Unit 7. The mass media

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GUESSING GAME
Warm-up:
1. It is one of the radio programmes.
2. It broadcasts daily from the radio station.
3. It updates you with the latest information, current events domestically and internationally .
I. Vocabulary:
2. heavy rain (n.p) [`hevi rein]
mưa to, mưa như trút
1. cloudy (adj) [`klaudi]
đầy mây, u ám
4. (to) cause [kɔ:z]
gây ra
5. flood (n) [flʌd]
lũ, lụt
6.( to) rise (rose - risen) [raiz]
dâng lên
3. strong wind (np) [strɔη wind]
gió mạnh, gió to
7.( to) climb [klaim]
leo trèo
8. (to) view [vju:]
 view (n)
quan sát
tầm nhìn, quang cảnh
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
PART C: LISTENING
Cheking vocabulary:
2. heavy rain (n.p) [`hevi rein]
mưa to, mưa như trút
1. cloudy (adj) [`klaudi]
đầy mây, u ám
4. (to) cause [kɔ:z]
gây ra
5. flood (n) [flʌd]
lũ, lụt
6.( to) rise (rose - risen) [raiz]
dâng lên
3. strong wind (np) [strɔη wind]
gió mạnh, gió to
7.( to) climb [klaim]
leo trèo
8. (to) view [vju:]
 view (n)
quan sát
tầm nhìn, quang cảnh
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
PART C: LISTENING
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Rub out and remember
Task 1: 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
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healthy
strong
young
cloudy
highest
wonderful
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
PART C: LISTENING
II. Listening
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
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
PART C: LISTENING
Task 2: Listen to the radio news stories again and fill in the missing words
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
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
(v)
(v)
(v)
n
(v)
adj
n
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
PART C: LISTENING
Task 2: Listen to the radio news stories again and fill in the missing words
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
twenty-third
California
wonderful
young and healthy
n
n
n
adj
adj
4,418
Mount Whitney
Game: Lucky letter.
1. What has happened during the night?
Heavy rain has caused floods all over the country.
2. Why have people left their homes?
Because rivers have risen.
3. How many times has the old woman climbed Mount Whitney?
She has climbed Mount Whitney twenty three times.
5. Why does she climb it so often?
Because it has kept her young and healthy.
Unit 7
THE MASS MEDIA
PART C: LISTENING
Task 3: Listen again and anwser the questions.
4. How high is Mount Whitney?
It is 4,418m.
III. Retelling:
Tell your classmates about the news story 2 ( using the answers to these questions)

How old is the woman?
How many times has the woman climbed
Mount Whitney?
Where is the mountain?
How high is it?
What does she say about the view from the top?
Why does she climb it so often?
Does she try to climb the mountain very often although she is old?
90-year-old woman climbs Mount Whitney
D. Homework :
- Rewrite the content of the 2 radio news
stories.
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 7: Writing
Thanks for your attention!
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