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READING & WRITING
1 READING
a Read the text and do the exercises b, c, d, and e.
WE LOVE TELEVISION
Television has had an important role in our offered. Broadcasters claim the opposite, though.
lives for nearly 50 years. There was only one They say that they discontinue broadcasting
television channel, Turkish Radio and Television unpopular programmes in advance.
Corporation (TRT), in Turkey until 1989. Today Turkish people brought television into their lives
there are a lot of TV channels and people have very late. However, it sets the agenda of life in Turkey.
a chance to watch various TV programmes such Programme contents of the television channels
as soap operas, documentaries, talent shows and vary according to the target audiences. Although
so on. We can classify programmes under three some audiences complain about the poorness of
general headings according to their functions. programme types, they can make choices among
These are entertainment, children’s, informative, alternatives with the remote control in their hands.
and educational programmes. While informative
and educational programmes focus on serious b Decide whether the sentences below are true
topics such as science, politics, and history, (T) or false (F).
entertainment programmes generally aim to 1. After 1989, new TV channels started to
reduce people's stress. Children’s programmes broadcast in Turkey. _____
can be instructive and entertaining at the same
time. Actually, it’s hard to separate these three 2. There are a few of programmes on TV now. _____
functions one from another. A programme can 3. Entertainment programmes focus more on
sometimes include two or all of the functions. enjoyable topics than educational ones. _____
Each TV programme includes a message for 4. Children’s programmes are entertaining. _____
people. If people receive this message, the 5. Each programme must have only one
programme becomes successful. Here are some
examples of messages. function. _____
◆ Wear make-up and become beautiful 6. People think the variety of programmes is
enough. _____
◆ Women and men are equal/ not equal
◆ Read a lot of books c Answer the questions about the text.
◆ Waste/ Save money 1. Why did people watch a few types of
programmes in early years?
Whatever the message is, broadcasters firstly
aim to make money. So, it’s very important to be .
cautious about the messages on TV. 2. What kind of topics do informative
People like watching television in Turkey. The programmes focus on?
programme preferences of Turkish people
vary. However, RTSC (Radio and Television .
Supreme Council) sources and the rating results 3. What do broadcasters think of people’s
show that they watch mostly entertainment opinions about rating results?
programmes, especially TV series. Game shows,
news programmes, reality, and talk shows .
follow the series on the list of most watched TV
shows. When you ask people about the rating
results, they say it’s supply-driven. It means that
they don’t want to watch so many entertainment
programmes, but those are what they are
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