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TELEVISION - VOCABULARY

1. Match the words with the pictures :(You can click on most pictures.)

anchorman - cartoon - channel - commercial - couch potato - game show - guest - host - reality show -remote control - serial - sitcom - soap opera - talk show - thriller - TV News - TV viewers

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The .............................. is on the left and the .............................. is on the right.

2. Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right :

WORDSFind the

rightletter :

DEFINITIONS

1. Couchpotato a) A suspenseful, sensational film.

2. Viewer b) A television station and its programs.3. Game show c) It reports current events.4. News d) A situation comedy.5. Serial e) Another word for television (informal).6. Realityprogram f) A program where a group of people come together to

discuss various topics put forth by a host.7. Sitcom g) A person who watches television or movies.

8. Infomercial h) A film made by photographing a series of drawings togive the illusion of movement when projected in rapidsequence.

9. Soap opera i) It presents the facts about a person or event.10. Talk show j) A program in which contestants compete for awards.

11.Documentary

k) A programme in which the fortunes of "real life"people (as opposed to actors, or fictional characters) arefollowed.

12. Zap l) A news presenter.13. Channel m) A television advertisement.14.Commercial n) To use a remote control device to switch (channels on

a television) or to turn off (a television set).

15. Cartoon o) A television commercial presented in the form of ashort documentary.

16. Tube p) A literary or dramatic work published or produced ininstallments or chapters.

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17. Anchorman q) A drama, typically performed as a serial on daytimetelevision or radio, characterized by stock charactersand situations, sentimentality, and melodrama.

18. Thriller r) A person who spends much time sitting or lying down,usually watching television.

The definitions come from : WEBSTER'S ONLINE DICTIONARY , WIKIPEDIA orANSWERS.COM .

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