24. Заполните пропуски соответствующими предлогами, где это необходимо:

1. Television hasn't been ….us all that long.

2. We admitted the one-eyed monster ….our homes.

3. We used to be entertained ….our friends.

4. All that belongs ….the past.

5. We gulp ….our meals to be ….time …the programme.

6. Meals shouldn’t inerfer ….the programmes.

7. Television consumes vast quantities ….creative work.

8. We became utterly dependent ….the two most primitive media ….communication.

9. Television cuts us ….the real world.

10. We spend a fine day glued ….our sets rather than go … …the world itself.

11. Television prevents us ….communicating ….each other.

12. She keeps the children quiet ….turning ….the set.

25. Поставьте вопросы к выделенным словам:

1. We are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it.

2. We used to go outside for our amusements.

3. We rush home to be in time for this or that programme.

4. The telly is the universal pacifier.

5. The children will watch rubbishy commercials.

6. Every day television consumes vast quantities of creative work.

7. Millions watch the same programmes.

8. We become utterly dependent on the two most primitive media of communication.

9. Television encourages passive enjoyment.

10. We spend a holiday by the sea.

26. Задайте альтернативный и разделительный вопрос к следующим предложениям:

1. We often hear statements like this.

2. Television hasn’t been with us all that long.

3. We never found it difficult to spend our spare time.

4. All that belongs to the past.

5. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do.

6. They are exchanging the news of the day.

7. It is impossible to keep pace with the demand.

8. There is a limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world.

9. The whole world becomes a village.

10. We quickly discover how little we miss telly.

27. Прочитайте данные высказывания и укажите, какие из них соответствуют тексту:

1. When there was no television people hardly found the ways to enjoy themselves.

2. Reading books and listening to broadcasts are the main occupations now.

3. Our spare time is regulated by the one-eyed monster.

4. People rush home to be in time for dinner.

5. People usually have a leisurely evening meal.

6. There should be silence and attention when the TV set is turned on.

7. Nobody dears to open his mouth during the programme.

8. Creative talent is unlimited resource available in our society.

9. The more programmes are on TV the higher is their quality.

10. The main media of communication now is pictures and spoken word.

11. Watching TV is an active enjoyment.

12. We live in unreal world watching TV.

28. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What statements about TV do we often hear?

2. How long has the television been with us?

3. How did people spend their spare time before admitting television into their homes?

4. What is our free time regulated by?

5. What have people given up doing because of television?

6. In what case is the member of the family quickly silenced?

7. What is the standard practice for mother now?

8. Why are most of the programmes so bad?

9. Why is the society reduced to the conditions which obtain in pre-literate communities?

10. How does television cut people off the real world?

11. How does television discourage us from communicating with each other?

12. When do we become aware how little we miss telly?