1. Look at the television listings for next Saturday
Look at the television listings for next Saturday. Highlight any sporting programmes on the channels shown. How many hours of viewing is devoted to sport (and sport related) programmes?

3. What has been the impact of television on sport?
To be able to evaluate the impact of television coverage on sport in England and Wales.

4. Think of your favourite sport on television
Think of your favourite sport on television. What is it about the sport that makes it exciting to watch from a televisual point of view?

5. What do you think has been the impact of television on sport?
Positive impacts of television on sport
Negative impacts of television on sport

6. How have the following sports tried to make themselves more television friendly?
Cricket
Football
Hockey
Tennis
American football
Write one sentence for each describing how they have adapted to attract more television viewers.

8. What does the source say? Who said it? When did they say it?
GCSE Skills Practice
Q8 (p42). Look at sources H and I. Why do they say different things about the impact of television on sport?
Think about….
Question 1(e) – 8 Marks
• You will get 1 or 2 marks if you just paraphrase the sources and ramble off the point
• You will get 3 or 4 marks if you give a good discussion of one source with some
support OR if you give a limited discussion of both views
• You will get 5 or 6 marks if you attempt to explain both views with clear reference to
the content and the attributions; you provide some support from your own knowledge
• You will get 7 or 8 marks if you give a balanced answer with good support from the
sources and your own knowledge; you give a detailed consideration of the
attributions of each source.
Content
Origin
Purpose
What does the source say?
Who said it?
When did they say it?
Why was it said?
Who was it said to and why? Is it biased?
attribution= where the source comes from.

9. The sources say different things about the impact of television on sport. Source H says….
The reason that these two sources say different things in that….
Grassroots development= development through investment in children’s sport.

10. Homework:
Find out 3 examples of sports sponsorship (3 different sports).