Unit 5. The media

Unit 5: The Media
EXERCISE
1. Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
newspapers
radio
TV
websites
program
magazines
emails
information
chats
news
There are four people in my family. Each of us has a different hobby. My dad likes reading (a)….……………….because he can get the latest (b)………….every morning.However. My mom enjoys watching (c)…………and reading (d)…………………. Mom often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. Unlike my mom and my dad, my brother only loves exploring (e)……………..about airplanes. He spends most ofhis free time getting (f)…………………about the history and development of aircraft. He also writes (g)…………….or (h)……………..with his friends about his hobby. For me, I am reallyinteresting in listening to music on the FM (i)……………… I also like music (j)…………………on TV on sundays. What about you? What is your hobby?
What do you and your relatives like/dislike doing? Use the follwing words in the box and the expressions under each picture to write nine true sentences.
Exercise 2: page 35,36
Example:
g) I hate watching video.
hate, like, love, enjoy, be interested in, dislike.
a) My mom enjoys reading newspapers
Exercise 3 : page 38
Complete each sentence with one of these verbs in the correct form.
Do you mind ……………..me a newspaper on the way home?
I spent almost three hours…………………photos of Olympic champion on the net.
I enjoy………………..to Micheal Jackson’s songs.
When the teacher came in, everybody stopped………………
My brother dislikes……………….violent movies.
I don’t like…………………because it’s time- consumimg.
My mother loves………………….magazines.
Our English teacher enjoys……………jokes.
Everybody hates…………………this advertisement.
Most of us are interested in………………the internet.
buy
chat
listen
read
search
talk
tell
use
watch
watch
searching
listening
talking
watching
chatting
reading
telling
watching.
using
buying
Exercise 4:page 38,39
Complete the dialogues with the correct tag.
Bill: You don’t like watching sports programs on TV, do you?
Tania: No, I don’t.
b) Jack: Your uncle Rechard is a journalism,…………………….?
Jenny: Yes, he is.
c) Hoa: You haven’t sent any e-cards to your friends,…………………?
Trung: No, I don’t.
d) Henry: Ms Scott won’t give us computer lessons next week,…………………?
Tom: No, she doesn’t.
e) Bao: There are different magazines in this newsagent,…………………….?
Vinh: Yes, there are.
f) Thuan: In the past town criers went through city streets and shout the latest news as they were walking,…………………?
Tan: Yes, they did.
isn’t he
have you
will he
aren’t there
didn’t they
Exercise 6:page 40
Read the following passage. Then complete the sentences with the information from the passage.
Vocabulary
- Spread (v): lan truyền
- event: sự kiện
- purpose(n): mục đích=aim
- inform(v): thông báo
- political(a): thuộc về chính trị
- publish(v): xuất bản.
- cover(v): = consist of
- focus on: tập trung vào.
- disseminate(a) phổ biến
- up-to-date(a): cập nhật đầy đủ
The purpose of newspapers is to ……………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) There are three types of newspapers. They are ………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
c) Daily newspapers often have section for ………............................
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
d) Weekly newspapers focus on …………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
e) Special-interest newspapers cover news of interest to ………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
f) Electronic newspapers are …………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………
Complete the sentences with the information from the passage.
a) The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of polictical, social, economic, and entertainment happenings, among other things….
b) There are three types of newspapers. They are daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers.
c) Daily newspapers often have section for news, sports, arts and entertainment, bussiness, and classified advertising.
d) Weekly newspapers focus on local happenings rather than national or international events.
e) Special-interest newspapers cover news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.
f) Electronic newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
Complete the sentences with the information from the passage.