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SoapOperas

Level 3

What is your favourite TV

show?

Do you watch it on TV or do you

watch it online?

What is it about?

Tell us about a TV show that you hate.

Do your friends like it? Is it popular in Brazil?

What do you hate about it?

TriviaWhat was the longest

running novela in Brazil?

A)Roque SanteiroB) ChiquititasC) José do Egito

TriviaWhat was the longest

running novela in Brazil?

B) Chiquititas: based on an Argentinian show, it ran from 1997 to 2001.

TriviaWhat was the longest

running soap opera in the UK?

A) NeighboursB) EastendersC) Coronation Street

TriviaWhat was the longest

running soap opera in the UK?

C) Coronation Street: the Manchester-based soap opera has run continually since 1960.

TriviaWhat is the difference between soap operas

and novelas?

TriviaWhat is the difference between soap operas

and novelas?

They are very similar.The key difference is that soap operas do not follow a single storyline. Instead, they often run for many years.

Fill in the gaps in the text to learn more about soap

operas and telenovelas.

A soap opera is a serial drama that features related [---] dealing

with the lives of multiple [---]. They are popular in the USA, the United Kingdom and Australia.

A) story lines / characters

B) episodes / dramasC) families / personas

A soap opera is a serial drama that features related story lines

dealing with the lives of multiple characters. They are popular in

the USA, the United Kingdom and Australia.

The stories are heavy on emotional relationships to the point of [---]. The name soap

opera comes from the original sponsors of these [---], who were

soap manufacturers.A) theatrical / storiesB) view / repercussionC) melodrama /

broadcasts

The stories are heavy on emotional relationships to the

point of melodrama . The name soap opera comes from the original sponsors of these

broadcasts, who were soap manufacturers.

A telenovela is a distinct [---], which is popular in Latin

America, Spain and Portugal. Most telenovelas have a strongly

defined [---] and run for a limited time.

A) theme / dramaB) genre / plotC) idea / episode

A telenovela is a distinct genre , which is popular in Latin

America, Spain and Portugal. Most telenovelas have a strongly

defined plot and run for a limited time.

Do you like telenovelas?

If so, what is/was your favorite?

If not, why not?

Have you ever watched any soap operas?

If so, what did you think?

If not, have you heard of any?

In what ways can telenovelas have an influence on Brazilian society?

Is it usually a positive or negative influence?

How does it compare to the influence that other types of entertainment can have?

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