Unit 9 Flashcards

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Broadcasting (n)

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When programmes are sent out on television or radio

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Commercial (n)

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An advertisement which is broadcast on television or radio

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Current affairs (plural n)

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Political news about events happening now

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Editor (n)

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A person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are print or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine

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Episode (n)

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One of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio

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Gossip column (n)

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The part of a newspaper in which you find stories about the social and private lives of famous people

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Headlines (plural n)

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The lines of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper, or the main points of the news that are broadcast on television or radio

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Make a name for oneself (exp)

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To become famous or respected by a lot of people

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Microphones (n)

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A piece of equipment that you speak into to make your voice louder, or to record your voice or othersounds

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Network (n)

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A large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts oe between the parts and a control centre

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Presenter (n)

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Someone who introduces a television or radio show

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Press (n)

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Newspaper and magazines, and those parts of television and radio which broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who work for them

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Privacy (n)

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Someone’s right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret

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Producer (n)

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A person who makes the practical and financial arrangements needed to make a film, play, television or radio programme

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Publication (n)

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The act of making information or stories available to people in a printed form

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Publicity (n)

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The activity of making certain that someone or something attracts a lot of interest or attention from many people, or attention received as a result of this activity

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Quiz show (n)

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A TV or radio programme based on game or competition in which you answer questions

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Reality TV show (n)

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A television programme about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations, rather than actors

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Role model (n)

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A person who someone admires and whose behavious they try to copy

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Scriptwriter (n)

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A person who writes the words for film or radio or television broadcast

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Set designer (n)

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A person who decides which pictures, furniture, etc. will be used when a film or play is performed or recorded

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Tabloid (n)

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A type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports