action-packed

The show is action-packed with drama and excitement.

broadcast

The first broadcast of Ugly Betty was in 1999 in Columbia.

businessman

The businessman had a meeting at the bank.

carefully

Please listen carefully and don't make too much noise.

cartoon

Walt Disney made the first cartoon movie with sound in 1928.

character

People in over 70 countries follow the activities of the cartoon characters in The Simpsons.

chat show

Famous people talk about themselves on chat shows.

clever

The clever girl got excellent exam results.

documentary

The TV series Walking With Dinosaurs is the world's most watched documentary.

easily

The football team won the match easily.

episode

I watched the latest episode of my favourite television show.

extraordinary

Ordinary people suddenly discover they can do extraordinary things, e.g. a politician can fly.

fast-moving

The television show is very fast-moving with lots of action and events.

game show

I enjoy watching people compete on game shows.

gerund

A gerund is a noun formed from a verb.

hungrily

He ate his dinner hungrily.

illness

People with serious illnesses go to hospital.

imaginary

Springfield, USA is an imaginary city in The Simpsons.

infinitive

Use the infinitive form of the verb.

Medical

Medical drama series are always popular.

middle-class

The Simpsons are a middle-class family living in Springfield, USA.

murderer

They're looking for the murderer who killed the young man.

music programme

The band performed on the music programme.

news programme

There is a news programme on TV every day.

ordinary

On your birthday, do you do something special or have an ordinary day?

patient

He was a patient at the hospital.

politician

The politician gave a speech in the local town.

zakenman

zakenman

uitzending

uitzending

vol actie

vol actie

personage

personage

tekenfilm

tekenfilm

aandachtig

aandachtig

documentaire

documentaire

slim

slim

praatprogramma

praatprogramma

buitengewoon

buitengewoon

aflevering

aflevering

met gemak

met gemak

gerundivum

gerundivum

spelprogramma

spelprogramma

snel

snel

denkbeeldig / verzonnen

denkbeeldig / verzonnen

ziekte

ziekte

hongerig

hongerig

middle-class / burgerlijk

middle-class / burgerlijk

medisch

medisch

infinitief / hele werkwoord

infinitief / hele werkwoord

actualiteitenprogramma

actualiteitenprogramma

muziekprogramma

muziekprogramma

moordenaar

moordenaar

politicus

politicus

patiënt

patiënt

gewoon

gewoon

preposition

A preposition shows place, direction, time, etc.

pretty

Betty Suarez isn't a pretty girl.

prison

Two people escaped from prison.

pronoun

I, You, We and They are all pronouns.

reality show

I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here! is a very popular reality show.

recent

There was an emergency in a recent episode of Scrubs.

romance

I love films about romance.

satire

The Simpsons is a satire of middle-class American life.

science fiction

James likes to watch science fiction programmes about aliens.

setting

Springfield, USA is the setting for The Simpsons.

sitcom

The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom.

soap

My favourite soap is Coronation Street.

sports programme

Boys love to watch sports programmes on TV.

substitute

Matt Groening substituted Bart for his own name.

succeed

Will they succeed in saving the world?

take

The TV series takes place in Santa Lucia.

talent show

Strictly Come Dancing is one of the world's most popular TV talent shows.

thirstily

Sarah drank the water thirstily.

Thriller

Thrillers are really exciting to watch.

trouble

In Ugly Betty, there's often trouble in the office.

verb

A verb is an action word, and can be regular or irregular.

gevangenis

gevangenis

knap / aantrekkelijk

knap / aantrekkelijk

voorzetsel

voorzetsel

van kort geleden / recent

van kort geleden / recent

reality-tv programma

reality-tv programma

voornaamwoorden

voornaamwoorden

science fiction

science fiction

satire

satire

romantiek

romantiek

serie

serie

sitcom

sitcom

setting / achtergrond

setting / achtergrond

slagen

slagen

vervangen

vervangen

sportprogramma

sportprogramma

dorstig

dorstig

talentenshow

talentenshow

zich afspelen

zich afspelen

werkwoord

werkwoord

probleem

probleem

thriller

thriller