Questions:

1. Why have cinema attendances declined sharply?

2. What genres of feature films are there?

3. How many performances have many cinemas a day?

4. In what time do we live now?

5. What does the word television mean?

6. What programs are broadcasted on commercial TV?

7. What programs does public TV broadcast?

8. What advantages does television have?

9. What disadvantages does television have?

10.What does television sometimes show?

Vocabulary:

to spend one's leisure time проводить свое свободное время

movie audience киноаудитория, кинозрители

video facilities видео-салон

to emerge появляться, возникать

cinema-going habit привычка ходить в кино

a settlement поселок

adventures приключения

grown-ups взрослые

not without pleasure не без удовольствия

to include включать

feature film художественный фильм

genre жанр

western вестерн

thriller триллер

performance сеанс

entertainment развлечение

cinema screens киноэкран

to give preference to smth. отдавать предпочтение ч.л.

an essential feature важная черта

moving pictures движущееся изображение

commercial station коммерческая станция

advertising time рекламное эфирное время

operating costs издержки

public station общественные станции

to broadcast передавать

entertainment развлечение

to attract привлекать

viewer зритель

drama телеспектакль

situation comedy комедия ситуаций

action-packed полный событий

comedian актер-комик

quiz show викторина

cartoon мультипликационный фильм

documentary документальная передача

talk show ток-шоу

issue проблема, вопрос

racial prejudice расовые предрассудки

host ведущий

to interview брать интервью

summary обзор

advertising реклама

commercial рекламный ролик

to urge убеждать

to focus сосредоточиваться

play пьеса

art искусство

entertainment развлечение

to turn on включать

pop music поп-музыка

Dialogue:

 - Shall we see a film this evening?

- That would be delightful. I haven’t seen any films for many weeks.

- There are several movies in my neighbourhood which show the latest pictures.

- Let’s consult the newspaper to see what movies are being shown in town.

- A splendid idea.

- At the nearest cinema house they show a film which is considered the best film of the year.

- My wife and I have already seen it. We enjoyed it immensely.

- Here is a good programme. They show two main pictures: a French film and an American. I don’t think you have seen them.

- I have seen neither of them. Shall we be able to obtain seats? That movie house is always full.

- Seats are not reserved at that movie house, but I am sure we shall be able to get in. Most likely we’ll have to wait for stall seats. Shall we buy balcony seats, if stall seats are not available?

- Please don’t. I have seen a film from the balcony. It is too far from the screen. You know my eyesight is rather poor. I wear glasses.

- The movie starts in ten minutes. There are many comfortable seats in the foyer. We can wait there and enjoy a cigarette in the meantime. After the picture ends there will be many vacant seats.