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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The firsts questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the last question, you can win f500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very...
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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The firsts questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the last question, you can win f500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.
All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don't know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers: you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a million pounds one year after the programme started.
Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world's most popular quiz programme.
a. Find the words in the text with these meanings.
1. A TV programme where people answer questions. .....................
2. The person who ask the questions. .....................
3. The people who try to answer the questions. .........................
4. The people who watch the programme in the studio. .......................
b. Answer the questions.
1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain?
2. How many questions do you have to answer?
3. How much do you win for the fourteenth question?
4. How many ways can you get help?
5. In how many countries can you watch the quiz show?
1. Claude : I study encyclopesias. Then I can answer quiz questions ( so that )
=> I study encyclopesias so that I can answer quiz questions.
2.Vicky : I'm saving up. I'm planning a holiday (for)
=> Vicky is saving up for a holiday.
3.Nick ; I keep a dog . It guards the house ( to)
=> Nick keeps a dog to have it guard the house.
4. Olivia : I booked a babysitter. I wanted to go out for the evening ( so that )
=> Olivia booked a babysitter so that she could go out for the evening.
5. Jessica : I'm going on a diet . I want to lose weight ( in order to )
=> Jessica is going on a diet in order to lose weight.
6.Trevor : I often switch off the heating. It saves money ( to)
=> Trevor often switches off the heating to save money.
7.Sarah : I had to go to Birmingham. I had a business meeting (for)
=> Sarah had to go to Birmingham for a business meeting.
8. Emma : I wore boots because I didn't want my feet to get wet ( so that)
=> Emma wore boots so that her feet didn't get wet.
9.Mark : I'm saving my money. I'm planning to travel in Europa next summer ( In order to )
=> Mark is saving his money in order to travel in Europe next summer.
Comment on what each person says. Use the word in brackets.
1. Claude : I study encyclopesias. Then I can answer quiz questions ( so that )
=> I study encyclopesiasso that I can answer quiz questions
2.Vicky : I'm saving up. I'm planning a holiday (for)
=> I'm saving up for planning a holiday
3.Nick ; I keep a dog . It guards the house ( to)
=> I keep a dog to guard the house
4. Olivia : I booked a babysitter. I wanted to go out for the evening ( so that )
=> I booked a babysitter so that I went out for the evening
5. Jessica : I'm going on a diet . I want to lose weight ( in order to )
=> I'm going on a diet in order to lose weight
6.Trevor : I often switch off the heating. It saves money ( to)
=> I often switch off the heating to save money
7.Sarah : I had to go to Birmingham. I had a business meeting (for)
=> I had to go to Birmingham for a business meeting
8. Emma : I wore boots because I didn't want my feet to get wet ( so that)
=> I wore boots so that I didn't want my feet to get wet
9.Mark : I'm saving my money. I'm planning to travel in Europa next summer ( In order to )
=> I'm saving my money in order to plan to travel in Europa next summer