We are decorating the house to prepare for the party

Many young children spend a lot of time watching TV everyday

1. We are decorating the house to prepare for the party.

2. A lot of young people spend many times watching TV everyday.

Exercise 2. Fill in each blank with one, two or three words to complete the following sentences.

Television watching influences children a lot. American children often spend from three to four hours a day watching TV. Some of them spend more time watching television than studying in the classroom. While television can entertain and inform our children of news and real knowledge, it may also influence them in bad ways. Time spent on watching television takes away their important activities such as reading books, playing outdoor sports, doing homework, having family gatherings and developing social skills. Children can also learn incorrect or inappropriate information from television. If children watch TV a lot, they may have lower grades at school, read fewer books and do less exercise or even be overweight.

1.  Children in the USA often spend from ............. three to four.................. hours a day watching TV.

2.  Television can ..................entertain ............. and provide information for children.

3.  Watching TV can take time away from ...................important ............ activities for children.

4.  Kids can learn incorrect and unsuitable ............information ................... on TV.

5.  Watching TV a lot may make students have ................lower ............... marks at school.

Exercise 3. Read the passage and write TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) into the blank.

Yazan likes outdoor sports. He can play volleyball, tennis and badminton. He enjoys swimming and jogging in the morning. He likes summer because he can go swimming every day. He doesn’t like winter because it is very cold. He likes spring when there are a lot of flowers in the garden, but he thinks fall is the best season because the weather is fine and people can play any sports they like.

1.  Yazan can’t play badminton.                             ..............F..............

2.  He doesn’t like jogging in the morning.            ...............F.............

3.  There are many flowers in the spring.                ...............T.............

4.  The fall season is the best of all.                        ............T................

5.  He likes three seasons in a year.                        ..............T..............

Exercise 1. Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.

     1.  cities/ the/ is/ Da Nang/ famous/ one/ of/ in/ most/ Vietnam.

          .......Da Nang is the most famous cities one  in the Viet Nam......................................................................................................

     2.  much/ Tokyo/ cities/ is/ expensive/ than/ more/ other/ in/ a/ the/ city/ world.

          .............Tokyo is a much more expensive city than other cities in the world.................................................................................................

     3.  game/ I/ didn’t/ show/ watch/ was/ that/ not/ because/ interesting/ it.

          ............I didn't watch that game show because it was not interesting..................................................................................................

     4.  most/ this/ is/ ever/ delicious/ the/ have/ food/ that/ I/ tasted.

          .........This is the most delicious food I have ever tasted....................................................................................................

     5.  cheapest/ although/ it/ we/ was/ the/ buy/ carpet/ didn’t/ it.

          ..............Although it was the cheapest carpet, I did't buy it...............................................................................................

Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

     1.  She began to learn to swim last week.

     → She has ............learned to swim since last week.....................................................................................

     2.  I didn’t have any class yesterday, so I played sports.

     → Because ......................I didn’t have any class yesterday, I played sports...........................................................................

     3.  She is short, but she still plays basketball.

     → Although ...............She is short, she still plays basketball................................................................................

     4.  I have never been to Da Lat before.

     → This is the first time .....I have been to Da lat.........................................................................

     5.  For me, no kinds of sports are more interesting than football.

     → For me, football .........is the most interesting kind of sport........................................................................... 

Fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE words from the passage.

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Children and Watching TV

Television viewing influences children a lot. American children often spend from three to four hours a day watching TV. Some of them spend more time watching television than studying in the classroom. While television can entertain and inform our children of news and real knowledge, it may also influence them in bad ways. Time spent watching television takes away from their important activities such as reading books, playing outdoor sports, doing homework, having family gatherings and developing social skills. Children can also learn incorrect or inappropriate information from television. If children watch TV a lot, they may have lower grades at school, read fewer books and do less exercise or even be overweight

1.Children in the U.S. often spend from three to four hours a day watching TV.

2.Television entertain can and provide information for children.

3. Watching TV can take time away from  importaint activities for children.

4.Kids can learn incorrect and unsuitable information on TV.

5.Watching TV a lot may make students have lower marks at school

Fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE words from the passage.

(Điền vào chỗ trống KHÔNG QUÁ BA từ có trong đoạn văn.)

Children and Watching TV

Television viewing influences children a lot. American children often spend from three to four hours a day watching TV. Some of them spend more time watching television than studying in the classroom. While television can entertain and inform our children of news and real knowledge, it may also influence them in bad ways. Time spent watching television takes away from their important activities such as reading books, playing outdoor sports, doing homework, having family gatherings and developing social skills. Children can also learn incorrect or inappropriate information from television. If children watch TV a lot, they may have lower grades at school, read fewer books and do less exercise or even be overweight

1.

Children in the U.S. often spend from ___three to four_____ hours a day watching TV.

2.

Television can ____entertaining_____ and provide information for children.

3.

Watching TV can take time away from ___important_____ activities for children.

4.

Kids can learn incorrect and unsuitable  ____imformation ___on TV.

5.

Watching TV a lot may make students have ____bad____ marks at school

B1: Write about the advantages and disadvantages of watching tv. Use these cues.

1. There/be/many/advantages/watch/tv

=> There are many advantages of watching TV.

2. Firstly/many/tv programs/be/aducational/and/they/children/learn a lot

=> First, many TV programs are educational and they help children learrn a lot.

3. Secondly/through tv/we/learn/more/world/we/live/see/interesting things.

=> Secondly, through TV we can learn more about the world where we live and see many interesting things.

4. Furthermore/tv/provide/viewers/different kinds/entertainment/feel/relaxed/day/hard work and study

=> Futhermore,TV provide for viewers with different kinds of entertainment which make they feel relaxed after a day hard to work and study.

5. But/besides/there/be/some/disadvantages/watch/tv

=> But besides, there are some disadvantages of watching TV.

6. In addition/watch/too much tv/be/bad/eyes

=> In addition to, watching too much TV can be bad for our eyes.

7. Many people/especially/children/spend/much time/tv/that/they/not have/time/do/other/things

=> Many people especially children spend so much time on TV that they don't have time to do other things.

8. As a result/many people/weight/whhen/watch/too/tv

=> As a result, many people put on weight when they watch too much TV.

1. My sister is fond of watching cartoons.
2. I have a lot homework tonight so I can't watch TV.
3. You shouldn't spend a lot of time watching TV.
4. The Sahara is the hottest desert in the world.

1 Children now spend much more time on the internet than watching television
2 There are a lot of interesting programmes on Disney Channel
3 I am really bored when I watch documentaries
4 I enjoy watching game shows or films
5 Children shouldn't spend too much time watching television
6 Many people work hard every day to produce TV programmes
7 You should do your homework instead of watching TV before dinner

1.much-more

2.a lot-a lot of

3.boring-bored

4.to watch-watching

5.hour-hours

6.to watch-watching

7.hardly-hard

8.tell-tells

1. Last summer my parents buyed me a lot of different gifts. A B C D 2. There was many people standing on the street. A B C D 3. What do you compare the time you watching TV to the time you spend on other activities? A B C D 4. Tom wants to go overseas, and he does not have enough money. A B C D 5. Did your uncle took you to watch the football match last week? A B C D 6. They have got a little dog, but I don’t know it’s name. A B C D 7. Tom forgot his homework, but his brother didn’t forget him. A B C D 8. The food was delicious, but most things didn’t cheap. A B C D 9. Where performance in the concert was the most interesting? A B C D 10. My sister’s pictures are exciting, but she’s school marks are quite bad