UNIT 5: TV

ADDICT
Ms Kiren F.
Year 7A
QUIZ
a) game show
b) documentary
c) talent show
a) talk show
b) soap opera
c) drama
d) reality tv show
a) drama
b) cartoon
c) the news
d) sitcom
a) crime documentary
b) soap opera
c) sitcom
d) the news
a) cartoon
b) sitcom
c) reality tv
d) game show
a) reality tv
b) sitcom
c) comedy
a) reality tv
b) crime tv
c) drama
a) reality tv
b) soap opera
c) drama
 Look at these adjectives

awful boring exciting

funny informative cool

interesting moving scary

popular
 With your partner discuss..

Do they have a positive

or negative meaning?
How well are you

understanding from 1-5

In Pairs
DISCUSS
 With a partner:

Each of the photo is a tv programme.

Which programme would you prefer to

watch and why?

 With a partner:

What do you think 'slow tv' is

 Reading

Gateway Unit 5, page 59

After you have read the text,

compare the predictions you

made before reading.

Are they the same?

What are the differences?
 Gateway Unit 5, page 59 ex. 3

Choose the best answer

from A, B & C

5m
1) When a lot of people watched the train

programme in 2009, it was because...

a) because there was nothing good on the

other channels

b) a surprise

c) because Norwegians are interested in

their railway
 Answer:

1) When a lot of people watched the train programme

in 2009, it was because...

b) a surprise
 2) Originally Rune Moklebust didn't...

a) have a reason to make a programme

about the train journey

b) want to make a programme about the

train journey

c) plan to make a long programme of the

train journey
 Answer:

2) Originally Rune Moklebust didn't...

c) plan to make a long programme of the

train journey
 3) In Norway

a) there are approximately 5 million people

b) people generally live in the coast

c) they are only really interested in nature

programmes
 Answer:

3) In Norway...

a) there are approximately 5 million people

 4) slow tv is 'real' because...

a) they only use one or two cameras.

b) what they film is what you see.

c) they only film nature and animals, not

people.
 Answer:

4) slow tv is 'real' because...

b) what they film is what you see

 5) On American TV...

a) there are channels that are starting to

show Norwegian programmes

b) they are saying that an American artist

invented Slow TV.

c) there are channels which now only show

Slow TV
 Answer:

5) on American TV..

a) there are channels which which now only

show Slow TV
What do these numbers refer to in the

text?

2009
20%
11
1963

 Answer:

2009

In 2009 the programme about the

railway was on TV.

 Answer:

20%

20% of Norwegians watched the

programme.

 Answer:

11

11 cameras filmed the coast of

Norway.

 Answer:

1963

Andy Warhol made the film Sleep in

1963.

 With your partner discuss:

Reality shows do not show the real word,

Do you agree or disagree

Why/Why not?
 HOMEWORK

Gateway Unit 5
Page 59
Ex 4, 6 & 7

Due: Thursday 9th March

Compare the two different sentences

Emma Stone is more humorous than Anna

Kendrick when we compare celebrities

Emma Stone is the most humorous celebrity ever,

especially compared to Anna Kendrick

Comparatives

and

Superlatives
What do you think

comparatives and

superlatives are?
Write the comparative and superlative of

the following words:

crazy short

bad sad

boring attractive
Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

1) Cookery programs are _____________ than

documentaries. (interesting)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

1) Cookery programs are more interesting

than documentaries. (interesting)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

2) Adverts can sometimes be _________ the

programmes. (good)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

2) Adverts can sometimes be better than

the programmes. (good)

 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

3) Reality shows are _________ chat shows.

(bad)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

3) Reality shows are worse than chat

shows. (bad)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

4) Watching films at the cinema is ________

watching them on tv. (exciting)

 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

4) Watching films at the cinema is more

exciting than watching them on tv.

(exciting)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

5) Ben Stiller is _________ than Will Smith.

(funny)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

5) Ben Stiller is funnier than Will Smith.

(funny)
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 3a

Discussing with the person next to you, do

you agree or disagree with the sentences in

the previous exercise?

Why?
 Gateway, Unit 5, page 60, ex. 5

Come up with your own sentences using

the comparative given

Then, in pairs compare sentences and see

whether you agree/ disagree and why

SHOW OF HANDS
HANGMAN
Success is ...
Gateway, page 62, ex 2

You have 5m to read the

text.
 Gateway, page 62, ex 3

Answer the questions in ex 3

in relation to the text.

5m
 Answers
Gateway, page 62, ex 3
1) What does Murat Ucar want to

be famous for?
1) What does Murat Ucar want to be

famous for?

ANS: He doesn't mind, he wants to

be a model, a singer or an actor.

 2) In the documentary, where

does Murat go instead of going

to school?
 2) In the documentary, where does

Murat go instead of going to school?

ANS: He goes to Turkey to have an

operation on his nose.

3) How easy is it to become

famous thanks to a reality

show?
3) How easy is it to become famous

thanks to a reality show?

ANS: The chances are 30 million to

one.
 4) What two reasons do most

16-19 year olds give for wanting

to be famous?
4) What two reasons do most 16-19

year olds give for wanting to be

famous?

ANS: They want to let everyone

know who they are and they want

to appear attractive.
5) What is the problem with

some of the celebrities that

young people admire?

5) What is the problem with some of

the celebrities that young people

admire?

ANS: They have money but no

qualifications.
 6) What do we know about

Michelle Obama when she was at

school?
6) What do we know about Michelle

Obama when she was at school?

ANS: She enjoyed being clever and

always going to school.

 Look at these sentences
Gateway, page 64, ex 1a

1) British TV is as good as TV in the US.

2) British series are not as good as

American series.
3) Their programmes are less informative

than ours
 What meaning are the

words in a different colour

expressing in the

sentence?
Gateway, page 64, ex 1b

Decide whether the

statements in 1b are

true or false
2m
 Answers
Gateway, page 64, ex 1b
1) We use as ... as to say that two

things, people, or situations are

similar
 1) We use as ... as to say that two

things, people, or situations are

similar

ANS: True

Example: 'as good as' OR 'as horrible as'

2) Not as ... as and less ... than

have a similar meaning

2) Not as ... as and less ... than have a

similar meaning

ANS: True

Example: 'not as smart as' AND 'less

smart than'
 3) Not as ... as and less ... than

are the opposite of more ... than

3) Not as ... as and less ... than are

the opposite of more ... than

ANS: True

Example: 'not as delicious as' AND 'less

delicious than' COMPARED TO 'more

delicious than'

 Gateway, page 64, ex 2

Rewrite the sentences and keep the same meaning

You have to use these expressions twice:
as ... as
not as ... as
less ... than
 Gateway, page 64, ex 2

Example
1) American TV series are more violent than

European series.

Rewrite it ....

ANS: European series aren't as violent as

American TV series
 Gateway, page 64, ex 2

Due: Thursday, 16th March