Lesson 4 she said that she had
read and answer the questions,
1 what tv channels are there in britain?
2 when was bbc tv founded?
3 how many tv channels are there in
britain at present?
4 what kinds of tv are there in britain
now?
today we're going to talk to the director
general of the british broadcasting
corporation, mr john brown,
r: welcome to our studio. we have
some questions for you,
mr b: ok
r: we know that the bbc is very
popular. can you tell us something
about it? when was it founded?
mr b: the bbc was founded in 1936.
r: what channels are there in britain
at present?
mr b: there are four main channels which
all viewers in the country receive.
they are bbc1, bbc2, itv and
channel 4. then there is a fifth
channel, channel 5, which many
people, but not all, can receive.
there is also a welsh language
channel for viewers in wales.
r: who owns the channels?
mr b: two channels are commercial.
they are paid for by advertising.
that's itv and channel 4.
r: and what about the bbc. is it the
government channel?
mr b: no. the bbc is independent.
bbc 1, bbc 2 and channel 5 are
paid for by the public. they buy
a licence to watch television.
r: thank you. that's all.
mr b: you are welcome.
1) We walk/are walking along the beach now. 2) He has driven/
has been driving around the town for half an hour. 3) I have
already written/have already been writing an essay. 4) Sam
often wakes up/has often waken up at half past six in the
morning. 5) They are flying/have been flying over the Pacific
Ocean at the moment. 6) My parents don't pay/haven't paid
for the tickets yet. 7) Andy hasn't phoned/hasn't been phoning
her yet. 8) What is happening/has happened now? 9) Emma has
written/has been writing the letters since ten o'clock. 10) Tony
has made/has been making seven calls since morning.
1. Peter said that Olga was looking through the paper then.
2. Ann said that she had gone to see them the day before yesterday
3. He asked him whether Mr. Smith was a doctor.
4. Oleg asked me if I had enjoyed the film.
5. She asked me what I was doing at that time. (or then)
6. He asked her what foreign languages Peter knew.
7. The boy asked Olga when would she go to see her parents.
8. She said to me to tell him everything the following day.
9. Mother said to her son not to buy any oranges that day.
10. She said that she had bought some cakes for dinner.