now. I did it ________.
6. The First Lady ________ was present at the award ceremony.

Combine the following examples with the meaning of the verb get.

1. I am almost ready. I am getting ready. ________
2. Paul is getting more organised in his studies and his results are getting better. ________
3. Such traffic! I got to work late and I had to remain at work until 7. ________
4. We are getting on very well together and have become good friends. ________
5. Here it is! I have just got a message from him saying he is late again. How boring! ________
6. He went out to get the newspaper. ________

Choose the correct alternative to complete the text.

When I ________ into the hall, I couldn't believe my eyes. My hero ________ interviewed by journalists from a popular ________ while his fans were waiting to get a glimpse of ________. I was excited because I was going to meet him. At that precise moment he turned towards me and we looked at ________ for a few seconds. I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown. My favourite singer ________ had seen me and wanted to get ________ to me. Then, the alarm went off and I woke up.