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ESCOLA BSICA D.

DOMINGOS JARDO
Name: ____________ Surname: ____________ Number: ___ Class: ___ Form: ___
Date: __________________________________________________________________
Read the following text carefully.

Children's Television Viewing Habits in the UK


Parents and teachers throughout the country often
express concern about the amount of hours that children
spend in front of the television.
According to recent statistics, teenagers watch between
2.5 and 3.2 hours of television every day.
Many children watch television in the mornings over
breakfast but most viewing takes place after school in
the evenings. They watch soap operas, music
programmes and quiz shows.
Peak viewing times1 for teenagers are between seven
and nine o'clock. Between the hours of four and six, when the programmes are specifically aimed at
children, the viewing figures are much lower.
Boys watch more science fiction and sport. Girls watch more drama series, documentaries and news
programmes.
Television plays an important part in the lives of children. They are affected by the images they see
and they find role models in their favourite programmes.
What parents and their children have to consider is how much time should be spent watching
television and which programmes are suitable or unsuitable.
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A. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F). Quote from the text to support your answer.
1. Teachers are worried about the amount of hours children spend watching TV.
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2. Children only watch TV in the evening.
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3. In the afternoon viewings are lower because the programmes are for children.
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4. Boys and girls like different types of programmes.
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5. TV has some influence on the childs behaviour.
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B. Find synonyms in the text for the following words.


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worry _____________________
information _________________
after _______________________
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C. Answer the following questions with complete answers.


1. What are parents and teachers in the UK concerned about?
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2. How many hours per day do teenagers watch TV?
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3. At what times of the day do most of the viewings take place?
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4. Why does television have such an influence on children?
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5. What can parents do in order to avoid negative consequences?
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6. What about you?
- what do you think about television?
- which types of programmes do you prefer?
- how many hours a day do you spend watching TV?
- what are the pros and cons of TV?
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D. Complete the sentences using the PRESENT PERFECT.


1. The Internet _______________________________ (already /reach) most of the Portuguese
homes.
2. She _______________________________ (work) for the company for twenty years.
3. They _______________________________ (already/ finish) cleaning the bedroom.
4. _______________________________ (you/forget) the safe code?
5. I _______________________________ (not/ do) my homework yet.
6. They _______________________________ (be) to the USA three times now.
7. How long _____________ _____________( she/ stay) in Paris?

E. Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive Voice:


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Television changes the childs behaviour.

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Internet created many opportunities of knowledge.

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3.

The journalist writes the new articles.

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Radio informed the population during the World War I.

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Satellites take photos of the Earth everyday.

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The magazines present many new people.

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7.

Millions of people buy newspapers.

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Good work!

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