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

2. Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity .

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

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

10. 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

11. “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.

12. 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

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

14. Commercials/ Advertisements
Good
Bad
????????

15. 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.

16. 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.

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

18. “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.

19. 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

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

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