WELCOME TO DAI MO HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Pham Quoc Khanh
GRADE 10
What is this?
It is a television.
What is this?
It is a radio.
What is this?
It is the Internet.
UNIT 7
THE MASS MEDIA
C. LISTENING
flood (n): [flʌd] lũ, lụt, nạn lụt
Heavy rain causes floods all over the country.
cloudy (a): [`klaudi] có mây phủ, đầy mây; u ám
It’s cloudy today.
wind (n): [wind] gió
There was strong wind yesterday.
wonderful (a): [`wʌndəfl] tuyệt vời
The weather is wonderful
healthy (a): [`helθi] khoẻ mạnh
Morning exercise makes me healthy.
In spite of: mặc dù; bất chấp
They went out in spite of the rain
New words
MATCHING
flood
cloudy
wind
wonderful
healthy
In spite of
B. lũ, lụt, nạn lụt
C. có mây phủ, đầy mây
A. gió
F. tuyệt vời
D. khoẻ mạnh
E. mặc dù, bất chấp
Task 1. Listen to the two radio news stories and tick the words you hear in the right column under NEWS STORY 1 and NEWS STORY 2
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Task 2. Listen to the radio news stories again and fill in the missing words
Heavy rain causes floods all over the country
Heavy rain during the night (1)_______ all over the country today. Many people (2)__________ Because rivers (3)___________. Some roads in the north-west are under (4)_________ of water. The rain (5)___________ at the moment, but it’s still (6)________ and there’s a (7)___________. Because of the bad weather, people can’t go out to work.
Task 2. The answer
Heavy rain causes floods all over the country
Heavy rain during the night has caused floods all over the country today. Many people have left their homes. Because rivers have risen. Some roads in the north-west are under two metres of water. The rain has stopped at the moment, but it’s still cloudy and there’s a strong wind. Because of the bad weather, people can’t go out to work.
Task 2. Listen to the radio news stories again and fill in the missing words
90-year-old American woman climbs Mount Whitney
A ninety-year-old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the (1)______ time. At (2)_________ metres, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in (3)________. The woman says the view from the top is (4)_________, so she tries to climb it often. She also says that the mountain has kept her (5)________. In spite of her old age, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often
Task 2. The answer
90-year-old American woman climbs Mount Whitney
A ninety-year-old woman has climbed Mount Whitney in California for the twenty-third time. At 4,418 metres, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in California. The woman says the view from the top is wonderful, so she tries to climb it often. She also says that the mountain has kept her young and healthy In spite of her old age, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often
Task 3. Listen again, and answer the following questions.
What has happened during the night?
Why have people left their homes?
How many times has the old woman climbed Mount Whitney?
Why does she climb it so often?
Lucky numbers
The answer
1. What has happened during the night?
Heavy rain has caused floods all over the country.
2. Why have people left their homes?
Because rivers have risen.
3. How many times has the old woman climbed Mount Whitney?
She has climbed it twenty-three times.
4. Why does she climb it so often?
Because it has kept her young and healthy.
Prepare writing lesson: Writing about advantages and disadvantages
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your attention!
4. Why does she climb it so often?
Because it has kept her young and healthy.
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You are unlucky!
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You’ve just lost half of your points!
X 2
Lucky number!
2. Why have people left their homes?
Because rivers have risen.
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1. What has happened during the night?
Heavy rain has caused floods all over the country.
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3. How many times has the old woman climbed Mount Whitney?
She has climbed it twenty-three times.
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