NBC to Air Marathon of Mariska Hargitay’s Best ‘SVU’ Episodes
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NBC will show a special marathon in September. It will show the best episodes of Mariska Hargitay from 'Law and Order: SVU'.
Mariska Hargitay is a famous actress. She plays a police officer in the TV show 'Law and Order: SVU'. The show is very popular.
NBC wants to honor her. This means they want to show respect for her work.
The marathon will happen before Mariska Hargitay hosts the Emmy Awards. The Emmys are big awards for TV shows.
Many fans will watch old episodes again. They can see her best moments on the show.
Vocabulary15 words
- marathon
- many episodes shown one after another
- actress
- a woman who acts in movies or TV
- honor
- to show respect for someone
- Emmy Awards
- important prizes for TV shows
- episode
- one part of a TV show
- fans
- people who like something a lot
- host
- to lead or run an event
- police officer
- a person whose job is to keep people safe
- popular
- liked by many people
- special
- not normal; different and important
- network
- a company that shows TV programs
- show
- a TV program
- September
- the ninth month of the year
- famous
- known by many people
- moments
- short times when something happens
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1. A marathon of Mariska Hargitay's best episodes 2. Host the Emmy Awards 3. True
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NBC will show a special _____ in September. It will show the best episodes of Mariska Hargitay from 'Law and Order: SVU'.
Mariska Hargitay is a famous _____. She plays a police officer in the TV show 'Law and Order: SVU'. The show is very popular.
NBC wants to _____ her. This means they want to show respect for her work.
The marathon will happen before Mariska Hargitay _____ the Emmy Awards. The Emmys are big awards for TV shows.
Many _____ will watch old episodes again. They can see her best moments on the show.
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