One Minute English - B1 Intermediate - Video 44

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What is a TV series you like and what is it about?

Lesson Activities
Answer the following questions about the interview.

assassin

Meaning: A person who kills someone, often for political or money reasons.

Examples:

  1. The series is about an assassin and a detective.
  2. The assassin escaped before anyone saw him.

detective

Meaning: A police officer whose job is to find out who committed a crime.

Examples:

  1. The detective follows clues to solve the case.
  2. She plays a detective in the TV series.

officer

Meaning: A person who works in the police or armed forces.

Examples:

  1. The officer chased the suspect through the city.
  2. He’s an officer who works with detectives.

episodes

Meaning: One part of a television or radio series that is shown or broadcast each time.

Examples:

  1. Each season has fewer than ten episodes.
  2. I watched three episodes of the new show last night.

series

Meaning: A set of television or radio programs with the same characters or topic.

Examples:

  1. “Killing Eve” is one of my favorite TV series.
  2. The series has three exciting seasons.

Vocabulary Quiz

Complete the sentences below with the vocabulary words above.
  1. My job has been terrible ,
  2. I like baseball, but I’m playing tennis.
  3. That cloud looks like a dog.
  4. We saw a ducks in the lake.
  5. This is the best movie I’ve seen .

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