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LESSON 7

COMMUNICATION &
CULTURE / CLIL

LESSON 7

COMMUNICATION & CULTURE
/ CLIL
Mind-mapping

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

• Task 1: Listen and complete the
conversations.
• Task 2: Make similar conversations.
• Task 1: Read and complete the table.
• Task 2: Discussion.

CULTURE

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

Mind-mapping
leaflets

Types of mass
media

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1 Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box.
A. how has your day been
C. I like your shoes

1
Julie:
Mai:

B. It's a lovely day, isn't it
D. I heard on the radio today that

_________
the flower festival is going to be held in our
D
city.
Really? I love flowers. I went to a flower festival in Da
Lat once. It was amazing!

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1 Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box.
A. how has your day been
C. I like your shoes

B. It's a lovely day, isn't it
D. I heard on the radio today that

2
Mai: Hi, _________
so far?
A
Mark: I've been very busy! I'm working on promoting a
charity event. It's a lot of work!
Mai:

Sounds very stressful! Have you thought of inviting a
famous celebrity?

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1 Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box.
A. how has your day been
C. I like your shoes

B. It's a lovely day, isn't it
D. I heard on the radio today that

3
Linda: _________!
They look very stylish. Where did you get
C
them?
Mai:

Thank you. I saw them advertised on a fashion website
and bought them online. I'll send you the link.

Mai:

That'd be great. Thanks.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1 Listen and complete the conversations with the expressions in the box.
A. how has your day been
C. I like your shoes

B. It's a lovely day, isn't it
D. I heard on the radio today that

4
Nam: _________?
B
Linda: Yeah, it's so beautiful outside! Last week, the weather
was awful.
Nam:

I know. It was raining all the time. Have you got any
plans for the weekend?

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
r!
Remembe

Small talk is an informal, polite
• Films, TV shows, popular
conversation with strangers,
music, and books
classmates, or friends. People make
Have you watched ...? Have
small talk to get conversations started
you heard (about) ...? Are you
and get to know each other. Below
reading ...?
are some good small talk topics:
• Current events
• The weather
Did you hear about ...? Did
What a beautiful day! Lovely day,
you catch the news today? I
don't you think? It's so hot today,
read in the press today that ...
isn't it? It looks like it's going to rain.
I heard on the radio today
that ...

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
r!
Remembe

• The day or weekend
• Observations
How was your
I like/love your (hat). Can I
day/weekend? Has
ask where you got it? Your
anything exciting
(cakes) are delicious!
happened today? Are you Thanks for (making them
doing anything fun after
for the party). Nice place,
school/at the weekend?
isn't it?

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
2

Use the models in 1. to make similar conversations for
the situations. One of you is A, the other is B.

A and B don't know each other. They are at a birthday party of
a mutual friend. A starts a conversation with B. They make
small talk and discover they are both interested in a career in
the media industry.
A and B are both members of their school's Media Club.
They are not close friends. They meet in the local park by
chance. B starts a conversation with A. They make small
talk and find out they are both in charge of promoting a
school event.

CULTURE

1 Read the following text and complete the table below.
MASS MEDIA AROUND THE WORLD

CULTURE
1

Complete the table.

 
Uses and
advantages

Problems
Countries where
they are used

Digital billboards

Public loudspeakers

CULTURE
1

Complete the table.

 
Uses and
advantages

Digital billboards
Public loudspeakers
 can change between  warn people of air
different messages
attacks (in the past)
 attractive
 alert people to natural
 can be updated in
disasters
 communicate public
real time
announcements

CULTURE
1

Complete the table.

 
Problems
Countries
where they
are used

Digital billboards
Light pollution
The US, the UK,
Japan, and big cities
around the world

Public loudspeakers
Noise problems
Japan, Philippines, the
US, Viet Nam

CULTURE
2 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
How effective do you think these types of mass media
are? Will they become more or less popular in the future?
Why/Why not?

CONSOLIDATION
1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
- Gain knowledge about mass media around the world;
- Review expressions for making small talk;
- Talk about the effectiveness of mass media.

CONSOLIDATION
2 Homework

- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for the next lesson – Looking back
and Project.

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