Learn English with this soap operas English lesson
Date: Nov 01 2013
Themes: Pop Culture, Soap Opera
Intro
Soap operas are notorious for being over the top. A lot of people like to live vicariously through soap stars which makes the shows popular and addictive. And if an episode ends with a cliffhanger, people want to see the next episode even more.
Find out who likes soap operas in this English lesson. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Vocab
Example The episode ended in a cliffhanger. It wasn't clear if the main character was alive or if he had been killed!
Example "Natasha always has fun parties, but her birthday party last week was _*over the top*_."
Example "Jeff's Halloween costume this year is _*over the top*_. He's going to dress up as an alien astronaut!"
Example "New Orleans is way too _*over the top*_ for me. It's fun to see on TV, but I wouldn't want to go there."
Example "The Rock's latest movie is totally _*over the top*_. It's a great action movie, but it goes a bit too far sometimes."
Example I never got to travel much, so I live vicariously through my daughter who travels all the time.
Quiz
Discussion
Do you watch soap operas? What are the famous soaps in your country? Why do you like to watch them?
Comments
Philippines |
Morocco |
Morocco |
Philippines |
China |
Russian Federation |
Argentina |
Turkey |
Indonesia |
Germany |
Argentina |
Germany |
Colombia |
Brazil |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Argentina |
China |
Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
China |