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Coursebook

Module 4

4.1 Evolution of the Media

Pages 8-9
QUIZ – Media Quiz
1. troll; 2. network; 3. user; 4. soap opera; 5. actress; 6. channels; 7. prime time; 8. emojis;
9. headline; 10. film.

The TV

Page 10
Lead-in
These companies provide TV contents on streaming.

Reading Comprehension
B. 1. The budget for The Crown was 100 million pounds. 2. In the 90’s Netflix was a DVD postal
delivery service. 3. Any of these are possible: Netflix has no schedules; Netflix has no live
shows; Netflix subscribers can watch it when and where they want. 4. Netflix is changing the
types of TV shows by making all the episodes available at the same time. 5. Student’s answer.
C. 1. c; 2. d; 3. b; 4. e; 5. a.
D. a. 2; b. 3; c. 5.

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Grammar
A. 1. started out; 2. talked with; 3. sitting in; 4. go in; 5. staring at; 6. listened to; 7. turning out;
8. waiting for.
B. “Wake up” and “Hold on”.
C. Wake up means to stop sleeping (acordar); Hold on means to wait (esperar).
D. 1. b; 2. c; 3. a.

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Vocabulary
A. 1. f; 2. b; 3. e; 4. a; 5. c; 6. i; 7. d; 8. h; 9. j; 10. g.
B. A tween is a boy or girl between the age of 8 and 12.
1. television; smartphone; 2. tablet, smartphone and computer; 3. sixth; seventh; 4. last
position.
C. 1. b; 2. a; 3. d;4. C.

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Reading Comprehension
B. 1. a; 2. b; 3. b.
C. a. 3; b. 4; c. 6; d. 7; e. 9.
D. a. 2; b. 4; c. 7; d. 8.
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Listening
A. 1. bed; 2. phone; 3. fan; 4. tv; 5. couch.
B. 1. c; 2. a; 3. e; 4. b; 5. d.

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Project 1
A. Positive – 1, 2, 3; 4; Negative – 4, 5, 6, 7.

The Radio

Page 20
Lead-in
A. a. 3; b. 1; c. 2; d. 4.
B. “Extremamente desagradável” and “Mata-Bicho” play on Antena 3. “O Homem que mordeu
o Cão” and “Mixórdia de Temáticas” play on Radio Comercial.

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Reading Comprehension
B. 1. … take a lot of tech. 2. … podcasts are pretty free-form, creative and personality-driven.
3. … our cell phones.
C. 1. c; 2. b; 3. c; 4. b.

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A. 1. ø; 2. in; 3. at; 4. Ø.
B. 1. at; 2. in; 3. in; 4. on; 5. on; 6. in.; 7. at.

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Listening
A. 1. The question asked is “Why do people do good in the world?”. 2. The speaker’s name is
Walter Rutkowsky and he is an Executive Director and Secretary of the Carnegie Hero Fund
Comission.
3. 1. civilian; 2. voluntary; 3. safety; 4. save; 5. life; 4. She saw a woman being mauled, being
attacked by a bull in a pasture.5. She overcame an electric fence. 6. If Laura hadn’t acted, the
woman would have died.

Print Media

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Reading Comprehension
B. 1. Spotlight.2. Good Night and Good Luck. 3. Spotlight/ All the President’s Men. 4. All the
President’s Men. 5. Spotlight/ Good Night and Good Luck/ All the President’s Men.
C. 1. c; 2. f; 3. a; 4. e; 5. d; 6. b.
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D. 1. investigation; 2. report; 3. reporters; 4. scandal; 5. journalists; 6. newsroom; 7. cover-up;

8. typewriter; 9. printed word.
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Grammar
A. a. Then/Later; b. On the other hand; c. Similarly / Likewise; d. Instead.
B. a; d; c; b.
C. 1. b; 2. c; 3. a.

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Reading Comprehension
B. News #1: Alex Jones; August 2017; Americas; Strongest Hurricane; There is no category six
in hurricanes.
News #2: A woman; 22nd March; London, UK; A woman wearing a hijab and talking on the
phone seemed indifferent to the tragedy; The picture was misinterpreted.
C. Student’s answer. Suggestion: Strongest Hurricane at America’s doorstep! and Horrible
Terrorist Attack at Westminster!
D. 1. headline; 2. cartoon; 3. reviews; 4. report; 5. index.

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Vocabulary
A. 1. weather forecast; 2. front page; 3. classified ads; 4. cartoon strip; 5. horoscope; 6.
crossword.
B. 1. h; 2. j; 3. e; 4. i; 5. a; 6. k; 7. c; 8. l; 9. b; 10. m; 11. g; 12. d; 13. f.
C. 1. tabloid; 2. critic; 3. correspondent; 4. editorial.

4.2 Internet and Global Communication

Source of Information and Knowledge

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Reading Comprehension
A. 1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. a.
B. a. 3; b. 2; c. 5.
C. 1. screening; 2. reliable; 3. queries; 4. oblige; 5. shopaholic; 6. accurate.

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Grammar
A. 1. Tess said they spoke English all the time on the net. 2. James said he had done his
homework the day before while searching for information on the net. 3. Tim’s sister said blogs
were very influential components of the internet. 4. Jessica said Google translated into more
than 80 languages. 5. Derry said the verb ‘to google’ had appeared in the Oxford English
Dictionary in 2006. 6. Joana said her boss had taught them how to use a search engine that
morning. 7. Kim’s co-worker said the site she had talked about was really interesting.
B. 1. Fiona said she had bought her Google Home the weekend before/ the previous weekend.
2. Mark said he had stood there for quite a long time. 3. Jason said he was too sleepy. 4.
Timberland said they had waited for the projects till 6 o’clock.
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Page 40
Listening
B. 1. feel; 2. embrace; 3. type ; 4. found; 5. sit; 6. make; 7. see. C. 1. The singer has fallen in
love with a person who doesn’t love her back as much. 2. The singer met this person online. 3.
Yes, she does. 4. Student’s answer. 5. Student’s answer.

Digital Divide

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B. 1. b; 2. c; 3. d; 4. a.
C. 1. b; 2. c; 3. f; 4. a; 5. d; 6. e.
D. 1. referred; 2. included; 3. used; 4. existed.

Media Ethics and Net Neutrality

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A. 1. manipulated; 2. information; 3. Publication; 4. journalists.
B. 1. F – “Governments and corporations may attempt to manipulate news media.” 2. F
– “Those being manipulated may not be aware of this.” 3. T – “Revelation of military
secrets and other sensitive government information may be contrary to the public
interest, even if it is true.” 4. F – “Photo journalists who cover war and disasters
confront situations which may shock the sensitivities of their audiences. For example,
human remains are rarely shown.”

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A. 1. can / may; 2. may / can; 3. should
B. 1. must; 2. can / may; should; 3. must; 4. should; 5. should.

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B. 1. b; 2. c; 3. a; 4. c.
C. a. 6; b. 5; c. 1; d. 2.
D. 1. d; 2. a; 3. e; 4. g; 5. b; 6. f.

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B. 1. On the 14th December 2017, the FCC revoked the 2015 Open Internet Order. 2. It allowed
open and fair access to the internet. 3. US providers will be able to slow down data traffic to
and from certain websites, to give preferential treatment to other websites. 4. No, it has not.
5. Those who would suffer more would be the people who are digitally impoverished, because
their governments could impose even more restrictions.
C. 1. d; 2. f; 3. a; 4. e; 5. B.
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Progress Test

Page 54
Reading Comprehension
A. 1. False. “One in six British teens believe they’ll be famous”. 2. True. “Reality TV can make
you famous for 15 minutes but it’s unrealistic to expect that to carry on”. 3. True. “For every
viewer who likes you, there are five who don’t.” 4. True. “The whole world was discussing how
I talk, what I eat, who I hang out with”.
B. 1. hopefuls; 2. sadly; 3. expect; 4. features.
C. 1. a; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a.

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Grammar
A. 1. c; 2. g; 3. a; 4. e; 5. f; 6. b; 7. d.
B. 1. at; on. 2. in.3. in. 4. at.
C. 1. Sarah said she had started singing lessons when she was six. 2. Sarah said she had ended
up being judged only on what she had worn. 3. Ron said reality TV could make you famous for
15 minutes. 4. Kelly said the whole world had discussed what she ate and who she hung out
with.
D. 1. should; 2. can; 3. must; 4. may.