[1] Among
American children, television ranks second to sleeping as a consumer of
hours. The average American, both child and adult, watches more than six hours of
T.V daily.
[2] What effect does habitual viewing have on
children ? Wilkins gives, as examples,
studies that have reported a relationship between increased watching and decreased
learning, between violence on T.V and aggressive behavior. Wilkins approvingly
refers to a famous psychologist who once said : "The danger of T.V lies not so
much in the behavior it produces as in the behavior it prevents. " Some examples :
communication between parent and child, the capacity to entertain oneself, the ability
to express ideas logically [ … ]. T.V, suggests Wilkins, doesn't cut children from
reality, it becomes their reality, more vivid than the world to which it supposedly
refers.
[3] What are the signs of addiction ? According to
Wilkins, there are some key clues. Do
the children come straight home from school and turn on T.V ? Do they watch more
than ten hours a week ? As for parents, many of the same symptoms apply.
[4] Earlier this year, Wilkins conducted a
week-long abstinence cure with elementary
school kids in Ridgewood. Some families began and gave up ; several frustrated
mothers furtively watched their favorite programs. In general, parents seemed to
suffer holding from T.V more acutely than their children [ … ].
[5] It was T.V critic Michael Arlen who said that
television connects viewers to nothing
except the idea of being connected to something. Wilkins's advice : to reconnect
yourself to the world, disconnect the set.
Adapted from Time magazine,
11 October, 1982 |
Read the
text and answer the questions :
1- Tick (×) the right box :
This article is :
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| a- a report on a research about the effects of T.V |
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| b- a critical essay on a research about the effects of T.V |
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| c- a report of an interview with a researcher |
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2- Tick (×) the right alternative :
The writer is mainly concerned about
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| a- bad T.V programmes for children and adults. |
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| b- excessive T.V viewing by children. |
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| c- excessive T.V viewing by adults. |
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3- Fill in the chart with reference to the text. Mention two effects on
children and one effect on adults.
Effects of habitual viewing |
On
children |
On adults |
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4- Tick the right box to indicate whether the following
statements are true or false, and justify your answers with details from the text.
Statements |
T |
F |
Justification |
- Wilkins's experience with families proved that children are more addicted
to T.V. than adults.
- The conclusions reached by Wilkins are the result of scientific research
on children and grown-ups
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5- Find in paragraph 5 the expression which means that
television is just an illusion.
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6- Tick the alternative that best explains the following statement :
"The danger of T.V lies not so much in the behavior it
produces as in the behavior it prevents" (paragraph 2)
| a- the danger lies equally in the behavior it produces and in the
behavior it prevents. |
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| b- the danger lies more in the behavior it prevents than in the
behavior it produces. |
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| c- the danger lies more in the behavior it produces than in the
behavior it prevents. |
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7- Find synonyms of :
a- watching (paragraph 2) :
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b- ability (paragraph 2) : ....................................................................................................................
c- signs (paragraph 3) :
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d- turn off (paragraph 5) :
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1- Supply the correct form of the bracketed words to get a meaningful paragraph.
Not long
after America gained its [independent] ........................
two eminent [science] ........................ and political
[philosophy] ............................ migrated here from
England. One of them was Joseph Priestley, the [discover] ........................
of oxygen ; Thomas Cooper was the other. Around these two immigrants most of the
[science] ........................ activities of the [youth] .................. republic were centered. |
2- Choose suitable words from the list
below to complete the paragraph. There are more words than you need.
comfort - leading -
poison - who - that - where - instead - goals - overcrowded - constant - finally - second
City planning is now
concentrated on two .................. : first to tear down
the old, unsanitary houses called "slums", ............................ very
poor people live in .......................... and unsanitary conditions, and to build
.......................... new, clean, light and airy houses where people can live in
...................... even if they do not make much money ........................., to
build superhighways ........................... into big cities, and inside big cities, so
that the millions of automobiles will not cause ........................... traffic jams
and also .......................... the air ......................... people breathe.
3- Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the margin to
get a coherent passage.
| ............................
a few years, there has been |
(In -
Since - For) |
| growing
concern ...................................... the dangers |
(about -
of - in) |
| of
smoking and the harm tobacco can ...................... |
(do -
make - have) |
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to the people who do not smoke but who are often |
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| in the
presence of................................. smokers. |
(light -
innocent - heavy) |
| So
some governments have .................................. put |
(never -
soon - already) |
| a ban
on smoking in public places and others are |
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| seriously
considering .......................................such a |
(lifting
- taking - putting) |
| measure,
................................... stirring up the angry |
(yet -
thus - but) |
| debate
between those who are favourable to the |
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| idea
and those who regard it.................... |
(since -
as - for) |
| a
violation of people's individual liberty. |
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| It
goes ............................. saying that people's health |
(with -
by - without) |
| is
what matters ................................. and since it has |
(least -
worst - most) |
| been
proved that a non - smoker's lungs can be |
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| infected
.........................................to somebody else's |
(because - due - thanks) |
| smoking, I think that
................................ to a certain |
(at - up - in) |
| point, those who smoke in the
presence of others |
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| should be considered as
criminals. |
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1- Match parts in column A with their corresponding completion in column B, then
reorder them to get a coherent paragraph.
Column
A |
Column
B |
1- Industrial output, exports
and investment have all accelerated in 1995,
2- Despite political uncertainties
3- That foundation now looks solid enough to withstand tremors that were |
a- India's economic
performance in 1996 will be good.
b- created by a change in government.
c- thanks to the foundation laid by Mr. Rao's reforms. |
Sentence order : [ ] [ ] [ ]
2- Dr Williams is the head
of a research team. He passed a job advert in a newspaper for the post of a laboratory
assistant. Linda Roberts is interested in this job. She writes a letter of application to
Dr. Williams.
Use the information below to write Linda's letter. (Just write the body of
the letter).
Age : 28
Education : Master of Science in Biology
Experience : Biology teacher : 1 year.
Interest : group work / team research
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Dear Dr Williams,
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Yours sincerely,
Linda Roberts
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