Speak about the Role of Television in Our Lives
- TV plays a very important part in our life.
- It’s the main source of information and a cheap form of entertainment for millions of people.
- It’s the window on the world which gives us an opportunity to “travel” all over the world, “to meet different people and learn about their customs and traditions.
- It has the power to educate and broaden our minds.
- It helps to relax and escape from reality.
- There’s always a great variety of programmes on TV: news and sports programmes, documentaries and feature films, theatre performances, soap operas, weather forecasts.
- There are also various shows: talk shows or chat shows, game shows, quiz shows, reality shows, talent shows.
- Of course, not all programmes are good. But many are made in good taste and with great professional skill.
- Some people argue that television is a terrible waste of time.
- It makes us lazier.
- We stay at home instead of going out.
- We read less. We think less. We even talk less.
- It’s true that some TV addicts spend hours in front of the “box” watching whatever’s on from second-rate Mexican soap operas to silly commercials.
- The trick is to learn to control television and use it intelligently.
- Violence on TV is another problem that worries people.
- As George Mikes once said, TV teaches us “how to kill, to rob, to shoot and to poison.
- But the same can be said about computer games, many films and books.
Vocabulary
source – джерело
entertainment – розвага
opportunity – можливість
power – сила
educate – навчати, розвивати
broaden one’s mind – розширювати світогляд
relax – розслаблюватися
escape from reality – уходити від реальності
variety – різноманітність
various – різноманітний
documentary – документальний фільм
feature film – художній фільм
in good taste – зі смаком
professional skill – професійна майстерність
argue – сперечатися, доводити
waste of time – марна трата часу
addict – наркоман, людина залежна від чогось
box – «ящик», телевізор
whatever’s on – щоб ні показували по телевізору
second–rate – другосортний, посередній
soap opera – серіал
commercial – телереклама
the trick is – секрет в тому (що)
intelligently – з розумом
ideal – ідеал
violence – насилля
rob – грабувати
shoot (shot, shot) – стріляти
poison – отруїти
Questions
How often do you watch TV? __________________________________________________________________________
What are your favourite programmes?
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Which is your favourite channel?
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How many hours a week do you spend in front of the TV set?
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Why is TV often called “the window on the world”?
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Do you agree that television has the power to educate?
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What do you think of commercials? Do they annoy you?
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Do you enjoy watching “soaps”?
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Do you think that there’s too much violence on TV?
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Do you believe that violence on TV may turn people into criminals?
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Some people say that television kills conversation. Do you agree?
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Do you use TV intelligently?
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