1. Introduction of the new words:

• prevent[prɪ'vent]заважати - broadcast ['brɔdkɔ:st] передавати по телебаченню

• irrelevant [ireləvənt]зайвий - contemporary [kən'tɛmprərɪ]сучасний

• current ['kʌrənt]поточний - surrounding [sə'raundiŋ]оточуючий

• affair [ə'feə] справи - aware [ə'weə] свідомий

• contest ['kɔntest]конкурс - to avoid [ə'vɔɪd]унікати

2. Read & translate the sentences with the new words:

1. They broadcast many new films on this channel.

2. He avoids watching TV in the evening because he always has a lot of homework.

3. We often forget about surrounding world spending many hours in front of TV.

4. Contemporary television gives a lot of information from different parts of the world.

5. We become aware that we read less and see our friends not so often because TV takes a lot of our time.

6. He often takes part in different contests.

7. He tries to follow current affairs in different countries watching news a lot.

8. Television is irrelevant when we rest at the sea or in the mountains, isn’t it?

9. His hobby prevents him from meeting his friends very often.

3. Read & translate the text:

Television plays a very important role in our life. It is a powerful source of entertainment and information, a door through which the whole world can enter our homes. Some people prefer to spend their free time watching light TV programmes while others prefer watching political and educational programmes. We can watch many really interesting programmes: informational, musical, for children and for adults, sporting, and many different games. But what did we use to do before there was television? Before we admitted the "one-eyed monster" into our homes, we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. Television may be a splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountains, far away from civilisation in quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the hypnotic tyranny of one-eyed monster.

Modern television offers the viewers several programmes on different channels. Such as:

Soap opera: a programme often on two or three times a week, which follows the lives of a group/community of people. The stories are often exciting, dramatic and hard to believe.

Quiz show or Game show: individuals, teams or families who answer questions or play different games against each other. The winner gets a prize, e.g. a car, a holiday, money.

Chat show: a programme where a presenter talks to famous people about their lives and careers, sometimes there is music as well.

Documentary: a film with factual information, often analyzing a problem in society.

A series ['sɪəriːz]: a number of programmes about the same situation or the same characters in different situations. This may be a comedy series or a drama series.

Current affairs programme: a programme about today's social/political problem.

In addition to regular newscasts you can see plays and films, operas and ballets['bæleɪ], and watch all kinds of contests, quizzes, and sporting events. You can also get a lot of useful information on the educational channel. A good serial (perhaps, a detective story or a screen version of a classical novel) can keep the whole family in front of the telly for days, and don't we spend hours and hours watching our favourite football or hockey team in an important international event?

Television most definitely plays a very important part in people's lives. But is this a good thing or a bad one? Haven't we become lazier because of television? Don't we go out less often than we used to? Don't we read less?The first commercial television broadcast was made on April 20, 1939 by Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Since 1939, it has become one of the most important facts of modern life. Television is very much a part of the modern world. Its effects are felt all over the world. Television is a reflection of modern world, say some people. It shows contemporary society. It affects customs and culture, others say. Good or bad, television is difficult to avoid. Its pictures enter homes, stores, airports and factories. It is here to stay!

1. Find in the text the following word combinations: потужне джерело розваг; входить в наші домівки; дивитись політичні та освітні програми; займати вільний час; чудовий засіб зв’язку; спілкування один з одним; повністю зайвий; далеко від цивілізації; пропонувати глядачам; захоплюючі та драматичні історії; грати один проти одного; розмовляти про життя та кар’єру; аналізувати проблеми суспільства; комедійні та драматичні серіали; сьогоднішні проблеми суспільства; отримувати багато корисної інформації; утримувати цілу родину перед телевізором; ставати більш ледачими; перша комерційна телепередача; відображення сучасного світу; показувати сучасне суспільство; важко уникнути;

2. Read the definitions and say what it is. (An advert, the Internet, a music programme, a quiz, a soap, opera, sports news, a talk show, a weather forecast)

1. A short informative film describing and praising some product.

2. A serial about people’s relationships especially love and friendship.

3. A TV programme where people discuss a problem.

4. The media with the help of which people communicate with each other or can find the necessary information.

5. New information about sports presented in a short TV programme.

6. A programme about weather.

7. An intellectual programme with a lot of questions on different topics.

8. A progrmme wich gives us information about the modern trends of music and lets us listen to it.