Unit5: THE MEDIA 
Lesson 3: Listen 
A. Aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to listen for details about 
some intentions and complete the table on page 43 
*Teaching aids: 
 Tape + table(P43), extra board 
b. Content: 
I. Pre
listening: 
1. Warm
up: 
 Guessing the word: “INVENTION” (9) 
 
This noun has 9 letters 
 
It begins with “I”, and ends with “N” 
 
It comes from the verb of “to invent” 
*Chatting: 
Do you know when the first printed newspapers appeared? 
 Do you you want to know the dates of the media? 
2. Pre-teach Vocabulary : 
- (n) newsreel : phim tài liệu (synonym = 
documentary) 
- (n) journalism : nghề báo (translation) 
- (an) assignment : bài tập 
 (synonym=task,homework) 
- (n) telegraph : sự điện báo,máy điện báo (explanation) 
 Telegram : bức điện tín 
In the old days, people send message through this machine. 
- (a) major force : lực lượng chủ yếu (translation) 
- (to) print : in ấn (translation) 
- (to) invent : phat minh (explanation) 
What is the verb of “invention”? 
*Checking : Slap the board 
3. Reading: 
- Set the scene : Chau, a student, was given an assignment about the inventions of the 
media.She needs some information to finish her assignment.She is asking her father 
about these information. 
- Ask students read the table on page 43 individually. 
- Ask some questions to check their comprehension. 
 When did the first printed newspaper appear?Where? 
 It appeared in the 7th or 8th century in China. 
- Ask about anotherinformation to get them to concentrate on the basic information: 
Do you know when the telegraph was inventd? 
Do you know the tow new forms of news media which appeared in the early 
20th century? 
Do you know what became a major force in journalism in the mid and late 
1990s? 
- Write students’ guessing /answers on the board. 
II. While listening: Gap
fill 
- Have students listen to the disk twice, completing the table (p.43). 
- Students share the answer and compare with their partner. 
- Call on some students to come to the board and complete the table. 
- Students listen to the tape again and check 
- Correct 
*Key:  
When ? What happened ? 
7th or 8th century The first printef newspaper appeared in China 
(a)The late 19th 
century 
The telegram was invented 
Early 20th century Two new forms of news media appeared: (b) Radio and 
Newsreels 
(c) In the 1950s Television became popular 
Mid and late 1990s (d) The Internet became a major force in journalism  
III. Post
listening: 
1. 
Speaking: 
Retelling some inventions (from the listening text) 
2.Grammar practice: 
Ex1: Complete the following sentences with the correct tag questions 
1. 
They haven’t left home,…? 
 have they 
2. 
You don’t like tea,…? 
 do you 
3. 
Everything is Okay,…? 
 isn’t it 
4. 
Let’s go out for a walk,…? 
 shall we 
5. 
Ann will be here soon,…? 
 won’t she 
6. 
You couldn’t do me a favour,…? 
 could you 
7. 
Don’t be late,…? 
 will you 
8. 
Everyone took the test,…? 
 didn’t they 
9. 
Noone can help us,…? 
 can they 
10. 
Mai is rarely late for school,…? 
 is she 
Ex2: Supply the correct form for the verb in brackets: 
1. 
I enjoy…….(walk) in the rain 
 walking 
2. 
When did you finish …………. (paint) the kitchen? 
 painting 
3. 
I began ………….(learn) English when I was seven. 
 learning/to learn 
4. 
Some people like ………….(have) breakfast in bed, but I don’t 
 having/to 
have 
5. 
Don’t forget ………….(post) my letter! 
 to post 
6. 
What do you want ………….(do) tonight? 
 to do 
7. 
I love ………….(listen) to live music 
 
listening/to listen 
8. 
She continued ………….(talk) during the whole meal 
 talking/to 
talk 
9. 
We are interested in ………….(read) magazines 
 reading 
10. 
I suggest ………….(go) to the zoo 
 going 
IV. Homework: 
1, Redo the exercises given above 
2, Find out new vocabulary in “Read” (P.43
44) 
3, Do exercise 5,6 (P.39,40) (workbook) 
V.Teacher’s self-evaluation: