Gateway to the world B1 (Unit 5) "Vocabulary in context"

Read the definitions and then write the correct type of TV programme.

A programme that doesn’t use professional actors and shows situations involving ordinary people.

A programme where people compete to be the best singer or dancer.

A programme about detectives who arrest criminals.

A programme that shows facts about events and real people.

A programme where the story is about a world that does not exist.

Read the text and complete with words connected to TV and online video.

I use different (a)                    to watch TV, mostly Netflix. At the moment, I’m watching the third (b)        of Stranger Things. I’ve only got two more (c)          before I find out the ending, so I’ve asked my friends not to tell me any (d)          as I want the ending to be a surprise! I also watch TV on different (e)                so that I can watch my favourite programmes when I’m on the go.

Choose the best answers to complete the text.

I’m not keen on horror films with monsters, I find them, really _____.

He writes the most amazing stories! His ideas are so imaginative and _____ , not like anything else.

Have you read her book? It’s about her life and the wonderful things she’s done. It’s really _____.

She thought it was a really _____ joke and she couldn’t stop laughing.

The film got a really terrible review, and the critics said it was _____!