Reality-tv-reading-comprehension-exercises_111421.docx

Reality TV shows Reality television are programs that presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents of actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded. Many reality TV shows now do not have a prize awarded at the end, the prize is now 15 minutes of fame for those “ordinary people,” and although it is said to be unscripted, many believe for some scenes to be scripted that way providing your audience with more drama or “what the hell” moments. According to the American Time Use survey, in 2012 the average American spent 4.8 hours daily in front of the TV, which accounts for about 50 percent of total leisure time activities. While some cheer for their favorite celebrity on Dancing With The Stars or cry of joy with watching Say Yes to The Dress, others make fun of the cast of The Jersey Shore for their excessive use of hairspray and bronzer. Although these shows target different audience groups and vary in concept, they all share the genre of so-called realty TV. First introduced in the 1970s, reality TV did not become successful until MTV launched The Real World in 1992, which achieved widespread popularity. Today, realities TV show air during prime time and are fully immersed within U.S. television culture. However, the more popular and successful reality TV becomes, the greater the amount of criticism and rejection it receives. Psychologist and author Dr. Jim Taylor denies the authenticity of reality TV and claims that it manipulates the viewer. Condemning reality TV for worst values and qualities in people and disguises them all as entertainers. Reality TV shows serve as case studies discussing specific problematic issues such as teen pregnancy, obesity, or alcohol abuse. This spreads awareness of such topics and can lead to discussion among consumers Over the past 50 years, Reality TV has become more than a phenomenon; it is now one of America’s primary sources of entertainment. Due to its popularity and inexpensive production value, studios have a deep desire to maintain and create new reality shows. In 2001, reality shows of all kinds accounted for 20 percent of TV’s prime-time schedule and today they account for about 40 percent Not only has society become obsessed with the diverse themes of these shows, but completely invested in these “real” people. Reality shows continue to dominate, becoming the main source of entertainment of televisions. Whether it is from exposing your talents and skills, to plainly degrading yourself, it is safe to say that the demand will continue to increase because we are constantly seeing every day Joe’s become overnight celebrities. April 17, 2014 - https://theimpactnews.com

Questions According to the article, what is reality TV ? ________________________________________________________________________ When was it first introduced ? _______________________________________________________________________ Does Dr. Jim Taylor feel positive about reality TV ? justify you answer. ________________________________________________________________________ "Reality TV shows serve as case studies discussing specific problematic issues". Name 3 issues ________________________________________________________________________ Outline the statistics in the article. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

Find the words in the text that mean: funny, comical (paragraph 1)

genuineness, crediblity (paragraph 4)

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aim, goal (paragraph 2)

maneuver, handle physically (paragraph 5)

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the type (paragraph 2)

subject, topic (paragraph 6)

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set in motion (paragraph 3)

rare occurrence; wonder (paragraph 7)

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Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings. 1

I bought a lovely new dress...

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A small notebook is useful

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I ordered an extra loaf of bread... . I got up early... David worked really hard Highlighter pens are great John won a prize at school. She gave her mother a big bunch of flowers

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for marking important parts of documents. so that I could be first in the queue when the shop opened to say 'thank you to wear to the party for painting the best picture for writing down new vocabulary to pass the final exam. so that we'll have enough for the weekend.

Fill in the columns below with the words from above

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Adjectives

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