Unit 4  TV programmes

   9. send text messages to…  10. wim two free concert tickets  11. murder in a country house
   12. take a close look at the asian tiger  13. face much danger  14. interview 
15. presentation  16. director  17. dead  18. disappear  19. scene  20. attend
  (2) retell the passage one by one
step 2. read
  read the whole passage carefully, then try to tell the students the tv guide with their own
words.
step 3. practice
  which tv programme is your favourite?
can you choose to watch all your favourite tv programmes?
there are four tv programmes, please recommend the most suitable saturday tv programmes
to millie and her friends according to their different demands of part d on page 63.
name of the tv programme time main idea
sports world  10 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.  hear a weekly round-up of what is happening in sport
beijing music awards 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.  a good show to watch
murder in a country house 7 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.  a horror film
tiger watch  10.30 p.m. – 11.30 p.m. about the life of asian tiger
1. the best tv programme for millie is murder in a country house.
  (by inference, millie cannot watch tiger watch, which starts at 10.30p.m.)
2. the best tv programme for simon is sports world.
  (by inference, simon cannot watch beijing musicawards, which ends at 10 p.m.)
3. the best tv programme for amy is beijing music awards.
  (by inference, amy cannot watch sports world, which is shown in the morning.)
4. the best tv programme for andy is tiger watch.
  (by inference, andy cannot watch murder in a country house, which ends at 9.30 p.m.)
step 4. drill
  ask students to prepare a short passage, then ask one of the students to recommend them a
suitable tv programmes.
step 5. read & explain
  1. director (n.) person in chare of a film, play, etc. who supervises and instructs the actors,
camera crew and other staff.
e.g. john woo is a famous hong kong film director.
  2. live (adv.) broadcast directly from an actual performance without being edited.
e.g. the charity show is being shown live on tv.
  3. presentation (n.) ceremony where something is given or presented
e.g. he received an award for his acting at the presentation in shanghai.
  4. round-up (n.)  summary
    e.g. i like to watch the news round-up before i go to bed.
step 6. consolidation
  millie and amy are talking about what they watched on tv last night. complete their