2015-05-13
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Changing minds, lives and skills
Studies have shown that television and its meteoric rise since the 1950s has had more effect than any other technological development in this century on changing the way many of us live. Used rightly, television can be a wonderful medium to inform, expand and broaden one’s life. (1) It can open up important knowledge about news, events, of different people, of history, the arts and sciences.
Tragically, the typical channels mainly ignore such development. Their programmes are light and amusing. (2) They no longer realize, or care, that they may be neglecting to develop important personal abilities. Let’s so easy to let ready-made entertainment take over, to just sit back and let someone entertain us.
One study in the US found that more than half of all elementary school children watched TV while eating evening meal. An even larger percentage watched while doing homework. (3)
(4) Logic and putting ideas together are processes supported by regular reading and by having time to think about events. TV, by contrast, usually presents its messages in little, rapid clumps with little information as to how and why the events took shape.
Heavy television viewing kills the initiative to take an active part in outdoor games, which is essential for a child’s development. And, at its worst, television entertainment is filled with false ideas, morals, ethics, relationships, role-models and, of course, violence.
a) Many adults spend more hours passively before TV than in any other activity except sleep.
b) It can enlarge our understanding of the world.
c) Many people have become hooked on certain forms of commercial entertainment.
d) Educators are also concerned with the steady decline in children’s physical skills.
e) Many authorities have noted a drop in students’ ability to think clearly.
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Ex.7. Underline key information which makes reference (ссылка) to advantages and disadvantages of TV viewing. Fill in the chart below.
| ADVANTEGES | DISADVANTAGES |
| 1. a medium to inform 2. ……………………………………….. 3. ……………………………………….. 4. ……………………………………….. | 1. people spend many hours before TV 2. …………………………………………. 3. …………………………………………. 4. …………………………………… |
Ex.8. Find in the text words or phrases which have a similar meaning to the following:
1. extremely quick development meteoric rise
2. decrease in students’ ability ……………………………..
3. influence the technological development …………………………….
4. ignore to develop personal abilities …………………………..
5. wrong ideals ……………………………
6. widen our understanding of the world …………………………….
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE CAREER. JOB.
Key Vocabulary
Nouns
1. employment, occupation занятость, должность
2. career карьера
a plan for a career знать, чем хочешь заниматься в
будущем
3. building site строительная площадка, стройка
4. choice/alternative вариант, выбор
5. job работа
6. job market рынок труда
look for a job искать работу
find a job найти работу
7. training обучение
vocational training профессиональное обучение
on-the-job training обучение во время работы
get training in обучиться чему-либо
do vocational training получить профессиональное
образование
8. advertisement объявление, реклама
advertise рекламировать
9. experience опыт
10. requirement требование
require требовать
11. job interview собеседование при поступлении на работу
12. promotion продвижение по службе
13. calling for призвание, талант
Verbs
1. leave/finish school закончить школу
2. decide/make up one’s mind решить
3. enter a University/Polytechnic поступать/идти в университет
4. go to a college пойти/поступить в колледж
5. take a course in изучать что-либо
employ предоставлять работу,
нанимать на работу
7. work as работать в качестве
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work full-time работать постоянно,
полный рабочий день
work part-time работать неполный
рабочий день или не всю неделю
8. train for a job обучаться какой- либо профессии
trainee ученик, подмастерье
be taken as a trainee быть взятым в ученики для
получения профессии
9. qualify for smth/to do smth получить квалификацию (для
работы)
be qualified (for) иметь квалификацию
для выполнения работы
10. apply for подавать документы для получения
работы/поступления в вуз
11. application документ специального образца
для поступления на работу/учёбу,
«заявление»
12. be familiar with быть знакомым с чем- либо
13. join a firm/company поступить на работу в
фирму/компанию
14. study изучать
15. do smth for a living зарабатывать на жизнь
16. have a calling for иметь призвание
17. qualify for получить образование
для какой-либо работы
