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•What do you usually do at
weekends?
•Do you watch TV?
•What type of TV
programmes do you usually
watch? Why?
What type of TV programme do you like best?
comedy cartoon drama
chat show documentary game show
If you want to find out when a TV
programme will be shown and what
it’s about, what can you do?
TV guide.
A TV guide
Programme Type TV Station Time
Sports World
Beijing Music
Awards
Murder in a
Country House
Tiger Watch
sports
music
horror film
documentary
Sunshine
TV
Sunshine
TV
Golden
TV
Golden
TV
10 a.m. –
11.30 a.m.
8 p.m. –
10 p.m.
7 p.m. –
9.30 p.m.
10.30 p.m. –
11.30 p.m.
Saturday’s TV programmesReading
The presentation_______ in Beijing this coming Saturday.A. will
be taken place B. will be happenedC. will hold
D. will be held
—Do you know_________Sandy last night? —She forgot where
she left the car and it took her two hours to find it. A.what happens
to B.what happened toC.what has happened to D.what
happened with
In our school library there ____ a number of books on science, and
in these years the number of them ____ growing larger and larger.
A. are; is B. is; are C. have; are D. has; is
—____ is the number of the students in our school?—More than
__.A. How much, three thousand B. What, three thousands ofC.
What, three thousand D. How much, three thousands
—What’s the number of computers in your classroom? —I am not
sure, but I am very pleased to know it is getting_______A.more and
more B. fewer and fewer
C. larger and larger D. smaller and smaller
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
If you watch Sports World, there is
________________ of what is happening
in sport. It ________________sports.This
week the programmes are mainly about
_______. There are ___________________
with famous players.
a weekly round-up
football a number of interviews
covers different
Do you like music? Have you ever seen
any music programmes? Do you like
watching music awards? What other
awards do you know?
Beijing Music Awards
What
is on?
When
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Who
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When
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Beijing Music Awards
This Saturday in Beijing
Many Asian pop stars
During the show
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Do you like horror films? n. 恐怖
Murder in a Country House
I think the new film _______ by Mr. Zhang _______ seeing.A. is
directed; worth B. directed; worth C. is
directed; is worth D. directed;is worth
He found the text_______to understand. A.difficulty
B.difficulties C.difficult D.difficultly
The d_______ of the
film is Cindy
Clark. In the film,
a w_______ doctor is
found d________in his
house. Who m__________
him? You will not
know until the
end. This is an
e___________film full
of h______ and
mysteries. You
will like it if
you enjoy
s________
mysteries. If
you are s________
easily, don’t
watch it.
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Have you ever watched documentaries
about tigers?
Tiger Watch
Tiger Watch will last for ________. It talks
about _____________________ and how
much danger these tigers face. If you are an
animal-lover, you may feel ____ about it.
While watching, you can also enjoy _____ of
India. Tiger Watch won an award for
______________________.
one hour
the life of tigers in India
sad
scenes
its amazing photography
Many teenagers like to do what their parents mind ________
they have grown up.A.showing B.to show C.showed
D.show
1. A round-up is ______.
a. a short report of the most important
information
b. the act of bringing people together
c. a TV guide
2. An up-to-date report _____.
a. is made today
b. talks about future success
c. includes the latest information
3. If you are a fan of a singer, you ______.
a. dislike him or her
b. enjoy listening to his or her songs
very much
c. work for him or her
4. An event will be covered means it will
be _____.
a. held soon
b. shown on TV, in newspapers, etc.
c. hidden
5. If a TV programme is covered live, it is
_____.
a. sent out while the event is happening
b. recorded first and sent out later
c. about life
6. Announce means _____.
a. to tell the public about a decisions,
plans, etc.
b. to appear on TV
c. to say something in a low voice
7. Wealthy means______.
a. poor
b. having a lot of money
c. healthy
8. If you get scared, you _____.
a. cry for help
b. feel happy and interested
c. feel afraid or nervous
1. Go over words and expressions.
2. Do the exercises on workbook.