Unit 7-reading&listening-grade 10

UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA

A- Reading
a. Name the things you see in the following pictures
Radio
Cassette recorder
TV set
Video tape
Magazines and newspapers
film
book
computers
b. Read the following text and answer the questions:
What are some examples of print media?
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2. Which daily newspaper do you like reading?
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3. What are your favourite radio ad television programs?
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4. What kind of movie do you like?
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5. What does a computer help you do?
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Newspapers, magazines and books
I like reading………
My favorite TV programs are …
I like cartoons, detective films, science fiction films, love story films, thriller,..
action, ghost, comedies…
It can help us: calculate complicated calculations quickly and accurately,

entertain by games and music, communicate with people around the world,

get information..
c. How often do you do these things?
I read a newspaper everyday
I usually/ always watch TV
I sometimes listen to the radio
I use a computer everyday
Read the following headlines. What do you think they
tell us about?
BACK IN THE AIR?
BACK ONSTAGE
BEAUTY OR CLOTHES
JOURNEY INTO SPACE
POP SUPERSTAR MAKES GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD
RECORDS
6. SEEK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
7. TAKE IT WITH YOU
B. __________________________________
A.___________________
BEAUTY OR CLOTHES?
POP SUPERSTAR MAKES GUINNESS BOOK
OF WORLD RECORDS
b. Match five of the headlines above with the following
pieces of news
C._______________
D. ___________________________
E.________________
BACK IN THE AIR?
SEEK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
TAKE IT WITH YOU
ECONOMY
EDUCATION
MUSIC
SPORTS
TECHNOLOGY
FASHION
ADVERTISEMENT
c. Match the above pieces of news with five of these themes:
A.___________
B.__________
C.__________
D.___________
E.________________
FASHION
MUSIC
SPORTS
ECONOMY
ADVERTISEMENT
d. Read the pieces of news again and answer the following questions:
Why do fashion designers insist that all models place their beauty behind?


2. How many copies of Oops!... I Did it Again did Britney Spears sell in its first week?

3. When did Michael Jordan stop playing basketball?
Because they want to draw the audience’s attention to the
new fashions, not the models’ beauty.
1,3 million copies
He stopped playing basket ball eighteen months ago.
4. Why did investors meet at the New World Hotel yesterday?




5. What are the advantages of the smart phone?
They met to discuss investment opportunities in the
economies all around Asia.
It helps its users store their documents, view documents
and send them by e-mail, transfer these documents to
another device.
e. Fill in the blanks with the words from the extracts.
A 1. Crazy about clothes, she buys all ________ magazines.
2. I worked as an artist`s _________ for a while when I was a student.
B 3. He ran the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds and broke the world_________
4. It is a _________ magazine for young people between the ages
of 13 and 19.
5. Her books are extremely popular. She`s a __________ author.
6. It is a ________ kitten. It isn`t a male as we thought.
C 7. A _______ is going round about why the teacher left her previous school.
8. It is ________ news that she`s divorcing her husband.
D 9. The new tax policy will attract foreign ________________.
10. The ___________ of Southeast Asia have been growing rapidly.
E 11. Fashion is ___________ changing but this kind of shirt never goes out of fashion.
12. You should save the _____________ before closing your computer.
fashion
model
record
teenage
best-selling
female
rumor
red-hot
Investment/ investors
economies
constantly
document(s)
B- LISTENING
TV talk show
a. Listen and check () the TV program in the show
Movies Music Music
Cartoons Quiz show
Police shows Environment
Educational programs Game shows
Sports Comedies
Documentaries News reports
Commercials
Fashion
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b. Listen again and check () the TV programs each of the guest likes
Movies
Police shows
Sports
Commercials
Music
Quiz shows
Game shows
News reports
Jenny Mike
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Pretty good, great movies
Terrific, take up most of free
time
Excellent
Excellent, presenting news
Is what TV does best
Don’t forget to learn by heart the new words of Unit 7!
Prepare Writing
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