情景英语口语100主题 063television电视

063　television

Words
Programme channel tv news documentary comedy horror film remote control tv set educational
Entertainment advertisement switch over/on/off volume cartoon satellite tv cable tv chat show drama series serial¹ soap opera actor/actress character episode interview couch potato quiz show
Presenter² current affairs repeats highlights viewers

Phrases
Watch a programme
Change channel
Watch…live on TV
Appear on a chat show
Use the remote control
Interview a celebrity³
Show highlights/ a new clip

Beginner
A: do you think children watch too much tv?
B: I only allow my child to watch up to an hour a day. I don’t think that tv is bad for kids. I think that kids should be active and not become couch potaoes.
A: perhaps I should impose a limit on how much tv my kids can watch. They don’t do much else in their free time. At least they always do their homework first.
B: if you decide to put a limit on the amount of tv they can watch, remember to have something else for them to do. If you don’t, they’ll get bored and misbehave.
A: they could go out and play with their friends.
B; sure. You could talk to other parents in your neighbourhood and plan it so that all the kids are free at the same time.
A: perhaps I could ask my husband to teach them foot ball or some thing. He watches too much tv too.
B: that’s a good idea. Remember that if the parents watch too much tv, the kids will probably follow suit.

Intermediate
A: what kinds of tv programmes do you enjoy watching?
B: I like current affairs programmes and documentaries, especially wildlife ones. How about you?
A: I like those kinds of programmes too. They’re very informative⁴. I think that many people underrate the education value of tv.
B: I agree. People often criticize tv for showing too much sex and violence.
A; yeah. And that’s so funny because most people prefer watching sex and violence to watching something more educational!
B: right. You can’t blame the tv stations for showing popular kinds of programmes. They need to make money from advertisements shown during and between programmes.
A: in my country, there’s a time limit on the advertisements that can be shown. I think it’s about six minutes per hour.
B: that’s great idea. But don’t the tv station lose a lot of money because of that?
A; no. they don’t. they simply charge higher prices at peak times. Is there no limit on the amount of advertisements that can be shown on tv in your country?
B: not as far as I know. We have so many advertisements . the interruptions are unbearable⁵ sometimes! That’s one reason that many people prefer satellite or cable tv, where you pay a fixed⁶ amount each month.
A: some people have satellite and cable tv in my country, but people don’t seem to keen to pay for their tv programmes. Besides, the terrestrial channels offer a good range of programmes.
B: well, there’s a wildlife documentary on tv in a few minutes. Shall we?

1 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

2 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

3 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

4 informative   

adj.提供资料的，增进知识的

参考例句：

• The adverts are not very informative.这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。
• This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.这本引人入胜的书既有思想性又富知识性。

5 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。