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Television is an important invention of the 20 century. It has been so popular that
we can't imagine what life would be like if there were no television. Television is a major
means of communication and entertainment. It brings pictures and sound from around the
world into millions of homes. Through television, viewers can see and learn about people,
places and things in distant lands. Television widens our knowledge by introducing new
ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In addition to the news,
television provides us with a variety of programs that can satisfy every taste. Most people
now seem to like spending their evenings watching television than to go out.
1. Television is an important means of communication.
2. Television provides us with a variety of programs.
3. Most people don't like watching TV in the evening.
4. Television can't satisfy all our tastes.
5. People can learn many things through TV.
D. WRITING
I. Rearrange the given words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. information/TV/useful/us/with/ provides.
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2. the children/ are not/ many programmes/ good/ on TV/ for.
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3. game shows/ watch/ on TV/ time/ enough/ don’t/ have/ we/ interesting/ to.
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4. geography/ difficult/ is/ learning/ but/ interesting.
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5. difficult/ are/ quite/ she’s/ but/ finishing/ exercises/ the/ very/ well/ them.
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6. home/ went/ I/ so/ tired/ was/ I early.
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7. office/ left/was/ it/ although/ raining/ the/ we/ hard.
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8. wasn’t/ bread/ of/ hungry/ a lot/ I/ but/ very/ still/ ate.
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II. Combine each pair of sentences below to make a complete sentence.
1. My sister can swim well. She can’t play badminton.(but)
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2. She loves French food. She goes to that French restaurant every week.(so)
.
3. He stayed up late to watch a football match. He was tired.(so)
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4. This TV programme is boring. She still watches it every Sunday (but)
.
5. My mum went to Ho Chi Minh City last month. His mum went to Ho Chi Minh City
last month, too.(and)