Unit 5 The media

People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting and inexpensive local and international programs in a convenient way.... 5.What’s your favorite type of media?[r]

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using the Internet watching TV reading magazines

reading newspapers listening to the radio

THE MEDIA

I GETTTING STARTED

Example:

A: Which of these is your favorite activitiy in your free time? B: Watching TV.

A: How many hours a week do you spend watching TV ? B: About 4 or 5 hours, I guess.

II LISTEN AND READ

New words:

- town crier (n): người rao tin tức trên đường phố

- viewer (n): khán giả

kênh truyền hình

- channel (n):

- remote control (n): điều khiển từ xa

truyền hình tương tác

- interactive TV:

What do these pictures mean?:

town crier

viewer

channel

remote control

interactive TV

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.

The media

II- Grammar:

*Gerund:

Ex : People love reading newspapers and magazines.

enjoy like dislike hate love

V-ing

To

- She / like / walk / to school.

- We / enjoy / learn / English

She likes walking to school.

We enjoy learning English.

They/ like/watch /TV

They like watching TV.

Mr Jones/enjoy/read newspapers

Mr Jones enjoys reading newspaper.

Minh/ love/read/magazines

Minh loves reading magazines.

Mr Nam/dislike/use the Internet

Mr.Nam dislikes using the internet.

1 Remote cotrols 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

A Before newspapers were invented, town crier would go

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

FACTS & EVENTS Passage Letter

D

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

B

B In viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magezines

The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular

magazines and widely read by both teanagers and adults.

B

B In viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magezines The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular

magazines and widely read by both teenagers and adults.

C

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.

A D

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.

6 Interactive TV is available now

III.Complete

IV Answer the questions:

1.What was a town crier?

2 How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay?

3 What benefits does TV bring about to people’s life?

A town crier was a person who went through city

streets, ringing a bell to shout the latest news as he

was walking.

The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular

magazines and is widely read by both teenagers and adults.

People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting and inexpensive local and international programs in a

convenient way.

About you:

5.What’s your favorite type of media? Why

A.My favorite type of media is Because it's

4 What kinds of magazines and newspapers

do you read?

I read ……….

The newspapers , magazines , television , radios and

internet are the (1) Before the invention of

newspapers , people got the news by listening to the

town (2) They shouted the latest (3)… while they were walking the city streets.Television is an … (4) ………and convenient way to get the latest

information With (5) TV , viewers are able to ask questions (6) the show using their remote

control In Vietnam the kien Thuc Ngay Nay is

widely (7) by both … (8) … and adults

Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

media

criers

inexpensive about

about

read

teenagers

about

C- HOMEWORK:

1 Learn by heart new words + grammars.

2 Answer all questions again.