Zaznacz frue lub falseSome facts about soap operasSoap operas started on US radio in the 1920s and then moved into television in the 1940s.In the USA in the 1940s, 90% of day-time programmes were soap operas.The name ‘soap opera’ comes from the ads that they often broadcast during soaps – ads for washing products and other things you needed to clean your home. The programme makers thought that the people who watched soap operas were women working at home.In soap operas, the story never ends at the end of an episode. It always continues in the next episode.Most soaps follow a group of characters who live or work in one special place. They follow the day-to-day lives of these characters, who are like us, ordinary people – except that soap opera characters are usually more handsome, beautiful and rich.Most soap operas are about love and relationships.The US soap opera The Guiding Light started in 1937 and still continues. There are many ‘old’ soaps in other countries too.In the 1980s, magazines about the soaps started.Also in the 1980s, Australian and Brazilian soaps became very popular around the world.Soaps are the most popular kind of television drama in the world today.1 They first broadcast soaps on TV. True / False2 Soaps began about 90 years ago. True / False3 Soaps were not very popular in the USA in the 1940s. True / False4 These programmes are called ‘soaps’ because the stories showed soap and other house-cleaning products. True / False5 The stories in soaps begin in one episode and finish in the next. True / False6 In most soaps, action usually happens in one town or place. True / False7 The people in soaps are the same as ordinary people. True / False8 Some soap operas are more than 50 years old. True / False9 There are magazines about the characters and stories in the soaps. True / False10 US programmes are the only popular soaps around the world today. True / False
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GRAMMAR1Choose the correct answer.1We use the future simple with will to talk about our future plans and intentions / our hopes and predictions for the future.2The short form of will not is won’t / wouldn’t.3We use will with I, you, he, she, it, we, they / only he, she, it.4We put / don’t putto between will and the main verb.5will is an infinitive / a modal auxiliary verb.VOCABULARY2Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.1When you get on well with someone you:A dislike him/her B enjoy being with him/her C get angry with him/her2When you have an argument with someone you often feel:A angry B pleased C excited3When you fall in love with someone you usually think he/she is:A silly B wonderful C difficult4When you miss someone you really want to:A forget him/her B answer him/her C see him/her again5When you have a good relationship with someone you:A understand each other well B often see each other C really love each other3Match the two halves of the sentences.1Jimmy and Boris area)the police.2Isabel and Raquel saidb)pool together.3Josh calledc)a fight.4We often playd)friends again.5They had an argument and thene)sorry to each other.FUNCTION4Complete with will or won’t.1I think I ________ see her again soon. She’s a good friend.2He ________ say sorry. He’s very angry and he doesn’t think he did anything wrong.3They ________ get on well – they’re very different and people like that can’t be friends.4I’m sure they ________ buy a ticket. They haven’t got enough money.5I hope that the weather ________ be good next week – it’s my holiday.6What ________ Simon do next? I’m really not sure.7I’m sure they ________ come now. It’s very late and they’re tired.8Where ________ Liam work after Westsiders? I hope he’ll find a good job.9He ________ phone me this morning. It’s morning here but it’s 2am in China.10You ________ miss me. You’ll be too busy having a good time.
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