Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- How much TV do you watch every day?
- How do you decide what to watch?
- What do you think about TV critics and reviews of TV shows? Do you trust their advice?
- Is watching video a social or a private experience for you? Why?
- How do you feel about “spoilers”—when someone tells you what happens in a show you haven’t seen yet? Does this bother you, or do you not mind?
Part Two: Vocabulary
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.
Exercise
Part Three: Reading
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.
Exercise
Part Four: Further Discussion
What is the best TV series that you’ve seen on a streaming platform recently? Explain why you like it to your partner(s). Use the following questions to help you:
- What is the genre?
- What is the plot?
- What language is it in?
- Does it feature any famous actors?
- Which streaming service can you see it on?
- How many episodes are there?