6A- Talking About Types of TV Shows

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 A  I love watching game shows.

1 Vocabulary Types of TV shows

Match the TV shows and the pictures. Then listen and check you answers.

a. a cartoon
b. a documentary
c. a drama
d. a game show
e. the news
f. a reality show
g. a sitcom
h. a soap opera
i. a talk show

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Answer:

1. c

2. g

3. f

4. e

5. a

6. b

7. d

8. i

9. h

 

Script:

Unit 6, What's on TV?
Lesson A, I love watching game shows.
Page 56, Exercise 1, Vocabulary, Types of TV shows

1. c. a drama
2. g. a sitcom
3. f. a reality show
4. e. the news
5. a. a cartoon
6. b. a documentary
7. d. a game show
8. i. a talk show
9. h. a soap opera

 

Pair work What was the last show you watched on TV? What types of show was it? Tell your partner.

"I watched a cartoon with my sone. It was . . ."

 

2 Language in context TV preferences

Listen to four people talk about their TV preferences. Who doesn't watch TV very much?

I watch a lot of TV. I really enjoy baseball. And I hope to get a big new TV soon.

- Jessica

I love soap operas. My favorite is Our Life.I like seeing my favorite actors.

- Lucas

I don't like reality shows at all. I love to watch documentaries and game shows.

- Gustavo

I hardly ever watch TV. I prefer to listen to the radio. I hate to miss the news.

- Min-hwa

Script:

Page 56, Exercise 2, Language in context, TV preferences

I watch a lot of TV. I really enjoy baseball. And I hope to get a big new TV soon.
- Jessica

I love soap operas. My favorite is Our Life. I like seeing my favorite actors.
- Lucas

I don't like reality shows at all. I love to watch documentaries and game shows.
- Gustavo

I hardly ever watch TV. I prefer to listen to the radio. I hate to miss the news.
- Min-hwa

Which person in Part A are you similar to?

3 Grammar  Verb + infinitive or gerund 

Verb + infinitive

hope to get a big TV.

want to see every baseball game.

Verb + gerund

enjoy watching football games.

dislike watching TV.

Verb + infinitive or gerund

like to see / seeing my favorite actors.

love to watch / watching game shows.

prefer to listen / listening to the radio.

hate to miss / missing the news.

Script:

Page 56, Exercise 2, Language in context, TV preferences

I watch a lot of TV. I really enjoy baseball. And I hope to get a big new TV soon.
- Jessica

I love soap operas. My favorite is Our Life. I like seeing my favorite actors.
- Lucas

I don't like reality shows at all. I love to watch documentaries and game shows.
- Gustavo

I hardly ever watch TV. I prefer to listen to the radio. I hate to miss the news.
- Min-hwa

Circle the correct verbs forms. If both forms are correct, circle both. Then practice with a partner.

1. A: What types of TV shows do you like to watch / watching late at night?

    B: Actually, I dislike to watch / watching TV at night. I prefer to be / being online.

2. A: What do you want to watch / watching on TV tonight? A reality show?

    B: I hate to watch / watching those shows. I enjoy to watch / watching dramas.

3. A: Do you want to see / seeing a movie tonight?

    B: No, not tonight. My favorite TV show is on, and I hate to miss / missing it.

 

Answer:

1. A: to watch / watching

    B: watching - to be / being

2. A: to watch

    B: to watch / watching - watching

3. A: to see

    B: to miss / missing

 

Complete the questions with a correct form of the verb. Then compare with a partner.

  1. Do you enjoy                 (watch) cartoons on TV?
  2. What do you want                       (watch) on TV this weekend?
  3. Do you like                 (guess) the answers on game shows?
  4. What types of TV shows do you dislike                      (watch)?

 

Answer:

1. watching

2. to watch

3. to guess / guessing

4. watching

 

C Pair work Ask and answer the questions in Part B. Answer with your own information.

4 Speaking TV talk

Add one more thing to the chart.

Find someone who . . . Name
1. enjoys watching documentaries  
2. wants to buy a new TV  
3. hopes to meet a famous actress or actor  
4. hates missing soap operas  
5.  

Class activity Find classmates for each sentences. Write their names.

A: Do you enjoy watching documentaries?

B: Yes, I do.

 I can  talk about types of TV shows I like.

There are 5 Comments

We have alot of types of tv shows ,my daughter likes cartoon and my husband really like sport tv show though I really hate it!
I like documentary about animals and new places and the customs of that place .
Some times my husband and I see game show and most of time my husband know most of the answers!
I like mahe asal that play in Ramazan, I think it is reality shows .
My husband and I really hate from Indian film and I think These are soap opera and every thing in these films are sensitive and cheep.
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