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Spanish TV Channel Ends Popular Game Show

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Telecinco is a TV channel in Spain. It is saying goodbye to a famous program. The show is called 'El precio justo'. In English, this means 'The Price is Right'. Carlos Sobera is the host of the show. He asks people to guess the price of things. The company Mediaset owns Telecinco. Mediaset wants to stop the show. This show was one of the big shows on Spanish TV. Many people liked watching it for a long time. Now the show's days are numbered. This means it will end soon. Telecinco is ending one of its famous programs.

Vocabulary15 words

program
a show on TV
host
a person who leads a TV show
goodbye
a word you say when something ends
famous
known by many people
channel
a place to watch TV shows
guess
to try to say an answer without being sure
owns
has something as its property
stop
to not continue
days are numbered
something will end soon
company
a business
ending
stopping; finishing
popular
liked by many people
price
how much something costs
history
things that happened before
television
TV; a machine for watching shows

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Quiz

1. What is the name of the show that is ending?
2. Who hosts the show?
3. True or False: Mediaset wants to stop the show.

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Telecinco is a TV channel in Spain. It is saying _____ to a famous _____. The show is called 'El precio justo'. In English, this means 'The Price is Right'. Carlos Sobera is the _____ of the show. He asks people to guess the _____ of things. The company Mediaset _____ Telecinco. Mediaset wants to _____ the show. This show was one of the big shows on Spanish TV. Many people liked watching it for a long time. Now the show's _____ are numbered. This means it will end soon. Telecinco is ending one of its _____ programs.

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