TV PROGRAMS
Vocabulary
Out of : diantara
To be in line :terdaftar
Hilarious :ramai, heboh
Cannot keep from laughing : tidaksanggupmenahantawa
Come over : mampir
Directions:
- Study the following text about TV programs. Use the words in vocabulary list to help you
understand any difficult word.
- Listen to the audioconversation about TV programs!
- Read the conversation text out loud with many repetitions!
- Study the underline expressions that we might use during talking about TV programs!
Dialogue 1: Favorite Movie
A: Out of every movie that you've seen, which one is your favorite?
B: I'm going to have to say that Superbadis the best movie ever.
A: You think so, how come?
B: Well, Superbadis super funny.
A: You're not lying;I found that movie absolutely hilarious.
B: I didn't know that you saw Superbad before.
A: I made sure to be in line to see it the first day it came out.
B: I couldn't keep from laughing throughout the whole movie.
A: I was laughing hysterically the whole time; my stomach muscles hurt afterwards.
B: That's exactly how I felt.
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A: I got the movie when it came out on DVD, do you want to come over?
B: I would love to.
Expressions
Study the following expression that we might use when talking about my activities!
- Out of every movie that you've seen, which one is your favorite?
- I'm going to have to say that Superbadis the best movie ever.
- Superbad is super funny.
- I found that movie absolutely hilarious.
- I couldn't keep from laughing throughout the whole movie.
- I got the movie when it came out on DVD.
- What is your favorite TV program?
- What do you think about favorite TV program?
- I found this TV show is absolutely hilarious.
- I'm going to have to say that Superbadisthe best movie ever, although it does not teach
us anything.
- Althoughcrimereport is a bad TV program, many people watch it.
- Discovery channel is a very good TV program for children, yet many children stillrefuse
to watch it.
Study the following language focus that you might find in conversations about my activities!
LANGUAGE FOCUS :
Although, Yet
Examples:
- I'm going to have to say that Superbadis the best movie ever, although it does not teach
us anything.
- Although crime report is a bad TV program, many people watch it.
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- Although it was raining, we went out for dinner.
- Although the movie was horror, many people like it
- I came to school yesterday, although I was sick.
- Today’s weather is bad, yet my sister stillintends to leave for swimming practice.
- Discovery channel is a very good TV program for children, yet many children still refuse
to watch it.
Although and yet are used in a contrast sentence.
- Although is an adverb clause. It can be used at the beginning or in the middle of the
sentence.
- Yet is a conjunction. It is used in the middle of a sentence. Yet always comes together
with still.
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