10. Read the text again. Tick the true statements and correct the false ones.

1 TV Turnoff Week is a new idea.

2 The organisers say that the week has been a success.

3 TV news is the best media for helping us understand the problems in the world.

4 The TV Turnoff leaflets don't suggest many different activities.

5 TV Turnoff campaigners are against all forms of media.

6 Annie Davidson believes that TV is good because it is a good subject for conversation.

7 Ms Davidson is going to ignore TV Turnoff Week.

11. In pairs, complete the table with arguments from the text. Can you add any more arguments? The advs and disadvs of tv

advs	disadvs
• TV can be educational	• TV doesn't really explain the news

12. In pairs, find nine different alternatives to watching tv in the text. Can you think of any more ideas?

13. Complete the survey for yourself and two other people. Decide who is the biggest TV addict.

	Me	Daniel	Monika
1. When do you usually watch TV?	in the evening after my homework	only on Saturdays	in the morning at breakfast, in the evenings until midnight, at the weekends all day

Заняття 3.19 Радіо

1. Read and learn the following words:

means	засоби	traffic report	повідомл. про рух на дорогах
widespread	поширений	stock market	фондова біржа
broadcasting	радіомовлення	current	сучасний
broadcast	передача	government policy	політика уряду
description	репортаж	issue	проблема
advertising	реклама	poverty	бідність
drama	радіоп’єса (тут)	host, hostess	ведучий, ведуча
weather forecast	прогноз погоди

2. Read and translate the text:

R adio is one of the most important means of communication. The most widespread and familiar use of radio is broadcasting. Radio broadcasts feature music, news, interviews, discussions, descriptions of sport events, advertising.

Radio broadcasting once had the same entertainment role as television has today. From the 1920’s to the early 1950’s, in the Golden Age of Broadcasting, people gathered around their radios every night. They listened to dramas, light comedies, music, and other programs. This period ended with the rise of television.

There are more than 25 000 radio stations and more than 1 750 millions of radios in the world. A major reason for the widespread use of radio is its portability. It means that a radio can be carried around easily. People like to listen to it in homes, at beaches and picnics, while walking down the street or driving a car.

A bout 90% of all radio programs in the US provide entertainment and only 10% provide some kind of information. Music is the chief kind of radio entertainment. Usually, stations specialize in one kind of music such as rock, classical, country, etc. Such stations have disk jockeys who introduce and comment on the music.

Programs that provide information include newscasts, talk shows, and description of sport events. Newscasts may include weather forecasts, traffic reports, and stock market information. Talk shows present discussions on a current political topic such as an election or government policy or on a social issue, such as crime, pollution, poverty, racism, or sexism. Each show has a host or hostess who leads the discussion. Listeners are invited to telephone the stations to ask questions or give their opinion about the topic. Most of the games played by major league baseball, basketball and hockey teams in the US and Canada are broadcast on radio.