Задание 5. Прочитайте текст и расскажите, что можно посмотреть по телевизору сегодня вечером.

There are lots of good programmes on the television this evening. At 7.30, there’s ‘Coronation Street’ on ITV, followed by ‘Eastenders’ on BBC1 at 8 o’clock. These two programmes are the most popular soap operas on British television. Later on at 8.30 there’s ‘Ground Force’ on BBC1. ‘Ground Force’ is a garden makeover show, in which a team of gardeners secretly create a new garden for someone while they are away from home. After that, at 9 o’clock, ‘Big Brother’ is on. ‘Big Brother’ is a reality TV show, in which a group of people are filmed living together 24 hours a day. Lastly ‘Newsnight’ is on at 10.30 on BBC2. ‘Newsnight’ is a news programme that deals with the main items of the day’s news and has interviews with leading politicians.

Задание 6. Прочитайте текст. Ответьте на вопросы и скажите, какие телепередачи, по вашему мнению, являются наиболее интересными на отечественном телевидении и почему.

Most people agree that the media has one key characteristic: it keeps growing and growing. These days, few people can remember life before television. And most of us have been influenced by the constant flow of words and images from screens or newspapers. Some of it is ‘complete rubbish’ and some of it is wonderful. Here are some of the ‘firsts’ and ‘bests’ of the media world.

The No.1 reality show: Big Brother. Like it or not, Big Brother is the most popular show of its kind. It was first shown in Holland in 1999 and it has been broadcast in over twenty countries.

The No.1 film industry: the Indian film industry (nicknamed Bollywood). More films are made in India than in any other country.

The No.1 search engine: Google. Lots of information can be found by searching Google. In fact, it is used for over 250 million searches in 182 languages every day. It was named after Googol, which is the number represented by one+one hundred zeros.

The No.1 film: Citizen Kane. In lists of great films it usually comes first. It was made by Orson Welles in 1941 and tells the story of a media tycoon.

The No.1 quiz show of recent years: Who wants to be a millionaire? It started in the UK in 1998 but has been broadcast all over the world.

The No.1 TV addicts: The US has 805 televisions per 1, 000 people, the world’s highest number, and in the US they watch TV the most. By the age of sixty-five the average US citizen has spent nine years in front of the TV.

The No.1 selling newspaper: Yomiuri Shimbun. It sells ten million copies a day in Japan.

1) What is the world's most popular reality TV show? 2) Which country makes the most films? 3) Which search engine is the most popular? 4) Which film is often voted the greatest ever? 5) Which quiz show is the most popular? 6) Which country watches most TV? 7) Which newspaper sells the most copies?

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