Task 1. Read the text and complete the sentences: was, screen, channels, digital, revolutionary, television, companies When 1) firs started, the system of broadcasting 2) analogue. This meant that a TV aerial received radio waves from the TV 3). These transformed into sound and images on the TV 4). At the time, the system was 5), but it wasn’t perfect. It couldn’t transmit many 6) and the quality of the pictures was sometimes poor because of interference. For a long time there was only analogue TV, but at the end of the 1990s 7) television arrived.

Task 2. Complete the sentences using the past simple form of the verb in brackets

8. There___(be) a talent show on TV last night

9. in the 1980s, TV programmes(not be) in black and white

10. We(not watch) TV yesterday

​

My name's Jane Simpson and I'm twelve. I live in a nice little town near the sea. On school days I get up at 7 and then I go to the bathroom and have a shower. After that, I go to the kitchen and have breakfast. I usually have boiled eggs and some juice.

School starts at 8 o’clock. My friend Linda picks me up at a quarter to 8. We have a ride
in her mother’s car. Of course, her mother drives the car.

I like my school. It is small but nice. All of the children in the school are my friends. We get on well and we almost never fight. When some of us have a problem with somebody, we usually have a talk with that person and make it up. It’s really great. The classes finish at half past two and then Linda and I walk home. On our way we usually have lunch in the park. Linda and I always have fun when we are together: we listen to music, tell jokes and talk about everything. 

When I come home, I have dinner in the dining room with my family. Then I go to my room and do my homework or read. In the afternoon Linda and I go to the beach and have a swim. Sometimes we ride our bikes or get together with our friends at one of cafes in the town centre. At 8 o’clock in the evening my family and I have a walk. I really don't like watching TV so I usually don't do that. Sometimes I play computer games before I go to bed and that's all.

My name's Jane Simpson and I'm twelve. I live in a nice little town near the sea. On school days I get up at 7 and then I go to the bathroom and have a shower. After that, I go to the kitchen and have breakfast. I usually have boiled eggs and some juice.

School starts at 8 o’clock. My friend Linda picks me up at a quarter to 8. We have a ride
in her mother’s car. Of course, her mother drives the car.

I like my school. It is small but nice. All of the children in the school are my friends. We get on well and we almost never fight. When some of us have a problem with somebody, we usually have a talk with that person and make it up. It’s really great. The classes finish at half past two and then Linda and I walk home. On our way we usually have lunch in the park. Linda and I always have fun when we are together: we listen to music, tell jokes and talk about everything. 

When I come home, I have dinner in the dining room with my family. Then I go to my room and do my homework or read. In the afternoon Linda and I go to the beach and have a swim. Sometimes we ride our bikes or get together with our friends at one of cafes in the town centre. At 8 o’clock in the evening my family and I have a walk. I really don't like watching TV so I usually don't do that. Sometimes I play computer games before I go to bed and that's all.