eet) Television vocabulary “2 starting point its ‘A. Imagine you ate looking athe TV listings, and these are the only TV programs available tonight Which ome would you moat ket watch? Which oe leat interes you? Why? ‘Tiswots rogem shons Cee Tamas is commie in Tats aw oa dene esta oe of as Ineiwesgaen he macta wheal ze sari hans Ssinming wile sas Rooyen fatness ees Horde hostach oman usta Ieee ais we isbeing os schon tne een agra best aan cot, cfeampasie stops ben reseed ne show a Pale work What are your favorite TV programs? What do you ike about them? 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