Unit 7 The mass media

10A


What is it?

T E L EV I S I ON
It has 10 letters
It is an important thing to our life
It is a mass media


Do you often watch T.V?
How many hours a day do you watch T.V?
Do you think T.V is very useful?
Do you think T.V is sometimes not useful?


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Teacher: Tran Thi Thu Phuong


Vocabulary
► Advantage
► Disadvantage
► Memorable
► Responsibility

[əd'vɑ:ntidʒ]

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['memərəbl]

sự thuận lợi, sự tiện lợi
Advantage
easy to remember

[ri,spɔnsə'biləti] = duty

► Encourage

[in'kʌridʒ]

khuyến khích; cổ vũ;

► Violent

['vaiələnt]

thô bạo, hung dư


Task 1:
1. What does Task 1 tell you?
2. How many advantages?
3. How many disadvantages?
4. What advantage do you like most?


Task 2: Which of the following statements tell

about the Internet? Give explanation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Contain a rich source of information √
Cost us much money √
Be less updated than other kinds of media
Have many forms of entertainment √
Provide information only orally
Not be mobile √
Give us a chance of attending online courses √
Bring bad effects on children √
Have no pictures


The Internet
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Contain a rich source of information. (We can get any
information you need easily, fast and in time)
Cost us much money (computer, installation fee, …)
Have many forms of entertainment (films, music,
games, stories, chatting, …)
Not be mobile (you can’t bring it along everywhere…)
Give us a chance of attending online courses (English,
other subjects, …)
Bring bad effects on children (violent films, unhealthy
games, …)


Advantages :
Contain a rich source of information
2. Have many forms of entertainment
3. Give us a chance of attending online courses
1.

Disadvantages :
1.

Cost us much money

2. Not be mobile
3. Bring bad effects on children


Task 3:
► Write

a paragraph in 70 – 100 words about
the advantages or disadvantages of the
Internet


Useful language
► Firstly,

secondly, …

► The

first (dis)advantage is that …………,
the second (dis)advantage is that ………, ….

► This

is because ……., because …….,

► Besides,

moreover, furthermore, and, in addition,.…

► However,

on the other hand, but, ……..


Homework
►Complete your writing at home

►Write a paragraph in 70 – 100 words

about the advantages or disadvantages
of one kind of the mass media