Unit 5 
The media 
 
Period 29 lesson 1 : Getting started 
 Listen and read 
 
 Ngµy so¹n : 
 Ngµy d¹y : 
A / Aims and objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to get 
acquainted with “The Media “ and know some new words such as newspapers , 
magazines , Television , interactive T.V . 
- Skill : Pair work , group work 
 Listening and reading 
B/ Teaching aids : text books , cassette , chalks , boards 
C / Procedure : 
 I / Warm up : 
 Cross word 
1. System for producing on a screen visual imagines 
transmitted with sound 
2. Transmission and repetition of messages by electro – 
magnetic waves without connecting wires . 
 
 
 
 
 
Play games . 
3. Printed publication usually daily or weekly with news 
 
4. An electronic machine for performing calculations 
automatically. 
 => Keyword : Media 
- Remark and lead in new lesson . 
II / Presentation : 
1. Pre – reading : 
- Introduce “ As you know , nowadays , media has 
become very popular in our life . In unit 5 , we will learn 
about this interesting topic . First you work in pairs , ask 
and answer questions about your favorite activities 
mentioned in Getting Started . “ 
- Ask Ss to look at each picture and match the picture 
with the names of them . Then answer these questions 
1. Which of these is your favorite activity in your free 
time ? 
2. What do you read/ watch / listen ? 
3. How many hours ………….? 
4. With whom …… ? 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of class. 
- Lead in new lesson by asking some questions :           
- Give keyword.  
  Listen carefully .      
Look at each picture 
1. What kind of media is most familiar to you ? 
2. Which one is popular in Vietnam ? 
- Present some new words : 
+ Crier ( n) : Translation 
+ Thanks to : Translation 
+ A variety of 
+ Interactive TV (n) : explanation 
+ Remote controls ( n) : Reality 
+ Game show (n) 
+ Talk show (n ) 
+ Benefits ( n) : explanation 
+ Bring about (v) : Translation 
 Checking technique : Rub out and remember 
2. While – reading : 
- Ask Ss to look at each passage , listen to the tape and 
answer the question : What is the passage about ? 
- Turn of the tape ( 2 or 3 times)  
- Call on some Ss to answer the questions . Correct 
mistakes , then give correct answers : 
A: It is about newspaper before the invention of printing . 
and do the exercise .   
- Practice in pairs in 
the front .       
Listen and repeat in 
chorus and 
individually. Guess its 
meanings  
Copy down .   
Play games .  
B: It is about the most popular magazine in Vietnam . 
C: It is about television . 
D: It is about interactive TV . 
a) Have Ss read the Facts and events carefully and read 
the passages to complete the table .  
- Call on some Ss to read their answers aloud . Correct 
mistakes and give answer keys : 
1.D 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 
b) Answer the questions : 
- Ask Ss to work in pairs and go around the class and 
provide help if any . 
- Call on some pairs to demonstrate in the front . 
- Correct mistakes and give answer keys : 
1. A town crier was the person whop would go through 
the city ringing a bell and shouted the latest news . 
2. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is widely read by both 
teenagers and adults . 
3. People can get the latest information and enjoy 
interesting and inexpensive local and international 
programs in a convenient way. 
Look at each passage 
and discuss the 
contents of each 
passage .  
Demonstrate in front 
of class.   
Repeat and copy .   
Read the table and the 
passage to complete 
the table . 
Report their answers 
aloud 
- Copy down . 
 - Work in pairs  
4/5 depend on students
,
knowledge . 
- Call on some Ss to repeat and copy . 
3. Post – reading : 
* Dictation gap : 
- Read and ask Ss to listen and fill in the gaps : 
 The newspapers , magazines , television , radios and 
internet are the …(1) . Before the invention of 
newspapers , people got the news by listening to the town 
…(2)… . They shouted the latest …(3) while they were 
walking the city streets . Television is an …(4)… and 
convenient way to get the latest information . With 
…(5)…TV , viewers are able to ask questions …(6)…the 
show using their remote control . In Vietnam the kien 
Thuc Ngay Nay is widely …(7)… by both …(8)… and 
adults . 
Keywords : 1 .media 2. criers 3. news 4. inexpensive 
 5. Interactive 6. about 7. read 8. teenagers 
IV / Home work : 
1. Learn by heart new words . 
2. Rewrite the dictation and translate into Vietnamese 
. 
Practice in front of 
class.   
       Repeat and copy .   
Listen and fill in the 
gaps      
3. Prepare the next lesson .      
Read the complete 
passage aloud .    
Listen and copy .