Form 9 Teacher Irina Zarubina TV or not TV Form 9 Teacher Irina Zarubina

Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity .

In Britain they watch: BBC 1- 33.1% BBC 2- 9.6% ITV- 40.4% Channel 4 (S4C)- 10.4% SKY One (satellite)- Cable TV- 6.7%

In Russia they watch: Channel 1 Russia TV ITV MTV Musical TV City TV Yaroslavia TV Culture TV etc.

Programmes we watch: News Shows Weather forecasts Discussions and interviews Feature films - documentaries- soaps Educational programmes Concerts Commercials/ advertisements Cartoons Sport events

It is about: Lives of famous people Pop/ rock hits Scandals and gossips Climate and weather Political situation The art and fashion Our nature Romance and love etc.

It is shown: Late at night Early in the morning Once a week On Sundays At 6 p.m. Every day

Reasons why we watch: It’s interesting I’m a sport (……) fan It’s good for selfeducation I love music(…..) I watch to spend leisure time ………etc.

My favourite programme is: Creative Informative Funny Serious Useful Children’s Specialized Educational etc.

My favourite programme ( Plan to describe): Give the name Characterize in short Tell what it is about Tell when it is shown Tell why you watch it

“STAR ICE” My favourite programme is called STAR ICE. It’s entertaining and catchy. It’s about pair-skating of our film and pop-stars with the professionals. It is shown on Saturdays evenings. It is lead by M.Galkin. I like skating and enjoy the program.

Match the name and the programs: Bill A a Pop shows, wildlife programs Jessica B Cartoons, comedies, soaps Phil C Nothing, TV is bad Marsha D d All the programs

Check your answers: A c B b C d D a

Commercials/ Advertisements Good Bad ????????

Good Give true information Famous people endorse products Teach you how to make the best value for your money Truthful Help to choose best products Creative and informative Full of humour etc.

Bad Do not talk about the products’ defects Make you buy one thing instead of other Misleading Show life unrealistically Put pressure on consumers Impossible to check Silly and annoying etc.

How to make a commercial (rules): Short phrases Imperative mood Mention only the best Informative style Short-lived presentation on TV

“Their Customs”- «Их нравы» Watch “ Their Customs” every weekends. The best ever seen show. Brilliant stories by D. Zaharov. Join ITV on Sundays at 8 a.m.

Test TV 1. How many channels has the British TV? a)6 b)4 c)5 d) many 2. ITV stands for: a) interesting b) intellectual c) independent 3. The synonym to commercial is a) advertisement b) trade c) shopping 4. In BBC “C” means: a) channel b) corporation c) company 5. S4C transmits on: a) England b) Wales c) Scotland

Check the test: 1b 2c 3a 4b 5b

Reflect the lesson ( put √): YES NO I get a mark I like: -speaking -reading -listening -working in groups