João Silva Marks One Year on SBT With Rising Ratings
João Silva is the son of famous TV host Faustão.
People call sons or daughters of famous people a nepobaby. This means they get help from a famous parent.
João Silva knows people call him this. He wanted to be different from his father.
So he chose to work for SBT. This is a TV channel in Brazil. His father worked for other channels before.
Now João Silva has one year on SBT. His show is called Programa do João.
His show has good ratings. Ratings show how many people watch a show.
On Saturday nights, his show is second place in ratings. This is a good result.
João Silva is happy about this success. He worked hard for one year on his own show.
Vocabulary15 words
- nepobaby
- a child of a famous person who gets help because of their parent
- SBT
- a TV channel in Brazil
- ratings
- numbers that show how many people watch a TV show
- second place
- the position just after the best; number two
- host
- a person who leads a TV show
- channel
- a TV station that shows programs
- audience
- the people who watch a TV show
- famous
- known by many people
- career
- the work a person does over time
- success
- doing well at something
- comparison
- looking at two things to see how they are different or same
- program
- a TV show
- midnight
- 12 o'clock at night
- growing
- getting bigger over time
- result
- what happens after you do something
Quiz
Answer key
1. Faustão 2. To avoid comparisons with his father 3. It is in second place
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
João Silva is the son of famous TV host _____.
People call sons or daughters of famous people a _____.
João Silva knows people call him this. He wanted to be _____ from his father.
So he chose to work for _____. This is a TV channel in Brazil.
Now João Silva has one year on _____.
His show has good _____.
On Saturday nights, his show is _____ place in ratings.
João Silva is _____ about this success.