Unit 7. The mass media

The mass media
Welcome to Class 10B
Teacher: Tran Thi Kim Xuyen
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
GUESSING GAME
INTERNET
1. International
information
network that
allows all the
computer users
exchange
information.
TELEVISION
2. A thing that provides a lot of programes such as: films, game shows, news…
RADIO
3. A thing used for listening to the music and news from many channels such as FM, SW1, SW2 …
NEWSPAPER
4. A sheet of paper containing news, articles, advertisements … printed daily or weekly.
MAGAZINE
5. A kind of book with large pages containing colorful photographs, advertisements, news, stories … on special subject.
BOOK
6. What you can find a lot in the library?
MASS MEDIA
Unit 7: The mass media
Lesson: Reading
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the following questions
When do you often watch TV ?

How many channels are there on your national TV ?

How many hours per week do you watch TV ?
- cartoon (n)
- comedy (n)
drama (n)
- weather forecast (n)
- documentary
I. Vocabulary:
/ kɑ:`tu:n/
: hoạt hình
/ `kɔmidi/
: hài kịch
/`drɑ:mə/
: kịch sân khấu
/ `weđə`fɔ:kɑ:st/
: dự báo thời tiết
/ ,dɔkju`mentəri/
: phim tài liệu
→ Tom and Jerry is my favourite cartoon.
# tragedy
1. cartoon
2. drama
3. comedy
4. documentary
A
B

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA (READING)
a. a play for the theatre, television or radio
b. a film or a television programme giving facts about something
c. a film made by photographing a series of changing drawings
d. a film or a play that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending
film
cartoon
game show
news
drama
comedy
sports
music show
talk show
documentary
TV PROGRAMMES
05:35 Morning Exercise
06:30 Population and Development
07:20 Cartoon: The Adventure of Donald Duck
08:00 TV Series: Roads of life
09:00 News
09:15 Film: When the Bird Return
10:15 Comedy: Family Secrets
11:00 Music
12:00 Fifteen-minute News
13:00 Film: The Beauty of Life
14:20 People’s Army
16:15 Film: Punishment
19:00 News
20:00 Sport Comments
21:30 Folk Songs
23:00 News Headlines
23:30 Weather Forecast
VTV1
07:30 Quiz Show
09:15 Drama: Stolen Heart
10:00 Music for Children
11:30 Portrait of Life
12:00 Film: Deep of the City
14:30 Theatre: My Life
15:15 Documentary: The Nature of Language
16:00 Culture and Education
19:00 News
20:00 Sports
21:30 Film: Guests of the Nation
23:00 Liverpool VS. West Ham
VTV3
VTV2
15:15 Wildlife World
17:00 Around the World
18:30 Science Documentary
19:00 Business Comments
20:00 Learning English through Songs
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F). Correct the false information.
There are five news programmes on the three channels.
There is a comedy programme on between 10:15 and 11:00.
The Nature of Language is a documentary programme at 15:15 on VTV2.
The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m on VTV1.
VTV1 starts at 5:35 and ends at 23:30.
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
While you read
A. READING
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
Task 2. Matching check
There are five news programmes on the three channels.
T
F
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2. There is a comedy programme on between 10:15 and 11:00.
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3. The Nature of Language is a documentary programme at 15:15 on VTV2.
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4. The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m on VTV1.
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5. VTV1 starts at 5:35 and ends at 23:30.
VTV1 starts at 5:35 and the last programme starts at 23:30.
VTV3
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F). Correct the false information.
There are five news programmes on the three channels.
There is a comedy programme on between 10:15 and 11:00.
The Nature of Language is a documentary programme at 15:15 on VTV2.
The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m on VTV1.
VTV1 starts at 5:35 and ends at 23:30.
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
While you read
A. READING
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Task 3: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions
How many films are on?
What time can you watch the news?
Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals?
What programme is on on VTV3 at 7:30?
Which channel will you watch if you like folk songs?
What is the last programme on VTV3?
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
While you read
A. READING
How many films are on?
There are five
2. What time can
you watch the news?
At 9:00 a.m, 12:00 at noon, 7: p.m, 11 p.m on VTV1
and 7:00 p.m on VTV3.
3. Which channel do you recommend
to someone who likes animals?
VTV2
4. What programme is on
on VTV3 at 7:30?
The Quiz Show
5. Which channel will you watch
if you like folk songs?
VTV1
6. What is the last
programme on VTV3?
How many films are on?
What time can you watch the news?
3. Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals?
4. What programme is on VTV3 at 7:30?
5. Which channel will you watch if you like folk songs?
6. What is the last programme on VTV3?
 Task 3: Answer the following questions.
 5.
 9:00, 12:00, 19:00, 23:00 on VTV1, 19:00 on VTV3.
 VTV2.
 The quiz show.
 VTV1.
 Football: Liverpool vs. West Ham
After you read
Work in pairs. Tell your partner about one of the TV programmes you like watching best and explain why.
( you have 3 minutes to prepare it)
Homework
Learn by heart vocabulary
Write a small paragraph about your favourite TV programmes
- Prepare for lesson Speaking.
Thank you for your attention