Violence on TV

The influence of television on people’s behaviour is great. Most young children watch TV for many hours a week. They watch it even if they don’t understand what they are watching. They often watch programmes that are not for them, but for adults. Sometimes they watch films containing sex and violence. But as you know such films are very harmful for them.

There is now more crime and violence in our life than ever before. Many people are afraid of going out at night. These are dangerous times we live in.

Certainly there is a direct connection between the films that people watch on TV and the violence that is in the streets. In other words, it is television that is teaching people how to be violent.

For example, a child may see a bank robbery in a film. The child learns from the film how to rob a bank. Or he sees a violent fight. He then becomes interested in having a violent fight with other children. There have been many cases reported in the newspapers where such things have actually happened.

There are many more examples.

One doesn’t worry about the programmes that are only for adults. We must worry about children and young people who are still growing up. Their values are not formed and television can influence them.

Professor Ivor Mills (Cambridge University) has proved that many young people become too excited by violent films and when the film is over they go out and commit criminal acts and violence.

VOCABULARY

behaviour - поведение

adult - взрослый

violence - насилие

harmful - вредный

crime - преступленин

to worry - волноваться

to be afraid of - бояться

values - ценности

excited - взволнованый

to happen - случаться

to commit criminal acts- совершать преступление

2.Answer the questions to the text.

1.Is it true that there is too mach violence on TV? Why? Give examples of the films or programmes.

2.Do you agree, that the children shouldn’t watch films and programmes for adults?

3.Is it really, that TV influences us?

4.How does the television influence people?

V Project.

1.Organize a discussion“ TV in our life“. You have diferent roles, tell about yourselves and your attitude to TV.

2.Present any TV programme

3.Draw the poster“TV“and present it.

Make up a topic “TV in our life”.

Pass the credit ”TV”.

KRASNOYRSK

I 1.Introduction.

Tell about Krasnoyarsk. What do you know about its history, culture, interesting places?

2.Read and translate the text about the Krasnoyarsk territory.