Unit 7:

TELEVISION
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

Choose a word/phrase from the box
for each description below.
TV schedule

remote control

comedy

newsreader

game show

newsreader
1.__________

: a person who reads out reports on a television programme.

remote control
2.__________

: thing you use to change the TV channel from a distance.

game show
3.__________

: a programme where player gets points by answering questions.

TV schedule
4.__________

: thing which gives viewers time of TV programmes.

comedy
5.__________

: a program where viewers laugh a lot.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. this
/ðɪs/
2. A. gather
/ˈɡæðə /
3. A. tooth
/tuːθ/
4. A. thirty
/ˈθɜːti/
5. A. theatre
/ˈθɪətə/
6. A. both
/bəʊθ/
7. A. weather
/ˈwɛðə/

B. think
/θɪŋk/
B. bathe
/ beɪð/
B. breathe
/briːð/
B. than
/ðæn/
B. Thursday
/ˈθɜːzdeɪ/
B. teeth
/tiːθ/
B. wealthy
/ˈwɛlθi/

C. thank
/θæŋk/
C. birthday
/ˈbɜːθdeɪ/
C. through
/θruː/
C. therefore
/ˈðeəfɔː/
C. nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
C. smooth
/smuːð/
C. clothing
/ˈkləʊðɪŋ/

D. thieves
/θiːvz/
D. weather
/ˈwɛðə/
D. earth
/ɜːθ/
D. those
/ ðəʊz/
D. worthy
/ˈwɜːði/
D. fourth
/fɔːθ/
D. bathing
/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/

Choose the best answer
1. Tim is watching………………….so that's why he's laughing so loudly.
A. a drama
B. a comedy
C. the news
D. sports
2. My grandma watches her favorite…………………...every day. She never misses any episodes.
B. TV shows
B. weather forecast
C. talk show
D. broadcast
3. The children love………………… Tom and Jerry are their favorite characters.
C. game shows
B. cartoons
C. news programs
D. reality shows
4. Who wants to be a millionaire is a kind of ………………...
D. game show
B. reality show
C. talk show
D. animated films
5. If you want to learn about animals, it is good to watch a/an…………
E. local program
B. news program
C. animal program
D. drama

Complete the sentences with
suitable adjectives from the box.
boring
educational

funny
national

popular
entertaining

clumsy
cute

popular
1. This is a very ___________
television programme. Millions of people
watch it every week.
funny
2. It was a really ___________
film. It made us laugh all the time!
cute
3. Donald Duck is so ___________!
I really love him.
national television broadcaster of Vietnam.
4. VTV is the ___________

Complete the sentences with
suitable adjectives from the box.
boring
educational

funny
national

popular
entertaining

clumsy
cute

educational programmes that can
5. Channels like Discovery offer ___________
increase our knowledge.
clumsy
6. That's the third glass you've broken this week - you're so ___________!
boring - shall I turn over to BBC?
7. This programme is ___________
entertaining
8. I found the talk show both informative and __________.

Thank
you!