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UNIT 7 THE MASS MEDIA (WRITING) I. WARM-UP
Game: Jumbled words:
1. Game: Jumbled words Rearrange the letters to make right/good words
1.vitelseion
2. ewsnperpa
3.niteretn
4.oidar
II. WRITING
1. Task 1:
1. Task 1: Read about the advantages and disadvantages of television below New words:
2. New words responsibility [ri,spɔnsə`biləti]: trách nhiệm memorable(a)[`memərəbl]: đáng ghi nhớ, không quên được effective(a) [i`fektiv]: có hiệu quả popularity (n) [,pɔpju`lærəti]: phổ biến increase(v) [`inkri:s]: tăng lên global (a) [`gloubəl]: toàn cầu encourage (v) [in`kʌridʒ] : khuyến khích interfere (with st.) (v) [,intə`fiə]: gây trở ngại; cản trở violent (a) [`vaiələnt]: hung bạo,quá khích 2. Task 2:
2. Task 2: Work in pairs, choose the advantages and disadvantages of each type of the mass media, and write them down in columns below a. Radio:
a. 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. b. New papers:
b. Newspapers 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. c. The internet:
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 on-line 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. c. The internet 3. Task 3:
3. Task 3: Read the ideas in Task 1 again and complete the passages about the advantages and disadvantages of television:
III. OUT LINE
1. Out line:
1. Outline Paragraph 1: -Topic sentence - Listing of points - Firstly, secondly, …, finally(Lastly) - Fisrt of all, - Another (dis)advantage is that … - Coordinating conjunction Besides, / Moreover, / Furthermore, / and, / In addition,.… Paragraph 2: - Introducing contrast However / On the other hand,… But,.… - Topic sentence - Listing of points - Coordinating conjunction Paragraph 3: - Concluding In conclusion / In short / On balance, I’d say that.… 2. Task 3:
2. Task 3: Write about the advantages and disadvantages of Radio or the Internet (using the ideas in Task 2.) a. The internet:
a. The Internet The Internet has its own advantages and disadvantages. The Internet makes life easier and enjoyable. Firstly, it helps us to learn more about the world and to know many new things. Secondly, it can help us do a lot of things such as paying bills, sending and receiving letters, learning foreign languages. Finally, it provides a quick daily access to information and entertainment On the other hand, there are some disadvantages of the Internet. First of all, It is sometimes harmful for people. They spend too much times playing games online or watching bad programs. In addition, it costs much money. We have to pay when we do things online such as watching films, listening to music or playing games. Furthermore, It makes us confused when there is too much information . Thus, it is difficult to find the necessary information. On balance, I ‘d like to say that the internet is neither good nor bad. The internet is as good or as bad as we make it. b. Radio:
b. Radio Radio brings us a lot of advantages. Firstly, it increases the popularity of sports and games. Secondly, it helps us to learn more about the world and to know many new things. Lastly, we can listen to it almost everywhere with little cost and great convenience. However, it also has some advantages. First, it only provides information aurally. Besides, it can be boring because we can`t watch films or sports programs. In addition, it encourages us to buy things that we don’t needs. In short, I’d like to say that radio is neither good nor bad. Radio is as good or as bad as we make it. 3. Home work:
3. Homework - Write about the advantages or disadvantages of Newspapers - Prepare the next lesson: Section E: Language Focus (p.79).