1. UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA
LESSON : READING
1.Aim .
Reading TV programme schedules
2.Objectives .
By the end of the lesson, Ss will:
- be updated with names of some popular TV programmes such as Quiz Show, Portrit of life…
- be able to talk about their favourite programmes.
3.Materials .
Textbook, whiteboard markers,…
TV schedules extracted from newspapers
4.Anticipated problems .
Ss may have difficulty in understanding some names of TV programmes.

2. Ex Newspaper “ Nhan Dan , Lao Dong ………
Tuesday , Dec 5th , UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA
LESSON : READING
ENSLIEISOV 
RWEPEAPNS 
IDORA 
AGENMIZA 
SNOITCOMMUNICA 
AMSS 
AIDME 
Television
Newspaper
Radio
Magazine
Mass
Communications
Mass media or mass communications refer to public institutions that report news and
other stories . Mass media also keep people updated .
Ex Newspaper “ Nhan Dan , Lao Dong ………

3. How many channels are there in our national TV ?
I. READING
1. Before reading .
When do you often watch TV ?
How many channels are there in our national TV ?
How many hours per week do you watch TV ?

4. VTV 1 : Combination of Politics , Economics and Entertainment .
VTV 2 : Science and Education
VTV 3 : Entertainment
VTV 4 : For the overseas Vietnamese
VTV 5 : For the Ethnic minority groups .
Key words and phrases :
+ Population and Development (phra) :
+ TV series (phra) :
+ Folk songs (phra) :
+ News headlines (phra) :
+ Weather Forecast (phra) :
+ Quiz Show (phra) :
+ Portrait of Life (phra) :
+ Documentary (phra) :
+ Wildlife World (phra) :
+ Around the World (phra) :

5. 2. While reading .
Task 1 : A B
CARTOON
DRAMA
COMEDY
DOCUMENTARY
a play for the theatre , television or radio
a film or a television program giving facts about something
a film made by photographing a series of changing drawings
a film or a play that is intended to be funny , usually with a happy ending

6. Task 2 :

7.   x  x T F 1. There are five news programs on the three channels .
2. There is a comedy program on between 10:15 and 11:00.
3. The Nature of Language is a documentary program at
15:15 on VTV 2 .
4. The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m on VTV 1 .
5. VTV 1 stars at 5:35 and ends at 23:30 . T F   x  x

8.  There are five films on .
Task 3 :
1. How many films are on ?
2. What time can you watch the news ?
3. Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals ?
4. What program is on VTV 3 at 7.30 ?
5. Which channel will you watch if you likes folk songs ?
6. What is the last program on VTV 3 ?
 There are five films on .
 At 9:00 a.m , 12:00 at noon , 7:00 p.m ,11:00 p.m on TV 1 and 7:00 p.m on VTV 3
 TV 2
 The Quiz Show
 ( You should watch ) VTV 1
 The Football

9. 3. After reading . PAIRWORK Tell your partner about one of the programs you like watching best and explain why .

10. Prepare lesson : SPEAKING
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart new words of TV programs and give comments to each program .
Prepare lesson : SPEAKING

11. A B Newspaper Internet Cartoon Magazine Television News Radio Book
NOUGHTS and CROSSES A B
Newspaper
Internet
Cartoon
Magazine
Television
News
Radio
Book
Drama

12. UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA
LESSON : SPEAKING
1. Aim
Speaking about different types of the mass media
2. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be ale to talk about the differences and similarities of some popular types of the mass media.
3. Materials
Textbook, whiteboard,…
4. Anticipated problems
Ss may find it difficult to compare different types of mass media.

13. Saturday , Dec 2nd , 2006 UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA LESSON : SPEAKING
Vocabulary :
Orally ( adv ) :
spoken by mouth
* Eg : Answers can be written or presented orally on tape .
Visually ( adv ) :
seen by eyes
* Eg : Visually , the decor was very striking .
Aurally ( adv ) :
heard by ears
* Eg : Radio receives information aurally .
Task 1 :
* dictionary * books * newspapers
* television * magazines * plays
* films * radio * the Internet    

14. Task 2 :
 Provide information and entertainment orally ( through mouth )
 Receive information aurally ( through ears )
 Present information and entertainment visually ( through eyes )
 Receive information visually ( through eyes )
 Present information and entertainment aurally ( through mouth )
and visually ( through eyes )
 Get information aurally ( through ears )
and visually ( through eyes )
 Provide / deliver information and entertainment

15. Provide/Deliver information and entertainment
The mass media
Provide/Deliver information and entertainment
THE
RADIO
Provide information and entertainment orally ( through mouth )
Receive information aurally ( through ears )
NEWSPAPERS
Present information and entertainment visually ( through eyes )
Receive information visually ( through eyes )
TELEVISION
Present information and entertainment orally ( through mouth ) and visually ( through eyes )
Get information aurally ( through ears ) and visually ( through eyes )

16. Task 3 :
What are different types of the mass media ?
What feature(s) do they have in common ?
What are their distinctive features ?
Which types of the mass media do you usually get information from ?
Which one do yu like most ?
Which type of the mass media is developing and will develop in the future ?

17. Match the newspapers with the definitions
MORE EXERCISE
Match the newspapers with the definitions A B
1. National paper
a) a paper that you can buy every morning
2. Local newspaper
b) a paper that is sold throughout the country
3. Daily paper
c) a paper that is published every week
4. Weekly paper
d) a paper produced in one town

18. HOMEWORK
Learn new words by heart and new structure . Practise writing sentences with them .
Prepare lesson : LISTENING

19. Provide entertainment
A type of mass media
Provide information
Noisy
Provide entertainment
RADIO
Popular
Convenient
Update the latest news
Orally

20. UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA
LESSON : LISTENING
1. Aim
Listening a short news edition .
2. Objectives
By the end of the lesson, Ss will be ale to better their ability to listen to news editions through Gap-filling exercise .
3. Materials
Textbook, whiteboard markers, cassette.…
4. Anticipated problems
Ss may have difficulty in understanding the news .

21. Saturday , Dec 2nd , 2006 UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA LESSON : LISTENING
Before listening :
How often do you listen to the radio ?
How many hours per week do you listen to the radio ?
What program do you like listening to and why ?
While listening :
1. Key words and phrases :
- Mount Whitney :
- California :
- flood :
- cause :
- rise :

22. News story 1 News story 2 healthy strong young cloudy highest
2. Task 1 : Ticking the words
News story 1
News story 2
healthy
strong
young
cloudy
highest
wonderful      
fine 