LAO CHAI SEMI-BOARDING SECONDARY
SCHOOL

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Teacher: Hoang Thi Thu Trinh

The
Media

Period 24: UNIT 5: THE MEDIA
Listen and Read

2. Listen and read
*Vocabulary:

- crier (n) người rao tin tức
- shout (v) kêu to, hét lên
- variety (n) sự đa dạng
- remote control (n) điều
khiển từ xa
- benefit (n) lợi ích
- interactive (a) tương tác

MATCHING
1. crier
2. shout
3. variety
4. remote control
5. benefit
6. interactive

a. điều khiển từ xa
b. sự đa dạng
c. kêu to, hét lên
d. lợi ích, phúc lợi
e. tương tác
f. người rao tin tức

*Grammar: Gerund (V_ing)
Ex : People love reading newspapers and magazines.
love
enjoy

S+

like
dislike

+ V-ing

hate
- She / like / walk / to school.

She likes walking to school.

- We / enjoy / learn / English.

We enjoy learning English.

2. Listen and read.
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.

a. Complete the table
FACTS & EVENTS
1. Remote controls 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.

PASSAGE
LETTER

D
B
B
C

5. People got the news from town criers.

A

6. Interactive TV is available now.

D

1. What was a town crier?
A.
A A town crier was a person whose job was to
go through city streets ringing a bell to
shout the latest news as he was walking.
B. A town criers would go through city streets
ringing a bell.
C. A town criers was a person who shouted the
latest news as he was walking.

2. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay?
A. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is the most
popular magazines in Viet Nam.
B
B. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most
popular magazines and is widely read by both
teenagers and adults.
C. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is widely read in
Viet Nam.

3. What benefits does TV bring about to people's life?
A. People can get information and enjoy programs
on TV.
B. People can enjoy interesting programs in an
inexpensive and convenient way.
C. People can get the latest information and enjoy
C
interesting and inexpensive local and international
programs in a convenient way.

4. What kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read?
I often read ……

5. What is your favorite type of media? Why?
Ex: I like TV because it is inexpensive and convenient.
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inexpensive
convenient
fast
provide more information.
news update

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

news
inexpensive
inexpensive

criers

interactive

teenagers

media

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 on 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
controls . In Vietnam the kien Thuc Ngay Nay is widely .......(7)... .by both
…....(8)... ….. and adults .

- Learn by heart new words.
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Rewrite the answers of task b on notebook.
- Prepare: Listen on page 43.