unit 2 home entertainment. television programmes in great britain and usa
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UNIT 2
HOME ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION PROGRAMMES
In Great Britain and USA
The Simpsons is a CARTOON programme
CARTOON
DOCUMENTARY
BBC Channel produces very interesting documentaries on animals and plants.
REALITY SHOWS.
Big Brother is a reality show.
FILMS
My favourite film is Twilight
COMEDY PROGRAMME
Mr. Bean’s comedy programmes are very funny!
Aquí no hay quien viva is a Spanish comedy programme
THE NEWS
I watched the news on television. There was a robbery in central London
Weather Forecast
• It gives us information about the weather
SPORTS PROGRAMMEI like watching Sunday’s sports programmes
TALK SHOWThe best talk show in Spain is Buenafuente’s
programme
SOAP OPERA
The majority of soap operas are made in South America
GAME SHOW
Who wants to be a millionaire is a big game show.
Wheel of Fortune is an interesting game show
ADVERTS
In my opinion, Coke adverts are the best!
Famous soap operas in Britain
Eastender is a soap opera about life in an area of London. It is very popular for teenagers.
Coronation Street is another soap opera and it started in 1960 and it is on TV four times a week!
• It stands for: British Broadcasting Corporation.
• It was founded in 1922.
• In Britain people must pay for having TV sets at home. It is called TV License.
• But, how much?– Colour TV: 139.50 pounds a year (150 euros)– Black and white: 47 pounds a year (60 euros)
TV Detection units.• They detect the signal from TV sets.
• If you use a TV set without paying the license, you are warned. If you don’t pay, you can be fined with 1.000 pounds. (1200 euros)