Integrated skills

Brain-storming• What kind of TV programmes do you like b

est? Why?

• What is your least favourite TV programme?

Why?

Spending too much time watching TV is

harm to your mind and body.

How much time do you spend watching

TV every week?

We call people who spend

a lot of time sitting and

watching TV ‘couch potatoes’.

Don’t be a ‘couch potato’!

Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

●What kind of TV programmes does Millie

like best? Why?

●How long does Kitty watch TV every day?

Programmes about animals. She finds them interesting.

For about one hour.

Can you read the

dialogue in a good

pronunciation?

Talk to your partner

about the types of TV

programmes he/she

likes/dislikes.

Name Grade What I know about him/her

Anita

7

● Art Club

● loves playing with her cat at

home

Philip

8

● Football Team

● a very good football player

Sam

9

● Drama Club

● likes acting

Millie is interviewing the

students. Listen carefully and

help her complete the notes

below.

Read the notes below.

Likes programmes about: ______ Reason:____

Dislikes programmes about: ______ Reason:____

Name of favourite programme: ________________

Time spent watching TV every day: _____________

Anita is a Grade ___ student. She is a m

ember of the _________. She is interest

ed in watching programmes about ____

________. Usually, she spends about __

_________ every day watching TV. Her f

avourite programme is_____________.

She does not like programmes about __

______. She thinks they are rather ____

_____.

Art Club

7

animals

two hours

Tiger Watch

sports

boring

Philip is a Grade ____ student. He is a ve

ry good _____________, so he likes

programmes about _______. He thinks th

ey are very _________. His favourite TV

programme is ___________. He spends a

bout _________ every day watching TV.

He does not like watching programmes a

bout ________at all—he does not find th

em very _____________.

8

football player

sports

exciting

Sports City

an hour

animals

interesting

Sam is a Grade ___ student. He is a me

mber of the ___________. He likes watchi

ng ______ programmes because he think

s they are really ____. His favourite progr

amme is _____________. He watches TV

for about ____________ every day. He fin

ds programmes about ________ boring.

9

Drama Club

music

fun

Music World

half an hour

sports

Interview your classmates

and find out their

TV viewing habits.

Useful phrases and sentences:

● TV viewing habits 看电视的习惯 ● rather boring 相当乏味 ● the time spent watching TV every day

每天看电视所花的时间 ● find programmes about sports boring

● How much time do you spend watching

TV every day ?

● We know how to talk about TV viewing habits.

● Moral Education ( 德育教育 )

Don’t be a ‘couch potato’!

Spending too much time watching TV is harm

to your mind and body.

Remember: Work must come first. ( 学习第一。 )

Write a report on TV viewing habits according to your interwiew.