Unit 3
Taks 2
A. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5.F 6.. F
B. Jduy watched a bit of Tv last night. Before the football came on, she switched over just to protest, for she couldn't bear football, and thus she saw the end of the film The Graduate. When the footable came on, she turned over to a programme on foxes. After the foxed, she turned over back to see who won the football,but only saw the beginning of the news. Then she packedup and went to beed.
Task 4
A.1. a 2.a
B.1.F 2. F 3. T
C..casting the film
1)Building the movies around a famous star
l A famous star is a great asset to the flilm. It attracts fans automatically. Financial success depends on how many people come to see it.
l Famous stars are very expensive. They take attention away from the story itself. They distract the audience.
2) casting movies with unkown actors and actresses.
Movie centers around the story itself. Make the movie more believable.
Filming the movie
!) soundstages—both pictures and dialogs are recorded
2) partially filmed on location—in a real setting
All the scenes with a big star can be done first, or all the scenes shot at the same location can be filmed at the same time.
Task 5
2. we never found it diffcult to occupy our spare time
3. we used to enjoy civilized pleasures
4 all our free time is regulated by TV
5.It demanded and obtains absolute silence and attention
6. whole generations are growing up addicated to it
7. It is a universal pacifier
8.rubbishy commercials or spectacles of sadism and viloence
9.vast quantities of creative work
10.they cannot keep pace with demands and maitain high standards as well
11.becomes a village;is recorded preliterat communites; utterly dependent on pictures and the spoken word.
12.It encourages passive enjoyment
13 It cuts us off from the real world
14 from communicating with each other
15 how totally irrelevant television is to real living
Task 7
A. 1.,T 2. F 3.T 4. T 5.F 6. F 7.F 8.F
B.1. a 2.b 3.a 4. c 4. b 6. b 7.b 8.c
Task 8
1.d
2.d 3/c 4. b 5.a
Task 9
1. It is taken from a Greek word and a Latin word
2. TV provides jobs for hundreds of thousands who make Tv sets and broadingcasting equipment. It also provides work for actors. Technicians, and others who put on programs.
3. Some hospitals use TV to allow medical students to get close-up veiw of operations
4. By the mid-1960s. 90% of the households in the United States had at least one Tv set.
5. Communications satellites televise programs ―live‖ from all over t he world.
