Television
Radio
Newspaper
Magazine
Telephone
Computer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Work with a partner
Ask and answer the following questions
1. When do you often watch TV ?
2. How many channels are there on our national TV ?
3. How many hours per a week do you watch TV ?
TV Series
Weather Forecast
Quiz Show
Portrait of Life
Folk song
News headline
Documentary
Wildlife World
Population and Development
New words
Sport comment
Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
1. cartoon 
2. drama 
3. comedy 
4. documentary 
A. a play for the theatre, television or radio
B. a film or a television programme giving facts about something
C. a film make by photographing a series of changing drawings
D. a film or a play that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending
Work in pairs
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information.
1. There are five news programmes on the three channels.
2. There is a comedy prgramme on between 10:15 and 11:00.
Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information.
3. The Nature of Language is a documentary programme at 15:15 on VTV2.
 The Nature of Language is a documentary programme at 15:15 on VTV3.
Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information.
4. The film Punishment is show at 4: 15 p. m. on VTV1
5. VTV1 starts at 5: 35 and ends at 23: 30.
 VTV1 starts at 5: 35 and the last programme starts at 23: 30.
Task 3: Ask and answer the following questions.
1. How many films are on ?
2. What time can you watch the news ?
 There are five films on.
 At 9:00 a.m., 12:00 at noon, 7:00 p.m., 11:p.m., on VTV1 and 7:00 p.m., on VTV3.
Ask and answer the following questions.
3. Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animal ?
 VTV2
Ask and answer the following questions.
5. Which channel will you watch if you like folk songs ?
6. What is the last programme on VTV3 ?
4. What programme is on VTV3 at 7: 30 ?
 The Quiz Show
 (You should watch ) VTV 1
The football
Tell your partner about one of the TV programmes you like watching best and explain why.
1.Do you often watch TV ?
2.Which channels do you often watch ?
3.Which programmes do you like best ? Why ?
Homework
- Read the passage again.
- Learn new words by heart.
- Prepare SPEAKING lesson.