1. Soap Operas Soap Operas Level 3

4. What was the longest running novela in Brazil? A)Roque Santeiro B) Chiquititas C) José do Egito

5. What was the longest running novela in Brazil? B) Chiquititas: based on an Argentinian show, it ran from 1997 to 2001.

6. What was the longest running soap opera in the UK? A) Neighbours B) Eastenders C) Coronation Street

7. What was the longest running soap opera in the UK? C) Coronation Street: the Manchester-based soap opera has run continually since 1960.

8. What is the difference between soap operas and novelas?

9. What is the difference between soap operas and novelas? They are very similar. The key difference is that soap operas do not follow a single storyline. Instead, they often run for many years.

11. A soap opera is a serial drama that features related [---] dealing with the lives of multiple [---]. They are popular in the USA, the United Kingdom and Australia.

13. The stories are heavy on emotional relationships to the point of [---]. The name soap opera comes from the original sponsors of these [---], who were soap manufacturers.

15. A telenovela is a distinct [---], which is popular in Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Most telenovelas have a strongly defined [---] and run for a limited time.

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