Bedtime watching?

Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 The most interesting __________ I’ve ever seen was one about how computers are made.

2 They watch the 10 o’clock _________ every evening to find out what’s happening in the world.

3 I loved watching __________ when I was younger, but now I prefer programmes with real actors and places in them.

4 Can you change the __________, please? This programme’s awful.

5 Do you think TV __________ really make people buy things?

6 I once saw a man win £1,000,000 in a __________.

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5 Match the films in 1–6 with the adjectives in A–F.

1 I missed some of the story because I was laughing so much! ___

2 I couldn’t watch one part of the film because I thought the bear was going to kill the girl. ___

3 It explained how volcanoes are formed under the surface of the Earth. ___

4 None of the characters in it were nice and it wasn’t realistic. I was glad when it finished. ___

5 We went to see it on Tuesday, but we couldn’t get in because the cinema was full! ___

6 It was about an old woman whose only friend was a little girl. I laughed and cried a lot. ___

A popular

B scary

C informative

D moving

E awful

F funny

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6 Complete the sentences with an adjective formed from these words.

depress frighten disappoint relax confuse embarrass

1 I walked home alone last night. I was very __________.

2 Stefan is finding the instructions __________. They are not clearly written.

3 I find lying on a beach the most __________ way to spend a sunny day.

4 Harry was very __________ when he went to get his new bike and found the shop closed.

5 Jane’s most __________ moment was when she ate someone else’s cake in a café by mistake!

6 I love the summer and I feel __________ when it ends and autumn begins.

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Reading

7 Read the article about children and television and choose the best answers.

BEDTIME WATCHING?

We all know that most children watch too much TV, but trying to control this has always been difficult. Some parents are more relaxed than others about the programmes their children watch and for how long, but usually they can switch off the TV when they want to. However, the problem is much bigger when children have a TV in their own bedrooms!

In this case, parents don’t know when their children’s TV is on and what they’re watching. In most countries, the TV companies are quite responsible about what sort of programmes they broadcast when children are watching. But these rules don’t apply if a child is watching alone after his/her bedtime.

A survey in the USA found that more than half of all children (in some age groups this increases to 70%) have a TV in their bedrooms. Many of these children need more exercise and have more health problems compared to children who don’t. They also get lower marks in their school tests. As well as this, children spent more time alone in their rooms than interacting with family and friends.

It’s very difficult to take away a TV from a child, but it is possible to control the time spent watching. There is a gadget you can buy and you programme it with the number of hours a week a child can watch TV. This applies to ALL TVs in the house! When the child starts watching, he has to type in a special number. When he reaches the limit, the TV won’t switch on! Some parents have taken other action. They put their children’s electrical gadgets, like computers, games consoles, TVs, etc., on a different electrical supply and turn it off at bedtime!

1What does the writer say has always been difficult? A controlling how much TV children watch Bdeciding the best place to put the children’s TV C finding suitable programmes for children to watch   2According to the survey, how many children in the USA have TVs in their bedrooms? A 50% of younger children B70% of all children C between 50% and 70% of children   3According to the text, many children who have a TV in their bedrooms A have more health problems. Bget very little sleep. C fail their school tests.

4If parents use the first gadget mentioned in the text, children cannot watch A any of the TVs in their house. Bmore than a limited number of hours of TV. C their TV or their other electrical gadgets.

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Listening (Tests CD, Track 6)

8 You are going to hear a radio interview. Listen and decide if each statement is true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM).

1 Annie’s project will be marked and given a grade.	T/F/NM
2Many schools made reports for the project.	T/F/NM
3Other children chose Annie to be the presenter of their special report.	T/F/NM
4 Twelve people worked with Annie to make the film.	T/F/NM
5 The TV company chose the news story for Annie’s team.	T/F/NM
6Annie says making TV news programmes is harder than it looks.	T/F/NM

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