III. Reading the passage, and answer the questions.
Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don’t get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programsbring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks lo television,people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.
1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?
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2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?
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3. Why don’t some people like watching television?
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4. What does television bring to you?
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5. What do you learn from television?
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IV. Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two
important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don’t have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashion, news, etc. People who cannot read get the news from television or radio easily.
True False
1. There are only two ways of getting the news.
2. Television and radio get the news faster than other ways.
3. Television stations broadcast the news several times each day.
4. People cannot choose the TV programmes that they like.
5. Television can bring the news to people who cannot read.
