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Unit 6
TV programmes
Study skills
Philip
Likes programmes about: _________
Reason: ____________
Dislikes programmes about: _________
Reason: _____________
Favourite programme: _______________________
Time spent watching TV every week: _______________________
sports
exciting
animals
not interesting
Sports World
about an hour
Shakira
Try everying
won some Music Awards
Cartoon
Sam
Likes programmes about: ___________
Reason: _______________
Dislikes programmes about: _________
Reason: ____________
Favourite programme: ______________________
Time spent watching TV every week: ______________________
music
(really) fun
sports
boring
Music Videos
about half an hour
Help Millie complete the report with the information on P87.
I have interviewed three students at my school about their TV viewing habits. I found that they are different from each other.
Anita is a Grade ______ student. She is a member of the _________. She is interested in programmes about ________. Usually she spends about _____________ ______ every week watching TV. Her favourite programme is _____________. She does not like programmes about _______. She thinks they are ________.
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Art Club
animals
one and a half hours
Animal Watch
cooking
boring
Comedy
Sports
Messi
Total Soccer
Philip is a Grade _____ student. He is a very good _______________, so he likes programmes about _____. He thinks they are very ________. His favourite TV programme is ____________. He spends about _______ every week watching TV. He does not like programmes about _________ --- he does not find them __________.
Sam is a Grade _____ student. He is a member of the ____________. He likes ______ programmes because he thinks they are really ____. His favourite programme is _____________. He watches TV for about ___________ every week. He finds programmes about ______ boring.
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football player
sports
exciting
Sports World
an hour
animals
interesting
9
Drama Club
music
fun
Music Videos
half an hour
sports
1. Does Millie like TV ads? Why?
Yes. She thinks some of them are really creative.
2. What about Simon?
He hates them.
3. Why does Simon hate them?
He thinks most of them are silly and watching TV ads is just a waste of time.
answer the questions.
Pair work
Make up a new dialogue with your partner like this.
A: Do you like ...? B: Yes. They’re ....
A: Why do you think so?
B: I think some of them…. How about you?
B: I hate /dislike them.
A: Why? B: I think ….
Types Reason (positive) Reason (negative)
science interesting boring
news exciting meaningless
History meaningful noisy
travel fashion uninteresting
sports creative tiring
documentaries
A Bite of China
Animal Watch
How to read a newspaper
When you read a newspaper, you should skim the headlines first. They will tell you the topic of each article.
When you read a newspaper, you should skim the headlines first. They will tell you the topic of each title.
Newspaper headlines use the present tense. Some words are left out to save space, including a/an/the, do/does/did, the verb be and and/but/or.
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A Read the newspaper headlines below. Pay attention to the tense and the words left out.
1. The Driver was killed, and eight were hurt in a bus crash
2. Heavy fog delays flights in Xinjiang
3. A Cat show was held in Shanghai
4. New artist sweeps American Music Awards
5. Here are some Xi’an travel tips
1. The Driver was killed, and eight were hurt in a bus crash
2. Heavy fog delays flights in Xinjiang
3. A Cat show was held in Shanghai
4. New artist sweeps American Music Awards
5. Here are some Xi’an travel tips
Newspaper articles
Most
important
Least
important
Newspapers use a special style
of writing. Usually the most
important information---the
who, what, where, when
and how---comes first in an article.
The details come next, from the
most important details to the
least important ones.
Tips for creating an interesting story
Catch your readers’ attention in the first paragraph.
Make your readers see what your characters are like by
their appearance, actions, speeches and thoughts.
Write meaningful dialogues.
Choose two or more scenes for your story.
Describe what happens, what the characters do and
where the turning points are.
Create a conflict to make your story interesting.
1. Why does Millie think TV ads are interesting?
Because she thinks some of them are really creative.
2. Why does simon hate TV ads?
Because he thinks most of them are silly and watching them is just a waste of time.
listen and answer
Sample Writing
Background
Two best friend, Tina and Katie.
They work in a supermarket.
Their boss, Mr. Green, is strict and always
shouts at them.
Mr Green likes playing tennis very much,
but he never won any tennis titles.
Story
Mr. Green won his first title in a local competition.
He gave Tina and Katie two big boxes of chocolates
each.
Tina and Katie were shocked.
They found out the reason at the end of the day.
Simon: Do you like TV ads, Millie?
Millie: Yes. They’re .
Simon: Why do you think so?
Millie: I think some of them are really . How about you?
Simon: I them.
Millie: Why?
Simon: I think most of them are . Watching TV ads is just _______________.
interesting
creative
hate
silly
listen and complete
a waste of time
Tina and Katie both work in a supermarket. They are best friends and they enjoy working together. Tina and Katie are young and always happy. They like telling jokes and watching programmes about music on TV. However, they do not like their boss, Mr Green, because he is very strict and always shouts at them. Once, Mr
Popular poet passes away
Susan Hunter a poet whose poems were loved by millions, died of cancer on Tuesday in London. She was 73.
Ms Hunter wrote hundreds of poems. They were mostly about home, family and life in the countryside. People around the country grew up listening to her poems on the radio, and her books have always been popular. She was also famous for helping other young poets get their start, and she taught writing at universities.
A
who
when
where
what
how
who, what, when, where, why and how
Most important
Least
important
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TV viewing habits
music/...
reason: fun...
sports/...
reason: boring...
favourite programmes: Music Video/...
spend about ... every week watching TV
name, Grade9,
a member of the ...
personal
information
interesting/creative/silly...
TV ads
Make a report on your TV viewing habits
like/
dislike
and smiles at Tina and Katie as he gave them two big boxes of chocolates each. The girls were shocked. At the end of the day, they found out the reason why Mr Green was so happy. He won his first title in a local competition! Tina and Katie thought life would be much better working at the supermarket from then on.
Finish off the exercises.
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