UNIT 5: THE MEDIA LESSON1: GETTING STARTED LISTEN AND READ

b Vietnamese people enjoy reading “Kien Thuc Ngay Nay”.. Before newspapers were invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell.. In Viet Nam people love reading new

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OUR ENGLISH CLASS

4 Using the Internet

1

Listening

to the

radio

2 Reading magazines

3 Watching T.V.

5 Reading newspapers

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THE MEDIA

UNIT 5: THE MEDIA

LESSON1: GETTING STARTED LISTEN AND READ

Vocabulary:

- a town crier: người rao tin trên đường

- a bell : chuông

- a remote control : thiết bị điều khiển

từ xa

- Interactive (adj) : tương tác

- a benefit : lợi ích

VTV2

- a channel : kênh (truyền hình)

Example : In Viet Nam people love ………… newspapers and

magazines

reading

=> Gerund: (danh danh động từ)

Ving adore=fancy=love=like=enjoy /hate= dislike=detest/…

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a) T.V is a cheap and convenient form of

entertainment.

b) Vietnamese people enjoy reading “Kien Thuc

Ngay Nay”.

c) Long time ago, criers had to shout the latest

news as they were walking in the street.

d) Interactive television is the development of T.V.

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2

1

4

Ordering statements:

There are 4 passages in the text Here are the main ideas

of the 4 passages Now, you have to guess their orders of appearance

in the text

A Before newspapers were invented, town criers would go through

city streets ringing a bell They shouted the latest news as they were

walking.

B In Viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magazines The

Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely

read by both teenagers and adults.

C Thanks to television people can get the latest information and enjoy

interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way Nowadays,

viewers can watch a variety of local and international programs on

different channels.

D The next stage in the development of television is interactive TV Viewers are able to ask questions about the show by using their

remote controls.

COMPLETING THE TABLE :

Facts & Events Passage letter

1 Remote controls are used to interact with

TV

2 One of the most popular magazines

3 People of different ages like this magazine

4 Benefits of TV

5 People got the news from town criers

6 Interactive TV is available now.

B

D

C A

B D Complete the table with the passage letters in which these

facts or events are mentioned

1.What was a town crier ?

2.HowpopularisTheKienThucNgayNayMagazine ?

3.What benefits does TV bring about to people’slife ?

4.What kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read ?

5.What is your favorite type of media ? Why ?

6.Do you like watching TV ? Why (not)

7.Whatkindofmediadostudentslike bestnowadays ?

8.How many hours a day do you watch TV ?

9.How oftendoyouplaycomputergamesover the Internet ?

QUESTION 1 :

What was a town crier ?

A town crier was a person who went along

city streets ringing a bell and shouting the latest news

as he was walking.

QUESTION

2 :

How

popular

is The

Kien

Thuc

Ngay

Nay

Magazine

?

It is widely read

by both

teenagers and

adults.

Question 3 :

WHAT BENEFITS DOES TV BRING ABOUT TO PEOPLE’S

LIFE ?

People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and

convenient way.

QUESTION 4 :

What kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read ?

(Possible answer : I read The the Thanh Nien and

the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay )

What

is

your

favorite

type

of

media ?

Why ?

QUESTIONS 5

(Possible answer :

I like TV because

it is inexpensive

and convenient.)

Question 6 :

Do you like watching TV ? Why (not) ?

Yes, I do.Because there are interesting programs on TV

Question 8 :

What

kind

of

media

do

students

like

best

nowadays ?

GAMES ONLINE/ THE INTERNET

QUESTIONS 7

How many hours a day do you watch TV ?

Half an hour/ 1hour,….

QUESTIONS 9

How often

do you play computer games over the Internet ?

15 minutes/ half an hour/…

- Learn new words and the ideas of

“Getting started & Listen and read” by

heart

-Prepare SPEAK + LISTEN Vocabulary(a documentary, a telegraph,

A journalism, violent, informative,…