Tag Questions (розділові питання: "чи не так?")

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You speak English,	don’t you?
She speaks English,	doesn’t she? – Yes, he does. – Так (розмовляє). No, he doesn’t. – Ні (не розмовляє).
You have a good idea,	don’t you?
He is your best friend,	isn’t he?
It is very warm today,	isn’t it?
I am late,	aren’t I?
I can go now,	can’t  I?
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You don’t speak English,	do you?
She doesn’t speak English,	does she? – No, she doesn’t. – Так (не розмовляє). Yes, she does. – Ні (розмовляє).
You don’t have a good idea,	do you?
He isn’t your best friend,	is he?
It isn’t very warm today,	is it?
I am not late,	am I?
I can’t go now,	can I?

Ex. 6. Add the correct ending to the following tag questions.

1. You really know this, …..? 2. He never does this, …..? 3. We love our pets, …..? 4. Nancy swims quite well, …..? 5. Her children visit her mother quite often, …..? 6. He isn’t a doctor, …..? 7. This oak tree is too old, …..? 8. I don't have any facts, …..? 9. They never argue, …..? 10. She doesn’t play computer games, …..? 11. Theresa shovels the leaves, ……? 12. Barry doesn't fix his taps himself, …..? 13. Dennis and Monty are here, …..? 14. I don’t know his address, …..? 15. Liz wishes to leave in a year, …..? 16. You never change your furniture, …..? 17. Mike is a hardworker, …? 18. This man's face looks rather familiar, …? 19. Jerry and Frank are not my neigbours, …? 20. Roy never smiles, ….?

Part III. READING: THE INFLUENCE OF TV ON CHILDREN

We talk to various people from different countries about their attitudes to television. Does TV educate and stimulate? Or is it a drug, a tranquilliser, used to control the population? Here are some views: "Television has been the greatest instrument of social democracy in Western European societies," says Mr Anthony Smith of the British film Institute. Somebody disagrees. 90% of the TV programmes in some countries are foreign, and mostly inferior, material, that is why TV has disrupted local culture and social ties.

Why do societies introduce TV in their countries? Perhaps governments do it for prestige, to show that they have introduced new technology into their societies. Another possible reason is that political leaders want their people to see them on TV. But the politicians cannot be on the screen all the time, so what other programmes do they show? TV is a very expensive medium, and the result is that most countries are dependent for television on Britain and America. It's easier and cheaper to buy inferior foreign products, mainly American "soap" operas. So, a lot of people feel that TV is a danger to local cultures in poorer countries. It could be an even greater threat to national identity than colonialism.

The influence of TV on children is a problem common to all developed countries, and Ukraine is no exception. According to socio­logists, almost 90 per cent of school children spend their free time watch­ing TV. A teenager spends between 3 and 4 hours watching TV. To produce programmes that are interesting and informative is not a simple task and a great deal is being done in this field. Producers and writers of children's programmes try to make sure that their viewers are not turned into passive recipients, their aim is to encourage the young­ster to do something useful, to do something good.

Educational TV is developing rapidly, its programmes cover 17 school and college subjects, as well as 13 other topics ranging from space to chess problems. Foreign languages — English, German, French and Spanish — are taught on TV.

Ex. 1. Make up the annotation to the text you have read.

Ex. 2. Compose the mini-vocabulary of the text.