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BRITISH TV AROUND THE WORLD
Learning Objectives
• The students learn about British TV programmes.
• In the project stage, they plan a
TV programme timetable and
present it to the class.
Vocabulary
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Resources
CULTURE VIDEO AND CULTURE VIDEO WORKSHEET:
The world of
British TV
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The BBC
(British Broadcasting Corporation) is Britain’s
public media service and also the world’s oldest (and
largest in numbers of employees). It is mainly funded by a
licence fee: most people need to
pay for a licence to watch
British TV, although over 75s can get one for free.
The Great British Bake Off
is
a baking competition where
contestants compete against each other to become the
‘star baker’.
The Blue Planet
is a nature documentary programme
about the oceans
narrated by David Attenborough, a
famous nature presenter.
