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ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE ALCANENA

ANO LECTIVO 2008/2009

ÀREA DE COMPETÊNCIA:

Cultura, Língua e Comunicação (CLC) – INGLÊS Núcleo Gerador: Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) Domínio de Referência: DR3 – Contexto Institucional Tema: Media e Informação Competência: Relacionar-se com os mass media reconhecendo os seus impactos na constituição do poder mediático e tendo a percepção dos efeitos deste na regulação institucional

TELEVISION A. Read this TV listing and complete it by writing the type of programme next to its summary. 18:30 – Pingu Pingu’s birthday: Another adventure with that lovable and sometimes misunderstood little penguin. Pingu celebrates his birthday. 19:00 – Extinct Celebrities tell us stories about animals in danger of extinction. 20:00 – Events of the Day Summary of the main events of the day. 21:00 – Masters Tennis You can watch the semi-finals of the Masters Tournament. 22:00 – General Hospital Nick goes to see Sam and brings her a box of Belgian chocolates. Sam asks Nick to take her to see Jason. Elizabeth enters the room and tells Nick that moving Sam is out of the question since she is recovering from serious brain surgery. 23:00 – Nation on film A programme about life in post-war Britain.

Cartoon

news

documentary

soap opera

wild life

sport

B. Read the poem and decide if the sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). Correct the false ones by quoting from the text. Turn Off the TV By Bruce Lansky

My father gets quite mad at me My mother gets upset When they catch me watching Our new television set. My father yells, “Turn that thing off!” Mom says, “It’s time to study.” I’d rather watch my favourite TV show With my best buddy. I sneak down after homework And turn the set on now. But when she sees me watching it, My mom yells out, “No!” Dad says, “If you don’t turn it off, I’ll hang it from the tree!” I rather doubt he’ll do it, ‘Cause he watches more than me. He watches sports all weekends, And weekday evenings too, While munching chips and pretzels The room looks like a zoo.

1. The boy’s parents don’t mind if he watches too much TV. ______________________________________________________________________ 2. He prefers watching TV to doing his homework. ______________________________________________________________________ 3. His parents let him watch TV after his homework is done. ______________________________________________________________________ 4. He thinks his father will hang the TV from the tree. ______________________________________________________________________

5. His father’s favourite free time activity is also watching TV. ______________________________________________________________________ 6. His father enjoys watching sports. ______________________________________________________________________

C. Read the sentences and write them in the right column. Add some more if you remember any.

TV Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages Disadvantages

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

It’s a good source of education. It makes you passive: you just sit and watch. It’s a good way to relax. It keeps you informed and shows you what’s going on in the world. It shows too much violence. It stops communication within the family. It allows you to see live shows or events that sometimes happen on the other side of the planet. 8. It stops people from doing other things, like reading. 9. …

A Formadora: Filomena Claudino