Introduction
Television came to our life about 100 years ago, but even today we can hardly imagine our life without it. Despite the development of other sources of information, TV still remains one of the most important ones.
Television today has a great variety of functions and it can be used for entertainment, education, getting information and advertising. All these functions are represented in different types of TV programs, but do you know all of them? Let’s find it out!
Task
During this webquest you will have a chance to learn more about different kinds of TV shows and their peculiarities, and the most important – you will create your own TV program!
Process
Follow the links that are given here. Read the information about different kinds of TV programs, try to understand and to remember general ideas about every type of TV shows and also new words and expressions.
1) Study this information (you don’t have to translate all the facts that are given, just make sure that you understand the general ideas):
https://quizlet.com/168451837/flashcards here you can read the definitions and also check the pronunciation)
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/tv/tv-show-genres.html
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/types-of-…
This is an online English-Russian dictionary: http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=1
2) Now try to play this game https://quizlet.com/168451837/match and to set up a new record: you should drag corresponding items onto each other to make them disappear. Do it as fast as you can!
You can also do this exercise to practice new vacabulary: http://LearningApps.org/display?v=ph6yu2q5j16
2) Write down 3 types of programs that are the most popular and 3 types that are less popular in your opinion. Prove your point of view using the material from this link: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/fl-giving-opinions.htm. Find out some more useful expressions here: http://learningapps.org/1887913
Evaluation
Great! Good job!
Conclusion
Now you know different types of TV programmes and you can also express your opinion about something! We hope that you liked all information and games! Watch TV and keep on learning English!
