TV Vocabulary
This program features animals.
Wildlife program
Both/Few of us enjoy spending time in airports.
Few of us enjoy spending time in airports.
Do you think you come ______ as an extrovert or an introvert?
Do you think you come across as an extrovert or an introvert?
Last week, an interviewer asked me, "what's your biggest weakness?"
Last week, an interviewer asked me what my biggest weakness was.
Do you find it easy to admit ______ (make) a mistake?
Do you find it easy to admit to making a mistake?
Actors wear clothes from the past in a ________ drama.
costume drama
Both of us take a few/a little sugar in our coffee.
Both of us take a little sugar in our coffee.
What sort of person do you find most difficult to put __ with?
What sort of person do you find most difficult to put up with?
The other day, a complete stranger walked up to me and asked, "what have you been doing lately?"
The other day, a complete stranger walked up to me and asked what I had been doing lately.
Would you ever agree _______ (lend) a friend a large amount of money?
Would you ever agree to lend a friend a large amount of money?
Short funny pieces are acted out on a _____ show.
sketch show
We both like having few/a few minutes sleep in the afternoon.
We both like having a few minutes sleep in the afternoon.
Imagine you've been dating someone for years and it turns ___ they lied about their age. What would you do?
Imagine you've been dating someone for years and it turns out they lied about their age. What would you do?
At the end of the first date, the girl asked me, "So when do you want to get married?"
At the end of the first date, the girl asked me when I wanted to get married.
Have you ever refused ______ (pay) a bill?
Have you ever refused to pay a bill?
It's a story or drama broadcast in different parts.
A serial
We like all/every type of music.
We like every type of music.
When they brought ___ 3D films, did you think they were good?
When they brought out 3D films, did you think they were good?
Once, I was trying on trousers and the shop assistant asked, "would you like to try a bigger size?"
Once, I was trying on trousers and the shop assistant asked if I would like to try a bigger size.
Would you ever apologise _______ (be) late?
Would you ever apologise for being late?
This program mixes reality and fiction.
A docudrama
We would like to live in other/another country.
We would like to live in another country.
If you criticised someone and later found out you were wrong, would you ____ ____ what you said and apologise?
If you criticised someone and later found out you were wrong, would you take back what you said and apologise?
At 3 a.m. my phone rang, and the caller asked, "are you sleeping?"
At 3 a.m. my phone rang, and the caller asked if I was sleeping.
Do you ever promise _______ (do) something and then simply forget?
Do you ever promise to do something and then simply forget?