Task 1: Read about the advantages and disadvantages of television below: Advantages of television Disadvantages of television 1.. Television help us to learn more about the world an[r]
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D: Writing
Writing about advantages and disadvantages
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Advantages of television Disadvantages of television
1 Television help us to learn more
about the world and to know and
see many new things.
2 Television can make things
memorable because it presents
information in an effective way.
3 It entertains us. Watching it is an
enjoyable way to relax.
4. It increases the popularity of
sports and games.
5 It makes us aware of our global
responsibilities.
1 Television can make us passive. We don’t have to think so our brain become lazy.
2 It encourages us to buy things that
we don’t needs.
3 It takes time away from activities such as reading and games.
4 Some television programmes may make people violent.
5 Television interferes with family life and communication.
memorable(a)['memərəbl]
đáng ghi nhớ,
không quên được
effective(a) [i'fektiv]
có hiệu quả
increase(v) ['inkri:s]
tăng lên popularity (n) [,pɔpju'lærəti] phổ biến
responsibility [ri,spɔnsə'biləti]
trách nhiệm
global (a) ['gloubəl]
toàn cầu
encourage (v) [in'kʌridʒ]
khuyến khích
violent (a) ['vaiələnt]
hung bạo,quá khích
interfere (with st.) (v) [,intə'fiə]
gây trở ngại; cản trở
Unit 7 THE MASS MEDIA
D: Writing
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2. It increases the popularity of sports and games
3. It can be boring because we can't watch films or sports
programs
4. It helps us to learn more about the world and to know
many new things
5. It encourages us to buy things that we don’t needs
6. We can listen to it almost everywhere with little cost and
great convenience
Task 2: Work in pairs, choose the advantages and disadvantages of each type of the mass media, and write them down in columns below
Unit 7 THE MASS MEDIA
D: Writing
Advantages Disadvantages
2, 4, 6 1, 3, 5
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2. They interfere with people’s private life. Some articles
on them don’t say the truth.
3. They increase the popularity of sports and games
4. They help us to learn more about the world and to
know many new things
5. They are less updated than other kind of mass media
6. The text and pictures are not moving so they are as not exciting as other kinds of media
Newspapers
Advantages Disadvantages
1, 3, 4, 2, 5, 6
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2. It is sometimes harmful for people. They spend too much
times playing games online or watching bad programs
3. It can help us do a lot of things such as paying bills, sending
and receiving letters, learning foreign languages.
4. It makes us confused when there is too much information .
Thus, it is difficult to find the necessary information
5. It helps us to learn more about the world and to know many
new things
6. It provides a quick daily access to information
and entertainment
The internet
Advantages Disadvantages
3, 5, 6 1, 2, 4,