Unit 5. The media

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT – Go Vap DISTRICT
Nguyen Trai SECONDARY SCHOOL
WELCOME
Teacher: LAI THI MAI ANH
GUESSING WORD
GAME
Key word:
D
M
A
E
I
What do you often do in your free time?
How often do you listen to the radio?
How many hours a week do you spend
watching TV?
Name some popular newspapers
in Vietnam?
Monday, November 24th , 2014
Unit 5: THE MEDIA
Lesson 1: Getting started &
listen and read
Task 1: Matching
1. A town crier (n)
2. Adult (n)
3. Media (n)
4. Interact (v)
5. TV station (n)
a. fully grown or developed
b. a place where the programs
are broadcast
c. a person whose job is going
through the streets ringing a bell to
shout the latest news.
d. To communicate with someone
f. The main way that people get
information or entertainment (Ex:
TV, radio, newspaper
1 c
2  a
3  f
4 d
5  b
New words :
town crier (n)
: a person whose job is going through the streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news.
 cry (v)
New words :
interact (v)
: to communicate with someone
interactive (adj)
Ex: The next stage in the development of television
is ___________ TV
a. interact
b. interactive
New words:
remote control (n)
 remote (adj)
 control (n, v)
New words:
T.V station (n)
New words:
adult (n) : fully grown or developed
New words:
- town crier (n) / cry (v)
- interact (v) / interactive (adj)
- media (n)
- remote control (n)
- remote (adj)
- control (n , v)
- T.V station (n)
- adult (n)
Can you guess
how many kinds of media
were there in the past?

Task 2
1. Town criers
2. Newspapers and magazines
3. Television
A Before newspapers were invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell. They shouted the latest news as they were walking.
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.
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.
D 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.
LISTEN AND READ
TASK 3:Complete the table ( P.41)
Facts & events
Passage
Letter
1. Remote controls are used to interact
with TV
D
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.
B
B
C
A
D
TASK 4 : Answer the questions (P.42):
1. What was a town crier?
2. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay?
3. What benefits does TV bring about to
people’s life?
4. What kinds of magazines and newspaper
do you read?
5. What is your favorite type of media? Why?
1. What was a town crier?
A town crier was a person whose job
was to go through city streets ringing
a bell to shout the latest news.
2. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay?
The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the
most popular magazines and is widely
read by both teenagers and adults.
3. What benefits does TV bring about to
people’s life?
People can get the latest information and
enjoy interesting and inexpensive local and
international programs in a convenient way.
4. What kinds of magazines and newspaper
do you read?
I myself often read Tuoi Tre / Phu Nu / Muc tim...
5. What is your favorite type of media? Why?
My favorite type of media is watching
news on TV , newspapers and magazines .
Consolidation
TASK 5: Word form
The next stage in the _______________
of television is interactive TV. (develop)
2. Today, __________ can watch a variety
of local and international programs on
different channels. (view)
3. Before the newspaper were ___________
town criers would go through city streets
ringing a bell. (invention)
4. People can get the information and enjoy
___________ programs in an inexpensive
way and convenient way. (interest)
development
viewers
invented
interesting
There are many kinds of media which are always available and useful for you , especially the internet.

But be careful when accessing the internet sometimes it becomes harmful for you .
Homework
- Learn all the new words by heart.
- Prepare the next section (SPEAK)
Thanks for your listening