Unit 7. The mass media

Warm-up:
TERInnet
TESIlevion
OdiRA
BokO
ZIManeGA
1. Internet
2. Television
3. Radio
4. Book
5. Magazine
Lesson 1: Reading
1. When do you often watch TV?

2. How many channels are there on our national TV?

3. How many hours per week do you watch TV?
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the following questions
Match the channels of our national TV in column A with their functions in column B.
Vocabulary
Portrait [`pɔ:treit] (n) :
Wildlife World [`waildlaif wə:ld]:
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UNIT 7 :THE MASS MEDIA
LESON 1: READING
Folk Song [`fouksɔη] (n):
Quiz Show [`kwiz ∫ou] (n):
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thế giới động vật hoang dã
chương trình đố vui
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II. While you read
Look at some popular TV programmes, and then do the tasks that follow.
VTV3
07:30 Quiz Show
09:15 Drama :Stolen Heart .
10:00 Music for Children
11:30 Portrait of Life
12:00 Film :Deep in 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 Football : Liverpool vs. West Ham

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B
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.
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(on VTV3)
(the last programme begins at 23:30)
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?
Task 3: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
How many films are on?
- There are 5 films on.
What are they?
- They are :
1. When the Birds Return
2. The Beauty of Life
3. Punishment
4. Deep in the city
5. Guests of the Nation
2. What time can you watch the news?
- We can watch the news:
+ On VTV1 at:
9:00 a.m.,
12:00 at noon,
7:00 p.m.,
11:00 p.m.,
+ On VTV3 at:
7:00 p.m.

3. Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals?
- VTVT2.
What time is it on?
- It’s on at 15:15 (3:15 p.m.).
4. What programme is on
on VTV3 at 7:30?
- The Quiz Show.
5. Which channel will you watch if you like folk songs?
- We will watch VTV1.
What time can you watch it?
- At 21:30 (9:30 p.m.).
6. What is the last progamme on VTV3?
- It’s the football.
Tell your partner about one of the TV programmes you like watching best and explain why .
A: Which TV programme do you like watching best?
B: I like watching __________________ best.
A: Why?
B: Because______________________.
LUCKY ANIMALS
Mass media are for _________
information.
entertainment.
education.
all are correct

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D
D
What is the last programme on VTV3?
A. News
B. Football
C. Film
D. Weather Forecast
Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

B
Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D
The program “ Music Game” is a___________.
Quiz show
B. Talk show
C. Game show
D. News
C
TV, radio and computer are ________.
print media
B. electronic media
C. medium
D. no media
Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

B
HOMEWORK
Write a 150 - word passage about one of the TV programmes you like watching best. You may use the following guidelines.
Time and the channel on TV.
Length of the programme, parts of the programme.
Content of the programme.
The feeling you have for it