Traditional Media | Intermediate Vocabulary
Describing Traditional Media in English
Traditional media includes television news, radio programs, and newspapers which form a sort of institution in modern democracies. The reporters and editors usually have formal training in journalism, and they hold a lot of responsibility to report the truth about current events.
Learn 15 words to describe traditional media
Use these flashcards to learn the meaning of the terms for this unit. You can also practice the pronunciation by listening to the audio on each card.
Practice Exercises for Traditional Media Vocabulary
Exercise 1 – Find the vocabulary in this word search game
Exercise 1 – Find the vocabulary in this word search game
Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context
Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context
Exercise 3 – Listening activity
Exercise 3 – Listening activity
Exercise 4 – Speaking activity
Exercise 4 – Speaking activity
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Question 1 of 14
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Match the terms with their definitions.
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- promise
- entire
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a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something
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complete or full
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more then two but not very many
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one of the parts that form something
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Question 2 of 14
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Newspaper sales __________ when the economy is bad.CorrectIncorrect -
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3. Question
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Some people only read the __________ of an article so they don’t know the details of the story.CorrectIncorrect -
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4. Question
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When the prime minister wants to make a statement, she speaks to ___________.CorrectIncorrect -
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5. Question
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While the newspaper is published __________, most magazines are only published monthly.CorrectIncorrect -
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6. Question
Complete the sentence with the missing word:
Many countries have laws that protect the practice of __________ so that media can freely publish the news.CorrectIncorrect -
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Question 7 of 14
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The __________ section of the paper has articles about music, art, movies, and lifestyle.CorrectIncorrect -
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The __________ told the reporter to rewrite the article because it was too biased.CorrectIncorrect -
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The __________ section of the newspaper has all the information about recent news.CorrectIncorrect -
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The __________ government made a law for the whole country.CorrectIncorrect -
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Question 11 of 14
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I can’t believe you did that! You _________ to keep my secret.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 12 of 14
12. Question
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__________ reporters arrived on the scene.CorrectIncorrect -
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13. Question
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The __________ team was suspended for cheating.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 14 of 14
14. Question
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
My favorite __________ of the newspaper is sports.CorrectIncorrect
Let us review the vocabulary terms to describe traditional media.
| Term | Part of speech | Definition |
| culture | noun | the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time |
| current events | noun | important events that are happening in the world |
| daily | adj | happening, done, made, used, or existing every day |
| decline | verb | to become lower in amount or less in number |
| editor | noun | a person whose job is to fix or improve something |
| entire | adj | complete or full |
| headline | noun | the title written in large letters over a story in a newspaper |
| journalism | noun | the activity or job of collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio |
| national | adj | of or relating to an entire nation or country |
| promise | noun | a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something |
| publish | verb | to prepare and produce (a book, magazine, etc.) for sale |
| section | noun | one of the parts that form something |
| several | adj | more than two but not very many |
| the press | noun | newspapers, magazines, and radio and television news reports |
| whole | adj | having all the parts |