Information magic: radio and TV

Complete the following sentence. ..........is a show in which designers decorate someone`s house or change they garden, so that it looks completely different.

Complete the following sentence. ........ is a programme on television or the radio that is intended to be entartaining or funny.

Complete the following sentence. ......... is a programme that shows real people in different situations and which does not use professional actors.

Complete the following sentence. ....... is a programme that is broadcast several times a day, which tells you about the most important current events in the world.

Choose the definition. Facts or detais about somebody or something.

Choose the definition. A set of large printed sheets of paper containing news, articles, advertisements, etc. published every day or every week

Choose the definition. A person who collects and reports news for a newspaper, radio or television

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Millions of people in their spare time watch TV and read newspapers and magazines. Television dominates one`s life if the family watches it most of the time. Television informs, educates, and entertains people. It is also a habit-forming drug impossible to resist.

Various TV games, such as quiz shows, and music programmes attract a large audience. During TV quiz programmes the questions are answered by the viewers.

Then there are daily TV serials known as soap operas. Some people find them boring, others consider them to be good entertainment and relaxation.

There is also a lot of advertising on TV. A lot of commercial firms buy the time to advertise their goods.

Advertising often annoys the general public. A film, a good basketball or football match may be interrupted several times with advertisements for the soap powder or new perfume.

To convince the viewers that a certain product is the best and to persuade him to buy it takes not only a lot of imagination but also a lot of time. The same advertisements are repeated dozens of time every day, which bores the viewers.

The first commercial television broadcast was made on April 20, 1939 by Radio Corporation of America. Since 1939, it has become one of the most important facts of modern life. Television is very much a part of modern world. Its influence is felt all over the world.

Television is a reflection of the modern world, some people say. It shows contemporary society.

It affects customs and culture, others say.

Television is bad for culture because it keeps culture from growing, still others say.

Good or bad, television is difficult to avoid. It enters homes, stores, airports, and offices. It is here to stay.