Task 6. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
Television is one of man‟s most important (1) _____ of communication. It brings
pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. Through television,
home viewers can see and learn (2) _____ people, places and things in faraway lands. TV
even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America‟s astronauts as
the astronauts explore (3) _______ space. In addition to all these things, television brings its
viewers a steady stream of programmes that are (4) ______ to entertain. In fact, TV
provides many (5) _____ entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programmes
include dramas, comedies, sports, and (6) ______ pictures.
1.a. ways
b. means
c. ranges
d. shows
2.a. at
b. in
c. for
d. about
3 a. deep
b. large
c. outer
d. open
4 a. happened
b. designed
c. composed
d. guided
5 a. more
b. even
c. most
d. hardly
6 a. lovely
b. clear
c. motion
d. full
Task 7. Write questions to the underlined words.
1. …………………………………………………………………………………….
The game show Are you smarter than a 5th grader? is on 8 p.m.
2. …………………………………………………………………………………….
Many children like cartoons because they are funny.
3. …………………………………………………………………………………….
The Red Spotted Squirrel lasts twenty-five minutes.
4. …………………………………………………………………………………….
They watch TV two or three hours every day.
5. …………………………………………………………………………………….
The Old Town of Inca is in Peru.
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Task 8. Arrange the words to make sentences.
1. best/ television/ like/ what/ do/ you/ programme?
(……………………………………………………………………………………
2. start/ the/ game show/ what time/ does?
(……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Liz/ go to/ how often/ does/ the cinema?
(……………………………………………………………………………………
4. you/ watch/ do/ television/ usually/ when?
(……………………………………………………………………………………