Find ten kinds of film or tv programme in the word square

1 boring   2 gripping   3 confusing   4 moving

5 unnatural   6 funny   7 convincing   8 convincing

9 interesting   10 interesting   11 spectacular

12 unrealistic   13 interesting   14 interesting   15 scary 16 violent

Transcript

1

Liam   Did you enjoy the film, Emily?

Emily   Not very much. The plot was a bit boring. I expect a romantic comedy to be more exciting.

L   Oh, I thought the plot was really gripping. Did you like the ending?

E   No, I found it confusing.

L   Confusing? I thought it was really moving. I cried!

E   Well, it didn’t make sense to me. I think the problem was probably the script. It was so unnatural.

L   I thought the script was funny. And the acting was certainly convincing, but you expect that from big Hollywood stars.

E   Yes, I agree about the acting. Totally convincing. But not a great film.

L   Oh, I really enjoyed it.

2

Anna   Did you enjoy that film, David?

David   Yes, I did. The characters are often a bit boring in action films, but in this one, I thought they were very interesting.

A   I agree. And weren’t the special effects great? They were really spectacular.

D   Yes, but rather unrealistic, I thought.

A   But they often are, aren’t they? That’s why they’re special effects!

D   And the soundtrack was very interesting.

A   Yes, it was. It added to the suspense, didn’t it? Some of the scenes were very scary.

D   Yes, and very violent. I couldn’t look sometimes.

A   Yes, there was too much violence. But overall, it was great.

D   Yes, it was.

When
you sit down to watch television, you may not think too much about
the kinds of programmes you watch. You probably just pick
things
because you like them. However, there exist the main categories of TV
programmes — informational
programmes; shows; films and cartoons; programmes on sports, hobbies
and interests.

Informational
programmes
include news
(from international to domestic and local affairs), documentaries
(about
real life events), travelogues
(accounts
of smb.’s travels), TV
shops
(selling things and telling the prices) and even commercials
or infomercials
(inform about certain products or events).

Shows
on TV
comprise talk
shows
or chat
shows
(when guests come to talk about their lives or problems), game
shows
(when the programme features competitive games or quizzes), humour
shows
(featuring comedians), talent
shows
(dancers, singers, circus people, ice-skaters, etc.) and reality
shows
(when real people put themselves into certain situations).

Films
on TV
go in variety of styles. These programmes include light dramas where
each episode is a new situation called situation
comedies,
soap
operas
where the drama is long — continuing from series to series,
dramas
(are
usually action-packed, about life of detectives, police officers,
lawyers and doctors) and cartoons.

Programmes
on sports, hobbies and interests can be about different kinds of
sports —
from games to training sessions, DIY
programmes
(Do It Yourself) that show how to cook, how to repair the houses, how
to plant the garden and even how to put on make-up.

Task
2. What
is your opinion of the programmes? Use the following adjectives to
express it.

Task
3. Describe
your favourite programme using the table.

Task
4. Read
the text to talk about watching habits. Use the ‘Key Language’.

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