Advanced Spoken Advanced Spoken EnglishEnglish

Lexicogrammatical session 3:Lexicogrammatical session 3:

Analysing a TV programmeAnalysing a TV programme

Discuss the questions below Discuss the questions below with your partnerwith your partner

How much TV do you normally watch How much TV do you normally watch in English? How many hours a week?in English? How many hours a week?

How does this compare with what you How does this compare with what you watched in your L1?watched in your L1?

Do you think listening to TV is easier Do you think listening to TV is easier than other kinds of listening in than other kinds of listening in English?English?

What’s your favourite programme on What’s your favourite programme on NZ TV?NZ TV?

TV shows - genresTV shows - genres

Go to Go to http://tvnz.co.nz/ondemand Click on GenreClick on Genre With your partner, identify one show for With your partner, identify one show for

each genre that you know or have seen.each genre that you know or have seen.– Drama, comedy, realityDrama, comedy, reality– Factual, news, sportFactual, news, sport– Food, children, youthFood, children, youth

TV shows – reality TVTV shows – reality TV

Britain’s got Talent 2009 Britain’s got Talent 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk

QuestionsQuestions

See your worksheet for examples of the kinds of questions See your worksheet for examples of the kinds of questions that will help you analyse a TV excerpt.that will help you analyse a TV excerpt.

Now itNow it’’s your turn to do some s your turn to do some analysisanalysis

– Choose a TV show with your partner. Choose a TV show with your partner. – Decide on the episode or extract you Decide on the episode or extract you

will analyse.will analyse.– Use questions on Moodle Forum 3 to Use questions on Moodle Forum 3 to

help you.help you.– Allocate questions to each other.Allocate questions to each other.– Upload your analysis to Moodle Forum Upload your analysis to Moodle Forum

3.3.

Commenting on the forumCommenting on the forum

– Upload your analysis to the Moodle Forum.Upload your analysis to the Moodle Forum.– Comment on Comment on twotwo other people’s analyses. other people’s analyses.

Your comments might relate to Your comments might relate to content from the show that you have watchedcontent from the show that you have watched what you know about the TV show and have what you know about the TV show and have

noticed yourself from watching itnoticed yourself from watching it whether their analysis/explanation is clearwhether their analysis/explanation is clear what aspects of spoken English they have identified what aspects of spoken English they have identified

that is new for youthat is new for you whether you would like to watch this programmewhether you would like to watch this programme