UNIT 7: TELEVISION

F. READING

I.

Complete the passage with the words from the box.

friends

because

crazy

enjoy

programme

entertainment restrict

fond

For me TV is the best source of (1)____________. I can relax and have fun at the

same time. My favourite TV (2)____________ is “How I met your mother”. I like it

(3)____________ it is funny and I (4)____________ myself a lot. I watch it every day.

The series follows the main character Ted Mosby, and his group of (5)____________ in

Manhattan. I am also (6)____________ of “Criminal Minds” and “CSI:NY”.

TV is indeed very important for me. I would go (7)____________ if I couldn’t watch

it for a week. My parents sometimes have to (8)____________ my television viewing,

but that’s okay.

II. Choose the correct answer for each of the gaps to complete the following text.

Television first came some sixty years ago in the 1950s. Nowadays, it is one of

the most (1)

sources of entertainment for both the old and the young.

Television brings (2)

for children, world news, music and many other (3)

. If someone likes sports, he can just choose the right sports, (4)

. It is not difficult for us to see why (5)

is a TV set in almost

every home today.

1. A.cheap

B.expensive

C.popular

D.exciting

2. A.news

B.cartoons

C.sports

D.plays

3. A.sets

B.reports

C.channels

D.programmes

4. A.athletes

B.channel

C.time

D.studio

5. A.it

B.this

C.that

D.there

III. Read the passage, and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

Television is an important invention of the 20

th

century. It has been so popular that

we can't imagine what life would be like if there were no television. Television is a

major means of communication and entertainment. It brings pictures and sound from

around the world into millions of homes. Through television, viewers can see and learn

about people, places and things in distant lands. Television widens our knowledge by

introducing new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In addition to

the news, television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy every taste.

Most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching television than to go

out.

1.

Television is an important means of communication.

2.

Television provides us with a variety of programs.

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