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TelevisionTerms

BPre-reading______________________________

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.

1.Doyouliketowatchtelevision?

2.Whataresomepopularshowsontelevision?

3.Whatdoyouthinktheterms“soapopera”and“infomercial”mean?

]VocabularyPreview_______________________

Writetheletterofthewordorphrasewiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedword.

A.comic;makesyoulaughE.goods

B.notstoppingF.mixture;twoormorethingsputtogether

C?showG.askyourself;feelcuriosityabout

D.thoughtful;notfunnyH.continue

1.ThereisonlyoneTVprogramthatIlike.

2.Televisionsellsmanykindsofproducts.

3."Showbiz"isacombinationofthewords"show"and"business”.

4.Iwonderwhatshowsareontonight.

5.Helikestolaugh,sohewatchesfunnyTVshows.

6.Thestoryonthatshowhasbeencontinuousforthelasttenyears.

7.Thatshowwillgoonforfivehours.

8.She'sveryserious.Sheneverlaughs.

|ReadingComprehensine閱讀文章

Doyoueverwonderwheretelevisionwordscamefrom?ManyTVtermscomefromthe

combinationoftwowords.Eventhewordtelevisionismadeupoftwowords.Thesewordsare

GreekandLatinwordsmeaning"far"and"tosee”.

Onekindoftelevisionprogramisasoapopera.Thefirstsoapoperaswerestoriesontheradio.

Thesestoriesareserials.Theyarecontinuousandcangoonformanyyears.Soapcompaniesfirst

advertisedtheirproductsduringtheseshowsonTV.Thesoapcompaniesknewlotsofwivesand

motherswatchedtheseshows.Andinfact,forsomeoftheprogramsallofthecommercialsduring

theshowswerefordifferentkindsofsoap.Peoplethenstartedcallingtheseshows“soapoperasv

SeriousTVprogramsarecalleddramas.Funnyonesarecalledcomedies.Someprogramsare

bothfunnyandserous.Thiskindofshowiscalleda“dramedy”,thecombinationof“drama”and

“comedy”.Inasimilarway,sitcomisthecombinationof“Situation"and"comedy”.

InfomercialsareanotherkindofinterestingprogramonTV.Aninfomercialisaverylong

commercial.Onecanlastthreeorfourhours.Thewordinfomercialisthecombinationof

“information”and"commercial”.Infomercialsbeganinthe1980s.Nowyoucanwatchhoursand

hoursofinfomercialsforallkindsofproducts,especiallyoncabletelevision.Justbecarefulyou

don'tturnintoacouchpotato!

■Choosethebestanswer.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthisreading?

A.Famoustelevisionprograms

B.Meaningsoftelevisionwords

C.Whatpeoplewatchontelevision

D.HowTVchangedthemeaningofwords

2.Whyweresomeprogramscalledserials?

A.TheytriedtosellsoapB.Theycontinuedforalongtime.

C.TheywereontheradioD.Theycamefromoperas.

3.Whatisaninfomercials?

A.AshowthatisfunnyandseriousB?Ashowwithlotsofcommercials

C?AlongcommercialD.Aprogramforthe1980s

4.WhichprogramwouldprobablyNOTincludeafunnystory?

A.AsitcomB.Aninfomercial

C.AdramedyD.Acomedy

5.Whydidsoapcompanieschoosetoadvertiseduringsoapoperas?

A.Thestorieswerecontinuous.B.Thecompanylikedtheshow.

C.Theircustomerswatchedthem.D.Commercialswerenotexpensive.

IdiomaticExpressions.______________________________________________________

Findtheseidiomsinthereading.

couchpotatoapersonwhowatchestoomuchtelevision沉迷于電視的人

Ifyouwatchtelevisionmorethansixhoursaday,you'reprobablyacouch

potato.

Bemadeupoftobeputtogetherfromdifferentparts由…組成

Mydayismadeupofworking,eating,andsleeping.

Turnintotobecome;tochangeinto變成

Waterwillturnintoiceinthefreezer.

Fillintheblanks.Useeachoftheaboveidiomsonce.Changetheformofthewordsif

needed.

1.Thisicecreammilk,sugar,andeggs.

2.IalwaysfeellikeaafterwatchTValldays.

3.Caterpillarsbeautifulbutterflies.

I?Summary

Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.

Gooncombinationcomedyprogramproducts

Manyspecialwordscomefromtelevision.Asoapoperaisonekind

ofTV1..Soapcompaniesusedtoadvertisetheir

2.ontheseshows.Thiskindofshowcan

3.formanyyears.Adramedyisashowthatispart

dramaandpart4.Aninfomercialisaverylong

commercial.Thewordinfomercialisthe5.of“information”

and“commercial”.

■Discussion

Discussthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatarethemostpopularprogramsinyourcountry?

2.Doyoucalltheseprogramsbyspecialterms?Howwouldyoutranslatetheseterms?

3.Whousuallywatchestheseshows(men,women,teenagers,adults,etc)?

■Writing

Writeyourownshortparagraphbyansweringthequestionsbelow.

Example

(1)Whatisyourfavouritemovie

MyfavoriteTVshowiscalled

orTVshow?(2)Whatisitabout?(3)

TheInvaders.Itisaboutalienswho

Whydoyoulikeit?(4)Howoftendoyou

cometotheearth.Ilikeitbecauseitis

watchit?

veryscaryandexciting.Iwatchit

everyweek.

VocabularyReview

A.Choosethebestwordtofillintheblank.

1.Mysisterlikesprogramsmuchmorethanseriousones.

A.continuousB.GreekC.funnyD.information

2.Studentscanfindthetheyneedinthelibrary.

A.serialsB.informationC.productsD.combination

3.HisfavouriteTV____isaboutsevenpeoplelivingonanisland.

A.programB.panyD.product

4.Shewasverytoday.Iwonderwhathappened.

A.funnyB.seriousC.rareD.cozy

5.IenjoywatchingTVshows,butIdon'Mikethe.

A.beh