Hong Kong Culture – Present and Future S1 IH _______________( Worksheet (2) ) ________ ______ DD____MM____YY P.5 Entertainment – television and movies Television 1. Please search <www.tvb.com> for the ratings of 5 television programmes with high scores. Rank Television Programme Broadcast day Broadcast time No. of viewers Viewing points Viewer % 2. Referring to your answer in question 1, categorize the various television programmes and complete the table. Type Entertainment (drama series) Entertainment (game shows) Entertainment (variety shows) Information News and public affairs Others Name of programmes Number of shows Hong Kong Culture – Present and Future S1 IH _______________( ) ________ ______ DD____MM____YY P.6 3. Please search <www.rthk.org.hk> for the latest findings of a ‘Survey on the Appreciation Index of Television Programmes (mainly local productions) 電視節目欣賞指數調查 (以本地製作為主). Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Name of Programme Producer Type 8. 9. 10. 4. Based on questions 2 and 3, is the type of programme scoring the highest Appreciation Index also the most popular? Explain your answer. 5. The class breaks into discussion groups. Each group selects a television programme which shows the life style of a particular place. Describe its characteristics as shown in the programme. Place Hong Kong the mainland Japan the United States Name of programme Characteristics of life style shown Hong Kong Culture – Present and Future S1 IH _______________( ) ________ ______ DD____MM____YY P.7 Movies 6. Please search the Hong Kong Movie Information Homepage <http://www.hkmdb.com/office/hkyear/hk1999a-b5.shtml> for the 15 most popular movies in Hong Kong in 1999. Rank Movie Chinese language movie Foreign movie Box Office record (HK$) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. (a) Where do these movies originate from? (b) Have you seen some of these movies? Do you think your taste in movies is similar to that of most Hong Kong people? Explain your answer. (c) Do you think the survey data truly show the preferences of Hong Kong people in their choice of movies? Explain your answer. (d) From the movies you have watched, identify and describe a scene that you think best shows the characteristics of life in Hong Kong. (e) From the movies you have watched, identify and describe a scene that you think best shows the characteristics of a foreign life style. Hong Kong Culture – Present and Future S1 IH _______________( ) ________ ______ DD____MM____YY What have you learnt? You have 1. some idea of the preferences of Hong Kong people in their choice of television programmes and movies. 2. reflected on certain characteristics of Hong Kong life style as shown in the film media. Do you know? Do you understand the idea of VCD culture? If you want to get more information, read the article 《一個 VCD 城市的誕生》 in the Homepage of MediaDigest, RTHK. <http://www.rthk.org.hk/mediadigest/md9809/sep.03.html> P.8