WEEK 19

VOCABULARY: TELEVISION

1 Match the pictures and the words.

1 chat show 2 cartoon 3 quiz show 4 police drama 5 comedy programme 6 western 7 news
8 nature programme 9 romcom (romantic comedy) 10 music programme 11 weather forecast
12 soap opera 13. sport programme 14. film
13 sports programme 14 film

3 Put te pieces together.

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2 Find the TV programmes in the circle.
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4 Circle the correct item.

1 ‘ I’m watching ___!’ ‘Oh, so that’s why you’re
laughing loudly!’
a) a police dramab) the newsc) a comedy
2 My dad makes ___ about birds for a TV company.
a) documentariesb) westernsc) romcoms
3 Grandma watches her favourite ___ every day.
She never misses any episodes.
a) weather forecastb) soap operac) the news
4 Who wants To Be a Millionaire is a kind of ___.
a) music programmesb) reality shows
c) quiz shows
5 I love ___. Tom and Jerry are my favourite
characters.
a) cartoonsb) romantic comediesc) horror films

5. What TV programmes are they? Read the definitions and write the types of programmes.
1 A programme where you try to answer questions.: ___________________________
2 A story about the lives of a group of people, that is on TV every day or several times each week.:
______________________________
3 Words that tell people about things that have just happened.: ___________________
4 A film about true things.: ______________
5 A film about cowboys in the west of the USA.: ______________________________
6 A funny play or film.: _________________
7 Words on TV that tell you what the weather will be like.: __________________________
8 A kind of dancing that tells a story with music but no words.: ____________________
9 A film made with drawings, not pictures of real people.: __________________________
10 A film that shows frightening things: _____________
GRAMMAR FOCUS: LINKING WORDS
 FURTHER PRACTICE

I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation of the underlined letter.
1. A. rack B. author C. snack D. apple

2. A. biology B. science C. favorite D. library

3. A. school B. chemistry C. schedule D. lunchtime

4. A. activities B. ranges C. newspaper D. magazines

5. A. reference B. economics C. education D. welcome

II. Supply the correct form of the verbs.

Richard (1. come )_______________ from Australia . Now he is in Hanoi for his winter holiday. He

(2. stay)_____________at Van Xuan hotel. He always (3. stay) ___________there whenever he is in

Hanoi . He likes (4. spend)____________his holiday in Viet Nam because it is a nice place (5.

visit)___________ . He enjoys ( watch ) ___________water puppet and (7. eat)____________

Vietnamese dishes very much . He says he can (8. speak)____________ very little Vietnamese , so he
(9. take) ____________ a course of Vietnamese as soon as possible because it ([Link])___________

useful for his future stays in Vietnam

[Link] learn how ( use ) _____________a computer in our computer science class.

12.I don’t feel like (work) _____________. What about ( 13 - go )_______________ to a dance instead?

[Link] class ( hold )__________________ an English Evening Party next Saturday . You (15 –

like)___________________ to join us ?

III. Choose the best answer:

1. Shakespeare was not only a famous playwright ________a poet __________well

A. but/as B. also/as C. but/so D. and/too
2. I’m going to take an exercise class at Jim’s gym. Do you know__________there?
A. way to B. how to get C. why to getD. what getting
3. Are there enough apples for us to have one ________?
A. every B. each C. self D. individually
4. I like to _________ the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day.
A. fill B, make C. do D. answer
5. Because his argument was so confusing ______________ people understood it.
A. a few B. much C. few D. many
6. Doctors advise us ______________ too many hours watching television.
A. not to spend B. not being spend C. not spend D. not spending
7. There’s nothing very _____________ _to do in that small town.
A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyed D. enjoyment
8. car / fast and comfortable / than / motorcycle /
A. Cars are faster and more comfortable than are motorcycles.
B. Cars are more fast and comfortable than motorcycles are.
C. Cars are faster and comfortable than motorcycles.
D. Cars are faster and more comfortable than motorcycles.
9. what / population / of / Ho Chi Minh City ?/
A. What population of Ho Chi Minh City is it?
B. What makes the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
C. What kind is it of the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
D. What is the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
10. how / take / do / homework? /
A. How much time does it usually take you doing your homework?
B. How long do you take for doing your homework?
C. How long does it usually take you to do your homework?
D. How is your homework done when you take it?
11. What do you learn __________ in Arts lessons?
A. of B. about C. to D. on
12. I don’t know why she isn’t interested __________ Computer Science.
A. on B. in C. about D.
13. What do you like to do __________ recess?
 A. on B. in C. at D. for
14. Do you know what subject he is good __________?
A. for B. of C. from D. at
15. She will __________ early tomorrow.
A. to wake up B. is waking up C. wake up D. wakes up
16. His little sister prefers staying __________ during recess.
A. enjoy B. indoors C. interested D. to talk
17. This math question is difficult. It __________ me a lot of time to solve it.
A. gives B. relaxes C. takes D. asks
18. I need to __________ out for my bus or I will be late.
A. rush B. go C. skip D. swap
19. Her brother usually __________ baseball cards at recess.
A. talks B. shoots C. practices D. swaps
20. Peter is not well today. He is not __________ at recess.
A. energetic B. fun C. good D. relaxing
IV. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.

1. That (ART) _________________paints beautiful pictures.

2. On most buses we pay the (DRIVE)________________.

3. Ask the (LIBRARY)__________________ if you want to borrow these books.

4. That (MUSIC) __________________can play many instruments.

5. If the machine goes wrong, tell the (ENGINE)____________________.

6. [Link] is a (TEACH )__________________ at my school.

7. Phone the (ELECTRIC)________________ if the lights don’t work.

8. Your (BAKE) _________________makes wonderful cakes.

9. I need a (HAIR-DRY)_________________ My hair is wet.

10. My mother collects all the novels by this (WRITE)__________________.

11. What is the (WIDE)________________ of this room?

V. Jumbled sentences
1. to / school / six / go / I / days / a / except / Sunday / week.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. in / learn / Geography / many / class / I / in the world / countries / about.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. is / of / relaxing / the / most / chatting / common / ways / of / at / on / recess.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. activities / often / take / during / part / in / Students /different / recess.
_____________________________________________________________________
5. my / class / very / is / and / it / is / Biology / difficult / favorite.
_____________________________________________________________________
VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
Jack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is The Call of the Wild, the
story of the adventures of a large dog in the frozen north.
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very
poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn't stay. He wrote "Life and pocketbook were both too
short".
In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his books and stories. He
returned home and started to write. His writings were successful and he became
rich and famous in his twenties. Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took
his own life -in 1916. He was only 40 years old. .
1. "The Call of the Wild" is about .........
A. the unusual experience of a dog in the icy north B. the invention of a dog in the frozen north
C. the advantage of a dog living in the north D. the life of a travelling dog
2. "Pocketbook" in the sentence "life and pocketbook were both too short means .....
A. notebook for pupils B. poverty and education
C. small bag for carrying money D. money is first and everything
3. Did he ever complete his education?
A. Yes: Because he had a lot of gold. B. No. Because he had to earn his living.
C. Yes. He completed his education when he was rich.
D. No. he didn't want to study because he was famous.
4. "He took his own life" means.....
A. He killed himself B. He committed suicide
C. He put an end to his life D. All are correct
5. Though he was rich and famous in his twenties, he was not happy because .......
A. he had no wife B. he was constantly in poor health
C. he was old D. he had a gloomy outlook