����� For some people, you really have to get very old before you realize that�you are old. I�m in my�early�sixties and I don�t feel old yet. However,�when I look back at my childhood and�remember/compare things to the way life is for�today's/nowaday kids. Some things have certainly changed a lot. One area of change is television. Some of these changes have been huge�improvements.�Although, other�changes have been definite drawbacks/setbacks.
��� �When I�was in�school, most people didn�t have a television at home; TV was just beginning to�have troubles/become popular.�When I was nine, my�father finally�decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola box/set. I still remember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the good/bad�guys on that awesome electronic machine. Now that was exciting!
���� Today,�televisions/screens have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more realistic. The new high definition sets are also made to rival�billboard/picture screens.
��� The variety and quantity of programming has�increased/gone down�greatly. There are hundreds of channels and more shows than one person could ever/never watch in a lifetime. There are many fine entertainment and educational programming/shows. There is also a lot of rubbish/trash, stuff that most parents don�t want their kids exposed to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is a good thing. - I wonder what�television will be like when today�s kids are my old age/ my age.
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1. Everyone knows when they are getting old.
2. Television hasn't changed much over the years.
3. The author had a�TV when he started school.
4. The author enjoyed watching the Lone Ranger.
5. Some televisions today are like movie screens.
6. The quantity of programmes hasn't gone up over the years.
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Now listen to a video about the invention of television
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1. Was just "Another day" based on a book? Yes or�No.
2. What nationality was John Baird,�inventor of the first television pictures?
3. When was the first televisor invented? In� 1913/1930/1950
4. How many "holes" does the first televisor have?
5. Was the BBC enthusiastic about Baird's invention?
6. What type of�programs did the first TV offer?��
7. By what year�had Baird improved his system? �- And how many lines did the new system have?
8. What were the initials of the rival TV system?
9. What else did Baird invent? Transatlantic pictures/ coloured pictures / Transatlantic broadcasts / radio pictures
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