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Word List: TV - list 3
- quiz show, quis shows
(noun) - Definition:
- a game show in the form of a quiz
- Example:
- She was once the host of a quiz show.
- talk show, talk shows
(noun) - Definition:
- a television or radio programme in which a host converses on various topics with guests who may be experts, celebrities, or members of the listening or viewing audience
- Example:
- Most talk shows are broadcast in the afternoon.
- feature, features [fiːtʃə(r)]
(noun) - Definition:
- a long, prominent, article, programme or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news
- Example:
- The news about Africa is a weekly feature on the TV channel.
- soap opera, soap operas
(noun) - Definition:
- a television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense
- Example:
- Every night she watches her favourite soap opera.
- Synonym(s):soap, daytime serial
- live [lɪv]
(adjective) - Definition:
- seen or heard from a broadcast right as it is happening
- Example:
- The station presents a live news programme every evening.
- rating, ratings
(noun) - Definition:
- a position on a scale which evaluates the number of viewers of a programme or a channel
- Example:
- The new programme has high ratings.
- Synonym(s):audience rate
- aerial, aerials [ˈɛəɹ.i.əl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a device for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc
- Example:
- This aerial doesn't transmit properly anymore.
- Synonym(s):antenna
- cable, cables [keɪbl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a system for receiving television or Internet service over coaxial or fibreoptic cables; short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna
- Example:
- I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.
- cable TV
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- broadcast over the cable network, not by antenna
- Example:
- Do you have cable TV at home?
- satellite, satellites
(noun) - Definition:
- any man-made apparatus designed to relay telecommunication signals to and from Earth; the reception of television broadcasts via services that utilise man-made satellite technology
- Example:
- Do you have satellite at your house?
- satellite dish, satellite dishes
(noun) - Definition:
- a device for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc by satellite
- Example:
- We have to assemble a new satellite dish.
- DVD player, DVD players
(noun) - Definition:
- an electronic device for playing DVDs
- Example:
- I got a new DVD player yesterday.
- video clip, video clips
(noun) - Definition:
- a short video or film, often a music video on TV
- Example:
- Video clips are overwhelmingly supplied by amateurs.
- film, films [fɪlm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a medium used to capture images in a camera; a motion picture
- Example:
- How about watching a film tonight?
- Synonym(s):movie
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/media-and-communication/tv/list-3/
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