reading comprehension: india's media reaction to big brother

8/18/2019 Reading comprehension: India's Media Reaction to Big Brother

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Since the eviction of Jade Goody from the British reality TV show "Big

Brother", according to the British press, Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is now

the most popular housemate. But in India, the media is telling a very differentstory.

um!ai is no stranger to the world of glit and glamour !ut the home of

Bollywood is starting to #uestion the motives of one of its most esta!lished

actresses, Shilpa Shetty, who is currently starring in the British reality TV

show "$ele!rity Big Brother".

%aced with racist !ullying !y other housemates, first there was sympathy, !ut

now the media here in India is !ecoming increasingly negative. &espite her

claims of representing Indians, media reports here accuse her of only trying torevive a failing career and of ta'ing part in the reality show for the money.

(lthough Jade Goody, the housemate who made the racist comments a!out

Shilpa, has apologised, the 'noc')on effect may !e felt long)term in India. (s

British companies withdraw Jade*s top)selling perfume from the shelves, it*s

losing wor' for people in um!ai where the perfume !ottles are

manufactured.


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Reading Comprehension

I. Answer the following questions using your own words but taking into

account the information in the text

a. +hat do media reports accuse Shilpa Shetty of

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!. +hat is happening to people in um!ai and why

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II. Are the following statements true (T or false (!" Identify the part of the

text that supports your answer

a. Shilpa Shetty is a famous $alifornian film star.

!. Jade Goody is still participating in Big Brother.

c. British companies are removing Jades perfume from the supermar'ets.

III. !ind a synonym for each of the four words below from these six options

Sympathy motives long-term withdraw revive manufactured

a. ta'e away /////////////////.

!. for a long time /////////////////.

c. refresh /////////////////.

d. the feeling of !eing sorry /////////////////.


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I#. Choose a$ b$ or c$ in each question below. %nly one choice is correct

&.' um!ai /

a. is one of the housemates in 0Big Brother1

b. is a very popular Indian Bollywood actress

c. is the place where Bollywood is situated

.' Jade Goody has apologised /

a. !ut has lost her 2o! selling perfumes in Bollywood

b. and has lost a lot of sales

c. and 'noc'ed Shilpa Shetty out in a racist fight

).' The British press /

a. says Shilpa Shetty has !ecome the most popular housemate

b. agrees entirely with the Indian press

c. says Shilpa Shetty is not as popular as Jade Goody after the eviction

V) What do you think? Answer these questions giving your opinion

&.' +hat is your opinion of programmes li'e Big Brother

.' +hat can we do to improve the #uality of programmes on TV

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