English 12 Unit 4 READING (lesson plan)

- T asks Ss work in group in 3 minutes to Activity 1: Put the words and phrases related to the mass media in three groups: new programmes, reality shows, instant messaging, leaflets, ema

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UNIT 4: THE MASS MEDIA Lesson 3: READING

Subject: English; Class: 12CB2

Period: 22

I Objectives

1 Knowledge

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

+ Read the passage about “mass media” and practice doing reading comprehension tasks

+ Use the information they have read to discuss the related topic

* Skills

- Main skill: reading

- Sub-skills: develop such reading sub-skills as scanning for specific ideas, skimming for general information, and guessing meaning in context

2 Competence: Develop collaborative, problem-solving and communicative competence.

3 Attitude:

+ Help students to comprehend more information about mass media

+ To encourage students work in pairs/groups

II Teaching aids and materials

- Teacher: Online classroom, Powerpoint lecture, textbook, lesson plan

- Students: Textbook, notebook

III Procedures:

I WARM-UP (7’)

Activity 1:

* Aim: To lead students to get ready for the

lesson

* Tools: Powerpoint

* Steps:

- T shows the list of words and three groups

on the screen

- T divides class into ten break-out rooms

(room of four)

- T asks Ss work in group in 3 minutes to

Activity 1: Put the words and phrases related to the mass media in three groups:

new programmes, reality shows, instant messaging, leaflets, emails, websites, dramas, books, social networking, magazines, documentaries, newspapers,

Print:…….

find words/ phrases related to put in

suitable group

- Each group shares the answers in whole

class

- T checks the meanings of the vocabulary

items as a class

- T gives feedback

* Learning outcomes:

- Practice fast reaction

- New knowledge about the mass media

Television:……

The Internet:………

Expected answers:

Print: books, magazines, leaflets,

newspapers

Television: news programmes, dramas,

reality shows, documentaries

The Internet: email, websites, instant

messaging, data sharing, social networking

II PRE-READING (10’)

Activity 3:

* Aim:

- To teach students new vocabulary through

Matching task

- To learn new vocabulary by finding words

or expressions with the definitions given

* Tools: Powerpoint

* Steps:

- T elicits new words on screen one by one

- T asks Ss to listen and pronounces new

words 3 times

- T elicits synonym/antonym word of each

word

- T calls 2 Ss to repeat

- T asks Ss about part of speech and stress

- T requires Ss do activity 3 individually in

3 minutes

- T calls each S to check the answers

- T then gives feedback

* Learning outcomes:

- 6 key words and phrases: audience;

broadcast; advert; the masses; emerge;

advent.

- Correct pronunciation

Pre- teach vocabulary:

1 coin /kɔɪn/ (v) : đặt ra, tạo ra

(translation)

2 broadcast /ˈbrɑːd.kæst/ (v) : phát sóng

(translation)

3 advert /ˈæd.vɜːt/ (n)  : quảng cáo

(picture)

4 leaflet /ˈliː.flət/ (n) : tờ rơi

(picture)

5 emerge /ɪˈmɝːdʒ/ = appear (v) : nổi lên,

xuất hiện (synonym)

6 advent /ˈæd.vənt/ (n) : sự xuất hiện

(antonym)

7 collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.reɪt/ (v) : hợp tác

(picture)

Activity 3: Match each of the following words with its meaning Use a dictionary

if necessary:

+ audience (n) + broadcast (v) + advert (n) + the masses (plural noun) + emerge (v)

+ advent (n)

Expected answers:

1 – e ; 2 – d ; 3 – a ; 4 – b ; 5 – f ; 6 - c

III WHILE – READING (20’)

Activity 2 : (10’)

* Aim: To develop students’ reading skill

through choosing the main idea for the text

* Tools: Powerpoint

* Steps:

- T gets Ss to read instructions

- T runs through 4 headings

- T calls 1-2 Ss to predict the best heading

for the text

- Ss skim the text to choose the best

heading for the text, then share the answer

in break-out room of three in 4 minutes

- T invites Ss and checks the answers

- T then gives feedback

* Learning outcomes:

- Main idea of the text.

Activity 4 : (10’)

* Aim:

- To assist students comprehend the reading

material better

- To identify the specific infomation by

scanning and skimming the text

* Tools: Powerpoint

* Steps:

- T runs through 5 sentences

- Ss read 5 sentences and underline the key

words

- T requires Ss to scan for specific ideas in

the text

- Ss work individually

- T calls some Ss to give their answers and

requires them to explain why

- T checks answers as a class

* Learning outcomes:

Activity 2: Quickly read instructions and choose the best heading for the text

a The history of print media

(Lịch sử các phương tiện truyền thông)

b Forms of mass media

(Các hình thức truyền thông đại chúng)

c The advent of the Digital Media Age

(Sự ra đời của thời đại truyền thông kỹ thuật số)

d Means of mobile communication

(Ý nghĩa của phương tiện liên lạc di động)

Expected answers:

b Forms of mass media

Activity 4: Read the text again Decide if the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG) Tick the correct box

1 Mobile phones and the Internet are the

only forms of mass media

(Điện thoại di động và Internet là những hình thức duy nhất của các phương tiện thông tin đại chúng.)

2 – The role of mass media is to entertain,

amuse, inform, educate and unite people

(Vai trò của các phương tiện thông tin đại chúng là để giải trí, vui chơi, thông tin, giáo dục, và gắn kết mọi người.)

3 – The mobile phone is regarded as a

unique means of communication

- Scanning and skimming skills.

- Specific information

(Điện thoại di động được coi là một phương tiện giao tiếp độc đáo.)

4 – People nowadays prefer instant

messaging and social networking to emails

(Mọi người ngày nay thích tin nhắn nhanh

và mạng xã hội hơn là thư điện tử.)

5 – Only digital media have influenced

people's lives and society

(Chỉ có phương tiện truyền thông kỹ thuật

số mới có ảnh hưởng đến cuộc sống của người dân và xã hội.)

Expected answers:

1 – False

2 – True

3 – False

4 – True

5 – Not Given

IV- POST – READING (7’)

* Aim: To connect what students have read

with their own experiences of using the

different forms of mass media for personal

communication or finding useful

information

* Tools: Powerpoint

* Steps:

- T reminds them of the six forms of mass

media mentioned in the text: print,

recordings, cinema, radio, television and the

Internet

- T asks Ss to work in break-out room of

two to share their ideas in 3 minutes

- T asks several pairs to report their

discussion results to the class

- T then gives feedback

* Learning outcomes:

- Discussion skill

- Speaking skill

- Critical thinking

Activity 5: Work in pairs Tell each other about the forms of mass media that you use every day Explain how you benefit from using them

Expected answers:

- The forms of mass media that I use everyday: TV, mobile phone, Internet

- Benefit: to entertain, amuse, inform, educate and unite others

V HOMEWORK (1’):

Ask Ss to:

- Learn by heart the new words

- Prepare for the next lesson

Cao Lanh, November 19 th , 2021