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This seems to be the televisual happening of recent timesr. Sooner or later, you're bound to (have) come across this show. It's a very thought-provoking phenomenon, but you may not know exactly what it is, so first of all, some background - a reading exercise based on an article about the original 'Big Brother' show, taken from the Daily Telegraph. click here
Now to see how much attention you were paying (!) here's a cloze (gap-fill) exercise based on the same text. Click here
Now have a look at the British 'Big Brother' website (click here- it will open in a new window) and answer the following questions (NB depending on when you view the site, there may or may not be a 'Big Brother' series in progress):
- How many participants were there at the beginning?
- How many are left?
- How many countries have 'Big Brother' shows (look in 'links')?
- What is the prize?
- How long is there to go until the end?
Now here's a CAE-type wordbuilding exercise based on an article published on the ITV drama forum website: click here
and for a shorter cloze (gap-fill) exercise, click here
Now that you know all about it, you can voice your own opinion:
