The Role of tv in our Life

TV is one of the best inventions the man has ever made. We are beginning to forget what the world was without TV. Everybody knows what a great force TV is in the world today. Thanks to TV we get a great amount of information. It gives wonderful possibilities for education. It enriches our intellect. We also become better informed by watching documentaries, science programs, discussions and by learning the most important issues of the day.TV gives an opportunity to see the best actors, sport matches, to meet famous people. TV brings the world to our room. We see people in our country and in other lands and learn about their customs, occupations, traditions, problems. We become cultured people by learning more of the arts. Television helps us to relax after a hard day's work, so we can then cope better with the next day's work. Besides, there is a considerable amount of TV programs: News, different talk-shows, TV games, concerts and variety shows, sport programs, feature films, serials and so on and so forth. They are of great entertainment value and provide useful topics for conversation. A lot of these programs are very popular. For example, News deals with political and social problems of modern society. Their aim is to give analysis of the problems and show different view points. They are concerned with the country's national events, the most topical political problems of the day. Musical Review presents songs, pop groups, folk songs. It is very popular with TV viewers. Thus, we can say that TV is a great force which attracts millions of people to the screens. But tastes differ. Some people are against TV. They say that TV is doing a lot of harm. It occupies a lot of free time. People used to have hobbies, to meet with friends, to go to the cinema or theatre, to read books, to listen to music. Nowadays many people sit watching TV hour by hour. They don't read books, they don't do sports they begin to forget the art of conversation. Watching TV for a long time may lead to poor health and ruin eye-sight.But nobody makes you watch TV for hours. You can simply switch off your TV-set. But nobody can deny the fact, that TV is a great force in the world today.

Grammar exercises.

a) Complete the sentences.

1. Your Dad will get angry if you ... .

2. My Mum will be happy if I ... .

3. My sister will shout at me if I ...

4. The teacher will not be happy if we ...

5. You will do well at school if you ...

b) Write answers to the questions.

1. What will you do if you jump into the river and see a crocodile there?

2. What will your mother do if you break her favourite vase?

3. What will the teacher do if you don’t do what she asks you to do?

4. What will your friends do if you call them bad names?

5. What will you do if you win a lot of money?

Module 2 Unit 13

The Internet. The role of the Internet in the system of modern education

Grammar

Second Conditional

When we are thinking about a situation in the present or future that is hypothetical, unlikely or impossible, we use:

If + Past Simple, ...Would + Verb

We use a past verb though are imagining the present or the future to be different.

The second clause of subject + would + verb (conditional verb) is conditional to the first clause happening (or will only happen if the first part/clause happens).

Example: If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

= It is unlikely that I will win the lottery, but I'm going to hypothetically imagine that I did win. In that situation I would travel around the world. So in order for me to travel around the world, I would need the first clause (the condition or situation) to happen, that is, for me to win the lottery first.

• If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world. (Though I am unlikely to win the lottery)

• If I knew his name, I would tell you.

• If I didn't have a headache, I would go to the party.

• If I became President, I would reduce the salaries of all politicians. (Though it is unlikely I will become President)

Notice how we use a comma after the past tense clause.

We can also reverse the order and use:

Conditional verb (would + verb) + If + Past Simple

• I would be happy if I had more free time.

• I would tell you the answer if I knew what it was.

• There would be fewer accidents if everyone drove more carefully.

• We would have a lot of money if we sold our house.

• Would she come if I paid for her flight?

• Would you accept the job if they offered it to you?

• What would you do if you won the lottery?

• What would you do if you saw a U.F.O?

Notice how the comma is not necessary with this word order.