Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 Television first appeared some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has been one of the most popular sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television offers cartoons for children, world news, music and many other programs. If someone is interested in sports, for example, he can just choose the right sports channel. There he can enjoy a broadcast of an international football match while it is actually happening. Television is also a very useful way for companies to advertise their products. It is not too hard for us to see why there is a TV set in almost every home today. And, engineers are developing interactive TV which allows communication between viewers and producers.

What’s on today?

(Hôm nay có gì để xem?)

1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Phong: What are you watching, Hung?

Hung: The Voice Kids.

Phong: That music talent show is very interesting.

Hung: It is. What programme do you often watch, Phong?

Phong: Films. I like animated films like The Lion King.

Hung: I love them, too. They're wonderful.

Phong: I often watch them with my little brother, but he prefers cartoons.

Hung: Tom and Jerry?

Phong: Ha... ha... Yes, he loves Jerry the mouse.

Hung: Jerry's a clever character. Do you know any English programmes for children?

Phong: Yes. I watch English in a Minute on VTV7. This channel has many educational programmes.

Hung: Great. I'll watch it, too.

2. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

(Chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B, hoặc C.)

1. Phong and Hung are talking about ___________ .

A. The Voice Kids programme

B. English in a Minute programme

C. different TV programmes

2. Phong likes ___________ .

A. animated films   

B. cartoons     

C. talent shows

3. When you're viewing a TV programme, you say: "I'm ___________TV.”

A. watching           

B. seeing         

C. looking

4. When a programme teaches you something, it's ___________ .

A. educational       

B. funny         

C. clever

3. Read the conversation again and match 1-5 with a-e.

(Đọc lại bài hội thoại và nối 1-5 với a-e.)

4. Find and write the adjectives in the conversation which describe the programmes and characters below.

(Tìm và viết các tính từ trong bài hội thoại miêu tả các chương trình và các nhân vật bên dưới.)

TV programmes

3. Work in groups. Discuss and complete the facts with the countries in the box.

(Làm việc theo nhóm. Thảo luận và hoàn thành các sự thật với các quốc gia trong khung.)

 Facts

1. Pokemon cartoons are from ____________ .

2. Bibi in ____________shows international and Vietnamese cartoons.

3. In ____________, there was no TV on Thursdays before 1986.

4. Discovery Channel makes education fun for children in____________.

4. Read about the two TV programmes and tick (✓) the correct programme in the table. You may tick both.

(Đọc qua hai chương trình TV và đánh dấu chương trình đúng trong bảng. Em có thể đánh dấu cả hai.)

Reading

1. Read the first two columns of the TV guide and answer the questions.

(Đọc hai cột đầu tiên của lịch phát sóng TV và trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. What's in the Wildlife programme?

(Có gì trong chương trình Động vật hoang dã?)

2. Is The Fox Teacher a comedy?

(The Fox Teacher có phải là một bộ phim hài không?)

3. What time is the Sports programme?

(Chương trình Thể thao diễn ra lúc mấy giờ?)

4. Can we watch a game show at 10.30?

(Chúng ta có thể xem game show lúc 10:30 không?)

5. What is the topic of the Science programme?

(Chủ đề của chương trình Khoa học là gì?)

2. Read the TV guide in 1 and write the programmes that these people may choose to watch.

(Đọc lịch phát sóng TV ở bài 1 và viết những chương trình mà những người này có thể chọn để xem.)

3. Read some cool facts about television and tick (✓) T (True), F (False), or NI (No Information) for statements 1- 5.

(Đọc một số thông tin thú vị về truyền hình và đánh dấu (✓) T (Đúng), F (Sai), hoặc NI (Không có Thông tin) cho các câu 1- 5.)

• Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of television, did not allow his children to watch TV.

(Philo Farnsworth, người phát minh ra tivi, không cho con mình xem tivi. )

• Early television was in black and white.

(TV ban đầu có màu trắng và đen.)

• In 1969, when man first walked on the Moon, over 600 million people watched the programme.

(Năm 1969, khi con người lần đầu tiên đi bộ trên Mặt trăng, hơn 600 triệu người đã xem chương trình này.)

• In 2005, Suresh Joachim -a man from Sri Lanka - did a long non-stop TV watching: 69 hours. 

(Năm 2005, Suresh Joachim - một người đàn ông ở Sri Lanka - đã xem TV không ngừng nghỉ trong thời gian dài: 69 giờ.)

1. Philo Farnsworth has two children.

2. When television first started, it was not in colour. 

3. Man first walked on the Moon 69 years ago.

4. A man from Sri Lanka watched TV for 69 hours without stopping.

5. The man in Sri Lanka was watching a comedy.

2. Read the passage and write questions for the answers. 

(Đọc đoạn văn và viết câu hỏi cho câu trả lời.)

Hollywood, in Los Angeles, is full of movie studios and movie stars. Hollywood, which started in 1909, is now known as the centre of the American film industry. If you come to the city of Hollywood, you can visit the Walk of Fame, where there are stars for famous actors and actresses like Marilyn Monroe. You can also visit Universal Studios, where they make films. 

1. - _____________?

   - In Los Angeles. (Ở Los Angeles.)

2.  ______________?

- In 1909. (Năm 1909.)

3. _______________?

- The centre of the American film industry. 

(Trung tâm của ngành công nghiệp điện ảnh Hoa Kỳ.)

4. _______________?

- The Walk of Fame. (Đại lộ Danh vọng.)

5. _______________?

- It's a place where they make films. (Đó là nơi họ làm phim.)

Read and answer these following 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 children and parents!