Let’s binge watch it together!

1. Choose the correct words in these groups of words.

a) Video on COMMAND/REQUEST/DEMAND - a system for watching films or
recorded programmes on the internet or TV at any time (AKA streaming)

b) CAPTIONS/CREDITS/CREDENTIALS - a list of people involved in making a

film or TV programme that is shown at the end or beginning of it

c) HIGH TIME/PRIME TIME/APEX TIME - the time when the largest number of
people are watching TV or listening to the radio

d) a RERUN/REPLAY/RETAKE - a programme that is being shown on TV again

e) to ZAP/ZIP/ZIG - to change the channel you are watching on TV using a

remote control

f) to AIR/VOICE/DISPLAY - to broadcast something on the radio or TV

g) a WORSHIPER/PRESCRIBER/SUBSCRIBER - someone who pays money in

order to receive something regularly

h) COMMS/COMMERCIALS/COMMERCES - advertisements on TV or the radio

2. Complete the questions with the correct words from ex. 1. Next, discuss
these questions in pairs.
a) If you’ve missed a film on TV, do you ever try and catch a rerun?
b) When you watch TV, do you tend to zap between channels because of the
commercial break?
c) Are you a suscriber to any video on prime timeservices? If yes, was it the
absence of commercials that convinced you to use such services?
d) Do you like the idea that platforms such as Netflix airall episodes of some TV
series at once?
3. Read the sentences and figure out what binge-watching means, and create a
sentence with it.

to binge (on sth) - to do something in a way that is extreme and not controlled

• Heavy and regular binge drinking during adolescence is associated with an

increased risk of alcoholism.

• Binge eating often leads to weight gain and obesity, which only reinforces
compulsive eating.

Your sentence: Binge exercising could be perjudicial to your body if yo don’t do it

properly.

4. Read the statistics and choose your answers: 1, 2 or 3.

a) Half of television viewers have binge watched ……….. hours of a TV show in
one go.
1) 6 2) 7 3) 8

b) ……….. of binge watchers have sacrificed sleep to continue watching a TV

show.
1) 28% 2) 58% 3) 80%

c) One in ……….. British workers admits to calling in sick to stay at home and
binge watch TV shows.
1) five 2) seven 3) ten

d) Nearly ……….. of us have lied about watching a series because other people
were talking about it.
1) 1/2 2) 1/3 3) 1/4

5. Discuss the questions.

• Are you surprised by these statistics?
• Do you ever binge watch? How many
hours do you binge watch in one go?
• Have you ever sacrificed sleep to
continue watching your favourite TV
series?
 • Have you ever called in sick or cancelled social plans to watch a show?
• Would you ever lie about watching a series if your friends were talking about
it?

6. Watch the first part (to 02:34) of the video [http://bit.ly/Bingeing] and answer
the questions.
a) What does Netflix do to encourage binge-watching?
When the chapter is over Netflix minimize the credits and load the next
chapter so you keep watching
b) Why are people embarrassed by binge-watching?
It implies that they have nothing else to do and therefore are not
productive
c) What is special about such TV series as Big Little Lies?
The characters are designed so that you relate with at least one of them

7. Watch the second part of the video (02:34 - 05:02) and complete the
sentences below with one to three words.

a) In the very emotional episode Splat of Sex and The City, one of the characters
falls out of a window.
b) Binge watching activates your brain, so watching dramatic events in the
evening won’t be good for your sleep.
c) Orange is the New Black with the cast of 40 wouldn’t work so well if it were
broadcast on traditional TV.
d) Bingeing is a word with a negative meaning.

8. The sentences below include the language used in the video. Decide what
the phrases in bold mean.

a) Netflix realized that a lot of people gravitate towards watching a lot of

episodes in one go and started releasing the whole series at once.

have a natural tendency to OR be addicted to

b) The Netflix feature which immediately loads the next episode is there to
nudge you to watch more and more.
 encourage gently OR force to do something

c) She shops in bulk to minimize packaging and takes the bus whenever
possible.
buy in large shops OR buy in large amounts

d) I sometimes get sucked into watching a show for three hours without even
noticing.
become very involved in OR be tricked to do something
something

e) Even the minor characters in these TV shows come with their own story arcs
when you have several seasons.
a story very important for the whole plot OR a complete story in a
film/book

f) It is very difficult to discriminate between the concepts of irony, satire, and

parody.
differentiate OR select from a group

9. In pairs prepare a list of at least 4 arguments for one side. Next, defend your
POV and exchange arguments (remember to use some phrases to express an
opinion). When you’re done – move to another topic and have another short
debate.

Releasing a whole TV series OR Releasing episodes of TV series

season at once once a week
You don't get people's You administrate your time
spoilers and you perform all your tasks
Watching movies via a streaming OR Watching movies in the cinema
service at home The cinema's popcorns and
You have the comfort of being in no-interruptions
your house
Watching only cable TV with OR Using a streaming service and
dozens of channels not watching traditional TV at
You can see sports channels in all
live you don't have adds
Watching too much TV destroys OR Watching TV series helps to
create social interaction social interactions

You are in home without interacting with other peopl

Argument:

-By the way, you owe me money.

What? I don't owe you anything, I paid you last week.

-You paid me part of it, but you're missing the rest. You said you'd give it to me this
week, and now I need it.

That's not true, I paid you in full.

-No, you gave me the gas but I'm missing the part I paid for at the supermarket and
your cigarettes.

I paid you for the smokes!

-You paid me 3, but you still owe me 2. I wrote it down in the notebook

But I gave you the money from the supermarket

-No, you didn't

Yes, I did.

What do you need the money for?

Firstly, I need to pay for the maintenance on the car, because we haven't done the
check. Then I have to pay the utilities and the common charges for the month. And the
truth is I can't afford it.

For start, you have to manage your money better, you spend it on unnecessary things,
and when the bills come, you can't afford it.

Haha, well yes, if you don't pay me how do you want me to have enough money?

I'll show you the tickets for the "unnecesary things" because they're mostly because of
you.

I beg whatever you want that mostly things are unnecesary

And yes, it's my money and my problem, as long as I meet the expenses I can do what
I want with what I have left over.

Of course, and that's why you're asking me for money I don't owe you to pay the bills.

I was counting on you to pay me that money and since you haven't given it to me I don't
have the money for the bills.

That's it, I've had enough, how much money do you need for me to give it to you?

Finally, $2000 would settle it

Here, happy?