People
On TV
Idioms
100

introduces programmes or reads the news on the television or radio

announcer

100

TV advertisement

commercial

100

be broadcast on television or radio

hit the airwaves

200

introduces guests and performers, especially on TV or the radio

host

200

when the largest number of people are watching

prime time

200

to appear in the news suddenly or receive a lot of attention in news reports

hit the headlines

300

reports on events from other countries

foreign correspondent

300

television series about the lives and problems of ordinary people

soap operas

300

make known new information, usually bad information

break the news

400

speaks on the radio or television programmes

broadcaster

400

when someone you cannot see speaks the words of an actor

voice-overs

400

exaggerated

blown out of proportion

500

writes reviews (of films, books, etc.)

critic

500

a television series with the same characters, created to make people laugh

sitcom

500

became known by more and more people

spread like wildfire

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