/ Put sentences A-H in the right order. Then read it aloud.
7__ A. It keeps children from taking part in outdoor activities.
_1_ B. Television has its good side.
2__ C. It is both entertaining and educational.
5__ D. They also learn how to make things by themselves.
3__ E. It opens up new words for children.
4__ F. They learn about different lands and different people.
8__ G. It is bad for their eyes, too.
6__ H. However, watching too much TV is bad.
The right order is: B, ……………………….
II/ Write complete answers for the questions about the reading.
1. Why is television good? because It is both entertaining and educational, It opens up new words for children.
2. What can kids learn from TV? They learn about different lands and different people, They also learn how to make things by themselves.
3. What part of the body does watching too much TV harm? It is bad for their eyes
4. What does watching too much TV keep children from? It keeps children from taking part in outdoor activities.
5. Is “TV: wonderful Invention” a good title for this passage? no, it should be advantages and disadvantages of TV
III/ Read some facts about television.
1. 99% of households in America have at least one TV?
2. Iceland does not broadcast television on Thursdays. It’s a day for family life.
3. In 1969, when man first walked on the Moon, over 600 million people watched the programme.
4. A man from Sri Lanka set the record for the longest television viewing: 69 hours and 48 minutes.
Say if sentences a-e are true, false or not given according to the facts in III
T a. Nearly all households in America have a TV.
T b. Iceland has TV programmes on every day except Thursday.
F c. Man first walked on the Moon 69 years ago.
T d. Nobody in the world has watched TV as often as a man in Sri Lanka.
NG e. The man in Sri Lanka was watching a soap opera.