Unit 9 Flashcards
Broadcasting (n)
When programmes are sent out on television or radio
Commercial (n)
An advertisement which is broadcast on television or radio
Current affairs (plural n)
Political news about events happening now
Editor (n)
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
Episode (n)
One of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio
Gossip column (n)
The part of a newspaper in which you find stories about the social and private lives of famous people
Headlines (plural n)
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
Make a name for oneself (exp)
To become famous or respected by a lot of people
Microphones (n)
A piece of equipment that you speak into to make your voice louder, or to record your voice or othersounds
Network (n)
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
Presenter (n)
Someone who introduces a television or radio show
Press (n)
Newspaper and magazines, and those parts of television and radio which broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who work for them
Privacy (n)
Someone’s right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret
Producer (n)
A person who makes the practical and financial arrangements needed to make a film, play, television or radio programme
Publication (n)
The act of making information or stories available to people in a printed form
Publicity (n)
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
Quiz show (n)
A TV or radio programme based on game or competition in which you answer questions
Reality TV show (n)
A television programme about ordinary people who are filmed in real situations, rather than actors
Role model (n)
A person who someone admires and whose behavious they try to copy
Scriptwriter (n)
A person who writes the words for film or radio or television broadcast
Set designer (n)
A person who decides which pictures, furniture, etc. will be used when a film or play is performed or recorded
Tabloid (n)
A type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports
