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Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a documentary		‘I watched a documentary about the launch of a new ship yesterday.’
0/0	a newsreader		‘Which newsreader is presenting the evening news today?’
0/0	a remote control		‘I can’t change channel because I’ve lost the remote control.’
0/0	a reporter		‘I’ve just started a new job as a reporter for a national newspaper.’
0/0	a television		‘I’m hoping to buy a new television before the football tournament starts.’
0/0	a television camera		‘There were a lot of television cameras at the press conference.’
0/0	a television channel		‘I’m interested in the news, so this is my favourite television channel.’
0/0	a television programme		‘There’s an interesting television programme on this evening about a new aircraft that has been developed.’
0/0	a TV studio		‘The sitcom is being filmed in a TV studio.’
0/0	to watch television		‘I often watch television in the evenings.’
0/0	to turn on the television		‘I’ll turn on the television and watch the end of the news.’ Or: ‘to switch on the television’
0/0	to turn off the television		‘Can you turn off the television, please?’ Or: ‘to switch off the television’
0/0	to change channel		‘This programme isn’t very interesting. I’ll change channel and see what else is on.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

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a documentary

‘I watched a documentary about the launch of a new ship yesterday.’

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a newsreader

‘Which newsreader is presenting the evening news today?’

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a remote control

‘I can’t change channel because I’ve lost the remote control.’

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a reporter

‘I’ve just started a new job as a reporter for a national newspaper.’

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a television

‘I’m hoping to buy a new television before the football tournament starts.’

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a television camera

‘There were a lot of television cameras at the press conference.’

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a television channel

‘I’m interested in the news, so this is my favourite television channel.’

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a television programme

‘There’s an interesting television programme on this evening about a new aircraft that has been developed.’

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a TV studio

‘The sitcom is being filmed in a TV studio.’

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to watch television

‘I often watch television in the evenings.’

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to turn on the television

‘I’ll turn on the television and watch the end of the news.’

Or: ‘to switch on the television’

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to turn off the television

‘Can you turn off the television, please?’

Or: ‘to switch off the television’

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to change channel

‘This programme isn’t very interesting. I’ll change channel and see what else is on.’

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