The media 1 Choose the most appropriate word from the box to complete each sentence.
politician search engine article programme
photography reality TV show soap opera comedy
1 The people on a reality TV show are watched by cameras 24 hours a day.
2 When a newspaper journalist writes an it is printed in a newspaper.
3 When a TV journalist makes a report it is shown on a news .
4 A is a person who makes or wants to make decisions in government.
5 I watched a great last night and I couldn’t stop laughing!
6 If you want to find something on the Internet, start with a .
7 The quality of John’s pictures impressed the judges with his skill in .
8 I watch a every night because I want to see the characters develop.

Articles
2 Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1 Look at this picture. Do you like a dress she is wearing? the dress
2 I don’t really enjoy watching a documentaries.
3 But I did enjoy all documentaries I watched last night.
4 He works for radio station.
5 My brother’s the journalist. He works for big newspaper. 6 I heard a good programme on radio last night.

Relative pronouns
3 Match the beginning and end of each sentence. (numbers with letters)
1 A news reporter is a person
2 David Bailey is a photographer
3 A webcast is a programme
4 A documentary is a programme
5 This is the presenter
6 The EU is a group of countries

A which gives you information on a topic.
B who interviewed Bill Gates on TV.
C who takes pictures of the rich and famous.
D that have political and economic ties.
E who researches and writes about stories.
F which is broadcast on the Internet.

answer

answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)