Unit Five TEXT I: The Plug-in Drug: TV and the American Family, Part I
Unit Five TEXT I: The Plug-in Drug: TV and the American Family, Part I
re-class ACtIvity Discussion on the topic Pros and cons on tv Question 1. What effect does TV have on the Chinese family as a general rule? 2. What effect do you think TV has on the American family
Pre-class Activity Discussion on the topic: Pros and Cons on TV Question: 1. What effect does TV have on the Chinese family as a general rule? 2. What effect do you think TV has on the American family
afflict: trouble asset: valuable object; advantage preposterous: unthinkable, absurd splintering: splitting, breaking up the peer group: a group of people of the same age, class, position, etc; here, a group of children of the same age television-oriented interested in and influenced by TV equivocal: ambiguous sorcerer: person who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits
New Words and Expressions afflict: trouble asset: valuable object; advantage preposterous: unthinkable, absurd splintering: splitting, breaking up the peer group: a group of people of the same age, class, position, etc; here, a group of children of the same age television-oriented: interested in and influenced by TV equivocal: ambiguous sorcerer: person who performs magic by using the power of evil spirits
fixed TV programmer conjure up: bring into the mind sane:(in this context) in possession of good relations/of a close bond backlog: a reserve
stint: fixed amount of work; here, the fixed TV programmer conjure up: bring into the mind sane: (in this context) in possession of good relations/of a close bond backlog: a reserve
TV and the American family in an encyclopedia TV has become the primary entertainment and information medium in the u.s. In 1974 the Bureau of the Census reported that 97% of u.s. households contained at least one v set and 45% had 2 or more sets. The average American has his set turned on for about 6.5 hours each day. In fact TV has become the American's eyes and ears on the world
Background TV and the American family in an encyclopedia TV has become the primary entertainment and information medium in the U. S. In 1974, the Bureau of the Census reported that 97% of U.S. households contained at least one TV set and 45% had 2 or more sets. The average American has his set turned on for about 6.5 hours each day. In fact TV has become the American's eyes and ears on the world