My mother was telling me about how she and
her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of
course it was black and white. She said she only watched it at night.
She doesn't remember ever watching it in the morning or afternoon. When
I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels. I think they
were channel 3, 4, 6, and 9. My bothers and sisters and I would
sometimes fight about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed
the same shows.
Nowadays we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I
can't believe it! There are channels with only old movies, and channels
with only cooking, and channels with only fishing. It's amazing! There
is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my brothers and sisters
and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of
course we had only one television set. These days I notice families
with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops
people from arguing over which channel to choose from.
What kind of TV shows do you like to watch?
Current Events/ News- serious shows about things that are
happening today or lately
Sitcoms- comes from the words "situation comedy." Funny shows
Sports- I think you know this
Mystery Shows- shows about trying to find an answer to
something we don't know
Talk Shows- shows with two or more people talking about a
certain subject
Nature Shows- shows about animals or the earth
Police/ Courtroom Dramas- shows about the police or what
happens in a courtroom
Check Your Understanding
Read what the people are saying. What
kind of show do you think it is?
1. "He catches the ball and he runs..."
2. "Today our guest is Julia Roberts. She will introduce us to her
latest movie."
3. "The tiger slowly moves through the grass..."
4. "Who killed the old lady? Was it the neighbor or the nurse?"
