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    - Teenagers in the UK spend between 2 to 3 hours watching television per day, with most viewing taking place in the evenings after school. - Boys and girls tend to watch different types of programs, with girls preferring dramas, documentaries and news, while boys prefer science fiction and sports. - Television plays an important role in children's lives, as they find role models and are influenced by the images they see. Parents and children must consider how much time is spent watching television and what programs are suitable.

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    Reading Comprehension and Speaking

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    - Teenagers in the UK spend between 2 to 3 hours watching television per day, with most viewing taking place in the evenings after school. - Boys and girls tend to watch different types of programs, with girls preferring dramas, documentaries and news, while boys prefer science fiction and sports. - Television plays an important role in children's lives, as they find role models and are influenced by the images they see. Parents and children must consider how much time is spent watching television and what programs are suitable.

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    - Teenagers in the UK spend between 2 to 3 hours watching television per day, with most viewing taking place in the evenings after school. - Boys and girls tend to watch different types of programs, with girls preferring dramas, documentaries and news, while boys prefer science fiction and sports. - Television plays an important role in children's lives, as they find role models and are influenced by the images they see. Parents and children must consider how much time is spent watching television and what programs are suitable.

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    Reading Comprehension and Speaking

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    - Teenagers in the UK spend between 2 to 3 hours watching television per day, with most viewing taking place in the evenings after school. - Boys and girls tend to watch different types of programs, with girls preferring dramas, documentaries and news, while boys prefer science fiction and sports. - Television plays an important role in children's lives, as they find role models and are influenced by the images they see. Parents and children must consider how much time is spent watching television and what programs are suitable.

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    READING: Young people and Television

    1. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the list:

    viewing figures / role models / in front of the television / suitable / music programmes/
    between 2 and 3hours

    Children’s Television Viewing Habits in the UK

    Parents and teachers all over the country often express concern about the amount of hours
    that children spend 1___________________________________. According to recent statistics,
    teenagers watch 2__________________________________ of television every day.
    Many children watch television in the mornings over breakfast but most viewing takes
    place after school in the evenings.
    Peak viewing times for teenagers are between seven and nine o’clock. They watch soap operas,
    3 _____________________________and quiz shows. Between the hours of four and six, when
    the programmes are specifically aimed at children, the 4 _____________________are much
    lower.
    Girls watch more drama series, documentaries and news programmes. Boys watch more
    science fiction and sport.
    Television plays an important part in the lives of children. They are affected by the
    images they see and they find 5 _________________ in their favourite programmes. What
    parents and their children have to consider is how much time should be spent watching
    television and which programmes are 6 ________________ or unsuitable.

    2. Read the text again and answer the following questions:


    1. How many hours a day do teenagers in the UK spend watching TV?

    ................................................................................................................................................

    2. What time of day does most viewing take place?

    ................................................................................................................................................

    3. Do boys and girls watch the same kind of programmes?

    ................................................................................................................................................
    SPEAKING: Television viewing habits questionnaire

    In turns, ask and answer the following questions to find out your partner’s TV
    viewing habits.

    You Your partner


    ......................
    1. Do you watch television every day?
    2. Have you got a television in your bedroom?
    3. Do you ever watch television before going to school?
    4. Do you think you watch too much television?
    5. Does anybody restrict your television viewing?
    6. Do you have a favourite television channel?
    7. Do you watch more television at the weekend?
    8. Do you watch educational programmes?
    9. Would you find it easy to stop watching TV for a week?
    10. Do you think children in your country watch too much TV?

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