《大学英语精读》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）UNIT 4 TURNING OFF TV：A QUIET HOUR

Unit 4 TURNING OFF TV: A QUIET HOUR

Unit 4 TURNING OFF TV: A QUIET HOUR

Content iNformation related to the text ◆ Introduction ◆ Language points ◆ Study and Practice ◆ Reading activity ◆ Guided writing

Content Information related to the text Introduction Language points Study and Practice Reading activity Guided writing

Information related to the text OUS television-- yesterday and today a demonstration of television was held at the new York World's Fair in 1939, and during the 1940s networks were established and television sets began to be sold. But, for a while, radio still had complete control of the entertainment industry

Information related to the text US television--- yesterday and today A demonstration of television was held at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, and during the 1940s networks were established and television sets began to be sold. But,for a while, radio still had complete control of the entertainment industry

It was in the 1950s that television started to take the place of radio in the United states, and in the early 1960s over 750 TV stations were telecasting to about 52 million sets with the result that the american tv audience included almost every family

It was in the 1950s that television started to take the place of radio in the United States, and in the early 1960s over 750 TV stations were telecasting to about 52 million sets with the result that the American TV audience included almost every family

Today there are a thousand stations all over the ntry and in many places there is a choice of five Cou or six channels, not counting in the cable programs one can buy

Today there are a thousand stations all over the country, and in many places there is a choice of five or six channels, not counting in the cable programs one can buy

o The Big Three of the networks---the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), the Columbia Broadcasting System(CBS), and the american Broadcasting Company (ABC)---introduce a large number of new shows which are relayed throughout the United States and are often sold abroad

The Big Three of the networks ---the National Broadcasting Company(NBC), the Columbia Broadcasting System(CBS), and the American Broadcasting Company(ABC)---introduce a large number of new shows, which are relayed throughout the United States and are often sold abroad

◆ The generation gap The term is used to mean differences in ideas life styles and attitudes between older and younger people, differences which result in a lack of understanding between them and frequently lead to confrontations

The generation gap The term is used to mean differences in ideas, life styles and attitudes between older and younger people, differences which result in a lack of understanding between them and frequently lead to confrontations

◆The“ generation gap? "is one of the most widely discussed and controversial problems of recent years. Some doubt whether such a gap"exists. They don't believe the younger generation is set apart from the older generation by a wide gap

The “generation gap” is one of the most widely discussed and controversial problems of recent years. Some doubt whether such a “gap” exists. They don’t believe the younger generation is set apart from the older generation by a wide gap

o Many others, on the other hand insist a gap between parents and children is unavoidable and the generation gap today, if anything, is worse than it has ever been before

Many others, on the other hand, insist a gap between parents and children is unavoidable and the generation gap today, if anything, is worse than it has ever been before

o The reason they give is that the tremendous explosion of knowledge in the twentieth century has made life for young people today so very different form life as it was when their parents were young

The reason they give is that the tremendous explosion of knowledge in the twentieth century has made life for young people today so very different form life as it was when their parents were young