Reading the passage, and answer the questions.
Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it
from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for
you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are
terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs
bring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks lo television,
people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.
1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?
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2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why don't some people like watching television?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. What does television bring to you?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. What do you learn from television?
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Today , there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it from morning until night . Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for you? people have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today , the programs are terrible and people dont get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs bring news from around the world , help you learn many useful things , especially children. Thanks to television , people learn about life in other countries , and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work

today, there is a tv set in nearly home . people watch televisioṇ every day , and 

some people watch it from morning until night .Americans watch television about 35 hours a 

week.but is television good or bad for you? people have different answers.some say that 

there is a lot of violence on tv today,the programs are terrible and people don't get any

exercise because they only sit and watch tv. others think that tv programs bring news from 

around the world,help you learm many useful things , especially children.thanks to

television,people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day

of hard work.

1.ls television very popular nowadaya?why?

2.how many hours do Americans watch tv a day?

3.why don't some people like watching television?

I. Reading the passage, and answer the questions.
Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch
it from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad
for you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs
are terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV
programs bring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks
lo television, people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard
work.
1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?
2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?
3. Why don't some people like watching television?
4. What does television bring to you?
5. What do you learn from television?
II. Complete the sentences with and, so, but or because.
1. I didn't feel well I stayed at home.
2. He liked her she was happy.
3. I liked this game I wanted to go home.
4. She likes swimming jogging.
5. We were late there was an accident.
III. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. when B. where C. best D. detective
2. A. weather B. newsreader C. teaching D. repeat
3. A. clumsy B. cute C. but D. just
4. A. earth B. thanks C. feather D. theater
5. A. the B. think C. with D. they
6. A. plays B. says C. days D. stays
7. A. what B. who C. where D. when
8. A. sport B. start C. listen D. eat
9. A. game B. geography C. vegetable D. change
10. A. station B. intersection C. question D. invitation
11. A. teacher B. children C. lunch D. chemistry

I. Reading the passage, and answer the questions.

Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don't get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs bring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks lo television, people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.

1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?

2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?

3. Why don't some people like watching television?

4. What does television bring to you?

5. What do you learn from television?

II. Complete the sentences with and, so, but or because.

1. I didn't feel well I stayed at home.

2. He liked her she was happy.

3. I liked this game I wanted to go home.

4. She likes swimming jogging.

5. We were late there was an accident.

III. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

1. A. when B. where C. best D. detective

2. A. weather B. newsreader C. teaching D. repeat

3. A. clumsy B. cute C. but D. just

4. A. earth B. thanks C. feather D. theater

5. A. the B. think C. with D. they

6. A. plays B. says C. days D. stays

7. A. what B. who C. where D. when

8. A. sport B. start C. listen D. eat

9. A. game B. geography C. vegetable D. change

10. A. station B. intersection C. question D. invitation

11. A. teacher B. children C. lunch D. chemistry

III. Reading the passage, and answer the questions.

Today, there is a TV set in nearly every home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it from morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good or bad for you? People have different answers. Some say that there is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don’t get any exercise because they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programsbring news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. Thanks lo television,people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.

1. Is television very popular nowadays? Why?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. How many hours do Americans watch TV a day?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Why don’t some people like watching television?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. What does television bring to you?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. What do you learn from television?

……………………………………………………………………………………………..

IV. Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two

important ways of the news. They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they don’t have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day. In America, there are the news programmes every hour. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films, fashion, news, etc. People who cannot read get the news from television or radio easily.

True                 False

1. There are only two ways of getting the news.                                                                 

2. Television and radio get the news faster than other ways.                                              

3. Television stations broadcast the news several times each day.                                      

4. People cannot choose the TV programmes that they like.                                               

5. Television can bring the news to people who cannot read.                                             

from, or, different, there, because, every, game shows, be, educational, bring

Today, there is a TV set in nearly (1) …………… home. People watch television every day, and some people watch it (2) ……………morning until night. Americans watch television about 35 hours a week. But is television good (3) ……………bad for you? People have (4) ……………answers. Some say that (5) ……………..is a lot of violence on TV today, the programs are terrible and people don’t get any exercise (6) ……………they only sit and watch TV. Others think that TV programs (7) ……………news from around the world, help you learn many useful things, especially children. The most exciting programmes are (8) ……………because they can (9) ……………both entertaining and (10) …………… Thanks to television, people learn about life in other countries, and it helps people relax after a long day of hard work.

In 1960, most people in Vietnam didn’t have a TV set. The people with TVs were
popular. Both old and young people enjoy watching it very much. In the evening, the neighbors would gather around the T. V. They would stay until the T.V programs finished. Vietnam is different today. More families have a T.V set and life is more comfortable. In addition to the news, television stations also broadcast many interesting programs such as sports, music, cartoons, wild life, popular science, reports, contests, movies, etc… At present people can enjoy live programs on TV, now many students in the world watch TV more than three hours a day. But neighbors don’t know each other as well as they did in the past.
1/In 1960 most people in Vietnam had a TV set.
2/The people with TVs were popular
3/More people have a TV set today.

4) the neighbors would gather around the TV in the morning

VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find, circle and correct the mistake.
1. Children now spend much time on the internet than watching television…………….
2. There are a lot interesting programmes on Disney Channel………………..
3. I am really boring when I watch documentaries……………………….
4. I enjoy to watch game shows or films……………………………
5. How many hour a day do you watch television?................................
6. Children shouldn’t spend too much time to watch television…………………..
7. Many people work hardly every day to produce TV
programmes………………………
8. The 7 o’clock news tell people what is happening in the
world…………………………