TELEVISION

Television, or TV, is one of humanity's most important means of communication. It

brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes.
People with a television set can sit in their house and watch the president makes a
speech or visits a foreign country. They can see a war being fought, and they can watch
government leaders try to bring about peace. Through television, viewers at home can see and
learn about people, places, and things in an away land. Television even takes viewers out of this
world as the astronauts explore outer space.
In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of
programmes that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more entertainment
programmes than any other kind of information media. The programmes include action-packed
dramas, light comedies, soap operas, sports events, cartoons, quizzes, variety shows and motion
pictures.
More than 83 million homes in the United States - or 98% of all the country's homes -
have at least one television set. On the average, a television set is in use in each home for about 6
3/4 hours each day. As a result, television has an important influence on how people spend their
time, as well as on what they see and learn. After they arrive from work, they usually watch TV.
Then, the importance of television is proven.
(Taken from The New Book of Knowledge in http://report-text.blogspot.com/)

Exercise 1
1. What is the text about?
2. Identify the generic structure of the passage above?
3. What is the language features stated in the passage above? Mention it!
4. How many supporting details of each paragraph? Mention it!
5. What are the benefits of watching TV that are not stated yet in the passage above?
6. What are the weaknesses of watching TV?
7. television brings its viewers The word viewer in the third paragraph has closest
meaning with the word. (the answer is stated in the passage above).
8. programmes that are designed to entertain. The word entertain in paragraph 2 means.
9. After they arrive from work The word they in the last paragraph refers to.
10. Find the definition and synonym, and make a sentence the underlined words above!
(Use oxford dictionary or English-English dictionary)
Report Text
Definition of Report
Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of
systematic observation and analysis
Generic Structure of Report
1. General classification: Stating classification of general aspect of thing; animal, public place,
plant, etc which will be discussed in general
2. Description: Describing the thing which will be discussed in detail; part per part , customs or
deed for living creature and usage for materials
Language Feature of Report
Introducing group or general aspect
Using conditional logical connection; when, so, etc
Using simple present tense
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