职业中专高三英语-Unit 19

Unit19Whatwaslifelikewithouttelevision?制作人：江燕林Essentialexpressions•a.What’sonTVthisevening?•Idon’tknow.YoumaylookintheTVGuide.•What’syourfavoriteTVprogram?•Whendoesthelivebroadcastbegin?•WhichchannelisthelivebroadcastoftheWorldCupFootballChampionon?•It’sonChannelFive.b.Televisionmakesuswellinformedoftheoutsideworld.•TVexposesustothingswemightnotexperienceourselves.•Televisionis,nowadays,oneofthemostpopularformsofentertainment.•TVmakesitharderforchildrentogooutandexercise.•Myfatherbecomesacouchpotatoduringfootballseason.•Thereisnodoubtthatwatchingtelevisiontoomuchcaninfluencethewaythatpeoplebehave.•Televisionmayhaveanunfavorableinfluenceontherelationshipamongfamilymembers.•guide[gaid]n.向导,导游;指南•live[laiv]ad.以实况(转播)•channel['tʃænl]n.频道•champion['tʃæmpjən]n.优胜者,冠军•inform[in‘fɔ:m]v.通知,告知；了解•expose[ik'spəuz]v.揭露Newwords•form[fɔ:m]n.种类,类型•entertainment[,entə'teinmənt]n.娱乐,消遣•couch[kautʃ]n.长沙发;睡椅•influence['influəns]v./n.影响•behave[bi'heiv]v.表现,行为举止•unfavorable['ʌn'feivərəbl]a.不利的•relationship[ri'leiʃənʃip]n.关系完成句子。•1.YoumaylookintheTV_______(指南)•2.Which________(频道)isthelivebroadcastoftheWorldCupFootballChampionon?•3.Televisionmayhavean_______(不利的)influenceontherelationshipamongfamilymembers.•4.Thereisnodoubtthatwatchingtelevisiontoomuchcan______(影响)thewaythatpeoplebehave.Text1Grandma’sboyfriend•dust[dʌst]v.除去...的灰尘n.灰尘,尘土•comedy[‘kɔmidi]n.喜剧•reception[ri'sepʃən]n.接收•adjust[ə'dʒʌst]v.调节•infocus[‘fəukəs]对准焦距，使（事物）清晰Newwords•strike[straik]v.打,击,攻击•backside['bæk'said]n.背面,后部•fix[fiks]v.修理•faint[feint]v.晕倒Text1Grandma’sboyfriend•Adam,a5-year-oldboy,wenttovisithisgrandmotheroneday.Playingwithhistoysingrandma’sbedroomwhilegrandmawasdustingthefurniture,helookedupandsaid,”Grandma,whydon’tyouhaveaboyfriendsincegrandpawenttoheaven?”••Grandmasmiledandreplied,”Honey,myTVismyboyfriend.Icansitinmybedroomandwatchitalldaylong.Thefashionshowsmakemefeelgoodandthecomediesmakemelaugh.OldasIam,I’mwellinformedoftheoutsideworldwiththehelpofTV.Itcanevenmakeimpossiblebecomepossible,likelisteningtoagreatconcert,enjoyingthesightoffamouspeopleandtravelingaroundtheworld.I’msohappywithmyTVasmyboyfriend!”•GrandmaturnedontheTV,andthereceptionwasterrible.Shestartedadjusting,tryingtogetthepictureinfocus.Quitedisappointed,shebegantostrikethebacksideoftheTV,hopingtofixtheproblem.•Adamheardthedoorbellring,sohehurriedtoopenthedoorandtherestoodayounggirl,oneofGrandma’sneighbors.•Thegirlasked,”Hello,Adam.Isyourgrandmahome?”•Adamreplied,”Yeah,she’sinthebedroom,strikingherboyfriend.”•“Oh,myGod!”theyounggirlcriedandfainted.Text2Transmittingpictures•transmit[træns‘mit]v.传送,传输•transmitter[træns'mitə]n.传输者,话筒•screen[skri:n]n.屏幕•educate['edjukeit]v.教育,培养•technical['teknikəl]a.技术的•Glasgow[‘gla:sgəu]n.格拉斯哥(英国)Newwords•prevent[pri‘vent]v.阻止,妨碍(from)•active[‘æktiv]a.活跃的;现役的•experiment[iks'perimənt]n.实验;试验•distance['distəns]n.距离;路程•anxiously['æŋkʃəsli]ad.焦急地•improve[im'pru:v]v.改进,改善;提高•equipment[i'kwipmənt]n.设备;设施Text2Transmittingpictures•Onedayin1925,JohnBairdpulledanofficeboyintoworkroomandplacedhimbeforethetransmitter.Theboy’sfacecouldclearlybeseenonthescreenafewfeetaway.Thatofficeboybecamethefirstpersonevertoappearonthetelevision!•BairdwaseducatedatatechnicalcollegeandtheUniversityofGlasgow.Itwastherethathefirsthadtheideaoftransmittingpictures.HispoorhealthpreventedhimfromactiveserviceduringWWI.Afterthewar,hereturnedtoLondonandstartedagainonhisideaoftelevision.•HewassopoorthatheacceptedanoffertoshowhisexperimentsinabigLondonstore.Moneyfromhisparentsallowedhimtocontinuehiswork.Whenhehadmoresuccessandtransmittedaclearpictureoverlongdistances,hewasofferedhelp.Businessmenwhobeforehadrefusedtohelpnowanxiouslyofferedtoshareinthedevelopmentofhisinvention.•BigcompaniesinAmericaspentalotofmoneyinimprovinghisequipment.WhentheBBCmadethefirsttelevisionbroadcastin1936,Americanequipmentwasused.WhenitstarteditstelevisionserviceagaintheSecondWorldWar,theBBCusedequipmentfromBaird’sowncompany.•JohnBairddiedin1945anddidnotlivetoseetelevisionentermanyhousesinBritain.