Listening chapter 8 Entertainment and Media Look at the photo of a sports TV program. How do they feel ? What TV programs do you enjoy watching? Why ? What are some of your favorite advertisements? Why ? How many hours of TV do you watch a week ? How many television sets do you have in your house? Where are they ? What is the best ways to get news: from television, a newspaper, or the Internet ?
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Listening chapter 8Entertainment and Media
Look at the photo of a sports TV program. How do they feel ?
What TV programs do you enjoy watching? Why?
What are some of your favorite advertisements? Why?
How many hours of TV do you watch a week ?
How many television sets do you have in your house? Where are they?
What is the best ways to get news: from television, a newspaper, or the Internet?
Part 1/ Previewing Vocabulary- page 145
Nouns:
Average week- couch potato- remote control- the TV- waste of time
Verbs:
Changing channels- channel surf- turn down the volume- turn on the TV- turn the TV off
1 -turn on the TV- 2. turn the TV off- 3. change channels- 4. turn down the volume- 5- the TV on
6 -channel surf – 7- couch potato- 8- a remote – 9- a waste of time- 10- an average week
3 .Listening for Main Idea page 1451 .What do Jack and Bruce think about watching TV? Do they
agree or disagree/2 .Why does Bruce prefer to get the news from the Internet or
the newspaper?3 .What is Jack’s habit when watching TV?
Answers:1 .Jack and Bruce disagree about TV.
Bruce thinks that watching TV is a waste of time.Jack thinks that news and sports programs are interesting .2 .Bruce prefers newspapers and the Internet because they
have more news and he can get the news whenever he wants. Also, he hates TV commercials .
3 .When commercials come on, Jack down the volume or changes channel .
Listening for Details/ p.1476
Exercise 4----1.The average American watches five hours of TV a day.
----2 .Bruce is reading a newspaper.----3 .Bruce is a couch potato
---4 .Jack doesn’t like soup operas--- 5 .Bruce and Jack don’t like TV commercials
Answers: F/T F/T T
Listening for stressed words /p-146Bruce: Hey, listen to this . The average American watches four
hours of TV a day.Jack: A day? You are joking.
Bruce: No, it says so right here in this newspaper. Hmm, I guess you’re an average American, Jack. You always have your TV on.
Jack : Come on. Are you saying I am a couch potato ?Bruce: Yeah. I really think watching TV is a waste of time.
Jack: Oh, come on. Some programs are bad, like those soap operas . But what about sports or the news? You watch those
sometimes , don’t you?Bruce: Well, actually, for the news, I prefer the newspaper. Or
the Internet.Jack: Why?
Bruce: First, because they give you a lot more information . And I can read them any time I want. Plus, I hate all the
commercials.
Jack: I know what you mean. That’s why when the commercials come on, I just turn down the volume or change
channels. Bruce: Yeah, I noticed that, Channel surfing drives me crazy.
Jack: Ok, next time you come over, I’’ll let you have the remote control.
Bruce: Oh, that’s so sweet. But I have a better idea. Next time I come over, let’s just turn the TV off.
Listening for Reductions/ page 147
7 .Listening for reductions A: Are you
B:Don’t you want to goA: to tell you- can - Do you know what you want to see
B: I’ll let you choose. Batman-- A: I’m going to be dead.
Expressing Opinions/ Agreeing and Disagreeing
Expressing an Opinion
I think that--------he should stay. -------------
I feel -------I have to tell them.----------------
I believe---they have to work more.-----------
In my opinion--Sam has the best offer.----
Agreeing:
That’s my opinion too.
I agree with you.
I feel the same way.
You’re right.
That’s a good point.
You’re not sureI don’t have a strong opinion about that.
I think it depends on somethingDisagreeing
I disagree with you.I don’t agree.
I don’t feel the same way.Oh, come on.
Using vocabulary : page 148Channel surf: change the channels
9 .Expressing opinions. Page 150
I think watching TV is a waste of time. Most programs are stupid or boring.
I disagree with you. Many programs are useful- if you choose them carefully.
Give your opinion on each topicViolence on TV: I believe watching violence on TV
is dangerous for children.Cigarette advertisements : I think cigarette
advertisements in magazines is not a good thing.Magazines stories about private lives of famous
people is very interesting to read for lots of people.High salaries of superstar athletes is a good thing
Low salaries of teachers I disagree with you because I believe that teachers work is not an easy job.
Parents should supervise what their children watch on television
I agree with you because I think not all programs are suitable for children.
High cost of cable television.I disagree with you because not all people
can afford it.
Part 2/ An Airport Crash 1 .Have you ever seen an accident? Describe what
happened?2 .Imagine a news report about and airplane crash.
Write four questions about it in the graphic organiser.