Английский язык | 5 - 9 классы
ТЕКСТ : Television, also called TV, is one of the most important mass media.
People with a television set can sit at home and can see and learn about people, animals, and things in faraway lands.
Millions of viewers around the world can watch sports events and other events of worldwide interest.
TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to give information and to entertain.
In fact, television provides more entertainment programmes that any other kind of mass media.
The programmes include sports events, variety shows, quiz shows, feature films, cartoons, fictional serials called soap operas, etc.
There are two main kinds of television stations : public stations and commercial stations.
Public television stations are supported by the government.
They usually broadcast more educational programmes and programmes on cultural subjects.
News and current affairs programmes make up an important section of programmes for most public television stations.
Commercial television stations are run by private companies.
They sell advertising time to pay for their operating costs and to make a profit for the companies that run the stations.
People can also subscribe to cable television system.
Viewers pay a fee for this service.
Cable television signals are delivered to home TVsets of their customers by cables.
Some cable systems carry more than one hundred channels – far more than can broadcast even in the largest urban areas.
Satellite broadcasting is another form of subscription television.
The signals are transmitted to home TVsets from a direct broadcasting satellite in space.
The viewer must have a dish - receiver aerial to receive the programmes.
We may speak about different advantages and drawbacks of television but almost every home has at least one TVset.
On average, a TVset is in use for about 7 hours each day.
Thus, television is the most effective means of mass communication known to mankind.
It has become the people’s eyes and ears on the world.
III. Найдите в тексте эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний : средства массовой информации, телевидение, телевизор, дома, в далеких странах, спортивные события, зрители, фактически, развлекательные программы, развлекательные представления, художественные фильмы, мультфильмы, художественные сериалы, мыльные оперы, общественные телевизионные станции, транслировать, текущие события, составляют важную часть, продавать рекламное время, затраты, приносить прибыль, управлять станцией, кабельное телевидение, намного больше, спутниковое вещание.
IV. Найдите в тексте синонимы следующих слов : to watch, to comprise, major, to transmit, various, disadvantage.
V. Найдите в тексте антонимы следующих слов : the least, without, less, to buy, the smallest, disadvantage.
VI. Процитируйте предложения из текста, в которых употреблены следующие слова и словосочетания : in faraway lands, a steady stream, soap operas, current affairs, to make a profit, pay a fee, at least.
VIII.
Употребите нужную форму глагола to be, to have.
Besides the advantages, the television … some drawbacks.
To tell the truth, there … many TV programmes that … no cultural or artistic value.
There … rather many films about gangsters and killers.
We … so tired of them.
Lately, so many advertisement clips … appeared on TV screens.
But still, TV remains the main source of information, and we … spending a lot of our free time in front of our TVsets.
IX. Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы : 1.
What kinds of mass media do you know?
2. Why is TV one of the important mass media?
3. What kinds of mass media do you prefer?
4. How many TVsets do you have at home?
5. How much time a day do you watch TV?
6. Do you have cable or satellite television at home?
7. Do you watch educational programmes?
8. Do you use Internet?
For what?
Organize a talk show about modern television in which some students speak for and some against it give examples of good and bad films?
Organize a talk show about modern television in which some students speak for and some against it give examples of good and bad films.
Decide if television does more harm than good or the other way round For : Television is the best way to spread and get information.
Television educates people.
With the help of television we can travel round the world Television entertains us.
. ( Дописать, 4 - 5 предложений ) Against : Television shows cruelty and violence It teaches us to be immoral Television takes up too much of our time .
( Дописать, 4 - 5 предложений ).
Mass media (that is the press, the radio and television) play an important in the life of society?
Mass media (that is the press, the radio and television) play an important in the life of society.
Tey inform, educate and entertain people.
They also influence the way people look at the world and make them change.
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B. say what place television takes in your life?
B. say what place television takes in your life.
Mention the following how much time you spend in front of the television every day if you watch TV for information or entertainment or both what programmes you prefer what programmes you hate if you can imagine you life without television.
Ответье на вопросы?
Ответье на вопросы.
1. Which media is the most popular in your family?
2. Have you got a radio?
3. Have you got a television?
4. Is it colour or black and white television?
5. Who in your family watches television more than others?
6. How many tv channels do you have in your area?
7. Which tv broadcasting company is your favourite ?
8. What programmes does your local tv station broadcast ?
9. Have you got satellite tv in you area ?
10. Can you watch any American or British programmes in your area?
11. Do you video some Tv programmes and watch them later?
Еще перевод одного текста) Television is the most popular leisure pastime in Russia?
Еще перевод одного текста) Television is the most popular leisure pastime in Russia.
Several television channels are in operation : "Ostankino".
"Russian Channel", "Independent TV Channel - NTV".
Besides them there are local TV channels and local commercial TV channels in big cities and republics of Russia.
TV services provide programmes of general interest such as light entertainment, sport, current affairs, serious drama, music.
There are programmes on arts, children's and family programmes, interview with outstanding personalities, news reports covering international, national and local events.
Much attention is paid to foreign films, American in particular, foreign TV programmes and soap operas.
Television in Britain.
Television is one of the most popular mass media in Britain.
About 96 per cent of population have television in their homes.
It is estimated that about 10 per cent of household have two or more sets.
Average viewing time per person is over 17 hours a week.
Four television channels are in operation : BBC - 1.
BBC - 2.
ITV. Channel - 4.
The BBC has been providing regular television broadcasts since 1936.
BBC television productions come from main studios at the Television Centre in west London and other studios in various parts of London.
The first regular independent television broadcast began in London in 1955.
Independent television programmes are produced at 18 studio centres throughout the country.
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MASS MEDIA
Mass media (that is the press, the radio and television)
plays an important role in the life of society.
They inform,
educate and entertain people.
They also influence the
way people look at the events and sometimes make them
change their views.
Millions of people watch TV and read newspapers in
their spare time.
People listen to the radio while driving а саг.
On the radio one can hear music, plays, news and
various discussions of current events.
Lots of radio or
TV games and films attract large audience.
Newspapers give more detailed reviews of political
life, culture and sports.
Basically they are read by the
people who are subscribers and those who are interested
in politics.
There is a lot of advertising in mass media.
Many TV
channels, radio stations and newspapers are owned by
different corporations.
The owners can advertise what
ever they choose.
But we cannot say that mass media do not try to raise
the cultural level of people or to develop their tastes.
Mass
media bring to millions of homes not only entertaiment
and news but also cultural and educational programs.
There is a great number of TV, cable TV and satellite
TV channels and lots of radio stations and newspapers now.
Вопросы ;
1.
What is mass media?
2. How does mass media influence people?
3. What is the difference between radio and TV
programmes?
4. Does the audience of TV and radio differ?
5. Do you think that advertising is useful?
Make up questions the answers to which will be words in italics?
Make up questions the answers to which will be words in italics.
The words in brackets will help you.
1) TV brings its viewers many programmes (what) 2)Television provides entertainment programmes (what) 3)People can subscribe to cable TV (who) 4)Radio is also one of the most important mass media (what) 5)Radio broadcasts news (what).
Ответьте на вопросы?
Ответьте на вопросы!
1)The mass media give us ibformation and entertain us.
Which of the two is more important for you?
2)What do you usually watch on TV : the news, films, talk shows, sports programmes, musical programmes or any others?
3)Do you watch a lot of television?
What does it give you?
What does it take away?
2. Which is the most popular of them?
2. Which is the most popular of them?
Why? 3.
What makes the Internet a fast developing kind of the mass media?
4. What newspapers and magazines do you read?
What kind of information do you look for in them?
5. For what categories of people is the radio important?
6. The mass media give us information and intertain us.
Which of the two is more important for you?
7. What does television give you?
TEST 6 Variants 1, 2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TV Television is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century?
TEST 6 Variants 1, 2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TV Television is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century.
It is the most popular part of mass media.
Today every family has a TV set.
TV has changed much since the time of its invention and so has its role.
There have been numerous debates concerning the advantages and disadvantages of television.
When TV first appeared its main purpose was to give official information to people.
It was supported by the government.
Today television gives people a possibility to be well - informed and enjoy civilised pleasures.
The programmes are various and people have a chance to select what they want to see.
Television provides great opportunities for education.
TV teaches the ideals of democracy and political argument.
Watching television can be compared with reading books.
By the beginning of the 21st century TV became a coloured world network.
The channels show programmes of various kinds from documentaries, current events and sports to films and science fiction cartoons.
It brought ballet, opera, and theatre to big masses of people.
Moreover, TV can keep children quiet.
If they are noisy, their mothers turn on the set.
If people do not like TV, they do not buy it or switch it off.
At the same time there are a lot of arguments against TV.
It is said that only three generations have grown up with television, but they managed to forget how to spend their free time without television.
It is established that the biggest viewers are pensioners and housewives.
Children watch commercials, horror films or films of violence.
TV prevents children from developing their abilities.
They get accustomed to TV to such an extent that they watch it all the time.
To force their children away from their favourite evening programmes to their homework has eventually become the main problem of parents from different countries.
Moreover, TV is damaging for health.
It has a bad effect on the eyes, particularly of children.
But if children do not watch TV, they find themselves without anything to talk about at school.
The same is true about some adults.
Sometimes TV programmes become topics of common interest and without them people have nothing to talk about.
Nowadays some people in our country watch television programmes from about six in the morning to the early hours of the next day.
It means that contemporary people, for various reasons, depend upon television.
They watch everything from news and sports reports to dramas, educational and entertainment programmes.
Today some people become TV addicts and feel unhappy if they fail to find another way of passing leisure time.
Free time is regulated by television.
Instead of going to the theatre or reading books people watch TV.
Television cuts people from the real world.
The virtual world becomes more important.
Only a few people today can live without television.
It should be said that television continues to play an important part in human life despite the increasing influence of the Internet, video games and other high - technology sources of information.
Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).
1) The initial aim of TV was to provide official information to the population.
2) Today people have opportunities to select the programmes they want to watch.
3) Modern television doesn’t give people an opportunity for education.
4) People who have had TV sets most of their lives are not able to spend their free time without it.
5) Television is especially popular with pensioners and housewives.
6) TV doesn’t have a negative impact on our health.
7) The development of the Internet and other high - technology sources of information doesn’t influence the role of television in modern life.
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III. Найдите в тексте эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний : mass media средства массовой информации, television телевидение, TV телевизор, at home дома, in faraway lands в далеких странах, sports events спортивные события, viewers зрители, .
In fact фактически, entertainment programmes развлекательные программы, quiz shows развлекательные представления, feature films художественные фильмы, cartoons мультфильмы, fictional serials художественные сериалы, soap operas мыльные оперы, public stations общественные телевизионные станции, broadcast транслировать, current affairs текущие события, up an important section составляют важную часть, sell advertising time продавать рекламное время, затраты operating costs, to make a profit приносить прибыль, the stations управлять станцией, Cable television кабельное телевидение, far more намного больше, Satellite broadcasting спутниковое вещание.
IV. Найдите в тексте синонимы следующих слов : to watch - to see, to comprise - to include, major - main, to transmit – to broadcast, various - different, disadvantage - drawbacks.
V. Найдите в тексте антонимы следующих слов : the least - the most, without - with, less - more, to buy - to sell, the smallest - the largest, disadvantage - advantages.
VI. Процитируйте предложения из текста, в которых употреблены следующие слова и словосочетания : i
n faraway lands - .
People with a television set can sit at home and can see and learn about people, animals, and things in faraway lands
, a steady stream, TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to give information and to entertain.
Soap operas The programmes include sports events, variety shows, quiz shows, feature films, cartoons, fictional serials called soap operas, etc
, current affairs News and current affairs programmes make up an important section of programmes for most public television stations.
, to make a profit, They sell advertising time to pay for their operating costs and to make a profit for the companies that run the stations.
Pay a fee.
Viewers pay a fee for this service
, at least.
We may speak about different advantages and drawbacks of television but almost every home has at least one TVset.
VIII.
Употребите нужную форму глагола to be, to have.
Besides the advantages, the television has some drawbacks.
To tell the truth, there are many TV programmes that have no cultural or artistic value.
There are rather many films about gangsters and killers.
We are so tired of them.
Lately, so many advertisement clips are appeared on TV screens.
But still, TV remains the main source of information, and we are spending a lot of our free time in front of our TVsets.
IX. Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы :
1.
What kinds of mass media do you know?
TV, Internet, radio, newspaper, books
2.
Why is TV one of the important mass media?
TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to give information and to entertain.
3. What kinds of mass media do you prefer?
TV and internet
4.
How many TVsets do you have at home?
50
5.
How much time a day do you watch TV?
2 hours a day
6.
Do you have cable or satellite television at home?
I have satellite TV
7.
Do you watch educational programmes?
Sometimes
8.
Do you use Internet?
For what?
Yes. For Communicating with friends, finding information.