welcome to our class
Which of these is your favorite activity in your free time?
Watching TV
How many hours a week do you spend watching TV?
About 4 or 5 hours, I guess.
watching TV
reading
newspapers
listening to
the radio
reading
magazines
using the
Internet
Example:
Ask and answer questions about your favorite activity and how much time you spend on each activity:
New words:
- crier (n):
- channel (n) :
- remote control (n):
- interactive (adj):
- viewer (n) :
người rao tin tức trên đường phố
- benefit (n) :
người xem
thiết bị điều khiển từ xa
kênh truyền hình
tương tác
lợi ích, phúc lợi

Unit 5: THE MEDIA Part: Getting started – Listen and read
Matching
a. kênh truyền hình
b. điều khiển từ xa
c. người xem
d. lợi ích, phúc lợi
e. tương tác với
f. người truyền tin
g. không đắt
h. có sẵn
i. mới nhất
k. rộng rãi, khắp nơi
crier
widely
3. viewer
4. remote control
5. inexpensive
6. channel
7. interact with
8. benefit
9. available
10. latest
UNIT 5: THE MEDIA


Read and fill in the blanks with the words in the box
A long time ago, ………………went through city streets, ringing a bell to shout the latest news.
Viet Nam people love reading newspapers and……………….
. Thanks to TV people can get the latest …………………. .
Nowadays, ………………… can watch many programs on different channels.
criers
viewers
information
magazines
UNIT 5: THE MEDIA
B. LISTEN AND READ
The Media
A. Before newspapers were invented, town criers would go though 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 with the passage letters in which these facts or events are mentioned.
D
B
B
C
A
D
b). Answer the questions:
What was a town crier?


2. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay?


3. What benefits does TV bring about to people’s life?


4. What is the next stage in the development of TV?
He was a person whose job was to go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news as he was walking.
The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read by both teenagers and adults
People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting and inexpensive local and international programs in a convenient way .
It is interactive TV .
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 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 control . In Vietnam the kien Thuc Ngay Nay is widely .......(7)... .by both …....(8)... ….. and adults .
Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
read
news
criers
interactive
about
inexpensive
teenagers
media
 Learn all the new words by heart
 Prepare : Speak - Listen
Homework:
Good bye class
See you again
Thank you for your attention
Make questions and answer them:
Ex: you / like / watch / TV / read magazines?
Do you like watching TV or reading magazines?
I like watching TV.

Be / Tuoi Tre / one / most popular/ newspapers / Viet Nam?

What / you / usually / do / your free time?

3 . What kinds / magazines / newspaper / you / read ?

4. What / your favorite type / media ? Why?