1. English Book1 Unit 13 Text :Television :good or bad ?
Zhang Hongmei

3. “True” or “ False ” exercise:
1.People say that TV is a cheap way of entertainment .
2.Many people like TV because they are very poor .
3.We can know more about the outside world through TV .
4.We can see films only at the cinema .
5.Television takes up a lot of time .
6.We haven’t enough time to go out and play games .
7.Television begins to control our lives .
False
True
False
True
True
True

4. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions .D
( )1. Which of the following statements is NOT an advantage of TV ?
A. We can see many programmes at home .
B. We know more of the outside world .
C. TV benefits old people ,as well as patients in hospitals .
D. It gives people no time for other hobbies .
( ) 2. Which of the following statements is NOT a disadvantage of TV ?
A. We spend too much time on TV .
B. TV causes poor concentration for children .
C. There are too many commercials on TV .
D. It makes us heavily depend on TV . C

5. ( ) 3. “First , television is a cheap way of entertainment
( ) 3. “First , television is a cheap way of entertainment .” The word “entertainment” may mean ___ .
A. things that are very important to people .
B. things that are intended to interest people .
C. things that make people angry .
D. things that waste much time .
( ) 4. What do you think is the writer’s attitude towards TV ?
A. It is bad .
B. It is good .
C. It has both advantages and disadvantages .
D. It is not important to our lives . B C

6. Translate the following phrases into English .
1.为…付款
2.占用；占据
3.例如
4.另一方面
5.做游戏
6.集中注意力于
7.习惯于
8.在…中起着非常重要的作用
pay for
take up
for example
on the other hand
play games
concentrate on
get used to
play a very important part in

7. Complete the following statements about TV according to the passage .
Advantages of TV
1.TV is a way of entertainment .
2.TV helps us to know more of
3.TV can especially benefit
Disadvantages of TV
1.TV too much of our time .
2.TV causes concentration ,especially
for
3.TV has our lives .
cheap
the outside world
the old and the patients
takes up
poor
children
controlled

8. Say something about the text with the help of the following words and expressions
◆ television, advantages ,cheap ,entertainment,
help us, the outside world,goodprogrammes , benefit , the old people , the patients
◆ disadvantages ,take up much time ,hobbies , activities ,concentrate on a subject, begin to control our lives

9. Sum up today’s lesson :
1.Today we have learned that television has both advantages and disadvantages .
2.We should have right attitude towards TV And we can’t get television to control our lives .

10. Homework : Review the important words and phrases in the passage;
Write down the summary on the notebook;
Write an English composition .The topic is : The Internet : good or bad ?

11. Thank you very much ！