1 December
TV and Radio
1. Tell us about your favourite TV channels. Why do you like them?
2. Tell us about your favourite radio channels. Why do you like them?
3. What’s your favourite TV programme? Why do you like it?
4. Which other TV programs do you watch? Why do you like them?
5. What’s the best TV series on TV currently? Why do you think so?
6. What’s the best TV series ever? Why do you think so?
7. Tell us about your favourite TV programmes when you were a child.
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* (A soap opera is a television series usually about domestic life and is generally emotional. The term soap opera originated from radio dramas sponsored by soap companies.)
EXAMPLE ANSWERS: TV and Radio
1. I like documentary channels. I don’t like or watch ordinary TV channels
2. My favourite radio channels are Radio Eksen and Pal Nostalji. I like listening to old music.
3. My favourite TV program is “How It’s Made” because it is very interesting and educational.
4. I don’t watch any other TV programs because I don’t have a TV in my home.
5. The best TV series is Lost. It is not on TV, but it is on Netflix now.
6. The best TV series ever is Lost, and Person of Interest is very good too. Because they are very exciting and they have great stories
7. My favourite TV programs when I was a child were Sesame Street and Joy of Painting with Bob Ross.
The Real Power of a Horse
An average horse has a power of about 15 hp. James Watts invented the horsepower term, which is 745.7 watts of power.
Before the steam engine, one or more horses were used by farmers. To sell steam engines, it was important to describe the power that the customers could understand.
A group of researchers in Mexico says the maximum power of Usain Bolt during his 9.58s world record 100m run at the World Championships in Berlin in 2009. According to their calculations, Bolt reached 3.5 HP.
READ/SPEAK
Tell us about your favourite car and its specifications.
Have you ever ridden a horse?
Do you like running? Where and when do you run?
Would you like to ride a horse one day?
Used to tell someone rudely that you do not want to listen to anything he or she is going to say to you. When people use this expression, they also usually turn their face away from the other person and hold the palm of their hand out towards them.
LEARN THE IDIOM AND SPEAK
When did you last get bored with a film, TV series or theatre play? What was boring about that production?