LOS PROGRAMAS DE LA TELE (2)
1 - In the previous worksheet, we saw the names in Spanish of some TV programmes. Can you remember
some of them? Match the English word with its translation in Spanish. WATCH OUT! Some words may
have two possible translations!
SOAP-OPERA
DOCUMENTARY
QUIZ
FOOTBALL MATCH
CARTOON
A TV SHOW WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT CELEBRITIES
A TV SHOW WHERE YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT RECIPES
TV NEWS
programa del corazón
dibujos animados
culebrón
informativo
programa de cocina
telediario
telenovela
partido de fútbol
documental
las noticias
2 - Do you think these three words are ok? Correct any mistake.
Documentario _______________________________________________________________________
Programma _________________________________________________________________________
La programa ________________________________________________________________________
3 – You can describe TV shows using adjectives. Here are some adjectives to describe TV shows. Using
wordreference.com or any other dictionary, try to find out what they mean.
Aburrido ____________________________________________________________________________
Educativo ____________________________________________________________________________
Interesante___________________________________________________________________________
Divertido _____________________________________________________________________________
Repetitivo ____________________________________________________________________________
Exitoso ______________________________________________________________________________
Entretenido___________________________________________________________________________
Violento ______________________________________________________________________________
4 – And Spanish also has some set of words that can be useful to describe what a TV show looks like. Using
Google, try to find out what these set of words mean.
Una pérdida de tiempo _________________________________________________________________
Vale la pena _____________________________________________________________________________
No vale la pena __________________________________________________________________________
5 – Write down all the names of TV shows in Spanish you have learnt so far. Do the same for all the
adjectives/set of words you have learnt to describe these shows. Write them down in the following box.
TV SHOWS
ADJECTIVES
6 – There are different ways to introduce your opinion in Spanish. The commonest ways are:
PIENSO QUE …..
CREO QUE ….
PARA MÍ,
EN MI OPINIÓN,
A MI MODO DE VER,
For each picture, say which type of TV show they are and using the expressions and adjectives from the
previous exercises, give your personal opinion on them (Example: Big Brother es un concurso. Pienso que
Big Brother es una pérdida de tiempo y es aburrido). Remember that if the TV show name ends in –a, the
adjective has to end in –a too (la casa es pequeña)
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