Revision: Student's Book page 68 1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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injured participants sign up spectators
1 People who stand in the street during the Thai water
throwing festival are
2 The authorities the cheese rolling festival but
the tradition soon started again.
3 Every year at the water throwing festival, people are
in car accidents.
4
in the bull running need to be very fast runners.
5
at the bull running must stay behind the fences
along the road.
6 There were a lot of at the last cheese rolling
15 people were hurt.
7 If you want to take part in the cheese festival, you don't
have to - you can simply join in.
8 If a bull catches you with its you can get badly
injured.
9 Some people are about the number of
casualties at the water throwing festival.
2 Quickly read the text. True or false?
Broadcast media include, first of all, radio and television. These were the new inventions that partially replaced books and papers in the twentieth century. They made possible a more quick transmission of information. Moreover, television has become an extremely popular entertainment for everybody who has a TV set at home. There are hundreds of channels. Millions of people still watch movies and TV shows every day.
Recently, though, all the previous types of mass media have given way to the newest, revolutionary service – the Internet. One can read paper articles and books, listen to broadcasted programs and music, watch videos, including online transmissions of the TV channels, and everything at one place: on the Internet. It is very convenient. Almost everybody can access the Internet via their mobile phones now. It is an instant way of transmitting information worldwide.
In my opinion, the Internet is the best invention of the twentieth century. It is a fantastic thing that allows people to use knowledge and experience of the whole human community. I never read newspapers or watch television, I use the Internet instead. I can find there any information I need – from books for my studies to recipes and dance video lessons.