F_Teologie Unit 7

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Unit 7

Mass Media Today (II)

I Answer the following questions:

1. Have you ever watched a Reality TV show?

2. Do you think they are popular in Romania? Why or why not?

3. Do we ever watch TV ust to keep ourselves !usy and avoid "eelin# lonely?

II. You are going to read an article about eality T! shows. "or questions #$#%& choose the answer (A&

'& or ) which you thin* fits best according to the te+t.

Reality television is a #enre o" television pro#rammin# which$ it is claimed$ presents unscripted dramatic or

humorous situations$ documents actual events$ and "eatures ordinary people rather than pro"essional actors.

%t could !e descri!ed as a "orm o" arti"icial or &hei#htened& documentary. 'lthou#h the #enre has e(isted in

some "orm or another since the early years o" television$ the current e(plosion o" popularity dates "rom

around 2))).

Reality television covers a wide ran#e o" television pro#rammin# "ormats$ "rom #ame or *ui+ shows which

resem!le the "rantic$ o"ten demeanin# pro#rammes produced in ,apan in the 1-)s and 1--)s /a modern

e(ample is 0aki no tsukai$ to surveillance or voyeurism "ocused productions such as i# rother.

4ritics say that the term &reality television& is somewhat o" a misnomer and that such shows "re*uently

portray a modi"ied and hi#hly in"luenced "orm o" reality$ with participants put in e(otic locations or

a!normal situations$ sometimes coached to act in certain ways !y o""screen handlers$ and with events on

screen manipulated throu#h editin# and other postproduction techni*ues.

5art o" reality television6s appeal is due to its a!ility to place ordinary people in e(traordinary situations. 7or

e(ample$ on the '4 show$ The achelor$ an eli#i!le male dates a do+en women simultaneously$ travellin#

on e(traordinary dates to scenic locales. Reality television also has the potential to turn its participants intonational cele!rities$ outwardly in talent and per"ormance pro#rams such as 5op %dol$ thou#h "re*uently

8urvivor and i# rother participants also reach some de#ree o" cele!rity.

8ome commentators have said that the name &reality television& is an inaccurate description "or several

styles o" pro#ram included in the #enre. %n competition!ased pro#rams such as i# rother and 8urvivor$

and other speciallivin#environment shows like The Real World$ the producers desi#n the "ormat o" the

show and control the daytoday activities and the environment$ creatin# a completely "a!ricated world in

which the competition plays out.

5roducers speci"ically select the participants$ and use care"ully desi#ned scenarios$ challen#es$ events$ and

settin#s to encoura#e particular !ehaviours and con"licts. 9ark urnett$ creator o" 8urvivor and other realityshows$ has a#reed with this assessment$ and avoids the word &reality& to descri!e his shows: he has said$ &%

tell #ood stories. %t really is not reality TV. %t really is unscripted drama.&

1. %n the "irst line$ the writer says 6it is claimed6 !ecause

'. they a#ree with the statement.

. everyone a#rees with the statement.

4. no one a#rees with the statement.

D. they want to distance themselves "rom the statement.

2. Reality television has'. always !een this popular.

. has !een popular since well !e"ore 2)))

4. has only !een popular since 2))).

D. has !een popular since appro(imately 2))).


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3. ,apan

'. is the only place to produce demeanin# TV shows.

. has produced demeanin# TV shows copied elsewhere.

4. produced i# rother.

D. invented surveillance "ocused productions.

;. 5eople have criticised reality television !ecause

'. it is demeanin#.. it uses e(otic locations.

4. the name is inaccurate.

D. it shows reality.

. The term 6reality television6 is inaccurate

'. "or all pro#rams.

. ust "or i# rother and 8urvivor.

4. "or talent and per"ormance pro#rams.

D. "or speciallivin#environment pro#rams.

. 5roducers choose the participants'. on the #round o" talent.

. only "or speciallivin#environment shows.

4. to create con"lict amon# other thin#s.

D. to make a "a!ricated world.

-. 9ark urnett

'. was a participant on 8urvivor.

. is a critic o" reality TV.

4. thinks the term 6reality television6 is inaccurate.

D. writes the script "or 8urvivor.

1). 8hows like 8urvivor'. are de"initely reality TV.

. are scripted.

4. have #ood narratives.

D. are theatre.

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III.# "ill in the ga,s in the following te+t with a word fro- the list below:

tolerate, hardly, amount, solitude, daily, inner, response, most, soon, contrary, experience, immediately.

To !rin# some /1 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA into our lives is one o" the most necessary !ut also /2 AAAAAAAAAA

di""icult disciplines. Bven thou#h we may have a deep desire "or real solitude$ we also /3 AAAAAAAAAAAA acertain apprehension as we approach that solitary place and time. 's /; AAAAAAAAAAAAA as we are alone$

without people to talk with$ !ooks to read$ TV to watch$ or phone calls to make$ an /
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AAAAAAAAAAAA shut out all our inner dou!ts$ an(ieties$ "ears$ !ad memories$ unresolved con"licts$ an#ry

"eelin#s$ and impulsive desires. Cn the / AAAAAAAAAAAA$ when we have removed our outer distractions$ we

o"ten "ind that our inner distractions mani"est themselves to us in "ull "orce ...E

8olitude is not a spontaneous /- AAAAAAAAAAA to an occupied and preoccupied li"e. There are too

many reasons not to !e alone. There"ore we must !e#in !y care"ully plannin# some solitude. 7ive or ten

minutes a day may !e all we can /1) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. 5erhaps we are ready "or an hour every day$ an

a"ternoon every week$ a day every month$ or a week every year. The /11 AAAAAAAAAA o" time will vary "or

each person accordin# to temperament$ a#e$ o!$ li"estyle$ and maturity. ut we do not take the spiritual li"e

seriously i" we do not set aside some time to !e with and listen to 0od. We may have to write it in !lack and

white in our /12 AAAAAAAAAAA calendar so that no!ody else can take away this period o" time. Then we will

!e a!le so say to our "riends$ nei#h!ors$ students$ customers$ clients$ or patients$ F%Gm sorry$ !ut %Gve already

made an appointment at that time and it canGt !e chan#ed. /Henri Iouwen$ The discipline of solitude

III.. /or*ing in ,airs& bring argu-ents for0against one of the following state-ents:

/1 8olitude and contemplation are a waste o" time and may lead to depression.

/2 Cne can !e a #ood 4hristian even i" one never sets aside any time "or prayer.

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