Read the look out ! Box. Then complete the sentences. Use the part simple forms of the verbs below.

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1. Alexander bell............ The first telephone call in 1876

2. In the fourteenth century , many people ........... that the earth was flat

3.issac newton discovered gravity when an apple............ from a tree onto his head.

4. In 1926, john logie baird ........... The first television.

5. Marie curie worked in paris, but she ............... from poland

6. Charles darwin............ writing on the origin of species in 1859.

7. Apollo 11........... about 76 hours ti travel from earth to the moon.

   2. Complete with a question word.

       1. …………….…is the news programme on ?     - At 7 o’clock.

       2. ………………did John Logie Baird create the first television ? – In 1962

       3. ……………….TV channels are there in Viet Nam  ?  - There are about nine.

       4. …………. opened Sydney Opera House ?    Queen Elizabeth II   

       5…………….do children like cartoons ?   - Because they are colorful and funny.

6……………..do you watch cartoons ?   - Two or three times a week.

II. Choose A, B, C, or D for each gap in the following sentences

1. A: _____ did John Logie Baird create the first television?    

     B: in 1926

2.  A: _____ makes up the largest TV audience in the USA?                

     B: Pre-school children.

3.  My brother likes watching TV, _____ I like going out with my friends.

4.  The weather was bad, _____ they didn't keep their picnic plan.

5.   Kien is not very _____.  He never plays sports.

6.  Vietnamese students play different sports and games _____ break time.

7. This is a photo of my city. Do you have a photo of _____?

8.  Her costume is colourful and _____ costume is colourful, too.

9. Rio de Janeiro is an exciting city with a lot of _____.

10. Most big cities in Viet Nam has _____. There you can buy souvenirs and eat local food.

VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (2 pts)

            Television  owes its origins to many inventors. But it was the single -minded determination of an amateur’ John Logie Baird ‘that led (1)…….. the first live television broadcast.

            Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glassgow’ John Logie Baird earned a living (2)………a razor-blade salesman. In the 1890s Guglielmo Marconi showed that sound could (3)……..sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of (4)……..spare time working on his ideas in his tiny workshop without any commercial support. He had to use his own earnings to continue his research. In 1924 ‘Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more (5)……… three meters. He continued to experiment and (6) ………October 25 ‘1925  transmitted a recognizable image of a doll. He ran down to the office on the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the boys to come upstairs. (7)………boy became the first  living image transmitted by television. Overnight ‘Baird became famous and the money (8) ……..he needed to continue his research was at (9)……...made one from London to New York. He continued experimenting  (10) ………spent his last years exploring the possibility of color television.

Bài 1: Match the questions (A) and the answers (B)

A B

1. How often do you watch football on a. In 1926

TV ? b. It's on VTV3

2. Where is Hollywood ? c. In California, USA

3. What channel in the film on ? d. Because it's very exciting

4. What time is the cartoon on ? e. About two hours a day

5. What is the name of your favourite TV f. Because they are colourful

programme ? and funny

6. Why do you like the programme ? g. It's Seteven Spielberg

7. How many hours a day do you watch ? h. It's at 7.30 pm

8. Who is the director of the film ? i. It's the science programme

9. When did John Logie Baird make the j. Twice a week. Usually at

first TV set ? weekend

10. Why do you like cartoon ?

While radio broadcasting was still in its infancy the marvel of television was already being developed. The first step towards its invention was taken in 1873 but the person responsible for developing it was John Logie Baird. In 1926 he gave the first demonstration of a television picture. As a home entertainment, television rapidly became more popular than any other form. A news broad cast b ecame more immediate when people could actually see the scene in question and the movements of the figures. Films could be viewed in the comfort of the home and variety shows were also available. One of the advantages of travel progarmmes was the glimpse of far – away places which many viewers would not o therwise have seen. Though much of the entertainment was of a popular kind like quiz competitions, some remarkable cultural programmes were also broadcast. Just as with radio in earlier days, the publicit y given to actors and actresses on the screen meant that a group of personalities became familiar in every household. One o f the most popular programmes was the televised coverage of sports and an interesting result of the television b roadcast was the increased attendance at the actual events. How far this was due to a growth in interest in the game and how far out of the spectators’ desire to appear on the screen is not clear