B1_Week 4_Lesson 4_ Vocabulary

1. MODULE 2. Mass Media. ​ ​Week 4.​ Lesson 4. ​ Vocabulary.

MODULE 2.
Mass Media. ​
Week 4.​ Lesson
4. ​ Vocabulary.
Astana IT University​
​School of General Education Disciplines
English for Academic Purposes​​
B1 level​
2026-2027 academic year​

2.

• define and correctly use key
vocabulary related to mass
media.
Lesson
objectives
• apply newly acquired vocabulary
in written contexts.
• analyze mass media texts for
vocabulary usage.

3.

• Warm-up (5 minutes):
• Take a sheet of paper or a
whiteboard, markers, and
sticky notes.
• Brainstorm (one minute) and
illustrate various terms and
concepts related to mass
media.

4.

Word
patterns:
according to sb
inform sb that; inform sb about/of sth
announce sth (to sb); announce that
likely to do; likely that
believe sth; believe in sth; believe that;
believe to be
comment on sth; make a comment (to
sb) about sth
confuse sth/sb with sth/sb; confused
about/by sth
correspond with sth/sb
persuade sb to do; persuade sb that;
persuade sb of sth
point (in) doing
describe sth/sb as; describe sth/sb to sb
tell sb sth; tell sb that; tell sb about
sth/doing; tell sb (not) to do
send sb sth; send sth (to sb)
surprise by surprise; surprised at/by sth
hear sth/sb; hear about sth/sb; hear from sb

5.

Announce
announcement
(un)announced
Word
formation:
Edit editor, editorial,
edited
Power powerful(ly),
powerless(ly),
empower
Belief disbelief, believe, Humour humorous,
(un)believable,
humourless
(un)believably
Ridicule
ridiculous(ly),
ridiculousness
Communicate
communication
(un)communicative,
communicator
Inform information,
(un)informed,
(un)informative
Second secondly,
secondary
Convince convinced
(un)convincing
Journal journalist,
journalism,
journalistic
Write writer, writing,
wrote, (un)written
Discuss discussion
Politics political(ly), politician

6.

Word patterns
Exercise 1. Each of the words in bold is
incorrect. Rewrite them correctly:
1. He's been described by several critics for
our greatest living poet. _____________
2. I think you've confused tabloids by
broadsheets. _____________
3. Do you believe about telepathy?
_____________
4.There's no point of trying to get an
interview with him. He never does interviews!
____________
5. According from this report, scientists have
discovered a new planet. _____________
6. The facts in this article don't correspond
about my own experience at all.
_____________

7.

Word patterns

8.

Word Formation
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when
this is necessary:
1. Why do press photographers think they can turn up at a celebrity's house completely
_________ (ANNOUNCE)?
2. How many means of _________ (COMMUNICATE) do you use on a regular basis?
3. Could you write an _________ (EDIT) for the next issue of the school magazine?
4. You have to have a sense of _________ (HUMOUR) to work on children’s TV!
5. There's an _________ (WRITE) rule on tabloid newspapers that the truth always takes
second place to a good story.
6. When Jill was at _________ (SECOND) school she used to dream of being a DJ on local
radio.
7. Are you thinking of a career in _________ (JOURNAL)?
8. You don't actually get a lot of _________ (INFORM) from a news report on radio or TV.

9.

Word Formation
Exercise 4. Complete the text by changing the form of the word in capitals:
Politics on TV
I love watching (1) ___________ (DISCUSS) programmes, and I love politics, so you'd think I'd enjoy watching (2)
___________ (POLITICS) being interviewed on TV. But I don't. All too often, (3) ___________ (JOURNAL) ask them the
most (4) ___________ (RIDICULE) questions, and, when they do get an interesting question, | I sit there watching in (5)
___________ (BELIEVE) as some of the most (6) ___________ (POWER) people in the country give totally (7) ___________
(CONVINCE) responses. It's as if they don't care whether their reply is (8) ___________ (BELIEVE) or not. Often, they're very
poor (9) ___________
(COMMUNICATE), and they're frequently even more (10) ___________ (INFORM) about key issues than I am. I don't expect
them to be particularly (11) ___________ (HUMOUR) – they are serious people, after all - but at least they could say
something interesting occasionally. It makes me want to stand for election myself!

10.

Word Formation
Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. The company __________ (announce) their new product at the upcoming conference.
2. She is the __________ (edit) of the fashion magazine.
3. His __________ (belive) in ghosts made him afraid of the dark.
4. The movie was so __________ (humour) that the audience couldn't stop laughing.
5. Effective __________ (communicate) is essential in building strong relationships.
6. I need more __________ (inform) before I can make a decision.
7. The lawyer presented a __________ (convince) argument in the courtroom.
8. He works as a __________ (journal) for a popular news outlet.
9. The college organized a __________ (discuss) on environmental issues.
10. The __________ (politic) candidate gave a powerful speech at the rally.

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Answer keys:

12.

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