Unit 4
1. How do many people in the United States spend their free time?
Watching TV.
2. How does the author feel about the amount of time his countrymen spend watching TV? He thinks they lose their imagination, and they fail to communicate with families and friends.
3. What does the author purpose in relation to the television broadcasting in the United States?
He purposed that right after the early evening news, all television broadcasting in US be prohibited by law.
4. What might the results be if families used a quiet hour to discuss their problems? The family members can know each other better, and to like each other better.
5. According to the author, what could help to turn out a more literate new generation? Reading books together.
6. What does the author mean by "the story hour"? What effect might it have on the TV networks?
Families gather around and listening to mothers or fathers read a good story ; It might force the TV networks to come up with better shows to get us back from our newly discovered activities.
7. Sum up the advantages of turning off TV for an hour every night.
A more literate generation would be set up ; We might get to know each other better and to like each other better ; Developing our imagination.
8. What do you think of the author's proposal?
I think the author's proposal is necessary. What we need nowadays is to communicate with our families , TV programs do disturb our generation. So I couldn't agree more with the author.
9. Describe the television watching habits of the people around you---when they watch TV, what they watch, how much they watch, and so on.
My father likes watching TV after dinner, and he always watch news report; My mother loves watching soap series from19:00 to 22:00 everyday ; I'd like to watch sports when there are matches I am wondering.
10. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV.
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Unit 5
1. What did Linda tell her English class one day? How did her teacher and fellow students need when they heard what she said?
She told she was going to write and illustrate my own books; They laughed her and didn't believe she would succeed.
2. What did Linda write that night? Did she succeed in getting her writing published?
A short, sad poem; Yes.
3. What did her teacher and fellow students think of her success?
They thought it was "just plain dumb luck".