Describe a game show or a quiz show you watched on TV or online
You should say:
- What the programme was about;
- When and where you saw it;
- How often you watched this programme;
- And explain why you liked it.
Sample Answer
I’m going to talk about a game show called “Chinese Poetry Congress”. It plays on CCTV1 and some other TV channels. It’s broadcast at 10 pm every Friday, and the length of time is usually about one hour. I’m crazy about Chinese poems, which is why I’m in love with this program. Actually, as long as I’m free, I always watch it alone or with my family, since they are quite into it too.
This game show judges competitors to see who knows and has memorized the most Chinese poems. The participants range from between the ages of five to seventy years old, and foreigners are also included. The ultimate goal of this show is to beat out all of the other opponents and win the huge prize. What makes this game show so popular is that audiences can also participate and win prizes by playing the game through a cell phone app.
I’m a loyal fan of this TV show for multiple reasons. For one, it’s really educational. I gained a great deal of knowledge about Chinese poems, literary traditions, and Chinese history just by watching it. Plus, it’s a lot of fun. After all, it is a game show, and some contestants are an absolute riot. It’s a really great TV show that can let you kick back and relax while learning something. I can’t think of a game show that is better than this one.
Vocab Highlights
be into sth: to like and be interested in something
beat out: to defeat or finish before a competitor
opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/(n): a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc.
riot /ˈraɪət/ (n): a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest
kick back: to stop doing things and relax