Exercise 1
A. Listen to extracts from six TV programmes. Match each extract to a type of programme.
a ◻ chat show
b ◻ documentary
c ◻ crime drama
d ◻ sitcom
e ◻ live sport
f ◻ the news
Answers
a 5 b 4 c 3 d 2 e 6 f 1
Audioscripts
1
This is World Update. I’m Katy Lee. Here are tonight’s top stories. The Prime Minister has just announced that spending on education is to be increased…
2
A Johnson! Have you been sleeping on the job again?
B No, Ms Lewis. I was just, er, resting my eyes.
A But there’s a pillow on your desk!
B Uh-oh! I did it again!
3
A Yes…Yes…Where? OK, we’re on our way.
B What is it?
A They’ve found a body. Next to the canal.
B Do they think it’s her?
A They don’t know yet. Come on, let’s go.
4
Here, deep in the African forest, lives the green mamba, one of the world’s most poisonous snakes. It spends much of its time in the trees, and adults can grow to a length of over two metres …
5
A Mark, welcome to the programme.
B Thanks, Jake. It’s a pleasure to be here.
A Now I know you’re over here promoting your latest film, and in a minute, I’m going to ask you about it, but first…
6
Now Parker on the ball…to Lennon…now to Dempsey, making a run. Lennon finds Dempsey; he’s got room here…Dempsey! Oh my word! That changes everything!
Exercise 2
A. Listen to different people answering questions 1-7 below. Match them to the programme or kind of programme they mention.
Watching TV the 21st century way
1 How do you watch TV programmes, on a television or on another device?
2 Do you ‘two-screen’ while watching TV? What kinds of things do you do?
3 Do you normally watch live TV or catch-up?
4 Have you ever binge watched a TV series? How many episodes did you watch in one go?
5 Do you use a streaming service like Netflix? What do you like about it?
6 How often do you watch YouTube, or online channels like Apple? What kinds of things do you watch?
7 Do you ever interact with TV shows by voting for contestants?
B. Listen again. How do the people answer the questions in a?
Answers
A
Speaker 1 D Speaker 2 E Speaker 3 C Speaker 4 F
Speaker 5 B Speaker 6 G Speaker 7 A
B
Speaker 1
He watches TV programmes on a television, laptop, or iPad at home. And if he’s out, maybe on his phone.
Speaker 2
She often checks emails or does online shopping while watching TV.
Speaker 3
He watches live TV and catch-up, but more catch-up.
Speaker 4
She doesn’t binge-watch very often, but she once watched 8 episodes of a series (Mad Men).
Speaker 5
He uses a streaming service, like Netflix. He likes being able to watch old films and TV series that he didn’t watch when they first came out.
Speaker 6
She watches YouTube if she has a problem and wants to find out how to fix it and for recipes.
Speaker 7
She has sometimes voted for contestants on Strictly Come Dancing, and once voted for a contestant who was auditioning for a TV show.
Audioscripts
I = interviewer, M = man, W = woman
1
I How do you watch TV programmes, on a television or on another device?
M I watch programmes on TV if I’m at home, or on my laptop, or on my iPad. I might watch something on my phone if I was…I don’t know…I suppose when something has happened on the news, I might watch it live, or something like that.
2
I Do you ‘two-screen’ while watching TV? What kinds of things do you do?
W Yes, I can often be guilty of perhaps checking emails on my phone, or perhaps even doing a bit of online shopping while I’m watching TV. In fact, yesterday I was watching MasterChef – you know, the cookery competition – and I bought some small cake tins that you needed to make…to make a chocolate thing that one of the contestants was making.
3
I Do you normally watch live TV or catch-up?
M Both, though nowadays I watch more catch-up. But I watch the news live, and football or tennis – Wimbledon – things like that.
4
I Have you ever binge watched a TV series? How many episodes did you watch in one go?
W I haven’t done it for a long time, but I did once watch eight episodes in one sitting of the American series Mad Men. But as I say, it was a long time ago.
5
I Do you use a streaming service like Netflix? What do you like about it?
M I have Netflix and I also buy things off Amazon Prime Video – is that a streaming service? I don’t really use them for films, more for TV series, like old ones I missed when they first came out. For example, a few months ago, I watched all the episodes of Brideshead Revisited, the original series from the eighties, because I didn’t see it then, but I’d heard that it was very good.
6
I How often do you watch YouTube, or online channels like Apple? What kinds of things do you watch?
W I sometimes watch YouTube – it’s usually if I have a problem with my laptop or my phone and I want to find out how to fix it, and I sometimes… I sometimes use it for watching people cook recipes. In fact, I’ve just watched someone preparing a fish dish because I’m going to cook it this evening.
7
I Do you ever interact with TV shows by voting for contestants?
W I Not very often, but I do like Strictly Come Dancing and I have voted several times for contestants, when they’ve done a really good dance. And once, I was addicted to a TV show where the contestants were auditioning for a part in a West End musical, and I really liked one young singer, so I voted for him every week. And eventually, he won, and I remember shouting and jumping off the sofa when the results were announced!