Bai 5 lop 9

ENGLISH 9
Checking the previous lesson
Answer the questions
1. Do you like studying English? Why?
2. What aspect of learning English do you
find most difficult ? Why ?
3. What activities do you often do to
improve your English ?
Unit 5
1. Getting started
Name these activities.
Watching TV
Reading newspapers
Reading magazines
Listening to the radio
Using the Internet
Answer the questions
1. Which of these is your favorite activities in your free time?
2. How many hours a day do you spend
on doing this ?
2. Listen and read :
THE MEDIA
A. Before the newspapers were invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell. They shouted the latest news as they were walking.
- media (n)
B. In Viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magazines. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read by both teenagers and adults.
 wide (adj)
 to widen (v)
 width (n)
C. Thanks to television people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way. Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of local and international programs on different channels.
= a lot of
The next stage in the development of television is interactive TV. Viewers are able to ask questions about the show by using their remote controls.

interaction (n)
 to interact (v)
 develop (v)
 developing (adj)
 developed (adj)
New words
- media (n)
- town crier (n)
- to shout (v)
 shout (n)
- widely (adv)
- a variety of
= a lot of
- channel (n)
- interactive (adj)
interaction (n)
 to interact (v)
- remote control (n)
- development (n)
 wide (adj)
 to widen (v)
 to develop (v)
 developing (adj)
 developed (adj)

TASK A : Complete the table with the passage letters in which these facts or events are mentioned.
1. Remote controls are used to interact with TV.
2. One of the most popular magazines
3. People of different ages like this magazine.
4. Benefits of TV
5. People got the news from town criers.
6. Interactive TV is available now.
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TASK B : Answer the questions
1. What was a town crier ?
 A town crier was a person who went through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news as he was walking.
2. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay ?
 It is widely read by both teenagers and adults.
3. What benefits does TV bring about to people’s life ?
 Thanks to TV, people can get latest information and enjoy interesting programs.
CONSOLIDATION
Answer the questions about you.
What kinds of magazines and
newspapers do you often read ?
2. What’s your favorite type of media ?
Why?
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* Write the answers of the questions given in your notebook.
HOMEWORK
* Learn the new words by heart.
* Prepare UNIT 5 ( Section 3 : SPEAK)
Thank you for your attending
GOODBYE
See you later