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Text 1 - A Perfect Day?

Before you start

1. What are your favourite kinds of TV programme? Tell the class. Use the Key Words to

help you: sports programmes, plays, the news, soap operas, documentaries, quizzes, game shows, children's programmes, films

2. What kind of lifestyle do you think the man in the text has?

3. Read the text and answer these questions.

a) How many hours of TV does Brian watch?

b) List the TV programmes Brian watches.

c) Find two examples of lazy behaviour.

d) What do you think a 'couch potato' is?

Forty-three years Brian Blakey from Birmingham has sat on his couch watching telly and is

now talking about his perfect life.

“When I wake up I don’t get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the

children’s programmes and old movies until about half -past ten. Then I get up, go

downstairs and switch on the telly. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I

watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film - they’re showing some

good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch soap operas or sport and the news

again. I like the main news at six o’clock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC2, I

switch over and watch it. Then at night I watch more films and I usually switch off the telly

at about two o’clock. I never watch the TV all night. I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen

hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every

afternoon. I don’t go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my

portable telly and I sit on the wall while the dog walks round in a circle. Of course, I

couldn’t live this lifestyle without a wife. She’s not here now because she’s working, but she

always makes my meals. We haven’t got much money, you know, but we’re happy. Sit

down, watch the telly - you’ve got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Great!”

4. Work in pairs. Is your partner a 'couch potato’ or an active person? Use the Key Words to ask

questions:

read, watch TV, play football/tennis; go jogging/cycling/swimming/dancing/walking; go to the

gym/for a walk/out/to a movie

Example: What do you do at weekends? Do you often go swimming?


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Text 4 - E A T I N G i n B R I T A I N

Do you know anything about British food? What kinds of British food do you know? Read on.

Years ago a Frenchman said that the only way to eat well in Britain was to eat breakfast

three times a day. And, let's be honest, most British food was terrible - overcookedvegetables, greasy sausages, boring sandwiches. For a lot of people, eating was something

you had to do to survive; it was certainly not an enjoyable experience. But, things have

changed …

* Food has become very important in Britain. TV cooks are more famous thaji writers and

their recipe books are bestsellers.

*More of us eat out regularly and we can get excellent food in lots of different kinds of

restaurants - French, Indian, Italian, Greek, Thai, Indonesian … even British!

* Traditional British pubs serve surprisingly good meals at good prices.

* British supermarkets are now full of exotic cooking ingredients, sauces, pasta, cheese,

fruit and vegetables.

* The British love all kinds of 'international' food. The most popular is now pizza and,

according to a recent survey, 40% of British families have a curry for Sunday lunch,

instead of traditional dishes like roast beef.

* We eat less meat and more fresh fruit and vegetables. A growing number of people are

becoming vegetarians. Even children know about sugar-free sweets.

* That is the good news. Unfortunately, there is also some bad news. As we work harder

and have less time, we are eating more and more fast food and doing less exercise. For

lunch, many of us have a hamburger or sandwich and when we come home in the evening

we put our ready-made dinner into the microwave before sitting down in front of the TV.

Meals are no longer family occasions.

1 . L i s t t h r e e ' g o o d ' c h a n g e s a n d t h r e e ' b a d ' c h a n g e s i n B r i t i s h e a t i n gh a b i t s .

2 . L i s t s o m e d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n e a t i n g h a b i t s i n B r i t a i n a n d y o u rc o u n t r y .

E x a m p l e : C u r r i e s a r e n o t p o p u l a r i n m y c o u n t r y .

3. W r i t e a d e s c r i p t i o n o f f o o d a n d e a t i n g h a b i t s i n y o u r c o u n t r y f o r af o r e i g n v i s i t o r .


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Text 7 - Unjustified TV violence not acceptable, say viewers

Before you start

1. Do you have quality, local and tabloid newspapers in your country? Give some examples for

each category.

Read the newspaper article and decide which type of newspaper it is from.

Television violence is only acceptable to viewers if it is 'fair and justified', according to

research published by Leeds University yesterday.

The study found there was 'remarkable agreement' about which television violence was

serious and which was not. Even a group of pensioners agreed that a violent scene in the

well-known film Pulp Fiction was tolerable because the dialogue and situation made it

funny. Some people said they found the bad language in the film more offensive than the

violence.

Viewers were asked to comment on scenes from cartoons like Tom & Jerry, films like Pulp

Fiction, TV drama series like Channel 4's Brookside and news items about wars.

Researchers concluded that viewers made a distinction between violence with a purpose

and unjustified violence.

Phil Harding, the BBC's editorial controller, said: 'Now we will be able to make better

decisions about what we show, or what we don't show.' Sarah Thane, director of

programmes at ITV, said: 'The report gives interesting information about attitudes to

screen violence. But it doesn't mean that we can increase the amount of violence seen on

television.'

2. Imagine you work for a local newspaper. Write notes about real or imaginary news stories.

Choose one of these areas:

entertainment (e.g. a concert), sports (e.g. a local match), personal (e.g. a local girl won a

national chess competition), good news (e.g. new hospital opened), bad news (e.g. minor

accident)

Example:

What? 24-hour concert

Who? local group - the Plastic Roses

When? next Tuesday

Where? the local community centre

Why? to raise money for charity

Comment: brilliant idea


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Text 12 – Britain Today

Before you start

1. Do you travel a lot? Where/ when did you travel last? Where would you like to go?

Don’t expect to see red phone boxes everywhere - there aren’t many left nowadays!

Some phones take cash (£1, 50p, 20p and 10p coins) and some take phonecards - we suggest

having both. Phone after 6 p.m. - it’s cheaper! Useful numbers: Emergencies 999,

International Operator 155.

There are £50, £20, £10 and £5 notes, and coins worth £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and

1p. Avoid getting £50 notes if you can - some places might refuse to change them. If you

don’t want to risk carrying a lot of cash, get some traveller’s cheques before your holiday.

Banks are usually open from 9.30 to 4.30, but most of them are closed on Saturdays. If the

bank is closed, use your own cash or credit card from home, in a cash machine or ‘hole -in-the-wall’, as the British call them - the machine will give you British currency.

Most pubs offer a good variety of food at reasonable prices. If you can afford to pay for

something more special, there are many International restaurants. If you see ‘service

included’ on a restaurant bill, you don’t need to tip. If it says ‘service not included’ a 10%

tip is expected.

Hotels are expensive in Britain but there are some cheaper alternatives. ‘Bed and

Breakfasts’ are private houses which offer accommodation and breakfast. Many of them

give excellent value for money. Youth hostels are even cheaper, if you don’t mind sharing

with other people. Hostels vary greatly, but all those belonging to the Youth Hostel

Association (YHA) guarantee certain standards of comfort and cleanliness.

Wherever you decide to stay in Britain, we advise you to take a plug adaptor if you plan

to use any electrical appliance like a hairdryer. Plugs in Britain (like a lot of other things!)

are different from the rest o Europe.

Buses are probably the cheapest way to travel. If you can’t stand going on long bus

journeys, you can always go by train. Trains in Britain are expensive but ‘return’ tickets

(especially ‘day returns’) are a lot cheaper than singles. If you are staying In London, you

can save a lot of money by getting a travel card for one day or for a week to go on the Tubeand buses. 1

We can’t promise to provide good weather for your trip - British weather is very

changeable. If you enjoy sitting in the hot sun all day, you should consider going

somewhere else for your holidays! During the main tourist season, June-August, the

weather is mild, usually between 200C and 25

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1. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a) In Britain, phone calls are more expensive in the evening.

b) £50 is the largest note.

c) You don't always need to leave a tip after a meal in a restaurant.

d) Youth hostels are cheap but very uncomfortable.

e) You can't take electrical appliances to Britain and use them without an adaptor.

f) UK buses are cheaper than trains.

g) You can use travel cards when you travel around Britain by bus or train.


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Text 16 – Neighbours from Hell

Before your start

1. What usually causes conflict between neighbours? Have you ever had problems with your

neighbours?

Fergus Maclean, a professional piper, has packed his bags. Not only has he decided to move

house, but he is emigrating to America after his neighbours in Dundee made several

complaints about noise pollution.

Never has he known anything like it. What Mr feels upset about is the fact that people call

his music ‘noise pollution’. ‘It’s this that really gets to me,’ fumes Mr Maclean.

‘I mean, the pipes are our national instrument, aren’t they? It’s not surprising that lot of

our best pipers go to live abroad.’ Seldom have bagpipes caused such conflict.

Mr Maclean’s neighbours claimed that they were literally being driven mad by the noise.

Had they known that their neighbour was a piper, one couple said, they wouldn't have

moved into the street. ‘All we want to do is forget the sound of bagpipes!’ they said. No

sooner had they moved in than the noise began to drive them mad. Mr Maclean practised

for five hours a day and rarely did they get a chance to have a lie-in in the morning.

Neither could they read a book at home without wearing earplugs!

In the end, the local council took action. ‘It was only after careful consideration that we

gave Mr Maclean a warning,’ a council spokesman said. ‘What counts as noise pollution is

not clearly defined - there is no difference between someone playing the bagpipes and loudrock music.

2. Read about the dispute between two neighbours. Whose side are you on, the bagpiper's or hisneighbours'? Why?

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