Quick-Fire Write: Television
Think Before You Start - Discuss
How does watching TV affect you?
How can watching TV be helpful?
Get the transcriptQuick-Fire Questions
- How much TV do you watch, what kinds of programmes, and why?
- What is your favourite TV programme, and why?
- Should children watch TV at all, and why?
- If you stopped watching TV, what would you do with the spare time?
Key Words -
Can you use them in a sentence?
Television: a device with a screen for watching entertainment and educational programmes and films.
Educational: intended or designed to provide education.
Be The Teacher -
Fix this broken sentence!
scientists and goverments has reccomended that children should spend a maximum off two hours per day looking at screens.
Stretch Yourself...
Imagine you are entering a debate on this topic: “Television is dangerous!” What do you think people might say?
Go Create...
Create an advert (video, photo or website) for a new children’s reality TV show.
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