Active reading 2:Embarkation ©oUcH P⑥元闪6 Couch potato First coined in 1976. Generally defines one who unceasingly watches television as a form of "Transcendental Vegetation (TV for short). Entered into the Oxford Dictionary in 1993 The potato was chosen because couch potatoes usually ate the potato chips while watching television
Couch potato Active reading 2: Embarkation First coined in 1976. Generally defines one who unceasingly watches television as a form of “Transcendental Vegetation (TV for short).” Entered into the Oxford Dictionary in 1993 The potato was chosen because couch potatoes usually ate the potato chips while watching television. More
Active reading 2:Embarkation Couch potato Work in pairs.Scan the text and answer the questions. 1 From which paragraph can you find the word couch potato? Paragraph 3. 2 Which paragraph tells the reader how to be a couch potato? Paragraph 5 3 Which paragraph discusses the most important piece of equipment to a couch potato?What is it? Paragraph 6.It is the channel hopper,i.e.,remote control
Couch potato Active reading 2: Embarkation Work in pairs. Scan the text and answer the questions. 1 From which paragraph can you find the word couch potato? Paragraph 3. 2 Which paragraph tells the reader how to be a couch potato? Paragraph 5 3 Which paragraph discusses the most important piece of equipment to a couch potato? What is it? Paragraph 6. It is the channel hopper, i.e., remote control. More
Active reading 2:Embarkation Couch potato 4 Which paragraph describes the British farmers' reaction to the term couch potato? Paragraph 8.They were angry at the use of it,because it was damaging the vegetable's image. The British Potato Council is organising protests to demand the removal of couch potato from the Oxford English Dictionary. 5 Which paragraph mentions the risks a couch potato take? Paragragh 10.Lack of exercise resulting in telly belly,i.e., muffin top
Couch potato Active reading 2: Embarkation 4 Which paragraph describes the British farmers’ reaction to the term couch potato? Paragraph 8. They were angry at the use of it, because it was damaging the vegetable’s image. The British Potato Council is organising protests to demand the removal of couch potato from the Oxford English Dictionary. 5 Which paragraph mentions the risks a couch potato take? Paragragh 10. Lack of exercise resulting in telly belly, i.e., muffin top
Active reading 2:Embarkation Mouse potato Those who spend as much time on the computer as their 1990s counterparts did on the couch. © Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers. The description of mouse potato became popular in 1993. American writer Alice Kahn is said to have invented the term. MOUSE POTATO 6o7
Mouse potato Active reading 2: Embarkation Those who spend as much time on the computer as their 1990s counterparts did on the couch. Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers. The description of mouse potato became popular in 1993. American writer Alice Kahn is said to have invented the term. More
Active reading 2:Embarkation Mouse potato 1 Work in pairs and answer the question about the passage. What is the major difference between couch potatoes and mouse potatoes? a Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers. 2 Work in pairs.Scan the text and answer the question. Which paragraph elicits the word mouse potato? a Paragraph 11
Mouse potato Active reading 2: Embarkation 1 Work in pairs and answer the question about the passage. What is the major difference between couch potatoes and mouse potatoes? Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers. 2 Work in pairs. Scan the text and answer the question. Which paragraph elicits the word mouse potato? Paragraph 11