Englisch JO16 1. Semester

Englisch JO16 1. Semester

Englisch JO16 1. Semester


Dario Brazerol
This set of flashcards helps university-level students learn English, focusing on political and economic vocabulary. It covers terms like "horse-trading," "rainbow coalition," and "sleaze factor," which are essential for understanding political processes and economic concepts. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced learners, students, and professionals, these cards enhance fluency and comprehension in complex subjects.
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English
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English
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University
Created / Updated
03.12.2016 / 12.01.2017

Cartes-fiches

footage (noun) [U]

a piece of film, especially one showing an event

clip (film, TV) (noun) [C] 

a short part of a film or television programme

vox pop (noun) [U]

interviews with members of the public on a radio or television programme

talking head (noun) [C] informal

a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen

photo opportunity (noun) [C]

a situation or event that lends itself to and is often arranged expressly for the taking of pictures that favourably publicize the individuals photographed

sound bite (noun) [C]

in film and broadcasting, a sound bite is a very short piece of footage taken from a longer speech or interview in which someone with authority says something which is considered by those who edit the speech or interview to be a most important point

audience (group noun)

the group of people gathered in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc., or the (number of) people watching or listening to a particular television or radio programme

commercial (also spots) (noun) [C] commercial break (noun) [C]

describes radio or television that is paid for by advertisements which are broadcast between and during programmes: an interval during a radio or television program for the purpose of broadcasting commercials

prime time or peak time (noun) [U] 

in television and radio broadcasting, the time when the largest number of people are watching or listening

ratings (plural noun) 

a list of television and radio programmes showing how popular they are

slot (noun) [C]

an amount of time which is officially allowed for a single event in a planned order of activities or events

current affairs (plural noun)

political, social, and economic events that are happening now and are discussed in n ews programmes and newspapers

sitcom (noun) [C]

situation comedy

romcom (noun) [C]

romantic comedy

infotainment (noun) [U]

programme that is part information and part entertainment

docudrama (noun) [C]

programme that is part documentary and part drama

station (noun)

A company that broadcasts radio or television programmes

programme (noun) (program US)

A radio or television show

channel (noun)

A television station and the programme it broadcasts

coverage (noun)

The amount of attention that the media pay to a story

bulletin (noun)

A short news broadcast (radio or TV)

remote control

device used to work a piece of electronic equipment (radio, TV) from a distance

tabloid (noun) [C] 

a type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports

the gutter press (noun) [U] UK DISAPPROVING

the type of newspapers which pay more attention to shocking stories about crime and sex than to serious matters

broadsheet (noun) [C] UK 

a newspaper that is printed on large paper, or an advertisement printed on a large sheet of paper

section (noun) [C]

A newspaper is divided into sections (sports, business, entertainment etc.)

supplement (noun) [C]

a part of a magazine or newspaper, either produced separately or as part of the magazine or newspaper

circulation (noun) [C usually singular]

C (usually singular) the number of people to whom a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold

readership (group noun) [C] 

the group of people who regularly read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc.

subscription (noun) [C]

an agreement to pay an amount of money so that you will receive something such as a magazine or a service

newsroom (noun) [C]

an office at a television or radio station or a newspaper where news is collected and reports are prepared for broadcasting or publishing

editor (noun) [C]

a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine

editorial (noun) [C] (UK ALSO leader or leading article)

an article in a newspaper which expresses the editor's opinion on a subject of particular interest at the present time

hack (WRITER) (noun) [C] DISAPPROVING

a journalist (= writer for newspapers or magazines) whose work is low in quality or lacks imagination

column (noun) [C] 

a regular newspaper or magazine article on a particular subject or by a particular reporter

columnist (noun) [C] 

someone who writes a regular article for a newspaper or magazine: a gossip / sports columnist

correspondent (noun) [C]

a person employed by a newspaper, a television station, etc. to report on a particular subject or send reports from a foreign country (foreign / war correspondent)

source (noun) [C]

person or people who provide information to a journalist

on / off the record

refers to whether information given can be used for publication or not

credible (adjective)

someone or something that can be trusted

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