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The official music video HERE.

Watch the scene from Stranger Things HERE (and try not to cry if you have seen the show).

Now the song with the lyrics HERE.

If you are interested in this artist and her song, you may learn more about the meaning of the song HERE and THERE.

It is a bit different but this is a good video to revise vocabulary and useful expressions to talk about films. HERE.

Can you recognize these series with their musical scores ?

Watch this video to learn more about how to talk about TV shows in British English.  He uses all the useful vocabulary in situation. Brilliant !

Now listen to people from London answer simple questions about TV shows such as : ‘How often do you  watch TV ?’ or ‘What is your favourite TV genre ?’ or ‘What’s your favourite programme ?’ and ‘How do you watch them ?’ HERE.

Listen to Lauren Marie talking about her favourite TV shows on Netflix (summer 2022) HERE.

Note down the words you can hear in different categories: her opinion (how does she express her opinion) / the characteristics of the series (setting, characters, plot) /the reasons why she loves the series. She mentions Stranger Things (2’44). 

You can compare with this review HERE where she talks about Stranger Things too  (1’50) or Sherlock (3’17) and One Piece (9’00).

What series do you enjoy watching?

Watch the trailers and identify these elements to name the genres:

• characters
• places
• music and sound effects
• = genre

Never Have I Ever HERE.

She Hulk HERE.

Stranger Things THERE.

What other elements of a series help you to define a TV genre?

What other genres of series do you know? Give examples. 

STEP 1 – HOW TV SHOWS GET YOU HOOKED

Look at the poster and learn more about how to cook a hit TV show.

Define each ingredient and explain its importance. 

Do these 2 activities HERE and THERE and match each ingredient with its definition.

What do producers expect you to do or feel with those ingredients? 

STEP 2 – THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHY WE BINGE-WATCH

You may read the article online HERE.

STEP 3 – TRUE LIFE : I’M ADDICTED TO NETFLIX

Watch the video HERE. Complete the grid about Sam’s life and assess her level of addiction:

• personal information about the girl
• her job
• the series she is currently binge-watching
• her watching habits
• where she watches her series
• her social life

Watch the trailer HERE.

Now find out the top 10 reasons to watch the show HERE. 

Watch the trailer of Stranger Things HERE 

Listen to this teen talking about her favourite TV show, Stranger Things. 

Find out the 5 reasons why.  Can you anticipate and guess some arguments. 

Can you guess the kind of series it is? HERE. 

The book HERE.

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