Television in ELT

Gordana Pecnik 

Television is considered to be a medium of mass communication, however it is more than obvious that this communication is much more receptive than productive since the viewers' roles are extremely passive. That is why a teacher who wants to use it as a teaching tool should design such activities that would encourage students' curiosity, involve them in active viewing, etc.

The following two warming-up activities might enable a teacher and his/her students to reach such goals.

Activity one: famous film quotations