Watching TV is (0) a popular pastime in the UK. B ut (1) ____________________________ kind of programmes do B ritish people like to watch? Well, the most popular TV programmes are dramas that are usually (2) ____________________________ at least four hours every week. They are dramas that show ordinary life of one neighbourhood (3) ____________________________ the UK � we call these dramas �soap operas�. In the early days of TV, there (4) ____________________________ often dramas on during the day. In those days, it was common for the husband to go to work and for the wife to stay at home and (5) ____________________________ after the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives (6) ____________________________would traditionally be at home, probably (7) ____________________________ the washing. Companies selling washing powder would advertise (8) ____________________________ products when these dramas were on. Therefore the word �soap� was used. The word �opera� was used because lots of dramatic events, like murders, divorces, and affairs happened probably (9) ____________________________ more often than they would in a normal neighbourhood. So, if you (10) ____________________________ �to experience one of these dramas, try �Coronation Street�, �Eastenders� or �Emmerdale� and enjoy the �soap�.
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Task 2
Complete the text with the correct tense of the verb in the brackets.
Valentine�s Day
It�s the time of the year when couples
