What channel to choose?

Answer the questions:

• How often do you watch TV?
• When do you usually watch TV?
• With whom do you usually watch TV?
• What TV channels are popular in Russia (the UK, the USA)?
• What are your favourite TV channels?

What channel to choose?

Translate into Russian:

a commercial

to transmit

worldwide

daily

an audience

news

a service

an advertisement

a network

on average

a viewer

to go online

Make a cluster about British channels

BBC1

British channels

News programmes

1. Programmes that is broadcast several times a day which tells you about all the important events.

documentaries

2. Film stories for children made by photographing a series of drawings.

wild life programmes

3. TV stories about a group of people and their lives which is broadcast regularly for many years.

thrillers

4. Situation comedies, a popular form of humorous TV having a number of standard characters who appear in different stories every week.

the news

5. Films in which excitement and emotional appeal are the essential elements.

sitcoms

6. Programmes that gives you facts and information about a serious subject such as history, science or social problems.

educational programmes

7. Programmes showing animals, birds etc. in their natural surrounding (environment).

quiz programmes

8. Programmes deal with systematic training and instruction of different subjects. With the help of these programmes one can get knowledge.

9. Programmes on which members of the audience are asked questions, in case of correct answer they receive prizes.

soap operas

cartoons

Fill the missing word in:

a) adults b) understanding c) cruel d) criminal e) influence f) afraid g) violent h) dangerous i) watching j) hours

The 1 _____ of television on people’s behavior is great. Most young children watch TV for many 2 _____ every week. They watch it long before they have any real 3 _____ of what they are 4______ . They watch programmes that are meant for 5 _____ . They stay up late and watch films containing violence. There is a lot of evidence to show that they are often harmed by seeing such things. There is now more crime and violence in our society than ever before. Everyone is 6 ______ to go out at night. These are 7 ______ times we live in. This is also the time when more and more people are watching 8 ______ films on television. For example, a child may see cruelty in a film. The child learns from the film how to be 9______ . Many young people become too excited by violent films and when the film is over they go out and commit 10 _____ acts.

The 1 e influence of television on people’s behavior is great. Most young children watch TV for many 2 j hours every week. They watch it long before they have any real 3 b understanding of what they are 4 i watching . They watch programmes that are meant for 5 a adults . They stay up late and watch films containing violence. There is a lot of evidence to show that they are often harmed by seeing such things. There is now more crime and violence in our society than ever before. Everyone is 6 f afraid to go out at night. These are 7 h dangerous times we live in. This is also the time when more and more people are watching 8 g violent films on television. For example, a child may see cruelty in a film. The child learns from the film how to be 9 c cruel . Many young people become too excited by violent films and when the film is over they go out and commit 10 d criminal acts.