WHAT IS TALK SHOW?
TALK SHOW is a TV show with a fixed host and different celebrities in each episode. The host will interview the guests. They will talk about upcoming projects, some given topics, play funny skits and play games. People often watch talk shows because they like the host of that show or the guest on that talk show episode.
WHY SHOULD LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH TALK SHOW?
The first reason is that the conversations are COMPLETELY NATURAL. The host will constantly ask questions to the guests, bounce around based on the answers of the guests and create attractive but equally natural conversations.
Since the guests change frequently across episodes or even within an episode, you can practice hearing a variety of VOICES and COMMUNICATIONS. This helps them improve their listening comprehension and communication skills a lot.
Outstanding cultural issues, movies, stories, TV shows or books and even politics… All can appear in a Talk Show. Even “slang words” and prominent phenomena are used. Learning English through TALK SHOW not only practice skills but also help children improve their knowledge about cultural understanding and all other fields.
TALKSHOW is shown on TV on a weekly basis, so there is a new episode every week, so children are never afraid of lack of resources to learn. Not only that, they can easily find and watch TALK SHOW anywhere: whether it's on TV or online,
And here is a list of 10 famous talk shows that will help you practice listening skills
1. American Talk Show:“Late Night” with Seth Meyers
Airing from 1982 until now, "Late Night" has experienced 4 different hosts. And now, Seth Meyers is taking on the position of host of this talk show. With experience as an editor for the famous comedy show "Saturday Night Live", Late Night with Seth also often appears extremely interesting jokes. The main guests of this show are usually actors, singers and other celebrities, but sometimes there are politicians.
Link show: https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/LateNightSeth/
2. “The Tonight Show” starring Jimmy Fallon
Since 1954, has changed to 6 hosts, "The Tonight Show" is currently hosted by Jimmy Fallon, former host of "Late Night Show". This program is famous for its extremely interesting game corners with guests such as: lip sync battle, catchphrase, dance battle, wheel of impression, google translate song...
Link show: https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/latenight/
3. “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
This program not only features celebrities and politicians but also regular appearances of ordinary people through different sections such as: celebrities read mean tweets, the Halloween prank viewers' kids, kimmel pranks … They can be people walking on the street, or they can be people who upload videos themselves. This is a very useful program for practicing distinguishing different tones from all over the world.
Link show: http://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/JimmyKimmelLive/
4. “Conan” by Conan O’Brien
This show is hosted by Conan O'brien, who has hosted both of the two popular shows above, "Late Night" and "The Tonight Show". Conan is an actor, musician and comedian. With a wide relationship, most guests appearing on the show with Conan talk more like old friends than interviews. Occasionally, Conan would go with guests to outdoor locations for filming. This program will help children learn how to communicate in everyday life and to distinguish between conversations with friends, acquaintances, and new strangers.
Link show: http://teamcoco.com/
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/teamcoco/
5. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
Unlike other Talk Shows, this program is broadcast in the afternoon, not in the evening. That is why this program is suitable for almost all ages, especially suitable for families. Ellen also often interacts with the audience live, plays games with them, and has celebrity guests. This program helps children learn how to communicate with strangers and improve both their cultural knowledge and stay up to date with the latest information, phenomena, and slang terms.
Link show: https://www.ellentube.com/
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/TheEllenShow/
6.“Oprah Winfrey Network”
This is the most popular Talk Show ever. But unfortunately, this program has stopped broadcasting since 2011. But the 25 seasons aired from 1986 to 2011 is also quite a lot for the children to practice. Although the broadcast stops and concentrates in philanthropic activities, but Oprah also regularly updates videos of her activities.
Link show: http://www.oprah.com/index.html
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/OWN/
7. “The Late Late Show” with James Corden
The show regularly features celebrity guests, led by James Corden with a natural host style, often creating jokes and mini-games with the guests.
Link show: http://www.cbs.com/shows/late-late-show/
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/TheLateLateShow/
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8. “The Graham Norton Show”
This show started airing in 2007 and is hosted by Graham Norton. In the show, guests are often invited together, so they can see how people communicate with each other, not just the interaction between the host and the guest like the American shows above.
Link show: http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/the-graham-norton-show/
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/OfficialGrahamNorton/
9. “Chatty Man” by Alan Carr
Chatty Man not only interviews celebrities but also talks about hot issues, phenomena and news. Presenter Alan Carr is a fast talker, so this program can help children practice listening speed when communicating with people who tend to speak quickly.
Linh show: http://www.alancarr.net/
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/OfficialChattyMan/
10. "Loose Woman"
This program is different from the above Talk Shows in that it has up to 4 presenters. The hosts talk to each other about current events and phenomena as well as trends. Watching this program helps children in improving their ability to grasp information in listening and group conversations.
Linh show: http://www.itv.com/loosewomen