Exercise 3. Read the text and answer the questions.

THE BENEFITS OF TV

TV is now taking on more and more importance in our lives. For many it is now the main source of entertainment and they use it as a form of relaxation after a hard day at work or school. It is a way of forgetting about reality for a few hours. Most people like to watch comedy programmes or game shows, which do not require too much concentration. However, there are also many people who see TV differently. They use it to find out about the outside world, as a source of information. They switch it on when it’s time for the news or when there is a documentary on an interesting subject. Some people even learn history and literature by watching historical dramas or adaptations of novels. A thirteen-year-old girl who was found to have a very good general knowledge and was thought to read a lot said, “But I learnt it all from TV.” This is one interesting advantage of TV that many parents overlook.

Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase from the passage.

1. For many people, TV is the main source of _______________, but for many others, it is a source of _______________.

2. Programmes such as _______________ or _______________ require little concentration.

3. People who needs information can watch _______________ or _______________.

4. A teenage girl learnt a lot of _______________just by watching TV.

5. Parents shouldn’t _______________ the benefitnof TV in providing general knowledge.

B. Put these words in the correct columns.

Exercise 7. Match the sentence halves in A with the suitable sentence endings in B. There is an example at the beginning.

1. ___c___ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

Exercise 2. Read the text and fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capitals.

Next Top Model

One programme that has been very popular on television in a lot of (1) ______________ (DIFFER) countries is Next Top Model. In the programme they ask girls to apply to be a model and thousands do. The judges then make a (2) ______________ (CHOOSE) from these thousands, usually selecting about thirty grils who are tall and (3) ______________ (ATTRACT) and from these they choose about twelve to actually be on the show.They make about ten programmes showing the girls as they are taught how to model. They have to have pictures taken and learn how to walk (4) ______________ (PROPER) odwn a catalk and put on their make-up and so on. The girls all live together so normally it is very (5) ______________ (COMPETE). The judges are usuallly an ex-model together with some people who work I fashion like a (6) ______________ (PHOTOGRAPH) or a model agent. Every week they choose one (7) ______________ (LUCK) model to send home. AT the end the people watching get to vote for their (8) ______________ (FAVOUR) model. It shows that modeling is a lot (9) ______________ (HARD) than many people think, but the girls don’t have to be glamorous as long as they have a very individual look. However, the model who is (10) ______________ (FINAL) chosen doens;t always become successful.