UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA READING Vocabulary. - channel (n): - portrait (n) - morning exercise: portrait of life: - population (n) - documentary - development (n) - TV series: - comedy (n) - punishment (n): - comment (n , v): - News Headlines: - Weather Forecast: - quiz (n): - drama (n): - wildlife world: Task 1 : Match the words in A with their definitions in B. 1. cartoon ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. drama ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. comedy ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. documentary …………………………………………………………………………………… Task 2 : Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). 1. There are five news programmes on the three channels. ……………………………. 2. There is a comedy programme on between 10:15 and 11:00. ……………………………. 3. The Natural of Language is a documentary programme at ……………………………. 15:15 on VTV2. 4. The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m on VTV1. ……………………………. 5. VTV1 starts at 5:35 and ends 23:30. ……………………………. Task 3 : Answer the questions. 1. How many films are on? What are they? ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What time can you watch the news? ……………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Which channel do you recommend to someone who likes animals? …………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What programme is on on VTV3 at 7:30? ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Which channel will you watch if you like folk songs? …………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. What is the last programme on VTV3? ………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA SPEAKING Vocabulary. - orally (through mouth): - aurally (through ears): - visually (through eyes) - (to) present: - (to) provide: - (to) get: - feature (n): - distinctive (adj): Task 1 : Which of the followings are the types of the mass media? Put a tick ( ) next to the words. dictionaries books newspapers television magazines plays films radio the Internet Task 2 : Work out what feature(s) the types of the mass media have in common and what main feature(s) each of them has. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Task 3 : Talk about different types of the mass media. Answer the following quations. 1. What are different types the mass media? ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What feature(s) do they have in common? ……………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. What are their distinctive features? …………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA LISTENING Vocabulary. - healthy (adj): - (to) climb: health (n): - (to) rise – rose - risen - strong (adj): - flood (n): - cloudy (adj): - (to) cause: Task 1 : Listen to the radio news stories and tick the words you hear in the right column under News story 1 and News story 2. News story 1 News story 2 healthy strong young cloudy highest wonderful ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… ……………………………… Task 2 : Listen to the radio news stories and fill in the missing word(s). 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. 90-year-old American woman climbs Mount Whitney A nine-year-old woman has climbed, Mount Whitney in California for the (8) …………………………time. At (9)……………………………metres, Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in(10)………………………………. . The woman says the view from the top is (11)……………………… , so she tries to climb it often. She also says that the mountain has kept her(12)…………………………… . In spite of her old age, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often. Task 3 : Answer the questions. 1. What has happened during the night? …………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. . 2. Why have people left their home? ………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. . 3. How many times has the old woman climbed Mount Whitney? ……………………………… . ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. . 4. Why does she climb it so often? …………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. . UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA WRITING Vocabulary. - advantage (n): - global (adj): ≠ disadvantage (n) - responsibility (n): - memorable (adj): - brain (n) - effective (adj): - (to) encourage: - (to) entertain: - violent (adj): - enjoyable (adj): - (to) interfere: - (to) increase: - communication (n): - popularity (n): (to) communicate: - (to) be aware of Task 1 : Read about the advantages and disadvantages of television. Advantages of television Disadvantages of television • Television helps us to learn more about the world and to know and see many new things. • Television can make things memorable because it presents information in an effective way. • It entertains us. Watching it is an enjoyable way to relax. • It increases the popularity of sports and games. • It makes us aware of our global responsibilities. • Television can make us passive. We don’t have to think so our brains become lazy. • It encourages us to buy things that we don’t need. • It takes time away from activities such as reading and games. • Some television programmes may make people violent. • Television interferes with family life and communication. Task 2 : Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the mass media, write them down in the columns. Advantages Disadvantages Radio ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… …………………………………. …………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… Newspapers ………………………………… . ………………………………… . ………………………………… . …………………………………… ……………………………………. …………………………………… ………………………………… . …………………………………… The Internet ………………………………… . ………………………………… . ………………………………… . ………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… …………………………………… Task 3 : Write a paragraph about the advantages or disadvantages of one of the mass media discussed in Task 2. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA LANGUAGE FOCUS I. PRONUNCIATION / ei / / ai / / / …………………………………………………………………………………………………… . …………………………………………………………………………………………………… . …………………………………………………………………………………………………… . ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… II. GRAMMAR 1. The Present Perfect. (Unit 5 – Language Focus) EXERCISE 1: Complete the letter, using the Present Perfect of the verbs in the box. 1. ………………………………… 5. ………………………………………. 2. …………………………………… 6. ………………………………………. 3. …………………………………… 7. ……………………………………… 4. …………………………………… EXERCISE 2: Complete the following sentences, usin “ for, since, or ago”. 1. …………………………………… 6. ………………………………………. 2. …………………………………… 7. ………………………………………. 3. …………………………………… 8. ………………………………………. 4. …………………………………… 9. ………………………………………. 5. …………………………………… 10. ……………………………………… EXERCISE 3: Supply the correct verbs tenses. 1. She (not find) ……………………………. her son yet. 2. …………………. he (start) ………………………. school ten years ago? 3. My father (meet) ……………………………… him before. 4. They (just / leave) ………………………………. for Ho Chi Minh City. 5. The engineers (build) ……………………………. the house since last week. 6. I (be) …………………………. teacher for two years. 7. ………………. he (buy) ……………… some souvenirs last week? 8. My father (live) …………………………. here since 1970. 9. I (visit) ……………………………. Nha Trang many times in the past. 10. She (just / wash) …………………………. the clothes. 11. Peter and Alice (learn) ……………………… English since June. 12. I (read) ……………………… that book three or four times before. 13. They (give) ……………………… me the letter a few minutes ago. 14. My friend Bill (never / see) …………………………………. that sight. 15. We (not hear) ………………………………… from him since that time. 16. Those boys (not finish) ………………………………… their homework yet. 17. She ( tell) …………………………. them the truth last week. 18. Mrs. Green (take) ………………………… Alice to the dentist many times. 19. His cousin (just / meet) ………………………………… our old teacher near the gate. 20. There (be) ………………………… a lot of noise at the fair yesterday. 2. Because of and In spite of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… EXERCISE 4: Complete the following sentences, using the information in the box. (page 81) 1. Because of the cold weather …………………………………………………………………… In spite of the cold weather ……………………………………………………………………… 2. Because of his illness ……………………………………………………………………………. In spite of his illness …………………………………………………………………………… 3. Because of the large crowds …………………………………………………………………… In spite of the large crowds ……………………………………………………………………… 4. Because of the meat shortage ……………………………………………………………………. In spite of the meat shortage …………………………………………………………………… 5. Because of the bad condition of the house ……………………………………………………… In spite of the bad condition of the house ……………………………………………………… . Vocabulary. - channel (n): - portrait (n) - morning exercise: portrait of life: - population (n) - documentary - development (n) - TV series: - comedy (n) - punishment. Vocabulary. - healthy (adj): - (to) climb: health (n): - (to) rise – rose - risen - strong (adj): - flood (n): - cloudy (adj): - (to) cause: Task 1 : Listen