10 DVD EXTRA

ADVANCED UNIT 10 3A Answer the questions in pairs.

1 Answer the questions in pairs. 1 How does the presenter describe wildlife filming?
2 Is it a popular job?
1 Which reality TV shows are popular in your country?
3 How does the presenter describe the contestants’
2 What type of people usually enter reality TV shows?
backgrounds?
3 What’s good and bad about reality TV shows?
4 How does the woman sitting on the jeep feel?
4 Would you ever appear on a reality TV show?
5 What is the most powerful predator on earth?
Why/Why not?
6 What country are they in?
2 Watch the DVD and match the people in photos A–D 7 How long does it take them to get there?
with descriptions 1–4.
1 A contestant who dreams of escape and loves
B Watch the DVD again to check.
animals.
2 A contestant who has to deal with everything
4 Underline the correct alternative to complete the
extracts.
nature throws at him/her.
1 To get shots/pictures like these you have to track
3 A contestant who has never been on a plane before.
dangerous animals.
4 A contestant who tracks the most powerful
2 The BBC is famous/renowned around the world for
predator on earth.
its natural history programmes.
3 For warehouse worker Alan, who's normally on the
night time/shift, it's already an adventure.
4 Aer a three-day journey they finally touch/land down.
5 Make no/a mistake, this is gonna be tough.
6 In front/Ahead of you lies, I guarantee, an
experience of a lifetime.

5 Match the words/phrases 1–6 with their

A meanings a)–f).
1 throw yourself into something
2 put yourself on the line
3 feeling under pressure
4 a crash course
5 exhilarating
6 determination
a) feeling very stressed
B b) an intensive course
c) the quality of trying to do something even when it
is very difficult
d) make yourself vulnerable/expose yourself to danger
e) very stimulating
f) enter into something with enthusiasm

6A EITHER choose a reality TV show you know OR choose

one of the reality TV shows below and find out as
much as you can about it. Answer questions 1–4.
C • Armed & Famous • Space Cadets
• Kid Nation • The Intercept
1 Where was it made?
2 How long did it last?
3 What were the rules?
4 What was the prize?

B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about

the reality TV show you chose. Would you like to be
D part of any of the programmes? Why/Why not?

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