Заняття 3.17 Телебачення

1. Read and learn the following words:

far	далеко	to dominate	домінувати
advantage	перевага	to break down	ламатися
disadvantage	недолік	violence	жорстокість
convenient	зручний	underwear	спідня білизна
expensive	дорогий, коштовний	ads	реклама

2. Read and translate the text:

Television, also called TV, is one of our most important means of communication. It brings moving pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes.

The name "Television" comes from Greek word meaning " far ", and a Latin word meaning "to see", so the word "tele-vision" means "to see far".

Television now plays an important role in our life. It is difficult to say if it is good or bad for us. It is clear, that television has advantage s and disadvantage s.

But are there more advantages or disadvantages? In the first place, television is an entertainment. But it is not only a convenient entertainment. For a family of three, four or five, for example, it is more convenient and less expensive to sit comfortably at home than to go out to find entertainment in other places. They don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre or cinema. They turn on the TV-set and can see interesting films, concerts, football matches.

But some people think that it’s bad to watch TV. Those who watch TV need do nothing. We are passive when we watch TV. Television shows us many interesting programmes. But again there is a disadvantage here: we watch TV every evening, and it begins to dominate our lives.

My friend told me that when his TV-set broke down, he and his family found that they had more time to do things and to talk to each other. There are other arguments for and against television.

Very often the programmes are bad. Sometimes they show too much violence in films and news programmes. There is also too much pop music and ads. Ads on the whole are convenient for grown-ups. But is it good for children to watch all those ads where they show all kinds of underwear as what not? There are many arguments for and against TV. We must understand that TV in itself is neither good nor bad. TV is as good or as bad as we make it.

3. Answer the following questions:

1) Where does the name “television” come from?

2) What advantages does television have?

3) What disadvantages does television have?

4) What do my friend find when his TV-set broke down?

5) What do some programmes sometimes show?

6) What is television for you?

4. Match the words with their definitions:

KINDS OF PROGRAMMES
a) Nature films	1) Football, swimming, boxing etc.
b) Quiz shows	2) Life in different countries
c) News or current affairs	3) People trying to win prizes by answering questions
d) Soap operas	4) Advertisements for products
e) Commercials	5) Animals, fish, flowers, plants etc.
f) Travel films	6) Information about what’s happening in the world
g) Comedies	7) Jokes and funny situations
h) Sport	8) Information for pupils and students
i) Educational programmes	9) Story of the daily life of a family

5. Which of the following statements are true and which are false? Correct the false sentences:

1. The word “Television” comes from Latin words that mean “to see far”.

2. Television has no disadvantages at all.

3. Television is one of the cheapest and the most convenient entertainment.

4. It is an active entertainment.

5. There is more time to talk to each other without television.

Ads, pop music are the disadvantages of TV.

6. Answer the questions. Are you a TV addict?

è When do you usually watch TV?

è Do you ever watch TV in the morning?

è How many hours of TV do you usually watch in a week?

è Have you got a TV in your bedroom?

è Do you ever argue at home about which programme to watch?

è Would you like to live without TV for a week?

è What do you enjoy doing instead of watching TV?

Дата добавления: 2015-10-23