Unit 7. The mass media

Teacher: Nguyen Thu Huong
Dong Hoi high school.
Friday, December 5th 2008
Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
* Warm – up:
Look at the pictures and answer the question:
- What is this?
-> It’s a radio
- It’s an ice-cream
- It’s a coin
ei
ai
Ɔi
Friday, December 5th 2008
Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
I/ Pronunciation:
Diphthong: /ei/ , /ai/, /Ɔi/
* Listen and repeat:
/ei/ : play, today, radio, newspaper, they
/ai/: time, wildlife, height, buy, type
/Ɔi/: voice, noise, toy, enjoy, destroy

Friday, December 5th 2008
Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
* Practise these sentences:
1. I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake.
2. They changed the timetable at the end of April.
3. I have ninety-nine pages to type by Friday.
4. Would you like to go for a ride with me on Friday?
5. This is the noisiest Rolls Royce I’ve ever heard.
6. While you’re changing the oil, I’ll go and visit my boy.

Friday, December 5th 2008
Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
II/ Grammar and vocabulary:
1. Presentation:
* Ex1: Supply the correct verb tenses?
a. I (learn) English since 2004.
b. She (move) to London for 5 months.
a. have learnt
b. has moved

Friday, December 5th 2008
Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
* Notes: The present perfect.
- S + have / has + pp
- since, for, already, just, never, ever, yet, recently, up to now, until now, so far, several ...
- since + mốc thời gian
- for + khoảng thời gian
( Simple past: khoảng thời gian + ago)
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Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
* Ex2: Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given?
because of, because, in spite of, although
1. She came late ............... it rained heavily.
2. She came late ................. the heavy rain.
3. ................. he felt tired, he tried to finish the work.
4. .................. his tiredness, he tried to finish the work.
because
because of
Although
In spite of
Friday, December 5th 2008
Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
* Notes:
- because + clause
- because + n / n.ph / V-ing
- although + clause
- in spite of + n / n.ph + V-ing
* because≈since / as
* because of≈due to≈on account of
* although≈though≈even though≈even if
* in spite of≈despite

chỉ nguyên nhân, lý do (vì, bởi vì ...)
chỉ sự nhượng bộ
(mặc dù, cho dù ...)
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Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
2. Exercises:
* Ex1: Using the present perfect of the verbs in the box to complete the letter: (group work)
Keys: 1. have been
2. has lived
3. have met
4. have done
5. have had
6. have taken
7. have watched
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Unit 7: The mass media
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* Ex2: Complete the following sentences using for, since, ago. (pair work)
- Quarrel (v): cãi nhau
Keys: 1. since
2. ago
3. for
4. for
5. Since

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Unit 7: The mass media
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* Ex3: Complete the following sentences using the information in the box
appointment (n): cuộc hẹn
burn (v) cháy
bean (n): đậu
council (n): hội đồng
demolish (v) phá hủy
beef (n) thịt bò

Keys: 1. c / f
2. b / d
3. a / e
4. h / j
5. i / g

* More exercise:
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
1. ...............he is very rich, he isn’t happy.
A. although B. in spite of C. because D. because of
2. He stayed at home yesterday ........ his mother was sick.
A. although B. in spite of C. because D. because of
3. ...............her intelligence, she can’t answer my question.
A. although B. in spite of C. because D. because of
4. Mary looks happy .......... she has just got good marks.
A. although B. in spite of C. because D. because of
5. I can’t study .............. the noise.
A. although B. in spite of C. because D. because of

A
C
B
C
D
Friday, December 5th 2008
Unit 7: The mass media
P42: Language focus
III/ Homework:
1. Do exercise 2: (from 6 to10)
1. Translate into English:
a. Vì anh ấy không học hành chăm chỉ nên anh ta đã trượt kỳ thi.
b. Mặc dù tôi đã cố gắng hết sức nhưng tôi vẫn không thể hoàn thành công việc đúng thời gian.
2. Prepare for new lesson: Unit 8: Reading
- answer the questions of the part: “Before you read”
- find out new words and look up their meaning.