Teenage leisure
I. Topic presentation
1. How many hours a day do you watch TV?
2. What TV programmes do you prefer?
3. Do you watch TV before or after you have done your homework?
4. What is your favourite TV programme?
5. When does your favourite TV programme begin?
6. Do your relatives watch the programme with you?
7. What is more interesting to watch: a film or cartoon?
8. What is yourfavourite cartoon?
Can you guess, what type of mass media we are going to speak today about?
II. Warm-up
Find the correct translation
Advertisements –комедии
Documentaries – прогнозпогоды
Comedies –мыльныеоперы
soap operas – реклама
concerts - концерты
talk shows – новости
serials – концерты
weatherforecast- документальные фильмы
III Read the definitions and say what it is.
1. A short informative film describing and praising some product.
2. A serial about people’s relationships especially love and friendship.
3. A TV programme where people discuss a problem.
4. The media with the help of which people communicate with each other or can find the necessary information.
5. New information about sports presented in a short TV programme.
6. A programmeaboutweather.
7. An intellectual programme with a lot of questions on different topics.
8. A programme which gives us information about the modern trends of music and let’s us listen to it.
IV. Complete the sentences using the next words:
Newspaper, radio, Internet, television, tabloid
- A… is a newspaper with rather small pages, many pictures and little serious news.
- A… is a paper printed and sold usually daily or weekly with news, advertisements, etc.
- The… is a way to communicate with someone using the computer.
- … is broadcasting programmes for people to listen to.
- … is broadcasting programmes for people to watch on their television sets.
V. Read the text and translate into Russian
Advantages and disadvantages of TV
TV has good and bad sides. First of all it keeps people informed, we can learn a lot of information watching TV. We can choose programs that appeal to us more, because TV provides programs for all interests. Sometimes we can relax, entertain ourselves when we are tired. Advertisement on TV gives us information about different products and it makes easier to choose things to buy. When we watch TV we learn about the world, famous people and global or recent news.
But TV has a lot of disadvantages. It takes a lot of time and it makes us lazy. And it's very harmful for our health, eyes. Some violent programs and films makes people violent. Violence become a vital problem. There is too much advertisement on TV. Watching TV takes free time from all people. We just watch it, not concentrate, and waste time.
As for me I watch TV about one hour a day. I watch it when I want to learn news or relax and entertain myself. People need TV, but it can't be the main thing in their life. I think we must watch only the most important and interesting things. Because if we see everything we'll become mad.
VI. Answer the questions
What can you say about the content of the text? What is the text about? What problems are raised in the text?
Make up the table, using facts from the text (it’s better to divide the class in to two groups, the first one – to find the advantages of watching TV, the second one - to find the disadvantages of watching TV)
VII. Listening. The teacher reads some information about British television.
Listen to the text. For questions 1-5, decide where they are true or false according to the test.
“Television viewing is the most popular leisure pastime in Britain. People also call it “watching the box” or “telly”.
Britain is one of the world s foremost exporters of TV productions, which continue to win large numbers of international awards, especially for documentaries, nature programmes and drama serials.
Britain also buys programmes from abroad, nearly half the programmes came from the USA.
There are four TV channels in Britain: BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4. BBC1 and BBC2, the two state channels, do not show adverts. ITV and Channel 4, the two independent channels, do show adverts. They get most of their money from advertising.
BBC1 and ITV tend to broadcast popular programmes. They specialize in general interest programmes, sports programmes, recent films, current affairs, game shows, children’ s programmes and soaps.
BBC2 and Channel 4 show programmes that usually attract much smaller audiences: TV plays, classical concerts, foreign films, travel and educational programmes.
These are the channels, which all viewers in the country receive. British people can also connect to cable or satellite TV. These channels are fee-paying, and so only about a fifth of households receive satellite and cable TV.
«Тrue or false»
1. Television viewing is the most popular leisure pastime in Britain _________
2. There are three TV channels in Britain. _________
3. BBC1 and BBC2, the two state channels ITV and Channel 4, the two independent channels_
4 British people cannot connect to cable or satellite TV. ______
5. Britain also buys programmes from abroad, nearly half the programmes came from the USA.
Работастекстом
"Television, computers, books"
(1)As far as books and computers are concerned, I can say in my firm confidence that computers will never replace books. First because they fulfil different functions. It's true that both books and computers contain information. But one computer is worth the whole library. So perhaps, computers will replace reference books because it's quicker and easier to find the necessary information in the computer than in reference books.
(2)But I'm sure computers can't be compared to fiction.(3) Historical novels, adventure books, detective stories, science fiction, romance, poems, recommended by teachers create a special atmosphere. They take us into the imaginary world of high human emotions, exciting relations. A computer can help you in reading these books without turning the pages but working on the computer demands certain effort. You are to sit straight, not to stoop, you keep your finger on the keyboard. Besides computers have a harmful impact on the eyesight. In my opinion, it's impossible to read "War and Peace" on the screen. We'll lack something important: the invisible contact with the writer who speaks with us from the passed centuries.
As to TV, it's role is expressed in the proverb, "It's better to see than to hear". Paraphrasing it we can say it's good to see after you have read. Screen versions of literary masterpieces add much to our understanding the author and arouse unforgettable emotions.(4) But books are the greatest wonders in the world, which brings us knowledge and bring us up. Through centuries and distances we can keep in touch with the greatest minds in the universe.