TV: PROS & CONSPoll-opinion pollGroup workMade for the Teachers’ courses of March, 2009.Komsomolsk-na-Amure
InventionsAmong all the inventions the most important one is TELEVISION
TELEVISION
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Have you ever spent a week without TV?Plan of the week without TVSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayWhat did we use to do before there was not television?
Arguments forThe first thing that we do when we come home is switching on the TV set. Our life is circulating about the“BOX”.It’s a non-stop amusementIt educates us and informs usIt gives the opportunity to travel without getting up from the sofa
Popular channelsWe like to watch it every day
Educational ChannelsChannel for students of Colleges and Universities
CULTUREThe channel Culture is the first of Russian TV channels completely devoted to events from the cultural life in our country.
Amusements on TVMELODRAMAS AND MUSICALS
For your children
BIBIGONThis channel is for children from four to sixteen years old. In comparison with other channels for children which transmit only cartoons “Bibigon” devotes much time to different kinds of quizzes, educational games and programmes.
Oriented programsInformativeEducationalInteresting Intellectual
Arguments against
CartoonsLimit watching horror cartoons !Keep them away!Return to our children kind Russian cartoons!
HORRORS Horror movies began in Germany. As early as 1913, German filmmakers were frightening audiences with tales of artificial life and mysterious death. Hollywood took over in the 1930s and in Dracula found a monster that has terrified moviegoers ever since. By the 1950s raped advances in science worried people more than any vampire. So filmmakers used people’s fear of technology to create a new kind of film: since fiction.Today, horror and since fiction films appear in every imaginary form. But the unexpected danger Lurking half – hidden in the shadow still gets the loudest screams.
Commercialsmake you look like that…eat what they advertize…..drink what they want…...use what they recommend us
VIOLENCE The researchers found that kids who watched more than one hour of TV a day were more likely than other kids to take part in aggressive and violent behavior as they grew older.
Poll-opinion poll Every week you watch TV programmes which are considered to be educationalTV has the power to educate and expand your knowledgeYou prefer watching TV to reading booksYou often forget about lessons when you want to watch TVTV makes children silent and calmIn your family there are often quarrels about the choice of channels and programmes
Every week you watch TV programmes which are considered to be educationalBasically you watch detectives, variety show, soap operas, etc.
TV has the power to educate and expand your knowledgeI prefer watching TV to reading books
You often forget about lessons when you want to watch TVYou combine TV with other kinds of mental activities such as studying, reading or writing a letter
In your family there are often quarrels about the choice of channels and programmesYou watch only entertainment programmes
TV makes children silent and calmParents and children spend a lot of time watching TV together
Compare analyses 1980-1990s
Compare analyses2007-2009
TV channels viewers
CONCLUSIONTV is the essential part of our life.TV is the best way of spending time.It affects every personality.It brings information in millions of homes.It informs, educates and entertains.Nevertheless there are some items we’d like to change.
PROPOSALSAPPEAL TO THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTForbid violent programmesChange your attitude to the choice of programmesLimit the sexuals, cruel scenes and horrorsSave Russian Cinematography, Culture and traditions!!!