b Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where necessary.

A nation of 'square eyes'!

What 1 are evening? 2 you going to do (do) this you (watch) television? The answer is probably 'yes'. And what 3 you (do) last night? And the night before? Television again?

Every year the average Briton 4 (spend)

the equivalent of 41 days watching television that's three hours 43 minutes a day. This 5, (make) us the third biggest nation of 'square eyes' in Europe. The number one TV addicts in Europe are now the Greeks, who regularly 6 (watch) three hours 53 minutes a day, closely followed by the Italians.

But what 7 TV family life? Most families now 8 (do) to our (not eat) any of their meals together. In fact, nine out of ten young children in Britain 9 (eat) their dinner sitting in front of the TV. Think about it when 10 you last If they 11 (have) dinner with your children? (turn on) the TV tonight, suggest a conversation instead it 12 probably

(be) more interesting!

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