UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA Reading

Period : 38 ( five periods 38- 42)

• Objectives:
- Students read the programmers on TV to get information.
- Students learn new words through guessing meanings, answering questions...
• Method: Communicative Approach
*Teaching Aids: posters, cards
• Procedure:
TEACHER'S ACTIVITIES STUDENTS' ACTIVITIES

I/ Class stabilization: - writes these words on the board and underlines

1. Checking attendance some chosen letters.
2. Check up
IF Warm-up: Game: Guessing Words
- prepares 6 small pieces of paper on which there 1) COMPUTER
are 6 words relating to mass media. 2) MOBILE PHONE
- The class is divided into 2 groups. Each group has 3) TELEVISION
a representative standing in front of the class. Each 4) RADIO
representative takes 3 pieces of paper in random 5) NEWSPAPER
and explains the words by his/her own words. His/ 6) MAGAZINE
Her group has to guess the word within 10 seconds.
If this group can't, the other can give their answer -> MASS MEDIA
to get one mark. - group work
- asks sts to arrange the underlined letters to make - play the game
a meaningful word relating to these six words. - look at the board

III/ Before you read: - answer the questions

• Task 1: Questions
+ What do you often do in your free time?
+ Do you often watch TV? If yes, when?
+ How many hours per week do you watch TV?
+ How many channels are there on our national
TV?
+ Which programmers do you like most?
* Task 2: Matching

Suggested answers.
l. b 2.c 3.e 4.a 5.d
- work in pairs
- match the words in column A with the
correspondent programmers in column B
IV/ While you read:
- plays the cassette tape 1
Task 1: Matching Suggested answers:
1. Cartoon: a film made by photographing a series
of changing drawings.
2. Drama: a play for the theatre, television or radio.
3. Comedy: A film or a play that is intended to be
funny, usually with a happy ending.
4. Documentary: A film or a television programme
giving facts about something.
- asks sts not to look at the textbooks when they
give the meanings of the words in the left column
again.
- open the books, listen to the cassette tape and
read in silence
- work individually and match each word in the left
column with its correspondent meaning in the right
column.
- individual work - individual work - group work
- the class is divided into 2 groups. Sts will have 6
questions to answer and a lucky number. Student in
each group in turn chooses a number. The group
will receive 1 mark if its members have a right
answer or a lucky number. The group having more
marks will be the winner.

Task 2: True- False Statements

- first, asks sts to work individually and then work
in groups of four
Suggested answers:
1. T.
2.T
3. F The Nature of Language is the documentary
programme at 15:15 on VTV3.
4.T
5. F VTV1 starts at 5:35 and the last programme
starts at 23:30.

Task 3:Comprehension Questions -Lucky Number

- explains the rule of the game Suggested
answers:
1. Five films are on.
2.At 9:00 a.m 12:00, 7:00 p.m. on VTV 1 and 7:00
p.m. on VTV3.
3. VTV2.
4. The Quiz Show.
5. You should watch VTV1 1.
6. Football.

V/ After you read: Discussion - group work

- divides class into 6 groups. Each group chooses
one from three following topics to discuss:
1. Which TV programme do you like watching
best? Why?
2. Which TV programme do you dislike watching
most? Why?
3. How will you design a special TV programme
for your city?

VI/ Homework:

LESSON PLAN
UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA SPEAKING
Period : 39 ( five periods 38- 42)
A. Aims : - To help Sts practise speaking about different types of mass media and their differences.
- Ask and answer about the use of media.
B. Teaching aids: poster, pictures, cards, textbook.
C . Method: Communicative Approach
D. Procedures of teaching

Teacher’s act. Ps’ act.

Warm up: Dictionary
Television
.Put the class into 4 groups then ask them to Magazines
number from 1 to 10 within in each group Media
.Instruct sts that when the T calls out a number, for The Internet
example number 1, 4 number ones from 4 groups Radio
will come to the teacher and they will be shown a
word. As soon as they get the word, they go back
to their groups and draw so that their friends can Group work
guess the words. The group who works out first
will get one point

Today we learn some types of the media and their

differences.
KEY:
*Features in common
They all provide us with information and
Task 1: - work in pairs. Which of the following are entertainment and we receive them from our senses.
the types of the mass media ? *The main feature of each types
The sts can answer with yes or no. . Radio presents information and entertainment
- Teacher asks the questions: orally and we receive them through our ears.
1. What kinds of mass media do you often watch, . Newspapers and magazines present information
listen to or read ? and entertainment visually and we receive them
2. Which do you like best ? Why ? through our eyes.
. The Internet presents information and
entertainment visually and orally and we receive
them through our eyes and ears.
- Sts work in pairs.

Task 2:
.T asks Sts to read in silence and explains some
new words: - aurally -orally- visually- deliver
Sts answer Work in pairs Sts answer the questions. - 2 representatives speak in front of the class.
. Work in pairs. Work out what features the types of Sts open their books and answer the questions.
the media have in common and what main features
each of them has.
. T erases some words, phrases and sentences.
T asks Sts to speak again.
. T corrects the mistakes.
A. What do you often get information ?
B. From T. V
A. What is the difference between getting
information from T. V and radio.
B. T.V presents information and entertainment
visually and we receive them through our eyes and
ears.

Task 3: Discuss some questions.

Sts work in groups and answer the questions.
T walks around the class, observes and helps them if
necessary.
T checks and corrects the mistakes.

Home work : - ( handouts )

-Do exercise part I , 2 in workbook (P45, 46) -
Prepare listening

LESSON PLAN
Theme: Community: UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA Listening
Period : 40 ( five periods 38- 42)
Time : 45 minutes
Objectives: Develop the sts' listening skill.
Listen to get information from the radio.
Method : Communicative approach.
Teaching aids: textbooks, pictures, handouts and tape.
Procedures:
Teacher’s act. Ps’ act.
• Warm up: ( 3 mn)
T asks sts to look at the pictures and answer
1. What are they ?
2. What are they called?
3. What is the radio used for?

• Pre-listening: (5 mn) Feedback:

1. How often do you listen to the radio?
2. How many hours per week do you listen to
it?
3. What programme do you like listening to?
Why'?
1. Computer ,Television, Camera mini , radio and
cassette player.
2. They are called mass media.
3. To listen to music, stories, news... Sts' answers
may vary.

• While listening: (25 mn) -Group work

Task 1:
-> Activity 1: Slap the board.
T. says the adjective words in Vietnamese then
asks the sts to slap the correct English words.
feedback: healthy/ strong/ young/ cloudy/ highest/
wonderful
-individual first and then work in pairs to
exchange and (or) supplement information
feedback:
 New Story
Activity 2 : Listen to the two radio news stories 1 : strong, cloudy, News story
and tick the words you hear in the right column 2: healthy, young, highest, wonderful
under News story 1 and News story 2.( T plays -group of five.
the recording once) -feedback:
Task 2: News story:
Activity 1: Guessing the missing words. T asks 1. has caused floods
the sts to read the passages and try their best to 2. have left their homes 3. have risen
guess the missing words. 4. two meters has stopped 6. cloud
-> Activity2: listen to the radio news stories 7. strong wind News story 2
and till in the missing' words.( T plays the
recording three times)
Task 3: Listen and answer the following
questions. - Feedback from the Ss
-T asks sts to read the questions carefully before
they listen to the tape.
-T asks sts to work in pairs to discuss the
answers.
- T plays the tape

-T conducts the correction.

( T plays the recording twice)

Post-listening: (10 inn) -pair work

-T divides the class into 4 groups, then asks the Feedback:
representative of each group to choose the 1. Heavy rain has caused floods all over the
number ( number 1: news story 1, number 2 : country during the night.
news story 2) 2. Because the rivers have risen
- T asks them to retell the stories. ( 2 groups) 3. The old woman has climbed Mount Whitney
1. twenty- third twenty-three times.
2.4,418 4. Because it has kept her young and healthy.
3. California -Group work
4. wonderful - On behalf of groups retell the stories
5. young and healthy -handouts

Homework: (2 mn)
a. Put these parts of a piece of news into the right
order.
The burglar alarm didn't work. He went to the
food department and enjoyed a big meal.
The following morning, the police caught him
sleeping on the floor. There were some empty
bottles of wine around him.
A few days ago, a man broke into a supermarket
downtown during the night.
b. You have heard something interesting news
from the radio. Write a short piece of news.
- Take notes
LESSON PLAN
UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA WRITING
Period : 41 ( five periods 38- 42)
A. Aims: To help Sts know the structure of writing about advantages and disadvantages.
B. Teaching aids: poster, pictures, cards, textbook.
C. Method: Communicative Approach
D. Procedures of teaching
Procedures:
Teacher’s act. Ps’ act.
Warm up : T asks some questions Sts close your books
1. What are some kind of the mass media ? And answer the questions.
2. Which is the most popular ?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
T.V ?
Activity 1 : * Read about the advantages and
disadvantages of T. V.

advantages disadvantages Sts read and talk with their partners.

Answer the questions
Work in pairs Work in groups

Sts read and put these sentences in the correct

What are the advantages and disadvantages of T. column ( handouts ).
V?
Which one do you agree with ?
1. T.V enables children with limited real world
experience to see how people around the world live
and think.
2. T.V allows people you watch shows, musicals
and sports events that they might not be able to
afford to watch live.
3. There is so much violence on T.V that
encourages people to become violent.
4. T.V brings the family together in a shared
activity.
5. Children see many negative role models on T.V,
such as adults smoking or men mistreating women.
6. Children develop a low attention span because
they are over stimulated by T.V.
Teacher walks around and helps them if necessary.
T corrects the mistakes Activities 2 .
T divides the class into 6 teams. Two teams have the
same topics.
T gives them the posters. They work in groups and
discuss. Make sure they have a secretary and write
in the poster. ( using these cues )

Activity : Running dictation Work in groups

Hang a model outside the classroom. Divide the
class into 3 groups. . Sts change their paragraphs and correct their
Make sure they have secretary and that they know friend's mistakes.
the rules.
Sts stand in a line, the St at the back must go to the
paragraph to read 1 or 2 sentences , try to remember
and go to the secretary who writes down it.

. T gives some feed back.

2 representatives read in front of the class

Homework: - Write a paragraph about the

advantages and disadvantages of T. V or computer.
(Handouts)

UN I T 7 : TH E MA SS M ED I A (LANGUAGE FOCUS)
Period : 42 ( five periods 38- 42)
Aims: - Help students distinguish the pronunciation of /ei/, /ai/, /0i/
- Help students review the Present perfect
- Help students review how to use Because of and in spite of
Method: Communicative Approach
Teaching Aids: Textbook, cards, handouts...
Procedure :
Teacher’s act. Ps’ act.
I. Class stabilization Key: station, climb, break, fight, destroy,
II. New lesson. wildlife, newspaper, buy, day, noise, voice....
1. Warm-up Game: Guess what this word is
a. /'steffn/, /klaim/ , /brerk /, /fait/,/di'stroi/ /,
/'waildlaif/ / /'nju;zpeipa(r)/,/bai/ /, /dei/,
/in'dzoi/, /vois/, ....

2. Practice: PRONUNCIATION
Task 1:Put the word above into the correct
column.

- Creating physical condition

- Checking attendance - Word-guessing - Students write and read the word.
- Teacher takes turn to give the transcription -Group work
cards. - Pair work
Newspaper they / type / noise

Task 2: 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. -Students: listen and practice.
4. Would you like to go for a ride with me
on Friday.
5. This is the noisiest Rolls Royce I've ever
heard. Students: Do the commands
6. While you're changing the oil, I'll go and - individually
visit my boy.

Task 3: Listen to the sentences. Stand up when

you hear the vowel lei/, clap your hand when you
hear the vowel / all and stamp your feet when you
hear the vowel /oi/.
a. I have just invited her out for a picnic.
b. Kate has painted her room three times.
c. The fire has destroyed the building for two
days.

3. Practice: The Present Perfect What is the

similar point of three sentences above?
-T: have students listen to the tape and practise
the sentences.

Teacher: Read the sentences.

- Eliciting questions
- Presenting
The Present Perfect: HAVE/ HAS + V3
The usage:

4. Practice: Because of and In Spite of 3. Can you

do task 6 in one minute? Why (not)? We cannot
do it in one minute because it is long. We cannot
do it in one minute because of its length We can
do it in one minute although it is long. We can do
it in one minute in spite of its length.
BECAUSE + Clause
BECAUSE OF + N/ Noun phrase/ Gerund
ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH + Clause
IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE + N/ Noun phrase/
Gerund
Task 7. Complete the sentences using the
information in the box. (P. 81)
- an action has just happened (ex: a)
- an action repeated many times in the pst.(ex:b) -
an action began in the past, happened in present
and maybe in the future. (ex:c)
Some adverbs are often used with the Present
Perfect: ever, never, so far, already, recently, up to
now...
- pair work
Task 1: Complete the letter using the present
perfect of the verb in the box. (p. 80)
Task 2: Complete the sentences using for, since,
ago. (p. 80)

-pairwork
- filling gaps -presenting

Home work 2. Prepare the new lesson: Unit 8 (reading)

1. Complete the sentences below. - Matching - Pair work - Handouts
a. Jane lent me some money because...............
b. Mary lost her bike because of.....................
c. They are thinking of going alone although...
d. My father was unhappy in spite of...............