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 Read the information below and discuss what sort of viewer you are.

HOW DO YOU WATCH TV?

People watch TV in different ways. Here are some types of television viewers.

The absent-minded

This type of viewer has the TV on from morning till night. Meanwhile he eats, phones, reads or does his homework. For him television is a background noise.

The addict

He watches the programmes in silence. He is highly concentrated. He won’t switch to another channel even in time of commercials for fear of losing something. He won’t give up TV for anything in the world.

The bored

He turns on TV when he hasn’t got anything better to do. He only watches it when it’s raining or when he is ill. It is just the way to while the time away.

Now discuss your relationship with television.

1. Before you turn on the TV you study the TV programme.

a) rarely

b) sometimes

c) often

2. You don’t switch on the TV if you haven’t found anything interesting.

a) rarely

b) sometimes

c) often

3. You’ve got your favourite programmes and you can’t miss them.

a) none

b) some

c) a lot

4. You like to discuss what you’ve seen with your friends.

a) rarely

b) sometimes

c) often

Look through the answers and say whether you agree with them or not.

✵ Majority of A answers. For you watching TV is a way of escaping from reality. TV keeps your company and doesn’t ask for much in return. Be careful not to isolate yourself from others or give up more interesting things. Sometimes it’s good to escape from reality, but it’s important that you shouldn’t do it too often.

✵ Majority of B answers. Television isn’t very important for you. It’s not a problem to give it up if there is something more interesting to do. But if you have to stay at home, you watch whatever is on TV that night. So, be careful not to be too superficial in your choices!

✵ Majority of  C answers. You’ve got an active relationship with TV. You’ve got a critical sense and know how to choose programmes. Be careful not to give TV too much importance and don’t let it influence your language and way of life too much. Sometimes it’s better to read a book.

My favourite TV-channel is Discovery Science. I watch this channel since childhood and I must say that thanks to it my perception of the world became richer.  I have learned many interesting things, connected with science, technology and history. In fact, Discovery comes in many different languages. So, when I want to improve my listening skills I watch it in English. This channel was launched in 1985 in the USA. Originally it consisted only of documentary programs about popular science. However, later it expanded into reality television and soon it became one of the best channels of non-fiction programming in the world.