ENGLISH CONVERSATION: TELEVISION

CONVERSATION

A: What do you like to watch on TV?
B: I like to watch dramas. How about you?
A: I like dramas too, but I prefer documentaries.
B: I sometimes watch a documentary if it looks interesting.

VOCABULARY

Use these words in conversation:

dramas	documentaries	sports
news	talk shows	variety shows
game shows.	soap operas	movies
commercials	period dramas	cartoons

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

1 How often do you watch TV?

2 What is your favourite TV show? (When is it on? What channel is it on?)

3 Do you have a favourite TV personality or star? (What do you particularly like about the person?)

4 What kind of TV shows don´t you like?

5 Do you have a favourite TV commercial?

6 Which TV programmes are useful for learning English?

7 Do you think TV makes people lazy?

8 What do you think about the quality of TV programmes generally?

MORE VOCABULARY

news reader	TV presenter	TV personality
star	host	comedian
producer	director	script writer
subtitled	dubbed	TV reception
cable TV	plasma screen	footage

See also media, soap opera, ratings, time slot, viewership, interviewee, file a story, correspondents, hack

IDIOMS

I was glued to the screen (or programme).

The programme was so interesting I could not stop watching it.