Lesson 6 1 UNIT
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ART ANDART MEDIA AND MEDIA
TV ICONS FOX – Look at the TV guide page and decide what kinds of programmes are being shown, write the times for each. cartoon ______ news ______ chat show ______ reality show ______ current affairs programme______ soap ______ sitcom ______ documentary ______ wildlife programme _____ game show ______ – Which of them do you prefer watching? Have you ever seen any of these programmes before?
VOCABULARY
6.30 7.00 7.30 8.00 8.30
THE MICKEY AND DONALD Animated Disney fun for younger viewers. SHOW ANIMATED DISNEY GIANT OF THE A from-birth-to-death look at the amazing life of OCEAN the blue whale, the biggest animal on Earth. The Walker family make a terrible discovery and EASTENDERS Angela looks forward to her 18th birthday party. WHO WANTS More contestants hoping their general knowledge TO BE A will win them a million. MILLIONAIRE Who will be evicted from the house tonight? Plus BIG BROTHER highlights of yesterday’s events.
9.00 9.30 10.00 11.00 11.30
NEWS AT NINE O’CLOCK THE ROYLE FAMILY IN CONVERSATION WITH JONATHAN PARKINSON PANORAMA A WEEK IN POLITICS
More hilarious moments from the family that spends its life in the living room. Last in the series. This week’s guests are singer Robbie Owen, TV presenter and author Michael Chapman, and to chat about her new film, actress Barbara Buckingham. An investigation into homelessness on our streets. A look at the major political stories in the last seven days at home and around the world.
1. Look at the programmes above and say who leads these shows. Who is the presenter in each of them, if there is one? Match the people in box A to the TV programmes in box B. (There may sometimes be more than one possible answer). A.
commentator / presenter / guest / host / contestant / soap star / celebrity / narrator / correspondent / newsreader
B.
game show / chat show / news bulletin / soap opera / wildlife / documentary / current affairs / sports programme
2. Complete the sentences. Two words are right, one is wrong. Which word cannot be used in the sentence? 1) Could you turn/switch/get the television on, please? 2) Did you watch/look at/see the news last night? 3) He switched the TV on/in/off. 4) He used the remote control to change the station/ channel/television. 5) What’s on telly/tele/TV tonight? 6) Could you record/make/video the football for me? I’m out this evening, but I want to watch it when I get in.
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