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What's on TV?\nLESSON A\n• Types of TV shows\n• Verb + infinitive or gerund\nLESSON B\n• Agreeing with an opinion\n• Disagreeing with an opinion\nLESSON C\n• Television\n• Present continuous for future plans\nLESSON D\n• Reading: \"Reality Shows\"\n• Writing: My favorite TV show\nWarm-up\nA Match the popular TV shows with the years they started. Check your answers on page 64.\na. 1958 b. 1960 c. 1976 d. 1981 e. 1994 f. 2002\nB Can you name a show for each decade from your country? Do you watch the shows now? I love watching game shows.\n1 Vocabulary Types of TV shows\nA Match the TV shows and the pictures. Then listen and check your answers.\na. a cartoon b. a documentary c. a drama\nd. a game show e. the news f. a reality show\ng. a sitcom h. a soap opera i. a talk show\n\n2.\n3.\n4.\n5.\n6.\n7.\n8.\n9.\nB Pair work What was the last show you watched on TV? What type of show was it? Tell your partner.\n\"I watched a cartoon with my son. It was ...\"\n\n2 Language in context TV preferences\nA Listen to four people talk about their TV preferences. Who doesn't watch TV very much?\nI watch a lot of TV. I really enjoy baseball. And I hope to get a big new TV soon.\n- Jessica\nI love soap operas. My favorite is Our Life. I like seeing my favorite actors.\n- Lucas\nI don't like reality shows at all. I love to watch documentaries and game shows.\n- Gustavo\nI hardly ever watch TV. I prefer to listen to the radio. I hate to miss the news.\n- Min-Hwa\nB Which person in Part A are you similar to? 3 Grammar Verb + infinitive or gerund\nVerb + infinitive\nI hope to get a big TV.\nI want to see every baseball game.\nVerb + gerund\nI enjoy watching football games.\nI dislike watching TV.\nA Circle the correct verb forms. If both forms are correct, circle both.\n1. A: What types of TV shows do you like to watch / watching late at night?\nB: Actually, I dislike to watch / watching TV at night. I prefer to be / being online.\n2. A: What do you want to watch / watching on TV tonight? A reality show?\nB: I hate to watch / watching those shows. I enjoy to watch / watching dramas.\n3. A: Do you want to see / seeing a movie tonight?\nB: No, not tonight. My favorite TV show is on, and I hate to miss / missing it.\nB Complete the questions with a correct form of the verb. Then compare with a partner.\n1. Do you enjoy _________ (watch) cartoons on TV?\n2. What do you want _________ (watch) on TV this weekend?\n3. What types of TV shows do you dislike _________ (watch)?\nC Pair work Ask and answer the questions in Part B. Answer with your own information.\n4 Speaking TV talk\nA Add one more thing to the chart.\nFind someone who ...\n1. enjoys watching documentaries\n2. wants to buy a new TV\n3. hopes to meet a famous actress or actor\n4. hates missing soap operas\n5.\nB Class activity Find classmates for each sentence. Write their names.\nA: Do you enjoy watching documentaries?\nB: Yes, I do. I don't really agree.\n1 Interactions Agreeing and disagreeing\nA Look at the picture. What are the people doing? Do you think they like the TV show?\nB Listen to the conversation. Why doesn’t Vasco like talk shows? Then practice the conversation.\nFred: Let’s see what’s on TV. . . Oh, no! I don’t like this talk show at all. I think it’s terrible.\nVasco: I agree. Actually, I hate all talk shows. I think they’re really boring.\nFred: Really? I disagree. I think some of them are pretty interesting.\nVasco: I don’t think any talk shows are interesting.\nFred: Well, would you like to watch something else?\nC Listen to the expressions. Then practice the conversation again with the new expressions.\nAgreeing with an opinion\nI agree.\nI agree with you.\nI think so, too.\nDisagreeing with an opinion\nI disagree.\nI don’t really agree.\nI’m afraid I disagree.\nD Complete each response with one of the expressions from Part C. Then practice with a partner.\n1. A: Most TV sitcoms are funny. B: I never laugh at them.\n2. A: Reality shows are great. B: I watch them all the time.\n3. A: Game shows are exciting. B: I think they’re boring.\n4. A: It’s good to watch the news. B: I watch it every night.\n5. A: Cartoons are just for children. B: They’re for adults, too. Listening What else is on?\nA Listen to Dan and Amy discuss what is on TV. Number the TV shows from 1 to 5. (There is one extra picture.)\nB Listen again. Look at Amy’s opinion of each show. Write Dan’s opinion.\nAmy’s opinions: 1. boring. 2. great. 3. interesting. 4. exciting. 5. fantastic.\nDan’s opinions:\n1. __ 2. __ 3. __ 4. __ 5. __\nSpeaking My opinion\nA Check (✓) the statements you agree with. Then make the statements you disagree with true for you.\n❏ Documentaries are exciting. ❏ Documentaries are boring.\n❏ Talk shows are very interesting.\n❏ All sports programs are exciting.\n❏ Most sitcoms are very funny.\n❏ It’s important to watch the TV news.\n❏ Reality shows are boring.\nB Group work Share your ideas.\nA: In my opinion, documentaries are exciting.\nB: I don’t really agree. I think they’re pretty boring.\nC: What about talk shows? I think they’re very interesting.\nA: I agree with you. I'm recording a documentary.\n1 Vocabulary Television\nA Match the words and the definitions. Then listen and check your answers.\n1. I often record my favorite show. c\n2. I usually fast-forward through the boring parts of shows. __\n3. I always skip the sad parts of movies. __\n4. I watch reruns of old sitcoms. __\n5. I never lose the remote control. __\n6. Most commercials are funny. __\n7. You can learn a lot from public TV. __\n8. I think satellite TV is great. __\nB Pair work: Which sentences in Part A describe your opinions or habits? Tell your partner.\nA: I often record my favorite show.\nB: Really? I never record my favorite show.\n2 Conversation I'm going away this weekend.\nA Listen and practice.\nNora: Hi, Zack. How are you?\nZack: Oh, hi, Nora. I’m fine. Actually, I’m going away this weekend, so I want to record some TV shows.\nNora: Really? Which shows?\nZack: On Friday night, I’m recording the soccer game. The Hawks are playing the Lions.\nNora: Oh, I’m watching that at Lisa’s. She’s having a soccer party. She has satellite TV now.\nZack: Well, I’m watching it on Sunday night. That way I can fast-forward and skip the commercials.\nNora: Good idea. I hate watching commercials. So what else are you recording?\nZack: On Saturday, I’m recording a documentary on Channel 11 called TV is Dead.\nB Listen to the rest of the conversation. What is Nora watching on TV this weekend? 3 Grammar Present continuous for future plans I'm recording the soccer game. I'm not recording the sitcom. She's having a soccer party this week. She's not visiting her family. They're playing the Lions this weekend. They're not playing the Sharks. A Complete these conversations with the present continuous form of the verbs. Then practice with a partner. A: What you (do) this weekend? you (go) anywhere? B: No, I (stay) home all weekend. Some friends (come) over to watch a basketball game. The Tigers (play). A: I (get) satellite TV on Wednesday - finally! What you (do) on Friday? Do you want to come over? B: I'd love to, but I can't. Joe and I (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. 1. (meet) 2. (watch) 3. (play) 4. (go out) 4 Pronunciation Sentence stress Listen and repeat. Notice how the important words in a sentence are stressed. I'm going to Colombia on Monday. She's staying home this weekend. 5 Speaking What are you recording? A Imagine you're going away next week, and you can't watch TV. Decide where you're going and make a list of five shows you are recording. B Class activity Compare lists. Is anyone recording the same shows? Find classmates with a similar list. A: I'm visiting my mother next Tuesday, so I'm recording ... B: Me, too. I love ... , and I'm recording ... 6 Keep talking! GO to page 138 for more practice. www.irlanguage.com I can describe future plans. D Popular TV 1 Reading A Read the article. Match the headings and the descriptions of the reality shows. a. Improvement shows b. Game-style shows c. Documentary-style shows Reality Shows - you either love them or you hate them! But did you realize there are different types of reality shows? Read on and find out more ... In this type of reality show, contestants try to win a prize. The prize is often money or, in some cases, 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 sometimes the show's judges choose. One example is Top Chef. In this show, contestants cook dishes for the host and three judges. The winner usually receives money, a trip, and an article in a food magazine. 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 these 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. An example of this type was The Osbournes. This show was about the daily life of British singer Ozzie Osbourne and his family. 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 What Not to Wear. On this show, two hosts give fashion advice to someone who needs a new \"look\". The hosts go to the person's closet and throw away clothes that they don't like. The person then receives money and a trip to New York City to shop for new clothes. B Read the article again. Look at the questions. Check (✓) the correct answers. Which show ... ? Top Chef The Osbournes What Not to Wear gives money gives a trip has celebrities is about fashion is like a soap opera C Find the words in bold in the article. What do they mean? Match the definitions and the correct word. A person / People who ... a. presents a TV show __________ c. watch a television program __________ b. participate in a competition __________ d. decide who wins or loses __________ D Pair work Imagine you can be on one type of reality show. Which would you choose? Why? Tell your partner. www.irlanguage.com 2 Listening Favorite shows back home A (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 Claudia the teenagers the stories B Listen again. What is their favorite thing about the show? Circle the correct answers. 3 Writing My favorite TV show A Think of your favorite TV show. Answer the questions. What type of show is it? What happens on the show? Why do you enjoy watching it? Is there anything you don't like about it? B Write a paragraph about your favorite TV show. Use the model and your answers in Part A to help you. C Group work Share your writing. Do you agree with each other's opinions? 4 Speaking Reality shows A Group work Read about these reality shows. Which ones sound interesting? Why? The Amazing Race the U.S. Pairs race one another around the world. The winners receive a million dollars. StarStruck the Philippines Teens compete in a talent show. It's famous for the saying \"Dream. Believe. Survive.\" How Clean Is Your House? the U.K. Two cleaners visit homes and clean them up. They share their top cleaning tips. B Do you ever watch similar shows in your country? Why or why not? \"I watch a show similar to StarStruck. I don't really like it, but I always watch it!\" www.irlanguage.com Wrap-up\n\n1 Quick pair review\n\nLesson A Brainstorm! Make a list of types of TV shows. How many do you remember? You have one minute.\n\nLesson B Do you remember? Write A for expressions that show you agree with an opinion. Write D for expressions that show you disagree. You have one minute.\n1. I disagree. ___________ 4. I don’t really agree. ___________\n2. I think so, too. ___________ 5. I’m afraid I disagree. ___________\n3. I agree. ___________ 6. I agree with you. ___________\n\nLesson C Find out! What are three things both you and your partner are doing next week? Take turns. You and your partner have two minutes.\n\nA: I’m watching a baseball game next week. Are you?\nB: Yes, I am.\n\nLesson D Guess! Describe your favorite TV show, but don’t say its name. Can your partner guess the name and the type of show it is? Take turns. You and your partner have two minutes.\n\nA: In this TV show, celebrities dance with professional dancers.\nB: Is it a reality show?\nA: Yes, it is.\nB: Is it Dancing with the Stars?\nA: Yes, it is.\n\n2 In the real world\n\nWhat 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.\n\n• What’s the name of the TV show?\n• What type of TV show is it?\n• What’s it about?\n• When is it on?\n\nA New TV Show\n\"Three Rivers\" is a drama. It’s about\na hospital....\n\n1861 ' 2002 ' 1966 ' 2002 ' 1994 ' 1961 ' 1984 ' 1960\nwww.irlanguage.com