Read the text then answer the questions.

Television viewing is a major activity and influence on children. Children in the United States watch an average of three to four hours of television a day.

While television can entertain, inform, and keep our children company, it may also influence them in undesirable ways. Time spent watching television takes away from important activities such as reading, school work, playing, exercise, family interaction, and social development. Children who watch a lot of television are likely to have lower grades in school, read fewer books, exercise less, and be overweight.

Parents can help by doing the following:

♦ Don’t allow children to watch long blocks of TV.

♦ Help them choose suitable programmes. Children’s shows on public TV are appropriate, but soap operas, adult sitcoms and adult talk shows are not.

♦ Set certain periods when the television will be off. Study times are for learning, not for sitting in front of the TV doing homework.

Make TV viewing an active process for child and parent!

1. How much TV do children in the United States watch on an average day?

2. What are the good effects of television on children?

3. What may be the bad effects of watching too much TV on school work?

4. Should parents let their children watch TV for a long time?

5. Which programmes are appropriate for children and which are not?

6. What can parents do to limit their child’s screen time?

Fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN THREE words from the passage.

(Điền vào chỗ trống KHÔNG QUÁ BA từ có trong đoạn văn.)

Children and Watching TV

Television viewing influences children a lot. American children often spend from three to four hours a day watching TV. Some of them spend more time watching television than studying in the classroom. While television can entertain and inform our children of news and real knowledge, it may also influence them in bad ways. Time spent watching television takes away from their important activities such as reading books, playing outdoor sports, doing homework, having family gatherings and developing social skills. Children can also learn incorrect or inappropriate information from television. If children watch TV a lot, they may have lower grades at school, read fewer books and do less exercise or even be overweight

1.

Children in the U.S. often spend from 

  hours a day watching TV.

2.

Television can 

  and provide information for children.

3.

Watching TV can take time away from 

  activities for children.

4.

Kids can learn incorrect and unsuitable 

  on TV.

5.

Watching TV a lot may make students have 

  marks at school

Read the text then answer the questions.

Television viewing is a major activity and influence on children. Children in the United States watch an average of three to four hours of television a day. While television can entertain, inform, and keep our children company, it may also influence them in undesirable ways. Time spent watching television takes away from important activities such as reading, school work, playing, exercise, family interaction, and social development. Children who watch a lot of television are likely to have lower grades in school, read fewer books, exercise less, and be overweight. Parents can help by doing the following: ♦ Don’t allow children to watch long blocks of TV. ♦ Help them choose suitable programmes. Children’s shows on public TV are appropriate, but soap operas, adult sitcoms and adult talk shows are not. ♦ Set certain periods when the television will be off. Study times are for learning, not for sitting in front of the TV doing homework. Make TV viewing an active process for child and parent!

75. How much TV do children in the United States watch on an average day? ___________________________________________________________________________

76. What are the good effects of television on children? ___________________________________________________________________________

77. What may be the bad effects of watching too much TV on school work? ___________________________________________________________________________

78. Should parents let their children watch TV for a long time? ___________________________________________________________________________

79. Which programmes are appropriate for children and which are not? ___________________________________________________________________________

80. What can parents do to limit their child’s screen time? 

Television is a very important(1)................ of communication;however,it also brings both (2)........... and negative influences, directlyinto our homes. There are many television shows on the air that are informative and(3)............ . The rifgt television shows(4) ............. teach our children about morals and values as wellas right from wrong. Besides, public televisionas well as cable television(5)............. such as National Gieographic and The History Channel also serve as learning tools for adults. In facts many colleges and universities use local channels to provide opportunity to (6)............... on line-lectures given on television. Along with the advantages listed above, ther are also (7)........... to television. Many channels provide opportunity for children to be exposed to more innappropriate content. It is not(8)............ for children to have acessto progams intended to be viewed only by mature audiences and they are easili affected by violent scenes. Moreover, if pupils (9)............. too much time watching television, they will become lazy and it affect their eye-sight. They do not pay any attention to their(10)............which will affect their educatinal career. In conclusion, in (11) ............ of all these disadvantages, I think the advantages of television definitely outweight the disadvantages. In the field of educational and entertaiment television 's vast importance cannot be denied.

điền các từ sau vào ô trống: studies, form, spite, attend, dificult, educational, can, channels, disadvantages, spend, positive.

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?

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?
___________________________________________
 

1. dịch

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

I. Read and answer the question

Television enables us to see things in distant places. It is indeed one off the most wonderful things that man has ever invented.

Television not only entertains people but also teaches people a variety of important things. Through this wonderful invention we learn about people and events thousands of miles away. Pictures taken in all pát of the world are also shown on television for entertainment as well as for instruction. Short films based on popular stories are often shown which entertain millions of people all over the world.

In some countries television is used to teach pupils and students many useful lessons. Students who cannot go to school because of transport or other problems are taught all their lessons at home through television.

As television appeals to the eye instead of the ear, people enjoy watching more than listening to radio . Listening requires knowledge of many things, but what we see with our eyes expains that itself .

For all these reasons, there is no doubt that television will continue to be popular for a long time.

Question :

1. What is television connsidered as ?

2. What do we learn through television ?

3. What do people prefer, watching or listening ?

4. How can students obtain knowledge if they cannot go to school ?

5. What is the difference between listening and watching ?

II. Read again and complete the sentences.

1. Television allows us to see things in ............. places.

2. Television shows pictures taken in all parts of the world for the purpose of ................and .................... .

3. Millions of people around the world are ...............by films based on famous stories.

4. Television appeals to the eye while ..........appeals to the ear.

5. It is easy to understand knowledge on TV as what people see can ........... itself.

6. There is no doubt that television will keep being ................... for a long time.

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