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TV nowadays
Three TV revolutions have changed the ___________________ of television: Satellite DBS stands for Direct Broadcast by Satellite. What it means is very ____________. Millions of homes have a small satellite dish on the roof or in the _______________. With one of these it is ___________________ to receive dozens of satellite TV channels. Cable Cable brings more programs, too. It is an _________________ cord under the ground. It connects your TV to a group of independent TV channels. Every month you pay for the programs you __________________ to see. Some cable channels can show one _________________ of program: pop, sport or news. _____________ can show a variety of programs. The TV itself Nowadays the TV has a much clearer picture. This development is called HDTV or High Definition Television, and DTV or Digital Television. There are other _____________, too. The screen can be larger and the sat can be thinner. It can be also hanged on the wall like ____________________.
(Adapted from: Stephen Rabley, Youth Culture Dossier, Pearson Education do Brasil, 1996, p. 15)
Title: TV nowadays
Three TV revolutions have changed the world of television: Satellite DBS stands for Direct Broadcast by Satellite. What it means is very simple. Millions of homes have a small satellite dish on the roof or in the garden. With one of these it is possible to receive dozens of satellite TV channels. Cable Cable brings more programs, too. It is an electronic cord under the ground. It connects your TV to a group of independent TV channels. Every month you pay for the programs you want to see. Some cable channels can show one kind of program: pop, sport or news. Others can show a variety of programs. The TV itself Nowadays the TV has a much clearer picture. This development is called HDTV or High Definition Television, and DTV or Digital Television. There are other changes, too. The screen can be larger and the sat can be thinner. It can be also hanged on the wall like pictures.
(Adapted from: Stephen Rabley, Youth Culture Dossier, Pearson Education do Brasil, 1996, p. 15)