What's on TV? LESSON A LESSON B LESSON C LESSON D ae Warm Up A. Match the words with TV shows in the online menu. exciting funny serious sad B_ Can you name some TV shows from your country? What kinds of TV shows do you like to watch? 55.ove watching game shows. @) Vocabulary Types of TV A O)Match the TV shows and the pictures. Then listen and check your answers. a acartoon d- agameshow g asitcom b adocumentary fe thenews h_ asoap opera © adrama { areality show i atalk show B What was the last show you watched on TV? What type of show was it? Tell your partner. “watched a siticom with my parents, It was ® Language in context TV preferences A. Listen to four people talk about their TV preferences. Who doesn’t watch TV very much? watch a lot of TV. | really enjoy baseball | don't like reality shows at all. love to watch ‘And | hope to get a big new TV coon. documentaries and game shows = Jessica ~ Gustavo I ove soap operas. My favorite is Our Life hardly ever watch TV. | prefer to listen to the like seeing my favorite actors, radio. | hate to miss the news, = Lucas Min-hwo B_ Which person in Part A are you similar to? 56unit Gg © Grammar 4 verb + infinitive or gerund a Ce I hope to get abig TV. like to see / seeing my favorite actors. | want to see every baseball game. ove to watch / watching game shows. | prefer to listen / listening to the radio. Lenjoy watching football games. I hate to miss / missing the news. | dislike watching TV. A Circle the correct verb forms. If both forms are correct, circle both, Then practice with a partner. 1A What types of TV shows do you like to watch / watching late at night? 8 Actually, | dislike to watch / watching TV at night. | prefer to be / being online. 2A What do you want to watch / watching on TV tonight? A reality show? B Ihate to watch / watching those shows. l enjoy to watch / watching dramas. 3 A Doyouwantto see / seeing a movie tonight? 8 No, not tonight. My favorite TV show is on, and hate to miss / missing it. B_ Complete the questions with a correct form of the verb. Then compare with a partner. 1 Doyouenjoy (watch) cartoons on TV? 2 What do you want (watch) on TV this weekend? 3. Doyou like (guess) the answers on game shows? 4 What types of TV shows do you dislike (watch)? c Ask and answer the questions in Part B. Answer with your own information. Speaking TV Talk A Add one more thing to the chart. | Find someone who... Name 1 enjoys watching documentaries 2 wants to buya new TV 3 hopes to meet a famous actress or actor 4 hates missing soap operas 5 B Find a classmate for each sentence. Write their names. A: Do you enjoy watching documentaries? B: Yes, | do. © Keep talking! Go to page 137 for more practic "con talkabout types of Tshows like. | 57on’t really agree. (J Interactions 4 A. Lookat the picture. What are the people doing? Do you think they like the TV show? reeing and disagr BO. Listen to the conversation. Why doesn’t Vasco like talk shows? ‘Then practice the conversation. Fred Let's see what’s on TV... .0h, no! I don't Fred Really? | disagree. 1 think some of them like this talk show at all. think it’s terrible. are pretty interesting. Vesco | agree. Actually, hate all talk shows, Vasco don’t think any talk shows are interesting | think they're really boring. Fred Well, would you like to watch something, else? CC. Listen to the expressions. Then practice the conversation again with the new expressions. eee eae Taare withyen Tinafraid dace D_ Complete each response with one of the expressions from Part C. Then practice with a partner. 1A Most TV sitcoms are funny. 8 - I never laugh at them. 1A Reality shows are great. __ | watch them all the time. | think they're boring, ___Iwatch it every night. 2 8 3. A Game shows are exciting, 8 4 A It’s good to watch the news. 8 _ 5 8 A Cartaans are just for children. They're for adults, too. 58BP Listening Ee r A. 1 Listen to Dan and Amy discuss what is on TV. Number the TV shows from 1 to 5. (There is one extra picture.) The Maxine Water show by Biri ie i é BO) Listen again ‘Amy's opinions: Dan's opininns: Look at Amy's opinion of each show. Write Dan's opinion. boring 1 great a 2 3. interesting 4 exciting 5 z 3 4 fantastic 5 © Speaking ™y ior A Check () the statements you agree with. Then make the statements you disagree with true for you. exciting J Documentaries are-boring: 1 Talk shows are very interesting Allsports programs are exciting. 7 Most sitcoms are very funny. (J It’s important to watch the TV news. Co Reality shows are boring. B ‘Share your ideas. A: In my opinion, documentaries are exciting B:| don't really agree. | think they're pretty boring, C: What about talk shows? | think they/re very interesting, A: agree with you.recording a documentary. §) Vocabulary Television A. 6) Match the words and the definitions. Then listen and check your answers. 1. Loften record my favorite show. _C__ 2. Joften fast-forward through the boring parts of shows. | always skip the sad parts of movies. | watch reruns of old sitcoms. B Which sentences in Part A describe your o| | never lose the remote control. You can learn a lot from pul | think satellite TV is great. __ h Most commercials are funny. wv. Tell your partner. A: loften record my favorite show. B: Really? I never record my favorite show. to play a show at high speed to not watch something. to store a show to watch it later advertisements for products nonprofit TV network a service that sends TV shows to homes through a dich repeat showings of a TV show a device used to control a TV froma distance jons or habits? ® Conversation |'m going away this weekend A O.Listen and practice. Nora Zack Nora Zack Nora zack Nora Zack Hi, Zack. How are you? Oh, hi, Nora. I'm fine, Actually, 'm going away this weekend, so I want to record some TWshows. Really? Which shows? On Friday night, I'm recording the soccer game. The Hawks are playing the Lions. Oh, I'm watching that at Lisa's. She's having. a soccer party. She has satellite TV now. Well, 'm watching it on Sunday night. ‘That way I can fast forward and skip the commercials. Good idea. | hate watching commercials. So what else are you recording? (On Saturday, 'm recording a documentary on Channel 11 called TVs Dead. B_ (Listen to the rest of the conversation. What is Nora wate! 60 1g on TV this weekend?nf Grammar 9 Present ous for I (nec ce eS es nee 1s Zack watching the game on Sunday? I’m not recording the sitcom. ‘Yes, heis. No, he’s not. / No, he isn’t. She's having a soccer party this week. ‘Are they watching the game on Sunday? She's not visiting her family. Yes, they are. _No, they're not. / No, they aren't. ‘They're playing the Lions this weekend. What else are you recording on Friday? ‘They're not playing the Sharks. Tan ao receane ee ee ‘A. Complete these conversations with the present continuous form of the verbs. ‘Then practice with a partner. 1A What you _ (do) this weekend? = you (go) anywhere? B No, (stay) home all weekend, Some friends (come) ‘over to watch a basketball game. The Tigers (play). 2 Al (get) satellite TV on Wednesday - finally! What : you (do) on Friday? Do you want to come over? B I'd loveto, but | can't. Joe and! _______ (visit) his parents this weekend. We ~ (leave) on Friday after work. B_ What are you doing this weekend? Use these verbs to write about your weekend plans. Then tell your partner. a 3 (play) 2 (watch) 4 (goout) entence stre: Pronunciation 7 Listen and repeat. Notice how the important words jing home this weekend. a sentence are stressed. 'm going to Colombia on Monday. She's st Speaking What are you recordin ‘A. Imagine you are going away next week, and you can’t watch TV. Decide where you're ‘going and make alist of five shows you are recording. B ‘Compare lists. Is anyone recording the same shows? Find classmates with a similar list. A; I'm visiting my mother next Tuesday, s0 Im recording B: Me, too. [love ...., and I'm recording Keep talking! nr cE I can describe future plans. elBD) Popular TV @ Reading o A ©) Read the article. Match the headings to the descriptions of the reality shows. a Improvement shows _b Game-styleshows —-¢_Documentary-style shows ee : can “EALITY SHOWS In this type of reality show, contestants try to win a prize. The prize is often money or, in some eases, a job. Each week, one person leaves the show until there is only one the winner. Sometimes the contestants vote on who stays or goes, sometimes the TV viewers at home vote, and other times the show's, judges choose. One example is Master Chef. In this show, contestants cook dishes for the host and the three judges. The winner usually receives money, course, and a trophy. This type of reality show looks like a soap opera, but it is about one or more real people and their daily lives. Some of the shows are about people on the job, Such as police officers, firefighters, or hospital workers. Others are about regular people in unusual situations, and some even follow famous people. One example Of this type is Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Inis show Is about the dally life of the Kardashian family in Los Angeles, CA. In these types of shows, there is no prize money and no winner, These shows are about a person or people who need a change. Other people help this person in one area, such as home, style, health, or relationships. An example of this is The Property Brothers. On each show, identical twin brothers © help a couple buy and transform an inexpensive house into their dream home. -_ ‘The couple needs to help with the transformation and stay on budget. B Read the article again. Look at the questions. Check (v/) the correct answer. Which show Masterchef | Keeping Upwith the Kardashians | The Property Brothers has ahost gives atrophy shows people's daily lives | gjo)o/}o;o is like a soap opera Find the words in bold in the article. What do they mean? Match the definitions and the correct word. person / People who... 2 presentsa TV show © watch a television program — participate in a competition —_ = d decide who wins or loses —__ D Imagine you can be on one type of reality show. Which would you choose? Why? Tell your partner. 62PB Listening Favorite shows back home A ©7 Listen to three students talk about their favorite TV shows in their countries. What type of show does each like? Write it in the chart. : ‘Type of show Favorite thing about the show Valerie the models the end of each show Young-ho the costumes | the actors Clauaia — the teenagers | thestories B © Listen again. Whatis their favorite thing about the show? Circle the correct answers. © writing My favorite TV show My Favorite TV Show A Think of your favorite TV show. Answer the questions. __/ lke to watch the reality show “Project Runway.* eee a ee Te (© What type of show is it? a money aid an artice in a fashion magacine. | enjoy ‘© What happens on the show? watching the show be 7 ecause the dothes are fartast © Why do you enjoy watching it? but sometimes | disagree with the judges a ‘© Isthere anything you don't like about it? _-._ deel B Write a paragraph about your favorite TV show. Use the model and your answers in Part A to help you. c ‘Share your writing. Do you agree with each other's opinions? Speaking Reality shows A Read about these reality shows. Which ones sound interesting? Why? The Amazing Race The Genius Game The Grand Tour the Us, ‘South Korea the UK. Pairs race one another around the Reality-style game show where ‘Three British men drive a variety of world. The winners receive a million contestants compete to solve logic __-—_—motor vehicles on adventures around dollars, puzzles and games. the world. B_Doyou ever watch similar shows in your country? Why or why not? “I watich a show similar to The Amazing Race. | don't really like it, but | always watch it!” - A 8 | can give my opinions about popular TV shows.Wrap-up Of Quick pair review Lesson A EXIM Make a list of types of TV shows. How many do you remember? You have one minute. Lesson B \Wrte for expressions that show you agree with an opinion. Write Dfor expressions that show you disagree. You have one minute. 1 disagree. 4 don't really agree, 2 Ithinkso, too Sate tose 3. Lagree. Lesson What are three things both you and your partner are doing next week? Take turns. You and your partner have two minutes. A: I'm watching a baseball game next week. Are you? =a 6 agree with you. __ B: Yes, lam. LessonD GI Describe your favorite TV show, but don’t say its name. Can your partner guess the name and type of show it is? Take turns. You and your partner have two minutes. A: In this TV show, celebrities dance with professional dancers. B:|sit a reality show? AYes, itis. B: Is it Dancing with the Stars? AsYes, itis. B In the real world What new shows are on TV this year? Look at a TV schedule or go online and find information about a new TV show in English. Then write about it. ‘© What's the name of the TV show? © What type of TV showis it? * . ee eee 4 Whats it about? ANew TV Show } @ When isit on? = | “The Crown’ isa drama. | It’s about the life of Queen | Elizabeth Il of the U.K. castes woOR'P'S | GOL Y'Y GeSTE HesT-G'e ocean Fy ued ‘dr-uuem or siemsuy