The mass

media

GUESSING GAME

WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?

1. International
information
network that
allows all the
computer users
exchange
information.

INTERNET

2. A thing that provides a lot of programes

such as: films, game shows, news

TELEVISION

3. A thing used for listening to the music

and news from many channels such as FM,
SW1, SW2

RADIO

4. A sheet of
paper containing
news, articles,
advertisements
printed daily or
weekly.

NEWSPAPER

5. A kind of book
with large pages
containing colorful
photographs,
advertisements,
news, stories on
special subject.

MAGAZINE

6. What you can

find a lot in the
library?

BOOK

MASS MEDIA

Unit 7:

The mass media

Lesson: Reading

Work with a partner. Ask

and answer the following
questions
1. When do you often watch TV ?
2. How many channels are there on your national TV ?
3. How many hours per week do you watch TV ?

I. Vocabulary:

cartoon (n)

/ k:'tu:n/

: hot hnh

Tom and Jerry is my favourite cartoon.

- comedy (n)
# tragedy
- drama (n)

: hi kch
/'dr:m/

: kch sn khu

- documentary

: phim ti liu

- weather forecast (n)

: d bo
thi tit

UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA (READING)

Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match

them with their definitions in B.
A
B
1. cartoon

a. a play for the theatre, television or radio

2. drama

b. a film or a television programme giving

facts about something

3. comedy

c. a film made by photographing a series of

changing drawings

4. documentary

d. a film or a play that is intended to be

funny, usually with a happy ending

sports
comedy

music
show

talk
show

documentary

TV PROGRAMMES

drama
film

news

game
cartoon show

VTV1

05:35 Morning Exercise

06:30 Population and Development
07:20 Cartoon: The Adventure of Donald Duck
08:00 TV Series: Roads of life
07:3
09:00 News
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09:15 Film: When the Bird Return
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13:00 Film: The Beauty of Life
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16:0 Docum : My Li City
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19:0 Cultur ntary: T
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19:00 News
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20:00 Sport Comments
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21:3 Sports
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23:30 Weather Forecast
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VTV2
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15:15 Wildlife World
17:00 Around the World
18:30 Science Documentary
19:00 Business Comments
20:00 Learning English through Songs

Unit THE MASS MEDIA

A. READING
While you read
7

Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are

true(T) or false(F). Correct the false information.
T

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

There are five news programmes on the three

channels.
There is a comedy programme on between
10:15 and 11:00.
The Nature of Language is a documentary
programme at 15:15 on VTV2.
The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m on
VTV1.
VTV1 starts at 5:35 and ends at 23:30.

Unit 7

THE MASS MEDIA

Task 2. Matching check

T
3. 1.
The
2.The
There
Nature
isPunishment
aoffive
comedy
Language
programme
isshown
a documentary
on
between

There
are
news
programmes
on
the
three
4.
film
is
at
4:15
p.m
on
5.
VTV1
starts
at
5:35
and
ends
at
23:30.
programme
10:15 andat11:00.
15:15 on VTV2.
channels.
VTV1.
VTV1 starts at 5:35 and the
last programme starts at 23:30.
VTV3

Unit THE MASS MEDIA

A. READING
While you read
7

Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are

true(T) or false(F). Correct the false information.
T

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

There are five news programmes on the three

channels.
There is a comedy programme on between
10:15 and 11:00.
The Nature of Language is a documentary
programme at 15:15 on VTV2.
The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m on
VTV1.
VTV1 starts at 5:35 and ends at 23:30.

THE MASS MEDIA

Unit
A. READING While you read
Ask and answer the following
7Task 3: Work in pairs.questions
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 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?

1. How many films are on?

There are five

2. What time can

you watch the news?
At 9:00 a.m, 12:00 at noon, 7: p.m, 11 p.m on VTV1
and 7:00 p.m on VTV3.

3. Which channel do you recommend

VTV2

4. What programme is on
on VTV3 at 7:30?

The Quiz Show

5. Which channel will you watch

if you like folk songs?

VTV1

6. What is the last

programme on VTV3?
Football: Liverpool vs. West Ham

 Task 3: Answer the following questions.

1. How many films are on?
5.

2. What time can you watch the news?

9:00, 12:00, 19:00, 23:00 on VTV1, 19:00 on VTV3.

3. Which channel do you recommend to someone who

likes animals?
VTV2.

4. What programme is on VTV3 at 7:30?

The quiz show.

5. Which channel will you watch if you like folk songs?

VTV1.

6. What is the last programme on VTV3?

Football: Liverpool vs. West Ham

After you read

Work in pairs. Tell your partner about
one of the TV programmes you like
watching best and explain why.
( you have 3 minutes to prepare it)

Homework
-Learn by heart vocabulary
-Write a small paragraph
about your favourite TV
programmes
- Prepare for lesson Speaking.