Lead in: Survey: Do you like watching TV? Do you want to watch a game show?

game show What are these TV shows?

CCTV News 中央电视台新闻联播

Evening News 晚间新闻

Tell it like it is 实话实说

天气预报 Weather Report

Animal World

News Report

cartoon show

talk show

sports show

soap opera

sitcom= situation comedy 情景喜剧

中央电视台新闻 晚间新闻 世界报道 天气预报 体育新闻 实话实说 连续剧 人与自然 情景喜剧 CCTV News Evening News World’s Report Weather Report Sports News Tell it like it is Soap Opera Man and Nature Sitcom

1a Match the TV shows with the pictures [a-g]. 1.talk show____ 2.soap opera____ 3.sports show____ 4. sitcom _______ 5.game show_____ 6.talent show_____ 7.news ________ g f c b e d a

1b Listen and number the shows [1-4] in the order you hear them. ___talent show ____talk show ____soccer game ___ news 1 4 Listen and fill in the blanks. 3 2

What does Jack think of talk shows? Why? He likes talk shows. Because he wants to be a reporter.

What do you think of talent shows? Why? I don’t mind them.

What does Sarah think of soap operas? Why? She can’t stand them. She thinks they’re boring.

love like don’t mind don’t like can’t stand ( 不介意, 不反对 ) ( 无法忍受 )

I don’t mind them

1c Practice the conversation. Then make your own conversations. A: What do you want to watch? B: What do you think of talk shows? A: They ’ re Ok. I don ’ t mind them. B: Then let ’ s watch a talk show.

2a Listen to Lin Hui and Sally ’ s conversation. Number the TV shows [1-5]in the order you hear them ______ sitcoms ______ news ______ game shows ______ talk shows ______ soap opera

1. Sally likes to watch ________________. 2. Lin Hui thinks she can learn ______ ___________ from sitcoms. 3. Sally thinks ___________ are more educational than sitcoms. 4. Sally loves __________. She plans to watch Days of Our Past _______. news or talk shows some game shows soap operas Complete the sentences. tonight great jokes 2b

Ask and answer questions about the TV shows in 2a. Use information that is true for you. Do you plan to watch the news tonight? Yes. I like watching the news. I watch it every night. 2c Why? Because I hope to find out what’s going on around the world.

Grace Sarah Grace’s classmates 2d Read the conversation and match the persons with their favourite shows. soap operas game shows and sports shows news and talk shows

Answer the questions. 1.What did Sarah do in class today? 2.What kind of TV show does Grace love? Why? 3.What are Sarah’s favorite shows? 4.What does Sarah hope to be one day?

Don’t watch TV too much! It’s bad for your health and study