LISTENING ACTIVITIES

Violence on Television

Pre-Listening Activities

While-Listening Activities

Post-Listening Activities

WARM-UP ACTIVITES

In group of 3, work out this game:

• Each group name 5 TV programs or movies you know or have seen that contain a lot of violence. Write it down on the piece of paper

• The teacher will read the name of some violent films or programs, which group got it all win the game

Again, choose other partners to form triplet-group. Fill in this below

network: What kinds of violent acts that you can see in violent films or programs. Which group can name

the most will win in this activity

Violent films or program

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Listening Practice 1: (2times)What words can you hear among these words:• today, nowadays, problems, issue, sex,

violence, swearing, TV, television, often, usually, discusses, debated, concerned, care, images, violence acts, aggressive, angry

• ban, restriction, limit, sexy channel, violent programs,

• be able, not be able, feel, switch, choose, watch, hear

• believe, killing, violence, likely, unable, unlikely, attitude, behavior

While-listening activities

Listening Practice 2:

Choose the correct answer to each question: (2times)

1. What may the viewers do after watching the violent programs?–Imitate them–Watch another one–Go and buy the weapons–None is correct

2. Which examples did the speakers draw?–Murdering and bank robbing–Bank robbing and Shooting–Murdering and wrestling–Wrestling and Shooting

3. Why shouldn’t viewer imitate the wrestlers?–It may kill them–It may make them wounded–It may annoy the

neighborhood–It may bring them troubles

with the authority

4. Why do the viewers use gun in the second example?–They argue with someone else–They want to rob the bank–They ask their parents for more

allowance–They meet an infamous murder

Listening Practice 3: (2times)

Fill in the missing words: • Another _______ that some people have with

_______ TV is that it might make people less _______ to the ______ of violence. In other _______, people _____ watch many _____ of violence on television might no longer be _______ by violent acts. They might then _______ quite tolerant with the use of violence

•Another concern that some people have with violent TV is that it might make people less sensitive to the effects of violence. In other words, people who watch many acts of violence on television might no longer be shocked by violent acts. They might then become quite tolerant with the use of violence

Decide if it’s True/ False/ Not Mentioned what the opponents argue

• TV has harmful effects on the viewers (F)• Violent acts have taken place long before

television (T)• Viewers can’t tell the difference between

television and real life (F)• The murders often imitate the violent acts on

television (NM)

• Viewers cannot imitate or become more sensitive to violent acts (F)

• Parents should ban the children from watching TV (F)

Listening Practice 4 (2 times)

Listening Practice 5 (2 times)

Listen to the opinions of psychologists. Take note and report in class

• The psychologists have conducted _____________________

• Effects on Children and Adults: _____________________=__________

esp. pple w.___________________• Psychologists research

on rate of murder: _________________ the following day

after _____________________• Most ______________ agree on contribution

of____________________ on every day life behavior

• The psychologists have conducted ____research study________

• Effects on Children and Adults: _____slightly aggressive_______=___dults____

• esp. pple w.__aggressive personality_______

• Psychologists research • on rate of murder: __increase____ the day

following • after ___televised boxing

match_______• Most ______psychologists_____ agree on

contribution of___violence___ on every day life behavior

Listen to the conclusion of the extract. Get in group of 4. Discuss the possible Headline for the extract.

Discuss these questions:1. Have violent acts affected you or the people

that you know? 2. Do you agree with violent acts on TV?3. Should we restrict those on TV? 4. Which viewers should we restrict?5. Give some suggestions to solve the problem

Post-listening Activities