June: Hi everybody! Nice meeting you. I am June.
Brian: Hello, June! I think this is our first time to have a session together.
June: You're right! This is my first time to have a session at the English Channel.
Ricky: Welcome to English Channel, June! My name is Ricky. Is it okay if I ask you something?
June: Sure, no problem! What is it?
Ricky: I would like to know if you have any hobbies. What are your hobbies, June?
June: Well... I am a couch potato.
Ricky: A couch potato? What do you mean by that?
Brian: If I may answer your question Ricky. Couch potato is someone who spends too much time watching TV.
Ricky: Oh, I see. Are you also a couch potato, Brian?
Brian: I don't watch too much TV. I do other things aside from staring at the television screen.




Special notes:

You can call a person a "couch potato" if that person makes watching TV a hobby. That person spends most of his time staring at the screen and watches all programs.

A person is not a couch potato if that person watches TV not too much. That person does other things. He is not contented just sitting in front of the television screen.

Questions:

1. Is there a couch potato in your family?
2. Is there a couch potato among your friends?
3. Is there a couch potato among your co-workers?
4. How about you, are you a couch potato?

4.a. What is your favorite TV program?

4.b. How much time do you spend watching TV?

5. While watching TV, are you doing other things?
6. For you, is it okay to be a couch potato? Why or why not?