Talking About Television

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Listening level
Intermediate

Task 1: Talking About Television

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Both the man and the woman spent some time last night ___________.

a. playing football b. watching a film on TV c. watching TV
(2) The Graduate ___________. a. is a love story b. is a sports film c. is about Dustin Hoffman
(3) The end of the conversation shows ____________. a. the woman is not interested in football at all b. the woman is only interested in animals c. the woman does have some interest in football

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The woman watched TV all night yesterday.
(2)
Both the man and the woman like football game very much.
(3)
The woman regretted that she hadn't switched the TV on earlier.
(4)
The programme on foxes was great.
(5)
The woman watched the ending of the football game but missed the beginning of the News.
(6)
England won the game.
(7)
The loser, however, scored six goals.
(8)
Programmes on animals appeared to be more interesting than football matches to both the man and the woman.

3. Fill in the following blanks with what you hear on the tape.
(1) I watched
TV.
(2) Just before the football
, I switched
just to
.
(3) It's
I didn't
earlier.
(4) When the football came on, I
.

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Task 1: Talking About Television

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Both the man and the woman spent some time last night ___________.

a. playing football b. watching a film on TV c. watching TV
(2) The Graduate ___________. a. is a love story b. is a sports film c. is about Dustin Hoffman
(3) The end of the conversation shows ____________. a. the woman is not interested in football at all b. the woman is only interested in animals c. the woman does have some interest in football

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
The woman watched TV all night yesterday.
(2)
Both the man and the woman like football game very much.
(3)
The woman regretted that she hadn't switched the TV on earlier.
(4)
The programme on foxes was great.
(5)
The woman watched the ending of the football game but missed the beginning of the News.
(6)
England won the game.
(7)
The loser, however, scored six goals.
(8)
Programmes on animals appeared to be more interesting than football matches to both the man and the woman.

3. Fill in the following blanks with what you hear on the tape.
(1) I watched
TV.
(2) Just before the football
, I switched
just to
.
(3) It's
I didn't
earlier.
(4) When the football came on, I
.