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أكاديمية الحسيمة نيابة تازة ثانوية 2اكتوبر 1955 باكنول ½ الامتحان التجريبي للبكالوريا لمادة الإنجليزية المستوى: الثانية باك شعبة العلوم التجريبية السنة الدراسي6 200_2005 المعامل: 2 مدة الإنجاز: 2س Television Changes the Rules The influence of television on sports cannot be overestimated. The influence is based on the insatiable appetite of the public for sporting events. This vast market can be reached at one time only by radio and television, and television is by far the preferred medium. . The visual impact of television has brought hours of every known sport, from arm wrestling to yachting, into the living rooms of millions of viewers. The influence of television derives from its visual immediacy, but its power over sports is based on money. The money comes from commercial sponsors, who buy broadcast time from the television companies. The television stations and the networks then must often pay the professional leagues or other organizations for the right to broadcast the events. By 1989 more than 400 corporations had established budgets for sports marketing. Direct corporate sponsorship makes the company name known to television viewers; General Motors, for example, was spending 581,000 dollars a day. Another aspect of corporate marketing involves obtaining the services of well-known athletes to do commercials. The power of television to create and sustain viewing markets has allowed it to influence the playing of the games. In some cases the rules have been changed to accommodate programming. Changes such as the 20-second rule and the 3-point basket in basketball have not necessarily been mandated by television, but they have been adopted to speed up the game and to make it more appealing to viewers. The tiebreaker that was introduced to shorten televised tennis matches was soon adopted for regular tournament play. The number of time-outs has been increased during games to allow for commercials. Everyone who watches professional football is aware of the two-minute warning near the end of each half. The time is, of course, used for commercials. And viewers who once enjoyed football halftime shows now must usually miss them, while commercials and scores from other games are broadcast. Television has also been responsible for changes in the scheduling of games. Because of television marketing, baseball has become largely a night game. Most World Series games, except for those played on weekends, are broadcast at night. Games that were once played at the same time are now spaced out to hold viewers. A. C O M P R E H E N S I O N : 15 MARKS I- Find in the text words or expressions meaning the same as: 3 marks 1. effect of the picture. 2. keep 3. attractive II- What do the underlined words in the text refer to? 3 marks 1. this vast market (line 2) 2. they (line 17) 3. them (line 23) أكاديمية الحسيمة نيابة تازة ثانوية 2اكتوبر 1955 باكنول 2/2 الامتحان التجريبي للبكالوريا لمادة الإنجليزية المستوى: الثانية باك شعبة العلوم التجريبية السنة الدراسية: 2004-2005 المعامل: 2 مدة الإنجاز: 2س III- Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 4 marks 1. In order to fit the programming of TV, some------------------------------------------- . 2. During football halftimes, ------------------------------------------------------------- . IV- Answer these questions according to the text: 5 marks 1. How does TV get money? 2. Pick out from the text two reasons explaining the great influence of TV on sports. 3. How do sport sponsors benefit from their sponsorship? 4. What is the writer’s purpose? One- To show the importance of TV in the life of sportsmen. Two- To persuade the reader to practice sport. Three- To show the power of TV over sport. Four- To present different sports to the reader. B. L A N G U A G E : 10 MARKS I- Rewrite these sentences as indicated: 3 marks 1. TV has brought sporting events into the living rooms of millions of viewers. Sporting events------------------------------------------------------------------------ . 2. The Moroccan football team didn’t win the last African Cup in Tunisia. We wish ------------------------------------------------------------------------- . 3. Morocco has lately launched a new channel. This channel aims to educate its viewers. The new channel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . II- fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list: 2 marks Come across- find out- turn down- pick up- Fill in You didn’t (-–1—) the application form correctly; they will certainly (--2-it--). III- Give the correct form of the words between brackets: 3 marks Parents are worried about the (1-harm) effects of TV on their children. They believe in the (2-necessary) of guiding their children and the need for more (3- education) channels. IV- Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word to form collocations: 2 marks There is no (--1--) evidence about the effects of TV on children; there are just some plausible (--2--) about them. However, all specialists agree that parents should be vigilant when their children are watching TV. C. W R I T I N G: 15 MARKS Write an article to your school magazine showing the effects of TV on students. |