UNIT 7: TELEVISION
Lesson 1: Getting started

1. New words:
- talent (adj) tài năng, năng lực /ˈtalənt/
- animated (adj)hoạt hình /ˈaniˌmeitid/
- programme: (n) chương trình /ˈprəuˌɡrem/
- channel (n): kênh /ˈtʃenl/
- cartoon (n): phim hoạt hình /kärˈto͞on/
- cool (adj): dễ thương, mát mẻ /ko͞ol/
- popular (adj) : phổ biến /ˈpäpyələr/
- schedule (n): lịch,thời gian biểu chương trình /ˈskejəl/
- educational (adj): mang tính giáo dục /ˌeđəˈkeis(ə)n(ə)l/
- entertaining (adj): giải trí /ˌen(t)ərˈteiniŋ /
- national (adj): thuộc về quốc gia /ˈnes(ə)n(ə)l/

Listen and read.

What's on today?

What's on today?
Phong: What are you watching, Hung?
Hung: The Voice Kids.
Phong: That music talent show is very interesting.
Hung: It is. What programme do you often watch, Phong?
Phong: Films. I like animated films like The Lion King.
Hung: I love them, too. They're wonderful.
Phong: I often watch them with my little brother, but he prefers cartoons.
Hung: Tom and Jerry?
Phong: Ha ... ha ... Yes, he loves Jerry the mouse.
Hung: Jerry's a clever character. Do you know any English programmes for
children?
Phong: Yes. I watch English in a Minute on VTV7.
This channel has many educational programmes.
Hung: Great. I'll watch it, too.

Choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. Phong and Hung are talking about _______.
A. The Voice Kids programme
B. English in a Minute programme
C. different TV programmes
2. Phong likes _______.
B. cartoons
A. animated films

C. talent shows

3. When you're viewing a TV programme, you say: “I'm _______ TV.”
A. watching

B. seeing

C. looking

4. When a programme teaches you something, it's _______.
A. educational

B. funny

C. clever

Read the conversation again and match 1-5 with a-e.

1. The Voice Kids

a. animated film

2. The Lion King

b. channel

3. Tom and Jerry

c. music talent show

4. VTV7

d. educational programme

5. English in a Minute

e. cartoon

Find and write the adjectives in the conversation which describe
the programmes and characters below.

1. The Voice Kids

interesting

2. animated films

wonderful

3. Jerry the mouse

clever

4. programmes on VTV7

educational

Work in groups. Interview your partners about their favourite
TV programmes and report to the class.

Example:
In our group, Mai likes sports programmes on TV. Binh likes ...
- Weather forrecast (n) dự báo thời tiết
- News (n) thời sự
- Documentary film (n) phóng sự
- Games show (n) chương trình trò chơi trên truyền hình
- Story film (n) phim truyện
- Adventure film (n) phim thám tử/
- Thrilling film (n) phim li kì

HOMEWORK:
- Learning by heart new words.
- Doing exercises in workbook.
- Preparing new lesson: Unit 7: Lesson 2: A closer look 1.