a timeline of television history

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Subject: English Teacher: Caique Fistarol Subject: English Teacher: Caique Fistarol Página 1 A Timeline of Television History 1900: The word television was used for the first time in Paris. 1930s: Black and white broadcasting experiments were conducted by RCA. 1948: Cable television systems were introduced in Pennsylvania and Oregon. 1951: The first color TV program was broadcast by CBS. 1956: The first practical remote control for television was invented by Robert Adler. 1962: The first satellite (Telstar) used to carry TV broadcasts was launched by AT & T. 1980s: Video cassette recorder (VCR) became very popular. 2000s: DVDs became the major player in home entertainment. 2005: Almost all televisions sold were now flat LCD and plasma screens. 2006: Blu-ray DVDs were released in the middle of the year. 2009: TV sets with Internet Widgets built in were developed by three important multinational companies. 2010: 3D television sets arrived. 1. Check the sentences that are correct according to the text: a. ( ) quando começaram a usar satélite em transmissão de TV, a televisão a cabo já tinha sido desenvolvida. b. ( ) praticamente 100% dos aparelhos de TV vendidos em 2005 já vinham com tela de plasma e LCD. c. ( ) antes mesmo do aparecimento do controle remoto as pessoas já alugavam fitas de vídeo para assistir em casa. d. ( ) Os aparelhos de TV em três dimensões apareceram menos de cinco anos após o lançamento do Blu-ray. 2. Answer these questions. Explain your answers: a. É possível saber ao certo em que ano o aparelho de vídeo cassete se tornou popular? b. Que informação indica ao leitor em que país a primeira transmissão em cores aconteceu? c. O texto cita o nome das pessoas e empresas envolvidas em todos os eventos relacionados à história da televisão? d. Qual informação do texto é uma clara referência a um país da Europa? e. O texto cita o nome de algum filme relacionado a um dos eventos listados? 3. Leia as frases abaixo e escreva nas frases, ao lado delas, “I agree”, “I don’t agree” ou “I don’t know”. Depois, justifique suas respostas: a. People spend too much time in front of screens. b. It’s more interesting to read an e-book than to read a paper book. c. It’s very important that our parents choose what we watch on TV.

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Page 1: A timeline of television history

Subject: English Teacher: Caique Fistarol

Subject: English Teacher: Caique Fistarol Página 1

A Timeline of Television History

1900: The word television was used for the first

time in Paris.

1930s: Black and white broadcasting experiments

were conducted by RCA.

1948: Cable television systems were introduced

in Pennsylvania and Oregon.

1951: The first color TV program was broadcast

by CBS.

1956: The first practical remote control for

television was invented by Robert Adler.

1962: The first satellite (Telstar) used to carry TV

broadcasts was launched by AT & T.

1980s: Video cassette recorder (VCR) became

very popular.

2000s: DVDs became the major player in home

entertainment.

2005: Almost all televisions sold were now flat

LCD and plasma screens.

2006: Blu-ray DVDs were released in the middle

of the year.

2009: TV sets with Internet Widgets built in were

developed by three important multinational

companies.

2010: 3D television sets arrived.

1. Check the sentences that are correct

according to the text:

a. ( ) quando começaram a usar satélite em

transmissão de TV, a televisão a cabo já tinha sido

desenvolvida.

b. ( ) praticamente 100% dos aparelhos de TV

vendidos em 2005 já vinham com tela de plasma

e LCD.

c. ( ) antes mesmo do aparecimento do controle

remoto as pessoas já alugavam fitas de vídeo

para assistir em casa.

d. ( ) Os aparelhos de TV em três dimensões

apareceram menos de cinco anos após o

lançamento do Blu-ray.

2. Answer these questions. Explain your

answers:

a. É possível saber ao certo em que ano o

aparelho de vídeo cassete se tornou popular?

b. Que informação indica ao leitor em que país a

primeira transmissão em cores aconteceu?

c. O texto cita o nome das pessoas e empresas

envolvidas em todos os eventos relacionados à

história da televisão?

d. Qual informação do texto é uma clara

referência a um país da Europa?

e. O texto cita o nome de algum filme relacionado

a um dos eventos listados?

3. Leia as frases abaixo e escreva nas frases, ao

lado delas, “I agree”, “I don’t agree” ou “I don’t

know”. Depois, justifique suas respostas:

a. People spend too much time in front of screens. b. It’s more interesting to read an e-book than to read a paper book. c. It’s very important that our parents choose what we watch on TV.