Project: Let's talk about television

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Let's talk about

television!

Lesson 1

What do you find important when you are watching a TV-series?

Story

Characters

Acting

How it is filmed

Scenery

Action

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

Today's planning

Project: Let's talk about television series!

What genre is it anyway?

More than one word

Talking about your favourite genre

Today's lesson goals

At the end of this lesson,

• you have learned about the different genres in television;
• you can talk about your favourite and least favourite genres in television.

Let's talk about television series!

• New project - 4 lessons
•  Theme: Television series
• Skill: Speaking
• Goals:

            *  You can talk about your favourite TV-series

            * You can describe your favourite TV characters 

            * You can give your opinion about a TV-series

Speaking Assignment

• You will record a conversation with a classmate (work in pairs).
• Talk about your favourite TV-series 

           * Why is it your favourite TV-series?

           * What is the series about?

           * Who are your favourite characters - describe them.

• You will talk 2 minutes EACH.
• Hand-in your recording in Google Classroom
• You will be graded individually and it counts twice in Magister.

2 exercises:

• What genre is it anyway? (Blue: standard + Purple: Visual aid)
• More than one word

Done? Think about which genre you like best and which one you like the least.

Time: 15 minutes

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What genre is it anyway?

Match the genre with the definition.

A funny television programme intend to make people laugh.

A television programme with serious stories and there is a lot of (emotional) conflict.

A genre of television that puts our heroes into situations that include fighting, gun or swordplay, chase scenes, and incredible stunts.

A genre of television that has elements of the fantastic like magic, supernatural forces with their own fantasy worlds.

A genre of television that deals with imaginative and futuristic stories like outer space and time travel.

Comedy

Drama

Action/ Adventure

Fantasy

Science fiction

A genre of television that wants the people watching on the edge of their seats. There is suspense, mystery and anxiety (=spanning). 

A genre of television that wants to scare people.

A genre of television that follows real events but they tell a story with a message in mind.

A genre in which people don’t ‘act’ but you are following real people.

A genre in which people don’t act but are in some sort of competition with each other. In the end there will be a winner.

Thriller

Horror

Documentary

Reality

Competition

What genre is it anyway?

Watch the short videos and pick what genre fits the series best.

00:56

What genre fits this series?

1. Comedy
2. Drama
3. Thriller
4. Science Fiction

00:55

What genre fits this series?

1. Comedy
2. Drama
3. Thriller
4. Science Fiction

00:30

What genre fits this series?

1. Comedy
2. Horror
3. Documentary
4. Science Fiction

01:27

What genre fits this series?

1. Comedy
2. Drama
3. Documentary
4. Science Fiction

00:30

What genre fits this series?

1. Comedy
2. Crime drama
3. Thriller
4. Fantasy

Comedy	A funny television programme intend to make people laugh.
Drama	A television programme with serious stories and there is a lot of (emotional) conflict.
Action/ Adventure	A genre of television that puts our heroes into situations that include fighting, gun or swordplay, chase scenes, and incredible stunts.
Fantasy	A genre of television that has elements of the fantastic like magic, supernatural forces with their own fantasy worlds.
Science Fiction	A genre of television that deals with imaginative and futuristic stories like outer space and time travel.
Thriller	A genre of television that wants the people watching on the edge of their seats. There is suspense, mystery and anxiety (=spanning).

Horror	A genre of television that wants to scare people.
Documentary	A genre of television that follows real events but they tell a story with a message in mind.
Reality	A genre in which people don’t ‘act’ but you are following real people.
Competition	A genre in which people don’t act but are in some sort of competition with each other. In the end there will be a winner.

More than one word

There are more ways than one to get your message across.

In the next exercise, match the words that belong together.

Funny

Scary

Nervous

Sad

Mysterious

Exciting

hilarious

Makes me laugh

Amusing

Hysterical

frightening

spooky

terrified

anxious

jumpy

Uneasy

heart-breaking

emotional

keeps me wondering

you don't know what's going to happen.

Action-packed

Sensational

Thrilling

Extra exercise

Write down in your notebook which genres you like and which you don't like.

Why don't you like/ dislike these genres?

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2 exercises:

• What genre is it anyway? (Blue: standard + Purple: Visual aid)
• More than one word

Done? Think about which genre you like best and which one you like the least. Write this down in your notebook.

Time: 15 minutes

Giving an opinion

Expressing what you like	Expressing what you don't like
I like ... I love ... I enjoy ... I'm crazy about ... I's keen on ...	I don't like ... I dislike ... I can't stand ... I hate ... I loathe ...

Examples:

I'm crazy about science fiction series, but I can’t stand reality series.

I enjoy watching Netflix, but I hate going to the gym.

Speaking exercise

what: Have a conversation with your classmate. Tell him/her in detail what genre you like and what genre you dislike. Use words you have learned in previous (= vorige) exercises.

After your conversation, fill in your checklist together with your classmate.

How: in pairs

Help: Previous exercises, classmate, teacher

Time: 8 minutes

Result: preparation (= voorbereiding) Speaking Test

Done: Look at your checklist. How can you do better next time?  If you have enough time, do the exercise again and see if you improved your speaking skills.

Today's lesson goals

At the end of this lesson,

• you learnt about the different genres in television;
• you can talk about your favourite and least favourite genres in television.

I can use the vocabulary of this lesson in a conversation.

1. Yes!
2. A little.
3. No.

I can have a conversation about genres of television.

1. Yes!
2. A little
3. No

Homework

Study the instruction of the Speaking Assingment (Google Classroom).

Find a partner for your Speaking Assignment.