Task 1: Read about the advantages and disadvantages of television below: Advantages of television Disadvantages of television 1.. Television help us to learn more about the world an[r]
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2. ewsnperpa
Rearrange the letters to make right/good words:
Rearrange the letters to make right/good words:
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Game: Jumbled words
television newspapers
Internet
THE MASS MEDIA
(3)Unit 7: The mass media
D: Writing
(4)Task 1: Read about the advantages and disadvantages of television below: Advantages of television Disadvantages of television 1. Television help us to learn more about the world and to know and see many new things 2. Television can make things memorable because it presents information in an effective way 3. It entertains us. Watching it is an enjoyable way to relax 4. It increases the popularity of sports and games 5. It makes us aware of our global responsibilities 1. Television can make us passive. We don’t have to think so our brain become lazy
2. It encourages us to buy things that we don’t needs
3. It takes time away from activities such as reading and games
4 Some television programmes may make people violent
5 Television interferes with family life and communication
memorable(a)['memərəbl] đáng ghi nhớ,
không quên được
effective(a) [i'fektiv] có hiệu quả increase(v) ['inkri:s]
tăng lên popularity (n) [,pɔpju'lỉrəti] phở biến
responsibility [ri,spɔnsə'biləti] trách nhiệm
global (a) ['gloubəl] toàn cầu
encourage (v) [in'kʌridʒ] khuyến khích
violent (a) ['vaiələnt] hung bạo,quá khích
interfere (with st.) (v) [,intə'fiə] gây trở ngại; cản trở
Unit 7 THE MASS MEDIA
(5)Radio
1. It only provides information aurally
2. It increases the popularity of sports and games
3. It can be boring because we can't watch films or sports programs
4. It helps us to learn more about the world and to know many new things
5. It encourages us to buy things that we don’t needs
6. We can listen to it almost everywhere with little cost and great convenience
Task 2: Work in pairs, choose the advantages and disadvantages of each type of the mass media, and write them down in columns below
Unit 7 THE MASS MEDIA
D: Writing
Advantages Disadvantages
(6)1. They are easy and cheap to use. We can take them along and read them everywhere
2. They interfere with people’s private life. Some articles on them don’t say the truth.
3. They increase the popularity of sports and games 4. They help us to learn more about the world and to
know many new things
5. They are less updated than other kind of mass media 6. The text and pictures are not moving so they are as not
exciting as other kinds of media
Newspapers
Advantages Disadvantages
(7)1. It costs much money. We have to pay when we do things on line such as watching films, listening to music or playing games
2. It is sometimes harmful for people. They spend too much times playing games online or watching bad programs 3. It can help us do a lot of things such as paying bills, sending
and receiving letters, learning foreign languages.
4. It makes us confused when there is too much information . Thus, it is difficult to find the necessary information
5. It helps us to learn more about the world and to know many new things
6. It provides a quick daily access to information and entertainment
The internet
Advantages Disadvantages