Unit 5. The media

Period 28

December , 2012.
UNIT 5 : MEDIA
I. Getting started (Warm up)
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II. Listen and read
1. Pre-teach vocabulary
3. Complete the table
2. Guess the topics of the passages
4. Comprehension questions
III. Consolidation
IV. Homework
Gap-fill
PROCEDURE
A: Which of these is your favorite activity in your free time?
B: Watching TV.
A: How many hours a week do you spend watching TV?
B: About 4 or 5 hours, I guess.
New words
1. the media (n) :
Phương tiện truyền thông đại chúng
2. a crier :
Người rao bán, người đi rao hàng, người rao tin tức trên đường phố (thời xưa)
3. a remote control :
Điều khiển từ xa
4. interactive TV (n) :
Truyền hình tương tác.
5. benefit (n) :
Ích lợi
Benefit
Crier
Interactive TV
Remote control
The media
Remote control
Benefit
Crier
Interactive TV
The media
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
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C
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D
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B
D
A
C
In which passages are these types of media mentioned?
B
B
C
A
D
Complete the table with the passage letters in which these facts or events are mentioned.
Passage Letter
A town crier was a person whose job was to go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news as he was walking.
The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read by both teenagers and adults.
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?
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 newspapers do you read?

5. What’s your favorite type of media? Why?
I read “ Hoa Hoc Tro” and “Thanh Nien”
My favorite type of media is the Internet because I can get information from the Internet quickly.
Work with a partner. Practice asking and answering the questions
The newspapers, magazines, television, radios, and internet are the (1)………… before the invention of newspapers, people got the news by listening to the town (2)………. They shouted the latest (3)……….while they were walking through city streets. Television is an(4)…………. .. and convenient way to get the latest information. With (5)………………..TV, viewers are able to ask questions about the show by using their remote (6) …………In Viet Nam the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is widely (7) ………by both (8)……………and adults.
media
criers
news
inexpensive
interactive
controls
read
teenagers
Complete the passage.Compare with your partner
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14
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4
6
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14
1
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Winner

Winner
What is he doing?
He’s watching TV.
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Is he reading newspapers or magazines?
He is reading newspapers.
Do you often read magazines in you free time?
Yes, I do / No, I don’t
He’s listening to the radio.
What is he doing?
Is she using the Internet?
Yes, she is.
How many hours a week do you spend watching TV?
(4 or 5 hours a week).
(Watching TV / reading newspapers / listening to the radio…)
Which of these is your favorite activity in your free time?
HOMEWORK.
Learn new words
Answer the question:
Is the Internet your favorite type of media? Why (not)?
Goodbye!
See you again.