Tematic exercises
Television genres
There are a variety of popular television genres such as television series, feature-length TV movies, soap operas, political debates, talk shows, news programs, weather forecast, documentaries, quiz shows, children’s programs, sports programs, and cooking programs. Bring an English-speaking example for all these genres, then add other genres to the list with examples.
Reliable online and offline media sources
What online and offline media sources should we trust? Watch the following video on the CrashCourse channel to learn how you can decide if a media source is trustworthy or not. After watching the video, form discussion groups to talk about the topic of media reliability.
Dangers and risks related to media consumption
Explain with your own words the meaning of the following dangers and risks related to media consumption. Which age groups are most affected by the different dangers and risks? Discuss.
- Chain mail and spamming
- Internet fraud (e. g. pyramid schemes)
- Addiction
- Violent or pornographic content
- Bullying and hate speech
- Blackmail and intimidation
- Extreme content and radicalization
- Phishing and stealing data
- Sexual harassment
- Self-harm, mental problems
Physical books or e-books?
Watch the following video on why physical books still outsell e-books, and summarize the reasons.
Changes of the advertising landscape
Based on the infographic bellow discuss on the topic. Try to find the reasons of this changes.
Consumers and ads
Based on the following infographic compare what each generations want ads to do.
