(102) Tangram Touchstone 9

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Work with a partner and practise the following dialogue.
Talk about a film you’ve seen or would like to see.

Dialogue 1

□ Have you seen that new Orlando Bloom film yet?

■ Yes, I have.

□ What did you think of it?

■ It was nothing to rave about.

Dialogue 2

□ Have you seen Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire yet?

■ No, I haven’t actually, but I’ve heard it’s really good. Friends have told me it’s worth seeing.

□ Really? Well, I must admit it looks a bit too violent for me.

■ Yes, I’m not sure if I want to see it myself.

Dialogue 3

□ I’m thinking of going to see that new Brad Pitt film.

■ Are you? I’ve heard that it’s terrible.

□ Well, the reviews I’ve seen were very good.

■ Were they? That’s not what I’ve heard.

Television vocabulary. Use these words in the sentences below.

(D15)(D3)(D8)(D18) (D5)(D1)(D12)(D9) (D10)(D11)(D14)(D7) (D13)(D2)(D6)(D17) (D16)(D4)

1. You have to pay a monthly (T1) charge if you’ve got cable or satellite.

2. You can’t buy a television or video today without a (T2). You never need to move from your sofa if you’ve got one.

3. Everyone who owns a television set must pay a monthly (T3).

4. If you have (T4) television, you no longer need an (T5) on your roof, but if you want satellite television, then you need a (T6) .

5. In the UK there is a distinction between the public or state stations - mostly the BBC - and the commercial or (T7) stations such as ITV and Channel 4.

6. A (T8) is usually a small one which you can move from room to room or even take with you in your caravan.

7. A (T9) has the same characters, but a different story in each episode. A (T10) is one long story divided into several episodes.

8. (T11) is an informal word for television, used in spoken English.

9. Did you see that film on TV last night? It was so violent. - Yes, thousands of (T12) phoned in to complain.

10. How many more times are they going to interrupt this film? - You're right. That's the fourth lot of (T13) already.

11. Millions of homes have (T14) (video cassette recorders) or (T15).

12. The main speaker on a TV or radio programme is the (T16).

13. A TV or radio company which broadcasts to the whole country is (T17).

14. Today’s TV sets are very thin and flat, and the (T18) is bigger with a much clearer picture.

E-Touchstone 9 – (1.0)