REALITY TV PRODUCT PLACEMENT For a couple of

REALITY TV & PRODUCT PLACEMENT For a couple of weeks you are going to do different things related to Reality TV and Product placement. Your are to • discuss different questions in smaller groups • read some texts and do a reading comprehension • write a Letter to the Editor • watch a movie • write a review • work with peer response

TIME PLAN • W 4 Introduction and start of Reality TV • • W 5 Writing a Letter to the Editor • Intro Product Placement • W 6 Monday – watching a movie • Friday – writing a review

TWO EXAMPLES OF REALITY TV • Watch a part of Biggest loser • Watch a part of Britain’s got talent • https: //www. youtube. c om/watch? v=d. HBo 8 x o. XF 5 k • https: //www. youtube. c om/watch? v=HYzua. D GQw. F 0

VOCABULARY • Mock • Cruel • Uneasy • Dignity • Vulnerable • Preferably • Devil’s advocate • Compensate • Håna • Grym/elak • Obehaglig, ängslig • Värdighet • Sårbar, känslig • Allra helst • Djävulens advokat • Kompensera

MORE VOCABULARY • • • Humiliation To sacrifice To amuse Enterprise Informed consent • Horrendous • ”the cringe factor” • Exhibitionist • • • Förödmjukelse Att offra Att roa Företag Informerat medgivande/samtycke • Förfärlig • Ung. det som får en att rysa • Exhibitionist

IS REALITY TV HARMFUL? • Ethics guy

WHAT TO DO • In smaller groups discuss the questions you will find further on • Hand in the minutes from your group to me! • But first some strategies to keep a conversation going:

STRATEGIES ON HOW TO KEEP A CONVERSATION GOING Stating your opinion: • I think that… • I believe… • My opinion is that… Asking about someone else’s opinion: • What do you think? • What is your opinion?

HOW TO KEEP A CONVERSATION GOING • Yes, I agree with you because… • No, I think you are wrong because… • Well, I think that… • But, in my opinion… • On the other hand… • According to… • And finally: play the devil’s advocate

AND… You are a team so support your friends • By asking questions • Nod • Keep eye contact • Listen to what they have to say! • Help each other with pronunciations! • Also with explanations and translations!

SUPPORT • Here is a good website if you need some help with the pronunciation: http: //www. howjsay. com/ • and some help with translations you will find here: http: //tyda. se/ or • http: //www. oxforddictionaries. com/definition/english/ Important information before you start: Reality TV documents unscripted real-life situations, and often features an otherwise unknown cast. It differs from documentary TV in that the focus tends to be on drama and personal conflict, rather than simply educating viewers. Reality TV programs also often bring participants into situations and environments that they would otherwise never be a part of (Wikipedia)

QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS 1. Which reality TV shows do you watch? (It could be both Swedish reality shows and foreign, for example Idol, Bonde söker fru, Big Brother, The Bachelor, Desperate Housewives of …) 2. Whether you like or dislike reality TV, explain why! 3. Are there “good” and “bad” reality TV, are some reality TV shows more morally right or wrong than others? Why? 4. Do producers and TV companies exploit the participants, or is it “their own fault” that their reputation may become tarnished and that their feelings may become hurt, since participants enter the shows willingly? 5. Is reality TV harmful to participants and/or viewers? 6. Is reality TV real?