Clues for Mass Media Mind Map gap fill:
1. A special section of a newspaper, magazine or web site containing advertisements.
2. A publication that provides the name, address and telephone number alphabetically listed under
types of business or service headings
3. a large outdoor advertising structure
4. an optical disc used to store digital data (typically 700Mb of storage space)
5. optical disks that can hold at least 4.7 megabytes of information
6. an act punishable by law
7. film or video that explores a subject in a way the public expects to be factual and accurate
8. designed for profit
9. information about recent and important events
10. presents dramatic or humorous situations and actual events, and usually features ordinary
people instead of professional actors
11. a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences
and hobbies
12. The process of building online communities, often accomplished both through 'groups' and
'friends lists' that allow greater interaction on websites
13. a form of real-time direct text-based communication between two or more people
Answers:
1. Classifieds
 A special section of a newspaper, magazine or web site containing advertisements.
2. Yellow pages
 A publication that provides the name, address and telephone number alphabetically listed
under types of business or service headings
3. Billboards
 a large outdoor advertising structure
4. CDs
 an optical disc used to store digital data (typically 700Mb of storage space)
5. DVDs
 optical disks that can hold at least 4.7 megabytes of information
6. Crime
 an act punishable by law
7. Documentary
 film or video that explores a subject in a way the public expects to be factual and accurate
8. Commercial
 designed for profit
9. News
 information about recent and important events
10. Reality-based show
 presents dramatic or humorous situations and actual events, and usually features ordinary
people instead of professional actors
11. Blogs
 a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal
experiences and hobbies
12. Social Networking
 The process of building online communities, often accomplished both through 'groups' and
'friends lists' that allow greater interaction on websites
13. Instant messaging
 a form of real-time direct text-based communication between two or more people
Mass Media
No. of Lessons
Grade
Teachers
Objectives/
Learning Outcomes
Time
10 min
1
2nd Gimnazija
Mojca Fink and Amresh Prakash Torul
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and explain the
different types of mass media.
Teachers activities
English teacher
Foreign teacher
Introduction:
Introduce the topic and
explain the term mass
media with examples.
20 min
Support the explanation
and provide students with
Slovene translations where
necessary.
15 min
Instructions for handout
Briefly explain to students
what they should do with
the handout. Then move
around the classroom to
help students.
Write down notes on the
board.
PowerPoint
Present the content of the
PowerPoint slides
prepared for the lesson
about Mass Media.
Move around the
classroom to help students
and check answers with
students at the end.
Student activities
Follow introduction, interact
with teachers and take notes.
Watch the presentation and
take notes if/when necessary.
Complete mind map
Use the clues on the handout
to complete the mind map
about Mass Media
Evaluation
When asked what the mass media is, most students had an idea its meaning but very few could
actually explain it properly in English. Several of them could list some of the examples of mass media.
The PowerPoint presentation therefore provided the students with the content required to inform them
about the mass media. A section of the class needed Slovene translations in order to understand
parts of the presentation. Some students did not like the fact that everything was on PowerPoint
because it meant they had to take more notes. It was then noted that many students like to receive
handouts that complement a PowerPoint. Completing the mind map was relatively easy for the
students, which showed that they had a good understanding of the topic at the end of the lesson.