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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. 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.

1.   Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

      A. Chris Tarrant      B. Chris Tarrante      C. Peter Tarrant      D. Tarrant

2.   How many questions do you have to answer?

      A. 12      B. 13      C. 14      D. 15

3.   How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

      A. 300.000      B. 400.000      C. 500.000      D. 600.000

4.   How many ways can you get help?

      A. one      B. two      C. three      D. four

I. Read the passage and do the tasks below.

                     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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. 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.

1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

A.   Chris Tarrant          B. Chris Tarrante         C. Peter Tarrant           D. Tarrant

2. How many questions do you have to answer?

A. 12                           B. 13                           C. 14                           D. 15

3. How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

A. 300.000                  B. 400.000                  C. 500.000                  D. 600.000

4. How many ways can you get help?

A.one                  B. two                 C. three                    D. four

III. Read the passage and answer the questions.

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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. 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 millon 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.

1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain? .......................................................................................

2. How many ways can you get help? ...............................................................................

3. How many questions do you have to answer? ........................................................................

4. In how many countries can you watch the quiz show? ..........................................................

5. How much do you win for the fourteenth question? ..............................................................

XII.Read the passage and do the tasks below.

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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. 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.

1.   Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

      A. Chris Tarrant          B. Chris Tarrante         C. Peter Tarrant           D. Tarrant

2.   How many questions do you have to answer?

      A. 12                           B. 13                           C. 14                           D. 15

3.   How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

      A. 300.000                  B. 400.000                  C. 500.000                  D. 600.000

4.   How many ways can you get help?

      A. one                         B. two                         C. three                       D. four

 X Read the passage and do the tasks below.

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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you answer the fourteenth question correctly, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, it is very difficult to come to the last question.

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 ask and 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.                         .......................

Read the passage and do the tasks below.

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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you answer the fourteenth question correctly, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, it is very difficult to come to the last question. 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 meanings1. A TV programme where people ask and 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?

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (5pts)

                                         WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

One of the most popular quiz programs 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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. 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 program 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 program

Ø  Answer the questions:

1.      Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

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2.      How many ways can you get help?

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3.      How many questions do you have to answer?

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4.      In how many countries can you watch the quiz show?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

5.      How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

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IV. Read the passage and answer the questions.
                        WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
One of the most popular television quiz shows in the world is Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? It began in Britain and now can be seen in more than 100 countries. In Viet Nam, the first quiz master is Lai Van Sam. There are fifteen questions in the quiz show. The first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. All the questions 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 ques¬tion, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quiz master 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. The contestants answer the questions one by one from the quiz master. The contestant who can answer the last question will be a winner with the maxi¬mum award. Of course, the last question is very difficult.
1. Where did “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” begin? ______________________________________________
2. What is it? ______________________________________________
3. Who is the first quiz master in Viet Nam? ______________________________________________
4. How many questions are there in the quiz show? ______________________________________________
5. Can the contestants telephone their friends and ask for help? ______________________________________________

Exercise 3: Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

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 first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you answer the fourteenth question correctly, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, it is very difficult to come to the last question.

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.

1.   Chris Tarrant is the quizmaster in Britain                        T / F

2.   You have to answer 20 questions.                                    T / F   

3.   You can win £500,000 for the fourteenth question.         T / F

4.   There are two ways you can get help                               T / F

5.   The show is the world’s most popular programme.         T / F