Unit 07 the mass media writing

WARM-UP
Game: Jumbled words
Rearrange the letters to make right/good words:

2.newspapers
ewsnperpa

1.vitelseion
television
THE MASS
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MEDIA

4.oidar
Radio
3.niteretn
Internet


Unit 7:

The mass media
D: Writing

Writing about advantages and disadvantages


Unit 7

THE MASS MEDIA

D: Writing

Task 1: Read about the advantages and disadvantages of television below:

Advantages of television

Disadvantages of television

1. Television help us to learn more
1. Television can make us passive. We
don’tencourage
have to (v)
think
so our brain
about the world and to know and
[in'kʌridʒ]
memorable(a)['memərəbl]
become lazy.
khuyến khích
see many
new
things.
đáng ghi nhớ,
2. It encourages us to buy things that
2. không
Television
can
make things
quên
được

effective(a) [i'fektiv] we don’t needs.
memorable because it presents
có hiệu qua
3. It takes time away from activities
information in an effective way.
such as reading and games.
violent
(a) ['vaiələnt]may
3. It entertains us. Watching it is an
4. Some television
programmes
increase(v)
['inkri:s]
hung bạo,quá khích
popularity (n) [,pɔpju'lærəti]
enjoyable
way
to relax.
make people violent.
tăng lên
4. It increases the popularity phổ
of biến 5. Television interferes with family life
global (a) ['gloubəl]
and communication.
sports and games.
toàn cầu
responsibility
[ri,spɔnsə'biləti]
interfere (with st.) (v) [,intə'fiə]
5. It makes us aware of our global

trách nhiệm
gây trở ngại; can trở
responsibilities.


Unit 7

THE MASS MEDIA
D: Writing

Task 2: Work in pairs, choose the advantages and disadvantages of
each type of the mass media, and write them down in columns below

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.

Advantages
2, 4, 6

Disadvantages
1, 3, 5

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.

Advantages
1, 3, 4,

Disadvantages
2, 5, 6


The internet
1. It costs much money. We have to pay when we do things online 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.

Advantages
3, 5, 6

Disadvantages
1, 2, 4,


Unit 7

THE MASS MEDIA
D: Writing

Task 3: Read the ideas in Task 1 again and complete the passages
about the advantages and disadvantages of television:
Television brings us a lot of advantages. Firstly, television helps us
to learn more about the world and to know and see many new
(1)................
things. Secondly, it can make things (2) memorable
…................ because it presents
information in an effective way. Thirdly, it entertains us. (3)Watching
..................
it is an enjoyable way to relax. Fourthly, it increases the popularity of
sport and games. Finally, television makes us aware of our global
responsibilities.
However, there are some disadvantages of television. First of all,

passive We don’t have to think so our brains
television makes us (4) ................
buy
become lazy. Another disadvantage is that it encourages us to (5) .........
things that we don’t need. In addition, it takes time away from
activities such as reading and games. Furthermore , some television
programmes
(6) ......................... may make people violent. Lastly, television interferes
with family life and communication.
television
On balance, I ‘d like to say that (7)………………is
neither good nor
bad. Television is as good or bad as we make it.


Unit 7

THE MASS MEDIA
D: Writing

Task 3: Read the ideas in Task 1 again and complete the passages
about the advantages and disadvantages of television:
Television brings us a lot of advantages. Firstly, television helps us to
learn more about the world and to know and see many new things.
Secondly, it can make things memorable because it presents
information in an effective way. Thirdly, it entertains us. Watching it is
an enjoyable way to relax. Fourthly, it increases the popularity of sport
and games. Finally, television makes us aware of our global
responsibilities.
However, there are some disadvantages of television. First of all,

television makes us passive. We don’t have to think so our brains
become lazy. Another disadvantage is that it encourages us to buy
things that we don’t need. In addition, it takes time away from
activities such as reading and games. Furthermore , some television
programmes may make people violent. Lastly, television interferes with
family life and communication.
On balance, I ‘d like to say that television is neither good nor bad.
Television is as good or as bad as we make it.


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.…

Unit 7

THE MASS MEDIA
D: Writing

Task 3: Write about the advantages and
disadvantages of Radio or the Internet (using the
ideas in Task 2.)


Samples: 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.

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.


Homework
- Write about the advantages or
disadvantages of Newspapers
- Prepare the next lesson: Section E:
Language Focus (p.79).