1. Do you want to watch a game show?
Unit 5
Do you want to watch a game show?
Section A 1a-2c

2. Do you like watching TV?
What kind of TV programs do you know?
Can you name them?

3. talk show

4. soap opera

5. sports show

6. sitcom
= situation comedy
情景喜剧

7. game show

8. talent show

9. news

10. comedy (shows)

11. 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 ________ e d b c a g f

12. 1b Listen and number the shows [1-4] in the order you hear them.
___talent show ___talk show ___soccer game ___ news 3 1 4 2

13. 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.
love like
don’t mind don’t like
can’t stand
不介意,
不反对
无法忍受

14. 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 operas 1 2 4 3 5

15. 2b Listen again. Complete the sentences.
1. Sally likes to watch
2. Lin Hui thinks she can learn
______________from sitcoms.
3. Sally thinks __________ are more
educational than sitcoms.
Sally loves She plans to
watch Days of Our Past
the news or talk shows
some great jokes
game shows
soap operas
tonight

16. Listen again for more information.
sitcoms
news
talk shows
game shows
soap opera
Who likes…?
Why do they like…?
a great way to relax
Lin Hui
learn some great jokes
Sally
Sally
Sally
can try to guess the
answers to the questions
Lin Hui
can’t expect to learn
something from it

17. 2c Ask and answer questions about the TV shows in 2a
2c Ask and answer questions about the TV shows in 2a. Use information that is true for you.
A: Do you plan to watch the news
tonight?
B: Yes, I like watching the news. I watch
it every night.
A: Why?
B: Because I hope to find out what’s
going on around the world.
sitcoms
news
talk shows
game shows
soap opera

18. Thank You!

19. Do you want to watch a game show?
Unit 5
Do you want to watch a game show?
Section A 2d-3c

20. 2d Role-play the conversation.
Grace: What did you do in class today, Sarah?
Sarah: We had a discussion about TV shows. My classmates like game shows and sports shows.
Grace: Oh, I can’t stand them. I love soap operas. I like to follow the story and see what happens next.
Sarah: Well, I don’t mind soap operas. But
my favorite TV shows are the news
and talk shows.
Grace: They’re boring!
Sarah: Well, they may not be very exciting, but
you can expect to learn a lot from them.
I hope to be a TV reporter one day.
What TV programs does Grace like to watch? Why?
What TV programs does Sarah like to watch? Why?
What TV programs do their classmates like to watch? Why?

21. Grammar Focus Do you want to watch the news? Yes, I do./ no, I don’t.
What do you plan to watch tonight?
I plan to watch Days of Our Past.
What can you expect to learn from sitcoms?
You can learn some great jokes.
Why do you like watching the news?
Because I hope to find out what’s going on around the world.
What do you think of talk shows?
I don’t mind them. / I can’t stand them./ I love watching them.

22. 3a Make a conversation and then practice it with a partner.
sitcoms news
talk shows
game shows
soap operas
sports shows
cartoons
comedies
talent shows
Eg:
A: What do you plan to watch on TV tonight?
B: I hope to , but I also want
to How about you? Do you
__________a talk show or ____________?
A: Oh, I want to
watch sitcoms
watch news
want to watch
a talent show
watch a talent show

23. 3b Answer these questions. Give answers that are true for you.
What do you think of
game shows?
2. What comedy shows do
you like to watch?
3. Do you plan to watch a
sports show tonight?
4. What can you expect to
learn from the news?

24. 3c Ask your classmates questions and write their names in the chart.
Find someone who…
Do you?
Students’ names
wants to watch a movie
hopes to watch a sitcom
expects to watch the news
plans to watch a sports show
never wants to watch a game show

25. Thank You!