Vocabulary and listeningVocabulary and listening

ad (advertisement), argue, disagree, program,

(TV) channel, entertaining, relax, neighbor,

Check the meanings of these words

1 What’s your favorite TV channel?

2 What do you do to relax?

3 Do you agree that ads are entertaining?

4 Do you ever argue with your family about which

TV program to watch?

2) Usually I enjoy listening to light music to

_____myself in my spare time.

3) They ______ for about an hour and

didn't reach any agreement.

4) A (n) _________ is one who lives in the

house next to yours.

relax

argued

neighbour

Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.

1) Nowadays _____________can be seen

in the newspapers, on TV and so on .

advertisements

5) Sometimes they have the same opinions

but sometimes they _______ with each

other.

6) This is a(n) ___________ tale. Most of

the children like it very much.

7) Mr Wang prefers to watch CCTV

_______ 9 because all the ___________

are in English.

disagree

entertaining

Channel programmes

Read the following questions. You will

hear an interview with a teenager about

his TV viewing habits. Listen and

number the questions.

A. Do you enjoy advertisements?

B. How often do you watch it?

C. How often do you change channels in

an evening?

D. What’s your favourite TV program?

E. Do you have a television in your home?

F. Do you watch a lot of films on

television?

Listen again and check your answers.

A. Do you enjoy advertisements?

B. How often do you watch it?

C. How often do you change channels in

an evening?

D. What’s your favourite TV programme?

E. Do you have a television in your home?

F. Do you watch a lot of films on television? The correct answer: E, B, F, C, A, D

Language Points1. argue: 辩论 1> argue + (about)+ 名 We’ll argue these points again next time.

我与他辩论政府的新经济政策。I argued about the government’s new

economic policy with him.

下一次我们再辩论这些论点。

3> argue +for/against 赞成 / 反对 He argued for/against the five-day week.

她认为我们的努力将徒然浪费时间。

2> argue that… 主张 , 认为… She argued that our attempt would be a waste of time.

他赞成 / 反对一周上班 5 天。

4> argue +with sb +about/over/ sth

关于某事与某人争论He argued with the taxi driver about the f

are.

他就车费与司机理论。

2. entertaining 使人愉快的 ; 有趣的 一部很有趣的电影

a very entertaining film

很风趣的客人 a most entertaining guest

v. entertain

1) 招待 , 款待某人 I don’t entertain very often.

我不常在家请客。

2) 使某人快乐 entertain sb with sth.

He entertained us for hours with his

stories and jokes.

他给我们讲故事、说笑话，让我们高兴了好几个小时。

3. channel

1) 频道 BBC Television now has two channels.

英国广播公司的电视现有两个频道。2) 水渠 ; 海峡 the English Channel

英吉利海峡

Listen again. Choose the right answer.

1. The boy’s family has ___________.

(a) one television (b) two televisions

2. The boy watches TV___________.

(a) every night for about two hours

(b) all evening

3. The boy thinks films are ________.

(a) relaxing (b) tiring

(b)

(a)

(a)

4. The boy prefers____________.

(a) serious programmes (b) comedy

programmes

5. The boy thinks advertisements

are________.

(a) boring (b) interesting

(b)

(b)

6. The boy enjoys Neighbours because ___.

(a) the programme is relaxing

(b) the acting is so brilliant

(b)

Tapescript

Interviewer: Do you have a television in

your home?

Boy: Sure! We’ve got two, one in the

sitting room and a small one in the

kitchen. We always watch telly in

the morning in the kitchen as we eat

our breakfast.

Interviewer: Really! How often do you watch it?

Boy: Watch the box? I watch it every night for about two hours. And sometimes, when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all evening, I’m afraid to say. I love it, it’s the way I relax. My mum says I watch too much, but I disagree.

I think you can learn a lot

from television. There was a

programme about homeless

people last weekend that

was really interesting.

Interviewer: Do you watch a lot of films

on television?

Boy: I watch films all the time at the

weekend. It’s one of the most

relaxing things you can do

when you’re tired or bored.

Interviewer: I see! How often do you

change channels in

an evening?

Boy: Quite a lot. If we’re all watching, we

often argue about which programme

we want to watch. My parents like

serious programmes like the news,

but I prefer comedy programmes.

Interviewer: Do you enjoy

advertisements?

Boy: Yes, I do, I think they can be very

interesting. I saw an excellent one

yesterday. When I leave school, I

want to work in advertising.

Interviewer: Good for you! What’s

your favourite TV

programme?

Boy: I love watching Neighbours.

Everyone in it acts so brilliantly.

I have to find out what’s

happening to the characters.

They seem so real!

Interviewer: So what’s on TV tonight?

Anything good?

Boy: Absolutely! Neighbours!

Homework

Review what we learned in this class.