Function, Everyday English,

Pronunciation and Writing

A. a programme in which famous

people talk about themselves and

their work

B. a programme in which people have

to answer questions correctly

chat show comedy programme quiz show

soap (opera) sports programme

the news TV/radio drama

C. a program that tells you about

recent events

D. an interesting and exciting story

with actors playing different parts,

written for TV or radio

E. a program about the ordinary lives

of the same group pf people that is

shown once or twice a week

A. _________

B. _________

C. _________

D. ______________

E. __________

chat show quiz show

the news

TV/radio drama

soap opera

Use the words and phrases below to

say how often you watch the different

types of programmes in activity 1.

seldom rarely occasionally

every now and then often

sometimes once a week every day

(four)times a week from time to time

every two days twice a month

Example: I rarely watch soap operas.

I watch the news about

four times a week.

1. I only watch ________ on Sundays.

2. He finished it in ___________________.

3. A: _________ TV this evening?

B: There’s a really good drama.

the box

a short space of time What’s on

a short space of time, absolutely, good

for you, the box, the thing is, what’s on

Complete the sentences using these

expressions.

4. A: I won!

B: _____________!

5. There’s something I need to tell

you, sir. __________, I haven’t

done my homework.

6. A: Do you enjoy watching

movies? B: __________!

Good for you

The thing is

Absolutely

Listen to the exclamations. Does the intonation go up or down at end of the word or phrase?

1.Sure! 2. Really! 3. I see! 4. Good for you! 5. Absolutely !

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Pronunciation

Read the text Crouching Tiger, Hidden

Dragon and fill in the blank using the

key words.

Setting: ________________________

______________________________

Plot:___________________________

______________________

in the early 1800s, Pecking rooft

ops, western deserts of china

fall in love with, a good friend,

get the stolen sword back

WritingWriting

Characters:_______________________

_________________________________

_____________________

Opinion:__________________________

_____________

Li Mubai (by Chow Yun-F

at) Yu Xiulian (by Michelle Yeoh) Yu Ji

aolong (by Zhang Ziyi)

a masterpiece of martial arts

films, exciting

1. Choose a film you would like to

write about.

2. Write one or two sentences about

the setting of the film.

3. Write a paragraph about the plot.

Write a review of a film you have seen.

Follow these instructions.

4. Write about the main characters

and the actors who play them. Say

if you think the actors are good or

bad.

5. Give your final opinion of the film.

Rumble in the Bronx is directed by

Tang Chi-Li. The story is about Jackie

Chan who acted Ah Keung in the film.

He worked in New York and he met

Elaine (played by Antia Mui), Nancy,

and Danny. Danny was a handicapped

boy in wheelchair.

One example:

Nancy was a beautiful girl but she mixed

with some bad people but she was very

good. Finally, Elaine liked Ah Keung and

she had a big supermarket. One day, the

bad people went to the supermarket and

stole the goods and they always made

trouble in the supermarket, but Ah

Keung was very brave and beat them up.

At last, the bad people lost and Ah

Keung won. Though Antia Mui died,

her excellent performance makes us

remember her forever. Jackie Chan is

always brilliant.

I felt this film is very exciting but it had

many violent actions. In this film, I also

found Jackie Chan a good kung fu hero

and he is very handsome but his hair is

very long. I hope he can cut his hair

short when he performed other films

soon.