Questions about Television from http://iteslj.org/ in video.
What types of TV program are there? Which type do you like best?
What is one of your favorite TV shows?
What do you usually watch on TV?
What kind of TV shows do you not like? Why?
you prefer listening to the radio or watching TV?
Do you think TV is educational?
Do you think too much time is spent watching TV?
What do you think of TV shows that are designed to "discover new talent?"
Does TV make a person passive? Does TV take away a person's ability to think for himself or herself?
Do you think it is good for children to watch TV?
Could you live without TV for a week?
If you couldn't watch TV at home but had to stay there, what would you do?
What TV commercials do you like? Why?
(Tabloid) talk show, Interview – Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, David Letterman
Medical drama - Dr. House, Grey’s anatomy
Superhero – Heroes, Hulk
Reality TV - Big Brother
Soap opera – Dallas, Dynasty
Variety show – Saturday Night Live, i.e. A theatrical entertainment consisting of successive unrelated acts, such as songs, dances, and comedy skits.
Serial drama - Lost
Cartoons – Tom & Jerry, Mickey Mouse
Documentary – National Geographic, History
News – CNN, BBC World, Voice of America
mini-series - A televised dramatic production, as of a novel or film, shown in a short number of episodes.
Other:
A commercial - an advertisement on TV
A couch potato - a person who watches TV all day on the sofa
Flip through the channels, channel hop – to change channels frequently
prime-time – the best time to watch TV, between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM every night
to broadcast - To transmit (a radio or television program) for public or general use.
Channels - a band of radio frequencies assigned for the broadcasting of a radio or television signal. Channels include ABC, NBC, ABC, Fox, etc.
Episode - A separate program that is part of a television or radio series.
Anchorman – The main news reporter on a news program
Talk show host - A person, such as Jay Leno, David Letterman or Oprah Winfrey, who is the main speaker of a talk show.
Leading actors - The main actors in a TV series.
Debate - For and Against Television
"Forced" Debate - For and Against Television, a video for English students from Hot English Magazine at http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com in collaboration with MadridTeacher.com. The actors are Andrea Andino (Freelance Producer) and and Steven Starry (English teacher). The opinions presented are not necessarily the actual opinions of the actors. Steven Starry happens to love television, just not "Big Brother." ;)
On Youtube: Debate - For and Against Television.
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Roald Dahl about Television - A poem about TV from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Read and listen to an interview also of Roald Dahl on: RoaldDahl.com.
Vocabulary: hang a picture - colgar un cuadro; the bill - la cuenta; staff - los empleados; dustbins - papeleras; tardiness - (tardy - tardío, tardiness es el sustantivo de tardío); strike - huelga; the riff-raff - la chusma; luggage - equipaje; fetch - ir a por y traer; skulk - merodear; listen to a racket - escuchar un jealeo; grapefruit - pomelo; sketch - boceto; your lordship - su señoría; sour - agrío; do me a favour - hacme un favor; priceless - divertidísimo; stuck up - snob; half-wit - imbécil; pus - pus; con man - timador.
Vocabulary: deliver - entrega (a domicilio); be able to manage - ser capaz de manejar; shut up - cierra el pico; while we're away - mientras estamos fuera; it will do you good - te vendra bien; I must buzz/be off - debo irme; sketch - boceto; what's the point - de que sirve; stapler - grapadora; to spite somebody - jorobarle a alguien; sick and tired - harto; cock-up artist - chapuzas; you just haven't a clue - no tienes ni idea; flick-knife - navaja automática; wake me up - despiertame; in charge - encargado; boss - jefe; dago - sudaca (despectivo); again - otra vez; beard - barba; hideous orangutang - orangutan horrendo; it's my fault - es mi culpa; hired - empleado; punished - castigado; stroke - infarto cerebral; dreadful - horrendo; to be worse off - sufrir peor condiciones; assume - dar por hecho; there's no point doing something - no sirve para nada hacer algo; what's the point? - a que viene eso; regret - arrepentir; don't you dare - no te atrevas; pathetic - patetico; shambles - hecho un desastre; fiasco - fiasco; plumber - fontanero; belong - pertenecer; half-wit - imbecil; on second thought - pensándolo bien; awkward - incómodo, embarazoso; embarassing - incómodo; supporting - soportador.
Vocabulary: charming - encantador; formidable - formidable; if you can bear to pull yourself away from - si puedes soportar separarte de; may I introduce you to - te puedo presentar a; on my account - por mi cuenta; massage parlor - salón de masaje; he's left you - te ha dejado/abandonado; keep your pecker up - no te dejes desanimar; are we ready - estamos listos?; breeze - brisa; deal with - tratar con, atender a; I thought you'd be gone - pensaba que te habrías ido; kindness - bondad, cortesía; hobnob - codearse; chemist's - farmacia; I don't suppose you could open the window (see wordreference about expression) - supongo que no podrías abrir la ventana, ¿no?; disgust - asquear; disgusting - asqueroso; razor - cuchilla de afeitar; deserve - merecer; lovely - encantador, maravilloso; blotto (slang) - borracho; a terrible state - un estado terrible; guest - huesped; hangover - resaca; I'll pop up to do something - me subiré rápidamente para hacer algo; shrapnel - metralla; the point is - lo que quiero decir es; I'm frightfully sorry - lo siento mucho; walked out on her - le abandonó; dreadful - horrendo, rubbish - basura; throbs a passion; bate una pasión; bashful - timido; When/While the cat's away (the mice will play) - cuando el gato no está, los ratones bailan; if you put your mind to it - si lo piensas muy bien; burglar - ladrón de pisos, oficinas, etc; downstairs - bajando las escaleras, wedding - boda.
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