I love My Country is a Dutch(荷兰的)TV series, first aired(播放)in the Netherlands on March 8, 2008.A tenth season was aired in late 2012, with an 11
th season airing in March, 2013.
The show was created by the Dutchman John de Mol and has been sold to at least 25 countries in the world.
The series is divided into two teams. Each team, led by its leader, has three members. The teams have to answer questions about their own home country, like "What is the capital…?", "When did our country end the war with…?”etc. At the end of the programme the winning team gets a bicycle.
Big Ideas is a Canadian television series produced by TVOntario, on the air since 2001. The idea of starting the programme came from Wodek Szemberg who worked as the producer of the programme afterwards. The programme show lectures(讲座)to the public given by famous university educators.
Big Ideas airs on TV Ontario on Saturdays and Sundays at 5 pm, with repeat airings at 5 am on Sunday and Monday mornings.
In 2007, Big Ideas held its Best Lecture Competition for the second time. Dr. Michael Persinger, from Laurentian University, received the best-lecturer award.
The show stopped in the spring of 2013 because TVO had little money for it.
小题1:How many seasons of I Love My Country has been aired so far?
小题2:When can you see Big Ideas on TV?
A.At 4 pm on Saturdays. | B.At 5 pm on Sundays. |
C.At 5 pm on Mondays. | D.At 4 am on Sundays. |
小题3:The writer writes the passage to _______.
A.introduce two TV series to us |
B.explain why there are so many TV series |
C.encourage us to watch more TV series |
D.encourage us to love our country more |