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Unit 4. THE MASS MEDIA
In the Reading section, you will improve your Reading skill through the articles about people who are somehow related to technology field and learn some more tips on how to deal with Multiple-choice questions.
A. Think about social media that you use. Which of these adjectives would you use to describe them? Why? Leave your comments in the box below.
addictive
dangerous
essential
fun
helpful
irritating
time-saving
time-wasting
B. Read the articles below. What relationship do the two people have with modern technology? Leave your comments in the box below.
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C. For questions 1 — 4, choose the answer a, b, c or d which you think fits best according to the text.
1. According to the article, Joe Simpson is unrivalled as
a. a writer.
b. a literary critic.
c. a mountaineer.
d. a celebrity.
2. What effect have the tweets had on Simpson?
a. They have deeply traumatised him.
b. They have slightly amused him.
c. They have made him extremely angry.
d. They have impressed him.
3. Why has the writer of the second text listed several questions together at the beginning of paragraph 2?
a. to point out that nobody really knows the effects of technology
b. to express his or her fear about how widespread technology has become
c. to help us understand what cyborg anthropologists are interested in finding out about
d. to make us consider how we use technology in our everyday lives
4. What does Amber Case say about users of mobile phones?
a. They treat them as if they were human.
b. They become very slow when they use them.
c. They pay more attention to them than to their children.
d. They keep losing them.
Tips on choosing the correct option
• Read the text quickly first to get a general idea of the topic.
• Try and identify people% relationship to the topic.
• Read the question and options carefully and underline parts of the text which may fit the options.
• Be careful not to make quick decisions or choose options that reflect your own ideas on the topic.
Answers:
1c (While Simpson's mountaineering and survival skills are second to none,...)
2b (Simpson sees the funny side of it all. He said that it was quite comical...)
3c ('These are the kinds of questions my work tries to help answer,' says Case.)
4a (She claims that mobile phones have become like miniature children. 'If they cry ... when they're lost, we panic.)
D. Complete the sentences with these words.
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