Are you a TV addict?
Most people can't imagine life without TV, yet it's only 75 years since regular broadcasting began. Celebrate the anniversary of the 成人快手's historic achievement with 6 Minute English.
This week's question: how many hours a week on average does someone in the UK watch television? Is it:
a) 20 hours
b) 30 hours
c) 40 hours
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
Listen
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Vocabulary
- addict
someone who can't stop doing something (usually something harmful like taking drugs but also time-consuming activities like watching TV)
- medium
a method of communication, such as radio, TV or newspapers
- telegraphy
a method of sending messages over long distances using radio or electric signals
- to settle for (something)
to accept something less than you hoped for
- visual
relating to what can be seen
- experimental
new or being tried for the first time
- mystical
relating to powers that we cannot understand
- manufacturers
companies that produce things
- high definition
a new, high standard for TV quality
- spoilt for choice
a phrase meaning to have too many options or things to choose from
