Lesson 6 GALLOPING DEVELOPING

1. In pairs, arrange the stages of developing television from the earliest to the latest. The fastest pair wins.

colour TV, HD TV, cable TV, black-and-white TV, satellite TV, online TV

2. What kind of TV from ex. I do you usually watch? Is it your choice or you just have to? What kind of TV do you think is an ideal one?

Describe its advantages and possible disadvantages concerning:

- availability;

- picture and sound quality;

- price.

Compare your ideas with those of other students in class and come to a joint decision about the most preferred kind of TV and the reasons for that.

3. Work in small groups. Discuss and make a list of 3—4 advantages and 3—4 disadvantages of radio compared to television. Compare your list with that of other groups.  

4. You are going to listen to a short conversation between Ed and Polina about teenagers using radio services in the UK and Ukraine.

Before you listen, answer the following questions.

1) Do you think there is a difference between the two countries?

2) What do you think about the number of radio stations?

3) What do you think about the main content of broadcasting?

5. After you have listened.

Can you make a conclusion that everything is pretty much the same in both countries?

If there are any differences, what are they? Share your ideas in class.

Did you know?

There is something called the «CSI effect». Because of television crime dramas, people have unrealistic expectations of criminal science and investigation techniques.

6. Do you personally listen to radio broadcasting? Is it the same situation or different ones? What sort of programmes do you usually listen to? What about your classmates? Friends? Discuss the answers in class.

7. Work in groups of 4. Imagine that you have become the authority board of an existing radio station. How will you change the work concerning:

- the target audience?

- the news policy?

- the advertising policy?

- the content broadcast?

Explain your ideas to the class. Be ready to defend your point of view.

8. Imagine that you have become the authority board on your favourite TV channel. Make a few notes about what you are going to change and why. Use ex. 7 as an example.