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I. Reading Exercises:
Exercise 1. Read and memorize using a dictionary:
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Manual, warranty, broadcast system, feature, tuner, frequency |
Exercise 2. Answer the questions:
What is associated with the frequency of the country’s electrical current?
What are the main three television broadcast systems?
Why don’t television sets often work correctly?
When can discs be used in most countries?
Exercise 3. Match the left part with the right:
1. Computer monitors can a) in the native format of
the country of location
2. The workaround are b) probably only valid in the
country of purchase
3. Your warranty is c)automatically handle both
25 and 30 frames per
second
.
4. Any analogue output to d) to obtain either a re-
a television set would be gionless DVD players
or region O discs.
Exercise 4.
The main three television broadcast (tuners/systems) are PAL, the (closest/nearest) to a worldwide standard, NTSC, (used/made)mostly in the Americas and (some/many) East Asian countries and SECAM..
II. Speaking Exercises:
Exercise 1. Describe frequencies, analog output, voltage, broadcast system using the suggested words and expressions as in example:
Frequencies
TVs, VCRs, cable television, the same, everything else
Example:
For TVs and VCRs don’t forget about cable television frequencies; they may not be the same, even if everything else is.
Analog output
No difference, PAL, SECAM, unconverted, analog output, television set, format
Voltage
Television sets, correctly, voltage, video standard
Broadcast system
Unless, compatible device, expensive booking system, worthless
Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:
1) Question: ___________________________________________ ?
Answer: North America is 6o Hz and its television is 30 frames per second.
2) Question: ___________________________________________ ?
Answer: SECAM is originally from France.
3) Question: ___________________________________________ ?
Answer: A television set made for the USA will skip a few channels in Japan.
4) Question: ___________________________________________ ?
Answer: DVDs have a completely artificial limitation introduced in the form of regional codeng.
