2.1.3 Television programs

• Documentaries are educational and informative
• What is the main purpose of Nachrichten programs?

  Inform current events
• 'Dokumentationen' in German television refers to documentaries
• 'Nachrichten' programs in Germany focus on current events.


  True
• What is the English translation of 'Lindenstraße'?

  Linden Street
• Match the German television show with its genre:

  Tatort ↔️ Crime

  Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten ↔️ Soap Opera

  Die Höhle der Löwen ↔️ Reality Show

  Tagesschau ↔️ News
• 'Lindenstraße' is a German soap opera.

  True
• The German term for documentaries is Dokumentationen
• The German television show 'Tatort' translates to 'Crime Scene
• What is the German term for comedies?

  Komödien
• 'Tatort' is a crime/detective show

  True
• The German term for news is Nachrichten
• Match the German television program type with its English translation:

  Dokumentationen ↔️ Documentaries

  Komödien ↔️ Comedies

  Nachrichten ↔️ News

  Seifenopern ↔️ Soap operas
• What is the English translation of 'Komödien'?

  Comedies
• The German television show 'Tatort' falls into the crime genre.
• The German term for news is Nachrichten
• What is the English translation of 'Dokumentationen'?

  Documentaries
• 'Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten' is translated as 'Good Times, Bad Times'.


  True
• The English translation of 'Seifenopern' is soap operas
• Match the audience demographic with the type of television program they prefer:

  Older, educated audience ↔️ News programs

  Wide range of ages ↔️ Soap operas

  Younger, diverse audience ↔️ Reality shows
• What is cultural homogenization in the context of German television?

  Standardization of culture
• Increased consumerism is partly fueled by advertising on television.


  True
• What is the English translation of 'Dokumentationen'?

  Documentaries
• Komödien are primarily humorous and entertaining.


  True
• Match the German television program type with its English translation:

  Dokumentationen ↔️ Documentaries

  Komödien ↔️ Comedies

  Nachrichten ↔️ News

  Seifenopern ↔️ Soap operas
• What is the genre of 'Komödien'?

  Humorous
• 'Tatort' is a popular German television show in the crime genre.
• 'Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten' is a German soap opera.


  True
• 'Tagesschau' is a German television show that falls under the news genre.
• Which German television show is translated as 'Crime Scene' in English?

  Tatort
• 'Tatort' is a popular German television show in the crime genre.
• Match the German television show with its English translation and genre:

  Tatort ↔️ Crime Scene ||| Crime/Detective

  Lindenstraße ↔️ Linden Street ||| Soap Opera

  Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten ↔️ Good Times, Bad Times ||| Soap Opera

  Bares für Rares ↔️ Cash for Rarities ||| Reality Show
• 'Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten' is a soap opera

  True
• The German term for soap operas is Seifenopern
• Order the following German television shows by their popularity:

  1️⃣ Tatort

  2️⃣ Lindenstraße

  3️⃣ Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten

  4️⃣ Bares für Rares

  5️⃣ Die Höhle der Löwen
• 'Tagesschau' is a German news program


  True
• The German term 'Dokumentationen' translates to documentaries
• Nachrichten programs are informative and cover current events


  True
• What is the English translation of 'Tagesschau'?

  Daily News
• 'Lindenstraße' is a German soap opera


  True