Lead-In
Pairwork 1
Talk to your partner. Rank the television genres in order of interest. Start with the most interesting one. Justify your choice.
game show comedy talk show the news cooking show
I think the most interesting genre is ...
Yes, you’re right. / I don’t think so because ...
Vocabulary
- equipment – varustus
- platform – platvorm
- device – seade
- cable – kaabel
- antenna – antenn
- satellite – satelliit
- remote control – (juhtimis)pult
- high-definition – kõrglahutusega
- screen – ekraan
- menu – menüü
- application – rakendus
- network TV – üleriigilised vabalevikanalid
- stream – voogedastama
- streaming service – voogedastusteenus
- what you do – mida teed
- watch – vaatama
- browse – sirvima, lehitsema
- search – otsima
- turn on / switch on – sisse lülitama
- turn off / switch off – välja lülitama
- volume – helitugevus
- turn up the volume – heli valjemaks keerama
- turn down the volume – heli vaiksemaks keerama
- genre – žanr
- sports – sport
- game show – telemäng
- reality TV – tõsielusaated
- soap opera – seebiooper
- drama – draama
- comedy – komöödia
- sitcom – situatsioonikomöödia
- the news – uudised
- weather – ilm
- talk show – vestlussaade
- documentary – dokumentaal-, dokumentaalfilm
- cartoon – animafilm, multikas
- cooking show, food show – kokandussaade
Let’s Practise!
Exercise 1
Match the words and phrases to the pictures.
- Hey, the show that I want to see is on right now! !
- The TV is a bit loud. Could you ?
- I want to change channels. ?
- This film is in Spanish. I don’t understand Spanish, .
- If you want to become a chef, you can learn from these shows. But it’s not a good idea when you’re hungry.
- drama
- sitcom
- the news
- comedy
- cooking show
- talk show
- Stranger Things
- Friends
- NBC Nightly News
- Meet the Parents
- MasterChef
- The Ellen Show
Now You!
Pairwork 2
Working with your partner, take turns coming up with words for the following:
- verbs[explanation: verb [vɜːb] – tegusõna] that have to do with[explanation: have* to do with [hæv tu duː wɪð] – pistmist olema, olema seotud (millegagi)] TV
- different types of TV shows
- names of comedy series
- American television actors
- things you need in order to watch TV
• Every correct |  |
Pairwork 3
Choose an Estonian TV show and describe it to your partner. Then your partner tries to guess the show. Switch roles.
It’s a science competition show where the contestants start off in three different teams, each having its own colour.
Rakett 69!
Pairwork 4
Ask your partner the following questions. Then your partner answers. Switch roles.
- How much TV do you watch in a day? How about in a week?
- Do you watch network TV or streaming services?
- Do you have rules at home about watching TV? What kinds of rules?
- What are your favourite TV shows? Why?
- What is a good TV show like?
What is it? | |
How is it connected with the show? | |
Why is this show important to you? | |
What is the idea of this show? | |
Why do you like this show? |
How Am I Doing?
I can name different television genres and words related to watching TV. | |
I can briefly describe an existing TV show. |
