Class # 14

“Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.” ~Ann Landers

1 What programme is it?
music programme
weather forecast
western film
the news
series
horror film
chat show / talk show
commercial
detective film
sport programme
quiz programme
documentary
cartoon
cookery programme
love story
stand-up comedy

Match the verbs on the left to the explanations on the right.
A. = Adjective ADV. = Adverb IDM. = Idiom N. = Noun V. = Verb

1. a commercial
2. a couch potato
3. a documentary
4. a drama
5. to kick back
6. nope
7. prime-time
8. a sitcom
9. trials and tribulations
10. trivia


A. N. a half-hour comedy show
B. N. problems and difficulties of life
C. N. an educational TV program or movie usually describing nature or history
D. N. a lazy person who sits around all day watching TV
E. A. between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM every nightThis expression is used when referring to the television schedule.
F. V. to sit in a big comfortable chair or lie on a couch and relax
G. this is an informal way of saying "no"
H. N. unimportant or useless information
I. N. an advertisement on TV
J. N. a serious TV program, movie or play that involves all the emotions

Now choose the correct word to complete the sentences. The words are not repeated.

A) commercials
B) couch potato
C) drama
D) prime-time
E) Nope
F) trials and tribulations
G) trivia
H) documentary
I) kick back
J) sitcoms

1. Tonight we are going to order a pizza, and then _________ and watch an old movie on TV.


2. Senara is in East Africa helping to make a _________ on the Maasai tribe for the BBC.


3. Research shows that humor is a very effective marketing tool. That's why you see so many funny _________on TV.


4. When they asked me if I wanted to help them move, I replied, "_________. I hate packing boxes and carrying furniture."



5. Larry is the king of _________. He knows millions of useless facts!


6. I need to start getting out more and exercising so I don't turn into a _________.

7. Soap operas are usually inexpensive television programs shown during the day. They are made quickly and cheaply and lack the production quality seen in _________ dramas.

8. Although I like stand-up comedy and comic films, I don't really care for _________. The stories always seem the same to me.

9. I love that _________ on Thursday nights about the difficulties of working in an inner-city hospital.

10. Her novel describes in detail the _________ of being a pioneer in 19th century America.