TV series

Target level: A2 (CEF)

Aim of the activity: gap filling listening + writing

Duration of the activity: 5-8 min to set the activity

• Give sts the hand out (available here).
• Allow one minute for them to read.
• Play the audio (available here). (Play the audio twice, if necessary)
• Sts have to listen and fill in the gaps.
• Ask them What's your favourite TV series? - if they don't like any series, ask them about movies.
• Ask them Why do you like it? What's it about?
• Ask sts to describe the plot of the series, or one of the plots, in a composition and follow the hand out as a model.

Extra ideas:

I recorded the video myself and, yes, Moonlighting is my favourite TV series. If you want to create your own text and audio, you can write the text in a word-processor and record it with your computer and a microphone. I used the Free Sound Recorder, which is very simple. One extra thing: don't worry if it doesn't come out very well in the first try. I recorded it tree times before I considered it OK (and it isn't perfect, but my sts liked it a lot).