Unit 5. The media

Teacher: Nguyen Quoc Lich
ENGLISH 9
Welcome to class 9A!
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CROSSWORDS
computer
television
magazines
internet
radio
THE MEDIA
Wednesday, Nov. 23th 2011
UNIT 5 THE MEDIA
UNIT 5: THE MEDIA
I. Getting started + Listen and read.
1. Getting started:
Read the phrasal words. Then match each of them with the correct picture.
using the Internet
watching TV
reading magazines
reading newspapers
listening to the radio
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UNIT 5: THE MEDIA
I. Getting started + Listen and read.
1. Getting started:
Example :
Thu: About 4 or 5 hours, I guess.
Nga: Which of these is your favorite activity in your free time?
Thu: Watching TV.
Nga: How many hours a week do you spend watching TV?
Work with a partner: Ask and answer questions about your favorite activities and how much time you spend on each activity
using the Internet
watching TV
reading magazines
reading newspapers
listening to the radio
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.
2. Listen and read The Media
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D
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VTV3
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 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.
2- Listen and read
* New words:
- crier (n):
người rao tin
- viewer (n):
khán giả truyền hình
kênh truyền hình
- channel (n):
- remote control (n):
tương tác

- interactive (adj.):
lợi ích, phúc lợi
- benefit (n):
bộ phận điều khiển từ xa
Ex: VTV3 is a channel of VTV.
interactive TV
Benefits of TV
What do these words mean in Vietnamese?
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crier (n)
viewer (n)
channel (n)
remote control (n)
interactive (adj.)
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benefit (n)
người rao tin
khán giả truyền hình
kênh truy?n hình
b? ph?n điều khiển từ xa
tương tác
lợi ích, phỳc l?i
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* Grammar: Gerund (V-ing)
Ex : People love reading newspapers and magazines.
V-ing
enjoy
like

dislike
hate
love

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V-ing
to
- She / like / walk / to school.
- We / enjoy / learn / English .
She likes walking to school.
We enjoy learning English.
Gerunds after some verbs
They/ like/watch /TV
They like watching TV.
Mr Jones/enjoy/read newspapers
Mr. Jones enjoys reading newspapers
Minh/ love/read/books
Minh loves reading books
Read the passages A, B,C and D individually.
Then answer what each passage is about.
criers
interactive TV
newspapers and magazines
television
Pasage A is about criers
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
A. Before newspapers were invented, town crier would go through city streets ringing a bell. They shouted the latest news as they were walking
Facts & Events
Passage Letter
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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.
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B. In Viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magezines.
The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and widely read by both teanagers and adults.
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B. In Viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magezines. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and widely read by both teenagers and adults.
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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.
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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.
6. Interactive TV is available now
a. Complete the table with the passage letters in which these facts or events are mentioned.
b. Answer the questions:
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?
* Answer about you:
4. What kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read?
5. What’s your favorite type of media? Why?
Lucky Number
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 as he was walking
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.
People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting and inexpensive local and international programs in a convenient way
What benefits does TV bring about to people’s life?
What kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read?
Possible answer :
They are the Thanh Nien, the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay...
What is your favorite type of media? Why?
Possible answer :
I like TV because I can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way.
The newspapers , magazines , television , radios and the 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 the city streets. Television is an.. …...(4)...... ………and convenient way to get the latest information . With ........(5)...........TV , viewers are able to ask questions ...(6)......... the show using their remote controls . In Vietnam the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is widely .......(7)... .by both …....(8)... ….. and adults .
Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
media
criers
news
interactive
inexpensive
about
read
teenagers
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criers
interactive
about
inexpensive
teenagers
media
Wednesday, Nov. 23th 2011

UNIT 5 THE MEDIA
I. Getting started + Listen and read
* New words: - crier (n) - viewer (n) - channel (n) - remote control (n) - interactive (adj.) - benefit (n)
* Grammar: Gerunds after some verbs
a. Complete the table with the passage letters in which these facts or events are mentioned.
Fact & Events Passage Letter
1. Remote controls are used to interact with TV D
2. One of the most popular magazines B
3. People of different ages like this magazine B
4. Benefits of TV C
5. People got the news from town criers A
6. Interactive TV is available now D
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?
- 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.
c. Homework:
- Learn by heart new words and grammar.
- Practice the reading and answer all questions again.
- Prepare the next lesson ( II. Speak and Listen).






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