Unit 7. The mass media

Unit 7: The Mass Media
Lesson 4: Writing
Teacher : pham Hoai Nam
What is the mass media?
It has 10 letters
It is an important thing to our life
It is a mass media
Do you often watch T.V?
How many hours a day do you watch T.V?
Do you think T.V is very useful?
Do you think T.V is sometimes not useful?
Vocabulary
Advantage (n) [əd`vɑ:ntidʒ] sự thuận lợi, sự tiện lợi

Disadvantage (n) >< Advantage (n)

Memorable (adj) [`memərəbl] easy to remember

Responsibility (n) [ri,spɔnsə`biləti] = duty : trách nhiệm
Encourage (v) [in`kʌridʒ] khuyến khích; cổ vũ

Violent (adj) [`vaiələnt] thô bạo, hung dữ
Task1.read about the advantages and disadvantages of television below.
Task 1:
1. What does Task 1 tell you?
2. How many advantages?
3. How many disadvantages?
4. What advantage do you like most?
Task 2: Which of the following statements tell about the Internet? Give explanation
Contain a rich source of information
Cost us much money
Be less updated than other kinds of media
Have many forms of entertainment
Provide information only orally
Not be mobile
Give us a chance of attending online courses
Bring bad effects on children
Have no pictures
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The Internet
Contain a rich source of information. (We can get any information you need easily, fast and in time)
Cost us much money (computer, installation fee, …)
Have many forms of entertainment (films, music, games, stories, chatting, …)
Not be mobile (you can’t bring it along everywhere…)
Give us a chance of attending online courses (English, other subjects, …)
Bring bad effects on children (violent films, unhealthy games, …)
Advantages :
Contain a rich source of information
Have many forms of entertainment
Give us a chance of attending online courses

Disadvantages :
Cost us much money
2. Not be mobile
3. Bring bad effects on children
Task 3:
Write a paragraph in 70 – 100 words about the advantages or disadvantages of the Internet
Useful language
Firstly, secondly, …

The first (dis)advantage is that …………, the second (dis)advantage is that ………, ….

This is because ……., because …….,

Besides, moreover, furthermore, and, in addition,.…

However, on the other hand, but, ……..
Homework
Write a paragraph in 100 – 150 words about the advantages and disadvantages of the Radio or Newspapers