Ex.10. Think of answers to the questions below, then discuss them with two or three other people: • What do you think of TV?
• Are you selective about what you watch or a couch potato?
• What sort of programmes do you enjoy watching?
• Do you think you watch too much TV?
• Do you think people your age in your country generally watch too much
TV?
Ex.11. Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text.
ubiquitous flicker flick flip sedentary anecdotal revival decline bug pastime 1. A ____________ is a reduction in the amount or quality of something.
2. A ____________ is something people do regularly for fun in their free time.
3. A ____________ is the process of becoming active, successful or popular again.
4. A ____________ is a sudden strong enthusiasm for doing something.
5. If an activity is described as ____________, it involves a lot of sitting and not much exercise.
6. If something is ____________, it can be found everywhere.
7. If evidence is ____________ , it is based on someone’s personal experience or information rather than on facts.
8. If you ____________ from one TV channel to another, you keep changing channels quickly.
9. If a light or a TV screen ____________, it goes on and off or becomes brighter or less bright in quick succession.
10. If you ____________ your eyes from one thing to another, you move them quickly.
Ex.12. The article is about TV, the Internet and reading habits of British children. Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and then check your answers in the text. 1. More than 80% of schoolchildren turn on the TV when they return home from school.
2. Only 50% of schoolchildren read books in their own time every day.
3. More than 50% of schoolchildren in Britain own a computer or a laptop.
4. More than half the children surveyed have their own profile on a social networking site.
5. Almost three in four thirteen to sixteen year olds watch TV in bed.
6. 95% have a TV in their bedroom.
