Задание 1. Match each type of programme on the left with the correct item on the right.
a) nature films
b) quiz shows
c) news
d) soap operas
e) commercials
f) travel films
g) comedies
h) sport
i) education programmes
1) football, boxing, swimming
2) life of different countries
3) people try to win prizes by answering questions
4) advertisements for products
5) animals, fish, birds, plants, flowers
6) information about what’s happening in the world
7) jokes and funny situations
8) information for students
9) story of the daily life of a family
Задание 2. Answer the question “Do you agree that TV has positive and negative sides? What sides are
predominant to your mind
Advantages and disadvantages of TV
Watching TV, you know, is the perfect way to spend our free time. Do you agree? Or maybe you don’t? It’s a
well known fact that TV has good and bad sides.
First of all it keeps people informed; we can learn a lot of information watching TV. We can choose programs
that appeal to us more, because TV provides programs for all interests. Sometimes with the help of TV we can
relax, entertain ourselves, especially when we are tired.
Advertisement on TV gives us information about different products, and it makes it easier to choose things to
buy. When we watch TV we learn something new about the world, famous people and recent news.
But, on the other hand, TV has a lot of disadvantages. It takes a lot of time and it makes us lazy. Besides, it’s
very harmful for our health, especially for our eyes. Some violent programs and films on TV make people
violent. Violence becomes a vital problem in our days.
There is too much advertisement on TV. Sometimes it can encourage us to buy things we don’t need at all.
Watching TV takes all free time from almost all people. We just watch it, not concentrate, and waste time.
So, we can’t say exactly whether it’s useful to watch TV or not, as TV has its advantages and disadvantages.
Millions people in the world spend hours watching TV every day… But what for? Do people really think it’s
the best way to spend time?
Many people become TV-addicted and it’s really a problem of our time. But the fact is that “so many people,
so many minds!” And what do you think?
Make up the table, using facts from the text (it’s better to divide the class in to two groups, the first one
– to find the advantages of watching TV, the second one - to find the disadvantages of watching TV)
advantages of watching TV disadvantages of watching TV
1
2
3
4
5
Задание 3 What TV programs do different groups of people like to watch on TV?
PROGRAMS GROUPS OF PEOPLE
Educational Children
News reports Teenagers
Quiz programs Middle-aged people
Animated cartoons Pensioners
Sport programs Women
Wild life programs Men
Talk shows Businessman
Religions Students
Задание 4. Which of changes are positive and which are negative?
1. Many new programs appeared, for example TV games, political interviews,
musical clips.
2. Some new channels began broadcasting.
3. Advertisements are inserted into programs.
4. There appeared night television.
5. Viewers have a chance to watch political debates and interviews.
6. A lot of live broadcast can be watched.
7. Serials are on practically every day.
8. Viewers can phone the TV studio and ask questions while the program is on.
9. Journalists and announcers could speak freely and behaved independently

перевод:9. прочтите легенду об озере Куль, в которой смешаны предложения

депутата. Поместите их в правильную переднюю

а) Хан посадил девушку в высокую башню.

б) однажды он узнал, что в деревне живет очень красивая девушка

в) он решил жениться на ней и приказал привести ее к себе во дворец.

г) и вот как появилось озеро.

д) Но девушка любила молодого человека и не хотела становиться его женой.

Жена хана,

() она не приняла подарков Хана и сказала: "Я люблю другого мужчину и

не могу стать женой хана!"

8) Жил-был жестокий Хан.

з) внезапно чистая горная вода хлынула в долину, где

находился Ханский дворец,и покрыла его.

и) люди Хана не послушали ее и привели во дворец

3) девушка открыла окно и выпрыгнула из окна.

I am going to tell you about Los Angeles. Los Angeles spans a widely diverse geographic area. Primarily a desert basin, the area is surrounded by the San Gabriel Mountain range and divided by the Santa Monica Mountains. Los Angeles County has 81 miles of coastline. There are such rivers as the Los Angeles, the Rio Hondo, the San Gabriel and the Ventura rivers.

The climate of Los Angeles as the climate of Southern California has often been described as «perfect» and with good reason. Mostly it is sunny and warm with gentle ocean breezes in the summer. The humidity is low with little rain. In fact, there are no unpleasant seasons in Los Angeles.

The name Los Angeles is Spanish for the Angels. In the late 18th century, Felipe de Neve, Spanish Governor of California, saw the need to establish a settlement along the River Los Angeles, The primary purpose for the pueblo was to reaffirm Spain's claim over the territory in the face of encroachments by Russia in the north and Britain from the sea. The settlement would also help to keep Spain's California military garrisons supplied and fed. Los Angeles was officially established by Governor Felipe de Neve on September 4,1781.

Governor de Neve's statue stands today at the Plaza of Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles. Later, when Mexico became an independent state, California with Los Angeles was governed by Mexicans.

In August of 1846, American soldiers entered Los Angeles and the Stars and Stripes flag has flown over the city since January 1847. On February, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and the Mexican-American War was finished, California was ceded to the United States. In 1851 the first Los Angeles City police force was organized.

Nowadays the city of Los Angeles holds many distinctions. Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world, a cultural centre which has more than 300 museums and a paradise of good weather.

It is the only city in the world to host the Summer Olympics twice. Downtown of Los Angeles is the largest government centre outside of Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles has the only remaining wooden lighthouse in the world. It is located in Fermin Park in San Pedro. Los Angeles has the largest historical theatre district, located in Downtown on Broadway.

Los Angeles is on the leading edge of the growth industries. The Los Angeles area * Digital Coast» has more multimedia jobs than Silicon Valley and New York City combined. The Los Angeles metropolitan area, with more than 122,000 jobs in the fashion industry, has surpassed New York's fashion district work force.

The population of Los Angeles is about four million people. Los Angeles ranks as the second largest city in the nation behind New York City, In Los Angeles there are people from about 140 countries^speaking approximately 86 different languages and currently call Los Angeles home.