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TELEVISION
Using a television

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You can also turn it up ( = increase the volume opp turn it down) and turn over
( = change to a diffrent channel e.g from 1 to 3) you can use switch on, switch off,or switch over
in place of turn ( NOT switch it up/down )
B. Types of Programme
Soap opera Quiz show Chat show
A programme often on two or
three times a week, wichs Individual or teams (called A programme where a
01 follows the lives of a contestans) answer question or presenter talks to famous
group/community of people. play different games against people about their lives.
The stories are often exciting, each other. The winner gets a
02 dramatic, and hard to believe. prize, e.g money or a holiday.

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Documentary Series Current affairs

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situation or the same characters in programmes about social or
A film with factual different situation. This may be a political problem. Current
information, often about comedy series means happening ‘now/at
a problem in society. ( = programmes that try to be funny), or present time’
a drama series ( = programmes with
interesting characters and exciting
situations).
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C. TV in a Great Britain
02 A the moment there are five ‘ terrestial’ chanels
(or stations) onTV (BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV 1, Channel 4 and
03 Channel 5). If you pay extra, you can have a stellite dish and
receive satellite TV; or pay to have cable TV ( TV sent
through wire cables underground). There are many channels
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D. Talking TV

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What’s on TV tonight? (what programmes are showing on TV tonight?)
02 Is there anything on TV tonight ?
What time’s the film on? (what time is the film showing?).
03 I quite like television comercial. (= the advertisements
between programmes). Are they showing the game live (= as it
happens) or just recorded highlights? ( = parts of the game after it has been
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‘Friends’ is on tonight, but it’s a repeat ( = the programme has been on TV before)
i’ve seen it. What’s
your favorite programme? (= the programme you like most/best)
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THANKS!
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