Text 2 broadcasting, radio and television Exercise 1

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text
Three public bodies are responsible for television and radio throughout Britain. They are: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which broadcasts television and radio programmes; The Independent Television Commission (ITC), which licenses and regulates commercial television service including cable, satellite and independent teletext services; The Radio Authority, which licenses and regulates commercial radio services, including cable and satellite Television (Telly)
People in Britain watch on the average 25 hours of TV every week. Television viewing is Britain's most popular leisure time. About 96 per cent of the population of Britain has television in their homes. In 1999, 13% of households had satellite television and 9% cable television. It is estimated that about 10 per cent of household have two or more sets.
The average viewing time per person is over 25 hours a week. There are five main channels in Britain: two national commercial-free BBC networks, BBC1 and BBC2, and the commercial ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 services. The BBC channels are commercial free while the other three have commercials. All the channels offer a mixture of drama, light entertainment, films, sport, educational, children’s and religious programs, news and current affairs, and documentaries.
The BBC has been providing regular television broadcasts since 1936. BBC television productions come from main studios at the Television Centre in west London and other studios in various parts of London.
ITV1 is the most popular commercial television channel in Britain, watched on average by 45 million people every week.
Exercise 2. Choose the right answer.
One of the five main channels has been providing regular television broadcast since the second half of the 1930^th
A. The BBC channels (BBC1and BBC2)
B. the commercial ITV1,
C. Channel 4 and Channel 5 services
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences according to the text
1. … licenses and regulates commercial radio services, including cable and satellite.
2. … licenses and regulates commercial television service including cable, satellite services;
3. … broadcasts television and radio programmes;
A. The Radio Authority B. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
C. The Independent Television Commission (ITC)