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Over 99 per cent of British homes have a TV and the average person watches “the box” 26 hours a week. Over 99 per cent of British homes have a TV and the average person watches “the box” 26 hours a week. There are 4 TV channels in Britain: BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4. BBC1 and BBC2, the two state channels, do not show adverts. ITV and Cannel 4, the two independent channels, do show adverts. Only 8 per cent of British homes subscribe to satellite or cable TV.
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Say which programme the family have decided to watch tonight. Say which programme the family have decided to watch tonight.
Fill in the chart using : + for the programmes people prefer -for the programmes people don’t want to see Fill in the chart using : + for the programmes people prefer -for the programmes people don’t want to see
Many people now spend more time watching TV than doing anything else. Many people now spend more time watching TV than doing anything else. Researchers in the USA have estimated that when most students leave school they have spent 11,000 hours in the classroom and 22,000 hours watching television. But what effect does this have?
Students may choose: Students may choose: Write an essay: “Television:for and against” Make the presentation: “TV or not TV”