I didn’t want to continue watching the show_________it was more and more boring later.

Listen to the information about American Idol and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)  

Talk about a TV music show that you like.

You can use the following questions as cues:

•  What is it?

•  How do you know it?

•  What it is like?

•  Why do you like it?

Useful languages:

Complete the notes:

Now you try!

Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.

1. Among many TV music shows these days, I like ... most.

2. It is a competion in which ...

3. I know this program through ...

4. The show is rated as ...

5. I am a big fan of the show for some reasons.

6. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ...                      

Now you tick!

Did you ...

q answer all the questions in the task?

q give some details to each main point?

q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?

q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?

q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?

q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?

 Let’s compare!

Finally, compare with the sample answer on page 169

This car is too expensive for me (buy)__________      .

Jack hopes (win) __________in this contest.

Her performance was excellent. She got a hearty applause from the audience.

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The show was fascinating at the beginning, _________it got dull later.

Would you like (go) __________to the theater with me tonight?

Would you like to go to the cinema_________watch at home?

Her performance made me (feel) __________satisfied.

The artist took a rest. He began to talk about his success.

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Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

E.g.: She plans__to become __a professional singer in the future.

1. Do you want me__________you to the cinema?

2. Mary’s mum makes her__________the violin each day.

3. I don’t know where__________the tickets for the show.

4. Let your shoes__________completely before putting them on.

5. Phong would like__________in the Voice of Vietnam.

6. John hopes__________well for his first appearance on stage.

7. She seems__________more about this singer than anyone else.

8. They heard Mary__________a French song yesterday morning.

9. The concert was too dull __________.