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1. As you read the text: a) look for the answers to these questions: 
1. According to the author, how do most British people spend their evenings? 2. What 
has prompted an enormous growth in television's popularity? 3. What is the effect of con-
tinual violence on television in the author's opinion? 4. Why does the author think that 
television may be "sowing the seeds of its own downfall"? 
b) Find in the text the arguments the author gives to illustrate the following: 
1. The statement that television is destroying the art of conversation seems to be 
irrelevant 2. Television is dulling viewers' reactions to violence and tragedy. 3. 
Television is broadening people's horizons. 
c) Summarize the text in 3 paragraphs. 
2. Use the topical vocabulary in answering the following questions: 
1. What are your favourite programmes? Refer to specific programmes to illustrate your 
preferences. 2. What qualities do you look for in a television programme? 3. What are the 
programmes that appeal to specific age groups? 4. What is the amount of weekend TV 
time devoted to sports programmes? Would you rather watch a favourite sport on TV or 
view it in person? Give your arguments/reasoning. 5. What^genres seem to dominate 
prime-time viewing? First check a week's TV schedule and make a list of all prime-time 
TV and break it into genres. 6. Should musical concerts and theatrical performances be 
broadcast on TV? 7. What are the challenges of video? 8. Do you think the emergence of 
music video clips present some problems to musicians? What problems? 9. What advan-
tages, if any, does television have over radio? Will television oust radio in the future?

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3. First read the following text: