Unit 7. The mass media

10A5!
 Act. 1: (GW.) A game: Guessing words


It presents information and entertainment
orally and visually.
We receive information and entertainment
aurally and visually.

It presents information and
entertainment orally.
We receive information and
entertainment aurally.
Monday, November 29th, 2010.
UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA
C. LISTENING
 Act. 1: Pre-teach vocabulary
heavy rain
cause (v.)
flood (n.)
cause (v.)
flood (n.)
rise - rose - risen (v.)
heavy rain
rise - rose - risen (v.)
cloudy (adj.)
strong wind
cloudy (adj.)
strong wind
climb (v.)
view (n.)
climb (v.)
view (n.)
 Act. 1: Pre-teach vocabulary
heavy rain
cause (v.)
flood (n.)
rise - rose - risen (v.)
cloudy (adj.)
strong wind (n.)
climb (v.)
view (n.)
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Act. 2: Look at the pictures, say out the words you have learnt.
heavy rain
cause (v.)
flood (n.)
rise - rose - risen (v.)
cloudy (adj.)
strong wind
climb (v.)
view (n.)
healthy
strong
young
wonderful
highest
cloudy
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Act. 3: Listen to the two radio news stories and tick the words you hear in the right column under News story 1 and News story 2. (Task1/p.77)
Act. 4: Listen again and choose the best answer for each question.
1. What happened during the night?
a. Strong storm has destroyed every road all over the country.
b. It was peaceful and quiet.
c. Heavy rain has caused flood all over the country.
2. Why have people left their homes?
a. Because there’s a strong wind outside.
b. Because rivers have risen.
c. Because they went out to work.
3. How many times has the woman climbed?
a. Twenty times.
b. Twenty third times.
c. Ninety times.
4. Why does the woman climb Mount Whitney?
a. Because it has made her taller.
b. Because it has made her happy.
c. Because it has kept her young and healthy.
What has happened during the night?
strong storm has destroyed every
road all over the country.
it was peaceful and quiet.
heavy rain has caused flood all
over the country.
Act. 4: Listen again and choose the best answer for each question.
Why have people left their homes?
Act. 4: Listen again and choose the best answer for each question.
How many times has the woman climbed Mount Whitney?
Act. 4: Listen again and choose the best answer for each question.
Why does the woman climb Mount Whitney so often?
Because it has made her taller.
Because it has made her happy.
Because it has kept her young and healthy.
Act. 4: Listen again and choose the best answer for each question.
Act. 5: Listen to the radio news stories again and fill in the missing word(s). (Task 2/p. 77)
Heavy rain causes floods all over the country
Heavy rain during the night (1)…………… .. ….... all over the country today. Many people (2)…………………………because rivers (3)……………Some roads in the north-west are under (4)……………….....of water. The rain (5) ………………….. at the moment, but it’s still (6)…………………and there’s a (7) ….………….... Because of the bad weather, people can’t go out to work.
90-year-old American woman climbs Mount Whitney
A ninety-year-old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the (1)……………………. time. At (2) …………….….. metres, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in (3)………………..…. The woman says the view from the top is (4)……….……….….., so she tries to climb it often. She also says that the mountain has kept her (5)…………….………...In spite of her old age, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often.
Act. 5: Listen to the radio news stories again and fill in the missing word(s). (Task 2/p. 77)
Heavy rain causes floods all over the country
Heavy rain during the night (1)…………… .. ….... all over the country today. Many people (2)…………………………because rivers (3)………………Some roads in the north-west are under (4)……………….....of water. The rain (5) ………………….. at the moment, but it’s still (6)…………………and there’s a (7) ….………….... Because of the bad weather, people can’t go out to work.
has caused floods
have left their homes
have risen
two meters
has stopped
cloudy
strong wind
Act. 5: Listen to the radio news stories again and fill in the missing word(s). (Task 2/p. 77)
90-year-old American woman climbs Mount Whitney
twenty-third
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California
wonderful
young and healthy
A ninety-year-old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the (1)……………………. time. At (2) …………….….. metres, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in (3)………………..…. The woman says the view from the top is (4)……….……….….., so she tries to climb it often. She also says that the mountain has kept her (5)…………….………...In spite of her old age, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often.
 Act. 6: (GW.) Retell the news stories
Mount Whitney
Heavy rain causes floods all over the country
90-year-old American woman climbs Mount Whitney
Mount Whitney
What have we learnt today?
Monday, November 29th, 2010.
Rewrite Task 2 / P. 77 in your notebook.
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