The document is a lesson plan on mass media and television watching habits. It contains instructions for students to conduct a survey of their own and classmates' television watching behaviors. It then has activities where students brainstorm different TV program types and identify programs and talk show guests from pictures. The lesson concludes with a homework assignment where students write an opinion essay about how TV habits influence family relationships and a role-play activity where students simulate an interview on a talk show.

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WARMER
Do you remember how many hours a week on average does someone in the UK watch
television? Is it:
a) 20 hours b) 30 hours c) 40 hours
Is it too much time? What about you? What about your parents or grandparents? Do they
spend more time than you in front of the telly? Any idea why? (Discuss it with your partner) 1
ACTIVITY 1
Let’s learn about your TV habits. We are going to make a survey to find out.
First you have to answer the questions in the first column and write your own question in the
space provided. You are going to ask three classmates. Stand up and mingle. Don’t forget a
pen to write the answers
Once you have completed the worksheet, get together in your group and discuss your findings.
QUESTIONS YOU CLASSMATE 1 CLASSMATE 2 CLASSMATE 3
How many hours a week do you
watch TV?
what type of programmes do you
watch?
Do you watch TV on your own? If not
with whom?
what's your favourite channel?
And programme? What time is it
on?
Did you use to watch the same (kind
of) programmes 5 years ago?
Why(not)?
WRITE YOUR OWN QUESTION HERE

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Get ready to talk about them to the rest of the class in five minutes. You will have 1 minute.
ACTIVITY 2
In your groups, brainstorm as many types of TV programmes as you can in 1 minute.
Now watch the following excerpts and say which types of programmes they are.
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ACTIVITY 3
Now have a look at the following pictures. All of them are from different talk-shows. Do you
recognize the guest(s)? Do you know who the host is in each?
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In pairs which questions would you ask the celebrities, politicians, … in the pictures?
Work on your answers .
ROUND- UP ACTIVITY: HOMEWORK
Write a short opinion essay about how our TV habits influence family relationships or
about how family relationships have changed because of the TV. Have a look at the
pictures to find inspiration. 3
FOLLOW- UP ACTIVITY
Now it’s your turn!
You are going to be interviewed on a Talk show. You decide who you want to be. ( a famous
sportsman, singer, politician, public figure) and who wants to be the Host. ( see next page)

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Welcome to _______________ broadcasted on _________________
STUDENT A
You are a famous person who has been invited to a talk show on TV. You are going to be
interviewed. Answer the presenter’s questions. 4
He/She will ask you AT LEAST about
 Your place and date of birth
 Family
 Career: the highlight point of your career / the lowest
 Influences
 Future plans.
You have to finish saying thank you to the host.
STUDENT B
You are the presenter of a famous television show, tonight you are interviewing a famous
person.
Welcome him/her to the program- say the name of the
program.
Greet him/her.
Ask AT LEAST about:
 His/her place and date of birth
 Family
 Career: the highlight point of your career / the lowest
 Influences
 Future plans.
 Any other appropriate questions.
You have to finish with We have run out of time. It’s been a pleasure having you with us
tonight. Thank you and good night.