Let’s practice English sounds. [p] provide, programme, and soap operas. [m] transmit, inform, comedy. [s] broadcast, concert, serious. [f] forecast, feature, favorite. [S] show, commercial, specialize. [d] documentaries, educational, include.

How many channels does your TV set have? What TV programmes does your mother watch? What TV programmes does your father prefer? What TV programmes does your brother or sister like? What TV programmes can the whole family watch? What is your family’s favorite TV program and why? What is your own favorite TV program and why?

White Dot is an anti- television campaign group which thinks that television is anti-social and dangerous. The group has published a book which aims to persuade people to give up the habit of the lifetime.

To double – удваивать To devote – посвящать To worship – поклоняться, почитать The average – середина, в среднем To add up – подсчитывать To cut out - бросать

1 Why don’t you do something about it? 2 Just stop watching it. 3 We nearly did not survive it. 4 Would you accept it if someone said you could live part of your life again? 5 You would have twice as much spare time if you stopped watching TV.

Harmful programsUseful programs

Don’t run across the road, Stop and look. Don’t write on the wall, Don’t write in your book, Don’t run in your school, Always walk. Listen to your teachers Please, don’t talk.