REALITY TV & PRODUCT PLACEMENT

For a couple of weeks you are going to do different

things related to Reality TV and Product placement.

Your are to

• discuss different questions in smaller groups

• read some texts and do a reading comprehension

• write a Letter to the Editor

• watch a movie

• write a review

• work with peer response

TIME PLAN

• W 4 Tuesday – introduction of Reality TV

• Thursday – discussion and reading comprehension

• W 5 Tuesday – Letter to the Editor

• Thursday – Product placement

• W 6 Tuesday – watching a movie

• Thursday – writing a review

TWO EXAMPLES OF REALITY TV

• Watch a part of

Biggest loser US

• https://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=6

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• Watch a part of

Britain’s got talent

• https://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=HY

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VOCABULARY

• Mock

• Cruel

• Uneasy

• Dignity

• Vulnerable

• Preferably

• Devil’s advocate

• Compensate

• Håna

• Grym/elak

• Obehaglig, ängslig

• Värdighet

• Sårbar, känslig

• Allra helst

• Djävulens advokat

• Kompensera

MORE VOCABULARY

• Humiliation • To sacrifice • To amuse • Enterprise • Informed consent

• Horrendous

• ”the cringe factor”

• Exhibitionist

• Förödmjukelse • Att offra • Att roa • Företag • Informerat

medgivande/samtycke

• Förfärlig • Ung. det som får en

att rysa • Exhibitionist

IS REALITY TV HARMFUL?

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5AMnIR7uOk

WHAT TO DO

• In smaller groups discuss the questions on the

following slide.

• Hand in the minutes from your group to me!

1. Jonathan, Jonathan, Marcus, Oskar

2. Nils, Folke, Max, Erik F, Andreas RA

3. Adam B, Jocke, Andreas M, August

4. Haris, Ben, Simon, Albin, Antonio

5. Adam H, Rasmus, Erik K, Karl, Lucas

QUESTIONS TO DISCUSSION

1. Do you watch reality TV? If so, why? If not, why?

2. Which reality TV shows do you watch? (It could be both Swedish reality shows

and foreign, for example Idol, Bonde söker fru, Big Brother, The Bachelor,

Desperate Housewives of …)

3. Whether you like or dislike reality TV, explain why!

4. Are there “good” and “bad” reality TV, are some reality TV shows more

morally right or wrong than others? Why?

5. Do producers and TV companies exploit the participants, or is it “their own

fault” that their reputation may become tarnished and that their feelings may

become hurt, since participants enter the shows willingly?

6. Is reality TV harmful to participants and/or viewers?

7. Is reality TV real?

STRATEGIES ON HOW TO KEEP A CONVERSATION GOING

Stating your opinion:

• I think that…

• I believe…

• My opinion is that…

Asking about someone else’s opinion:

• What do you think?

• What is your opinion?

HOW TO KEEP A CONVERSATION GOING

• Yes, I agree with you because…

• No, I think you are wrong because…

• Well, I think that…

• But, in my opinion…

• On the other hand…

• According to…

AND…

You are a team so support your friends

• By asking questions

• Nod

• Keep eye contact

• Listen to what they have to say!

• Help each other with pronunciations!

• Also with explanations and translations!

SUPPORT

• Here is a good website if you need some help with

the pronunciation: http://www.howjsay.com/

• and some help with translations you will find here:

http://tyda.se/ or

• http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/