Types of TV

programmes

VY_32_INOVACE_AJ3r0104Topic: Culture and lifestyle

Jaroslava Dlabajová

BBC1, ITV1 or TV Nova are TV

channels. An item broadcast on TV is a

programme. A weekly magazine listing TV

programmes is a TV guide.

What are these: a channel / a programme /a

TV guide …?

There are different types of TV programmes:

Light entertainment programmes

VARIETY SHOWSQUIZ/GAME SHOWS

CHAT SHOWS/ TALK SHOWSCOMEDIES/SKETCH

COMEDIES

Musical performances such

as singing and dancing Sketch comedy (short

comedy scenes) and other types of acts like

magic, acrobatics, circus etc.

What does a VARIETY SHOW

consist of?

People play games or answer questions to win prizes.

What happens in a QUIZ SHOW/GAME

SHOW?

Well-known people are invited to talk about themselves /discuss a topic or answer questions put forth by a chat show host

What is a CHAT SHOW?

A comedy consisting of a series of short comedy scenes performed by a group of comic actors or comedians

What is a SKETCH COMEDY?

= formal situation comedy TV comedy series which shows the same characters in different amusing situations each week

SITCOM

Reality TV

TV shows that are based on ordinary people (not

actors) in situations presented as

entertainment

SERIAL DRAMA/SOAP OPERA

COSTUME DRAMASCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR

ACTION-ADVENTURE/THRILLER …etc.

Drama

Film about a particular historical period in which the actors wear clothes typical of that period

WHAT IS A COSTUME DRAMA?

A story in a number of parts over a period of time

A story about the lives of a group of people which continues several times a weekA number of programmes which have the same main characters and each tell a complete story

Soap opera/serial/ seriesMatch these experssions to the definitions below:

A story in a number of parts over a

period of time = A SERIAL A story about the lives of a group of

people which continues several times a week =

A SOAP OPERA A number of programmes which have

the same main characters and each tell a complete story

= A SERIES

Check your answers:

Informational programmes

NEWS PROGRAMMESNEWS MAGAZINESDOCUMENTARIES

a regular programme giving information about recent political or social eventsA programme presenting current events, covering certain issues more in depth

give facts or information about a particular subject

The news / documentary / news magazine

Match these experssions to the definitions below:

A regular programme giving

information about recent political or social events

= the news A programme presenting current

events, covering certain issues more in depth

= a news magazine A programme giving facts or

information about a particular subject = a documentary

Check your answers:

Children´s programmes

CARTOONSPUPPET SHOWS

ANIMATED SHOWS ETC.

SESAME STREET IS

A P_ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _. MIKEY MOUSE IS

A C_ _ _ _ _ _. SHAUN THE SHEEP IS AN A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ SERIES.

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES:

SESAME STREET IS

A PUPPET SHOW. MIKEY MOUSE IS

A CARTOON. SHAUN THE SHEEP IS AN ANIMATED SERIES.

Check your answers:

Other programmes:

SPORTS PROGRAMMESMUSIC SHOWSAWARD SHOWS

DIY PROGRAMMES etc.

= do it yourself programmes Show ppl how to improve their

homes and how to repair things around their houses

DIY programmes

What types of TV programme are

these…?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Desperate_Housewives_at_2008_GLAAD_Awards.jpg

SOAP OPERA

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ANIMATAED CHILDREN´S SHOW

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Attloe.jpg

DOCUMENTARY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wheel_of_Fortune_Navy.jpg

GAME SHOW

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oprahfirst.jpg

CHAT SHOW /TALKSHOW

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DIY PROGRAMME

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CARTOON

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COSTUME DRAMA

THE NEWS

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SKETCH COMEDY

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Howimetyourmother.jpg

SITCOM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Britain%27s_Got_Talent_title_card.png

REALITY SHOW

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE

PROGRAMME? WHEN IS IT ON? WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS GOOD?

WHICH TV PROGRAMMES DO YOU NOT LIKE AT ALL? WHY?

WHAT TYPES OF TV PROGRAMMES ARE POPULAR IN YOUR COUNTRY?

Speaking -answer the questions:

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CompleteFlyingCircusDVD.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oprahfirst.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wheel_of_Fortune_Navy.jpg http://

en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Desperate_Housewives_Logo.svg&page=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Desperate_Housewives_at_2008_GLAAD_Awards.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Howimetyourmother.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tinytoons.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DIYSOStitle.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Attloe.jpg http://

en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bob_the_Builder_logo.svg&page=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NorthandsouthDVDcover.png http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/costume-drama www.office.microsoft.com