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Time travellers
Reported speech review; reporting verbs review
Vocabulary: expressions with time
Read and listen
a Read the extract from a TV guide.
Have you ever seen this TV programme?
Complete the statements.
1 The last time Doctor Who was seen
regularly on TV was .
2 The character Doctor Who is a
.
3 Doctor Who works with an .
4 The first episode of the new series is called
.
b
CD1 T16 Read the quiz then listen and
choose the correct answers.
1 When was the cult BBC TV series, Doctor Who,
first broadcast?
a 1963 b in the 1970s c 1989 d 2005
2 Why do many teenagers think that the series
began much later than it did?
a Because they don’t realise that TV
existed so long ago.
b Because they think there has only
been one Doctor.
c Because there was a gap of 26 years
when the series wasn’t on TV.
d Because they think the Doctor was
a child in the 1970s.
3 What genre is the programme?
a science fi ction
b comedy
c horror
d a mixture of different genres
4 Why doesn’t the Doctor respect the Time Lords’
promise?
a Because he’s evil.
b Because he wants to make the world
a better place.
c Because he was sent away from the
planet Gallifrey.
d Because he’s bored and wants
something to do.
Today’s TV
Sat 3 April
The wait is over. After more than 18 months
without appearing regularly on our Saturday
night TV screens, Doctor Who finally returns
this evening. In this new series, the charismatic
time-travelling Time Lord is played by Matt
Smith, while Karen Gillan plays his enthusiastic
assistant, Amy Pond. How well will Matt Smith do
in one of the biggest roles on British TV? Watch
tonight’s episode, The Eleventh Hour, and find out.
5 Which of these is the Tardis?
a b c d
6 Which of these is a Weeping Angel?
a b c d
7 How many actors have played Doctor Who?
a 8 b 9 c 10 d 11
8 Most of Doctor Who’s assistants are ……
a young women from another planet.
b young women from Earth in the past.
c young women from Earth in the present.
d young women from Earth in the future.
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