Unit 5. The media

TEACHER: NGUYEN HUU DUNG
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Watching TV
Reading newspapers
Listening to the radio

Reading magazines

Using the Internet
Friday, November 19 th, 2010
Week: 15
Period: 29
UNIT 5:
LESSON 1
THE MEDIA
GETTING STARTED- LISTEN AND READ
I. Key words:
media (pln)
(to) shout
a crier
a benefit
interactive (adj.)
thanks to
: la to, hét to
:lợi ích
: người rao tin
: tương tác
:nhờ vào
: phương tiện thông tin
a. Tell some kinds of media?
b. What are the most popular media today?
* Pre-questions:
D
B
B
C
A
D
II. Practice:
a. Complete the table with the passage letters
a. What was a town crier?
b. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay ?
d. What kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read?
c. What benefits does TV bring about to people’s life?
e. What is your favorite type of media? Why?
b. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS :
a. 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
c. 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
b. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay ?
The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read both teenagers and adults
d. What kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read?
Possible answer :
They are [ the Thanh Nien, the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay)...
f. How could people get the news before newspapers were invented
People could get the news from the town criers
e. What is your favorite type of media? Why?
Possible answer :
I like TV because it is inexpensive
and convenient.

g. How can people ask questions about the show?
By using remote control
2. What would happen if there were not any types of media nowadays
3. What kind of media do students like best nowadays ?
1. Is TV your favorite media? Why? or Why not?
- Read the text a much as possible
- Answer the questions again (exercise b / page 42)
- Prepare lesson 2: SPEAK & LISTEN (pp 42, 43)
Voc: violent, documentary, major, a telegraph, (to) appear

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