A.article / press article from the Los Angeles Times
B.2. It compares two reality shows.
C.If you take part in “The Great Escape” you may win LESS money than inTHE AMAZINGRACE, however the competition will not last AS LONG / SEVERAL WEEKSand it will demand LESS physical effort.
D.Extract from novel / fiction
E.2.Brian Marley is a contestant on a TV reality show and has managed to become the last contestant in the tropical forest.
F.“One by one, his rivals had given up, their greed for money and their lust for that modern sainthood, media fame..” (l.14-15)
G.1.Marley has found the whole experience very difficult.
Right: l.3 :“After his seventh unbearable sleepless vigil.”ou l.5 : “The days were horrendous.”ou l.9: “soaking, sauna hot, pitch black forest.”ou l.17: “nightmare of the rain forest.”
2.He has never considered abandoning the TV show.
Wrong:l. 14: “Marley had hesitated.”et l. 15: “he had almost cracked.”
H.1.“The Great Escape”
2.“The Great Escape”
3.“Brit Pluck …”
4.“The Amazing Race”
5.“Brit Pluck …” / “The Amazing Race”
I.Show: “The Amazing Race”
Reasons:-It lasts a certain number of weeks not just one hour episode.
-The prize money is also closer to the $2 million dollar prize in “Brit Pluck, GreenHell, Two Million.”
-“The Great Escape” is a treasure hunt (where the best pair win) and not an elimination show/ not a show where the contestants are eliminated.
J.I“The Amazing Race” / “The Great Escape”:suggestion of adventure and fun / positiveadjectives
“Brit Pluck, Green Hell, Two Million”: suggestion that the show is difficult (hell)/suggestion that contestants are only interested in money / stupidly nationalistic / excessivenational pride
K.1.- humorous, sarcastic, critical
2.- shows that the text is a parody of a TV reality show
– wants to denounce the excesses of such shows
– wants to criticize the contestants’ greed and desire for fame