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(1)UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA LESSON SPEAKING I Objectives:
Education aims: Popular types of the mass media Knowledge:
a General knowledge: Talk about the different types of the mass media b Language: - The simple present - Vocabulary on the mass media Skills: - Speaking about different types of the mass media
- Discussing about the features the types of the mass media II Anticipated problems: Compare different types of mass media. III Teaching aids Textbook, chalk, board
IV Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Homework checking (5 mins)
- Talk about the TV programme they like watching best 2 Before you speak (5 mins)
Aims: Sts distinguish the different types of the mass media from the others.
- Introduce some new words:
+ 'orally (adv): spoken by mouth + 'aurally (adv): seen by eyes + 'visually (adv): heard by ears - Ask sts to read the new words orally
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to work in pairs and decide which items are types of the mass media
- Ask sts about the definition of the mass media:
Mass media (take a singular or plural verb): communication media in general- all of the communication media that reach a large audience, especially television, radio and newspapers.
- Call on some sts to explain their answers in front of the class
- Give sts correct answers While you speak (18 mins)
Aims: Sts compare the features of the types of the mass media.
+ Task 2: Work out what features the types of the mass media have in common and what main features each of them has Ask sts to use the cues below
- Ask sts to read some phrases: present
receive
provide information and entertainment get
- One student talk about the TV programme they like best
- Write the new words and read them aloud
- Work in pairs
- Listen and take notes
- Some sts give their answer in front of the class
Television Radio Newspapers The Internet
- Read after the teacher and ask the meaning if they don’t know
(2)deliver
- Give sts the meaning of those words if they don’t know - Ask sts to look at the information above and talk about the different types of mass media
eg The common feature of the mass media is that they all provide information and entertainment.
Television provides information and entertainment orally and visually, and we receive them through our eyes and ears.
4 After you speak (15 minutes)
Aims: Talking about the different types of the mass media.
+ Task 3:
- Ask sts to work in groups and answer the following questions:
+What are the different types of the mass media? + What features they have in common? + What are their distinctive( own) features? - Ask sts some more questions :
Which types of the mass media you usually get information from? Which one you like most? Why? - Ask some sts to answer and give correct answers 5 Homework: (2 mins)
- Write a paragraph (about 50 words) about the features of the types of mass media
+ The mass media:
- Provide information and entertainment
+ The radio:
- Present information and entertainment orally (through mouth) - Receive information aurally (through ears)
- Work in groups to answer the questions in the book
S1: Television, radio, newspapers, the Internet.
S2: Provide/ deliver information and entertainment.
S3: TV presents information and entertainment orally and visually while radio provides
- Some sts answer: