TV PROGRAMS

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1. WARMING UP “Speaking Practice”
• When do you usually watch TV?
• What is your favorite TV program?
• Why do you like that program?

My ……...program is a quiz is a quiz show called In Out. I watch it ….….

weekend. The ……..are very clever. It’s presented…a university
professor.
 Kinds of TV program
Cartoon Soap opera
means an animated program a series of television or radio
aimed predominantly at a programs about the lives and
children's audience; problems of a particular group
of characters.
 Kinds of TV program
Reality show Game show
a type of television program that aims a television program in which people
to show how ordinary people behave in compete to win prizes.
everyday life, or in situations, often
created by the program makers, which
are intended to represent everyday life.
.
 Kinds of TV program
Documentaries Talk show
is a film or video examining an a television or radio show in which
event or person based on facts. various topics are discussed
informally and listeners, viewers, or
the studio audience are invited to
participate in the discussion.
 Kinds of TV program
News
news show, or newscast is a regularly
scheduled radio or television program
that reports current events
Sport
The broadcasting of sports events (also
known as a sportscast) is the live coverage
of sports as a television program, on
radio, and other broadcasting media. It
usually involves one or
more sports commentators describing
events as they happen.
 Vocabularies

A CONTASTANT-a person who takes part in a contest.

A HOST- a person who receives or entertains other people as guest
ACTORS – people who play characters in story
A SETELLITE- a electronic devise that is send into space and moves
around the Earth.
AVAILABLE- something that you can get, buy or find.
COMMERCIAL – selling of goods or service
STATE-FINANCED – provided, paid or controlled by the government
TO TELEVISE – to broadcast something on television
Adverb of frequency
Adverb of frequency describes how often an action happens. A good way to
explain the difference in frequency is by using % as you can see in the
picture below.

(indefinite frequency)
Adverb of frequency
(definite frequency)

● yearly, annually (setiap tahun)

● monthly (setiap bulan)
● weekly (setiap minggu)
● daily (setiap hari)
● hourly (setiap jam)
● every second/minute/hour/year (setiap detik/menit/jam/tahun)
● once (sekali), once a minute/week/month (sekali
semenit/seminggu/sebulan), once every month (sekali setiap bulan)
● twice (dua kali), twice a day/week/month/year (dua kali
sehari/seminggu/sebulan/setahun)
● three times (tiga kali)
● Many times (berkali-kali)
 Examples

o Sara always goes out on Saturday evenings.

o Jane’s boyfriend usually picks her up and they drive into the city center.
o Ben and Emma often go for lunch together.
o In the winter Sara sometimes goes Skiing in France.
o James and Stephen rarely go to the cinema in the summer because they
prefer to stay outside.
o As Marta is so busy she never gets home from work before 7
o Sometimes she does her homework with friends.
o Usually they study on their own.
 Question form

To make questions about frequency, we normally use ‘How often…?’, How

frequently?, How many time?
For example:
How often do you watch films?
How frequently does he play tennis?
How many times you go to Bali?

But it’s also possible to ask questions simply with an adverb of frequency.
For example:
Do you often come here?
Does she always work so hard?
Do they ever pay on time? (‘ever’ instead of ‘never’ for questions)
SPEAKING
PRACTICE
Exercise “ Speaking Practice”
1. Do you have favorite TV presenter? Why do you like him/her?

2. What is your soap opera in your country?

3. What are some popular program in your country??

4. Do you think most guests on talk show are interesting?

5. Which one do you like, watching TV or You tube? Why?

Exercise “ Speaking Practice”
1. What do you usually do on Saturday nights?

2. How often do you see your best friend?

3. Do you ever go to the theatre?

4. How often do you play sport or go to the gym?

5. Do you ever watch films or TV programs in English?

6. What time do you usually go to bed?

7. How often do you eat at a restaurant?

8. Are you sometimes late for work or school?

Assignment :
Please send your voice note on
WhatsApp Group about:
What kinds of your favourite TV Thank You 
program and why do you like that
program
Make sure, you spend 1-2
minutes for speaking.