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LESSON 6: TV ICONS
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UNIT 3
TV ICONS
– Look at the TV guide page and decide what kinds of programmes are being shown, write the times for each. cartoon ______ news ______ chat show ______ reality show ______ current affairs programme______ soap ______ sitcom ______ documentary ______ wildlife programme _____ game show ______ – Which of them do you prefer watching? Have you ever seen any of these programmes before?
VOCABULARY
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FOX
THE MICKEY AND DONALD SHOW ANIMATED DISNEY Animated Disney fun for younger viewers.
GIANT OF THE OCEAN
A from-birth-to-death look at the amazing life of the blue whale, the biggest animal on Earth. EASTENDERS The Walker family make a terrible discovery and Angela looks forward to her 18th birthday party. WHO WANTS
TO BE A MILLIONAIRE More contestants hoping their general knowledge will win them a million.
BIG BROTHER Who will be evicted from the house tonight? Plus highlights of yesterday’s events.
NEWS AT NINE O’CLOCK
THE ROYLE FAMILY IN CONVERSATION WITH JONATHAN PARKINSON More hilarious moments from the family that spends its life in the living room. Last in the series.
This week’s guests are singer Robbie Owen, TV presenter and author Michael Chapman, and to chat about her new film, actress Barbara Buckingham.
PANORAMA An investigation into homelessness on our streets. A WEEK IN
POLITICS A look at the major political stories in the last seven days at home and around the world.
1. Look at the programmes above and say who leads these shows. Who is the presenter in each of them, if there is one? Match the people in box A to the TV programmes in box B. (There may sometimes be more than one possible answer).
A. commentator / presenter / guest / host / contestant / soap star / celebrity / narrator / correspondent / newsreader
B. game show / chat show / news bulletin / soap opera / wildlife / documentary / current affairs / sports programme
2. Complete the sentences. Two words are right, one is wrong. Which word cannot be used in the sentence?
1) Could you turn/switch/get the television on, please? 2) Did you watch/look at/see the news last night? 3) He switched the TV on/in/off. 4) He used the remote control to change the station/ channel/television. 5) What’s on telly/tele/TV tonight? 6) Could you record/make/video the football for me? I’m out this evening, but I want to watch it when I get in.
3. What should a TV presenter be like? How do you think they should behave? What are the main characteristics and obligations of a good presenter? Pictures at this page can help you answer. Fill in the missing words to complete the paragraph.
introduce / host / pronunciation / attract / engage / present / voice / manner / confident / appear / inform / act
A TV presenter is a person who 1)______ or 2)_____ programs on television. They are the famous public faces of television that 3)_____with the unseen audience and 4)_____ to them live and recorded shows across various genres. These presenters work across international, national, regional areas and 5)_____ the audiences about the programs.
TV presenters should have a well-groomed appearance, 6)_______ and pleasing personality, and a good 7) ______ and 8)______. Presenting on television is a very demanding and high-pressure job – these professionals have to work irregular hours, constantly be under bright lights and camera, and yet put up a confident and pleasant look whenever they 9)_____ on the screen. The actual nature of a presenter’s job depends upon the programs they present, such as news, sports, reality show, etc.
Although there are several similarities shared by all presenters irrespective of the program genre, they have to 10)____ as a link between the program items and the audience by introducing or hosting a program in an interesting 11)______. Often celebrities may be roped in by channels to present a show in order to 12)_____ viewership. In my opinion, to be a good TV presenter is quite difficult, but really exciting.
LISTENING
4. Do you ever watch talk shows? Look at the pictures to see whether you know these show hosts, have you ever seen any of these shows?
Listen to the recording about popular American talk shows and number the pictures in the order the shows are described. 5. Listen to the recording once again and say who these statements are about.
1) You can watch this show during the daytime, it teaches you to interact with unfamiliar people and also offers plenty of funny games for those who stay at home. 2) It’s got lots of entertaining parts with different people from the whole world. Celebrities, politicians, and ordinary people, they all appear on this show. 3) This show isn’t aired any more, but there are a same name channel, magazine, and a number of different organizations. It used to be the most watched show in America, famous for covering lots of exciting and serious topics, helping people in need, and presenting valuable gifts to its viewers.
6. Explain the meaning of the following words, which you could hear in the recording. Use them to talk about your favourite show.
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segment / family-friendly / interact / episode / season / giveaway / net worth
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UNIT 3
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UNIT 3
READING
7. Read the sentences about Oprah Winfrey’s life. Do you think, they are true (T) or false (F)? Read the text and check your answers.
1) As a child, Oprah Winfrey lived in several different homes. 2) She had a happy life when she lived with her mother. 3) Oprah worked as a news announcer before she became a talk-show host. 4) Her first experience on TV was unsuccessful. 5) Oprah has thought of herself as an irresponsible person.
Millions of Americans and people in other countries watched the Oprah Winfrey Show every day. Oprah is a very successful talk-show host, who has come a long way from her grandma’s farm without running water to the most influential woman in America.
Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29, 1954. Oprah’s mother was an unwed teenage girl and named her after a Bible character “Orpah” from the Book of Ruth. However, her name was misspelled “Oprah” on the birth certificate and she has been called Oprah ever since.
As a toddler, the girl was left to live with her grandma on a farm. Her life was hard and she had many difficult chores. The little girl learned to read when she was only 3. At the age of 6 she went to live with her mother but was abused and mistreated there. Later, at the age of 14, Oprah was sent to live with her father, who greatly encouraged the daughter to read and study.
Since the time Oprah was a small child growing up with her grandmother, she was a gifted speaker. She often spoke at church, at women’s groups, and at school. When she was in high school, she won a speech contest and earned a full scholarship to college. She entered Tennessee State University and graduated with honour as an excellent student. In 1971, Oprah was encouraged to enter beauty contest and won first place. Then in her interview the girl mentioned that her passion was to be a journalist, so right after the show she was offered a job as a newsreader on the local radio. She became the first female African-American news anchor in Nashville history. She was only nineteen, but she knew then that her future was going to be in radio and TV.
In 1976, Oprah moved to a TV station in Baltimore, Maryland to work as a news presenter, but things were not working out very well. She was moved to a TV talk show called People are Talking. The first day on the job, Oprah knew she had found her calling. She said it was “like breathing.” Soon her show became very popular. She was then hired to host a morning TV show in Chicago called A.M. Chicago, which was last in the ratings. However, in just a few months, it had taken over first place. A few years later, in 1986, the show was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show and was broadcast all over the country. Her “Oprah’s Book Club” made many people want to read more and many unknown authors very famous.
Although the show does not go on air anymore, Oprah still has a lot of power. She owns different talk shows, makes movies and programs for TV and the Internet, and runs her own magazine. Oprah has always been extremely encouraging personality and a role model for those being in difficulty and despair. With her story, she proved to be a living example of the American Dream. Oprah gives a lot of money for charity; many of her projects are about women and children. She once said: “I don’t think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew she was responsible for herself – and I had to make good.”
8. Answer the questions about Oprah Winfrey, using the words given below. showing personal emotions / childhood / poor / bad experiences / famous guests / billionaire / politics / № 1 talk show / The Oprah Winfrey show / helping people / charity / rich
1) What is Oprah Winfrey world famous for? 2) What is the American Dream? 3) People often say that Oprah can be seen as the living American Dream. Why? 4) How did Oprah change other people’s lives? Give examples. 5) Why was “The Oprah Winfrey Show” so successful? Name at least two reason.
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BANK
PREFIXES WITH VERBS AND ADJECTIVES
un-, in-, il-, ir-, and dis- are used to give adjectives (some verbs/nouns) a negative meaning: happy – unhappy, possible – impossible, legal – illegal, correct – incorrect, regular – irregular un- and dis- can also mean ‘the opposite or to reverse an action: appear – disappear, lock – unlock There are some more prefixes in English, with a specific meaning: re- (= again): redo the task, retake the exam, over- (= too much): oversleep in the morning, overcharge for the tickets, oversized parcel under – (= not enough): underestimate my power, underpaid worker mis – (= badly or incorrectly): misbehave at school, misunderstand the instruction inter – (=between): interact with people, international partnership
9. Find the examples of words with prefixes in the text in Ex.7. Can you tell what word they derived from? Use prefixes from the Grammar Bank above and form as many derivatives as possible with the words given. More than one prefix is possible with some words.
Adjectives: _pleased/_moral_legible/_connected/_literate/_countable/_responsible/_graced/
Verbs: _connect/_hear/_inform/_agree/_like/_quote/_write/_match/_load/_shape/_qualify
_relevant/_practical/_polite/_logical/_mature/_continued/_tolerant/_proper
_count/_view/_try/_populate/_value/_face/_calculate
10. Fill in the gaps with the prefix un-, in-, im-, il-, ,ir-, dis-.
1) I love an __regular schedule because of the __predictability 2) He didn’t like Lisa’s boyfriend. It would be __honest of him to pretend otherwise. 3) It was __possible for her to arrive on time to the meeting. 4) The tickets are __valid. You haven’t stamped them. 5) Many __legal immigrants were arrested last night. 6) I am convinced now. His arguments were __resistible. 7) I hate to wait in queues. I’m too __patient. 8) Look at her shoes. They’re so __usual.
SPEAKING
11. Match the TV programs to the presenter’s name. Pick one of the shows and describe the format of the programme and the host. What do you like about it the most?
1) TSN news a) Oksana Marchenko 2) Master Chef b) Alla Kostromcheva 3) Karaoke c) Hector Jimenes-Bravo 4) Ukraine has talents d) Alla Mazur 5) Ukrainian supermodel e) Ihor Kondratiuk 6) Make a laugh g) Volodymyr Zelenskyi
