Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

2 TV vocabulary a) Complete the sentences with suitable expressions. There are three extra words you should not use. 1. Turn on the telly! There is live coverage of the football match between ManU and Chelsea. 2. Those were today’s headlines. And now it’s Amy Mallatratt with the weather . 3. Pass me the . I’d like to switch to another . 4. A is a kind of TV drama which is based on the relationships between people and usually has a very simple plot. 5. There’s just some news coming in that an earthquake has affected large parts of Japan. 6. The Weakest Link is a very popular , broadcast daily on BBC television. 7. The time of day when most people are watching TV is known as . 8. Welcome to this live TV debate on the upcoming elections. Our is as usual Bill Morton, and his guests today are the leaders of the two opposing parties. 9. A is a repeat broadcast of a show. 10. The people who read the news on TV are called news . b) Write your own sentences with the three words you didn’t use in the task. 3 In the movies a) Match the words on the left with the explanations on the right. 1. to rave about something F A actor who may replace the main actor 2. slow motion B highly popular film 3. blockbuster C background characters who don’t have a speaking part 4. understudy D film made with computer graphics 5. movie buff E film running slower than at normal speed 6. credits F / to praise 7. props G someone who knows a lot about films 8. extras H names that appear at the end of the film 9. voice-over I film translated into another language using voice-overs 10. digitally animated film J objects used in a film scene 11. dubbed film K translation using words along the bottom of the screen 12. subtitles L voice of the narrator b) Write sentences into your notebook, using the words you defined in task 3a. soap opera actor quiz show host remote control anchors coverage prime time on air breaking channel forecast rerun sitcom 17 5 Fifteen minutes of fame • Media-mad Nur zu Prüfz ecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv