Teacher: Huỳnh Tấn Anh Phương
Friday, December 7th, 2007
Unit 5:
THE MEDIA
Getting Started & Listen and Read
What kinds of media are mentioned in this text?
They’re criers, newspapers and magazines and televisions.
New Words:
a person whose job was to go through city streets ringing the bell to shout the latest new as he was walking
- crier (n)
- latest (a)
- stage (n)
the point that someone or something has reached
- interactive (a)
allowing information to be sent immediately in either direction between a computer system and its users.
interactive TV
- a variety of
- benefit (n)
Complete the table with the passage letters in which these facts or events are mentioned.
D
B
B
C
A
D
Answer the questions
1. What was the town criers?
 A town crier was a person whose job was to walk through a town shouting latest news.
2. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay?
 It is widely read by both teenagers and adults.
3. What bebefits does TV bring about to people’s life?
 People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way.

Learn the new words
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Prepare: Unit 5 – SPEAK & LISTEN
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