WARM UP

GUESSING GAME
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

1. The large system of
connected
computers around
the world that allows
people to share
information and
communicate with
each other

INTERNET

2. A thing that provides a lot of programes such as:
films, game shows, news… Most of families also have
it

TELEVISION

3. A thing used for listening to the music and
news from many channels such as FM, VOV1,
VOV2 …

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

Wednesday, November 15th 2023

Unit 4: The mass media
Period 31: Lesson 1.
GETTING STARTED
The mass media in our life

UNIT 4. THE MASS MEDIA
I. Vocabulary
II. Listen and read
1

1. Listen and read
2. Answer questions
3. Complete the table
4. Match
III. Consolidation

I.
Vocabulary

Smartphone (N) /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/

All the people I see are on their smartphones

Tablet PCs (N) /ˈtæblət/

All the people I see are on their smartphones
or tablet PCs.

 subscribe (V) /səbˈskraɪb/

Minh said his dad had reduced the number of
subscribed print newspapers and magazines

digital device (N) /ˈdɪdʒɪtl//dɪ
ˈvaɪs/

Everyone in his house can now read
the news on their digital devices

Access (N,V) /ˈækses/

Minh's grandpa had already started using
the computers in the local library to
access to the Internet.

challenging (Adj) /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/

I think my parents may find it challenging
to learn how to use the Net. 

benefit (N,V) /ˈbenɪfɪt/

Many older people may not understand
the benefits of online information

Enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (Adj)

The benefits are enormous

social networking site
(n.p)

I'd be lost without my social networking
sites. 

purpose (N) /ˈpɜː.pəs/

You can still use other media such as print
newspapers, magazines and books, or radio and
television for different purposes. 

UNIT 4. THE MASS MEDIA
I. Vocabulary

1. smartphone (N) /ˈsmɑːtfəʊn/ :

điện thoại thông minh

2. tablet PCs (N)

bảng (máy tính bảng)
đăng ký

3. subscribe (V)

/ˈtæblət/   :
/səbˈskraɪb/   :

4. digital device (N) /ˈdɪdʒɪtl//dɪˈvaɪs/
5. access (N,V)

/ˈækses/  

:

6.  challenging (Adj) /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/  :

: thiết bị kỹ thuật số
truy cập

/ˈbenɪfɪt/  

:

đầy thử thách, thách thức
lợi ích

8. enormous (Adj) /ɪˈnɔːməs/ 

:
:
:

to lớn
trang mạng xã hội
mục đích

7. benefit (N,V)

9. social networking site (n.p)
10.  purpose (N)

/ˈpɜː.pəs/

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UNIT 4. THE MASS MEDIA
II. Listen and read

1. Activity 1: Listen and read

Nam and Lan are talking about the use of
mobile devices and the Internet. Listen
and read
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfJT1
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Lan: Nam, just look around. All the people I see are on their smartphones or tablet PCs. 
Nam: Yeah. Maybe they are chatting, sends messages or searching for news. I don't see many people reading print newspapers.
Lan: Remember Minh? He said his dad had reduce the number of subscribed print newspaper and magazines.
Nam: I'm not surprised! Everyone in his house can now read the news on their digital devices
Lan: Did you mean Minh's grandpa can read online newspapers?
Nam: Yeah. He had already started using the computers in the local library to access the Internet when Minh's dad bought him a
tablet PC four months ago.
Lan: That's interesting! Great to see that more and more older people are beginning to use new technologies.
Nam: Well, my grandparents and most of their friends still read print newspapers, listen to the radio, watch TV or DVDs. I think
they may find it challenging to learn how to use the Net.
Lan: I agree, but they can always find someone to walk them through the process. I think the problem is that many older people
may not understand the benefits of online information.
Nam: Yes, but once they start using the Internet they can also connect with friends and family members any time.
Lan: That's right. The benefits are enormous! I'd be lost without my social networking sites. It would be impossible for me to do
my school projects without the Internet.
Nam: Personally, I think you are addicted to social media and rely too much on the Internet. You can still use other media such as
print newspapers, magazines and books, or radio and television for different purposes.

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2. Activity 2: Answer the following questions:
1. What are the people around Nam and Lan doing?
2. Why did Minh's father subscribe to fewer print newspapers
and magazines?
3. How had Minh's grandpa accessed the Internet before he was
given a tablet PC?
4. What is the reason that older people don't want to use the
Internet according to Lan?
5. What does Nam think of Lan's use of social media and the
Internet?
6. How do you usually contact your friends and get information
for your school project?

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1.What are the people around Nam and Lan doing?
They are chatting, sending
messages or searching
for news.

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2. Why did Minh's father subscribe to fewer print
newspapers and magazines?
Because everyone in his
house can read the news
on digital devices.

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3. How had Minh's grandpa accessed the Internet before he
was given a tablet PC?
He had used the computers
in the local library to
access the Internet.

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4.What is the reason that older people don't want to use the
Internet according to Lan?
She thinks that they may not
understand the benefits of
online information.

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5. What does Nam think of Lan's use of social media and
the Internet?
He thinks that she is addicted
to social media and relies
too much on the Internet.

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6. How do you usually contact your friends and get
information for your school project?

I usually use some social media such as:
facebook, instagram or twitter to contact my
friends. In my school, it is very easy to get
information for school projects because we
have an open website and a facebook page
for every students to access.

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3. Activity 3:

Complete the table with the appropriate words and phrases in the box:

Newspaper,

Magazines, Radio,

TV,

DVDS,

Social media , The Internet , Chatting, Sending messages,
Reading online newspapers, Accessing the Internet ,

Searching

for news, Smartphones, Tablet PCs, Computers
Digital devices

The Mass Media

Online Activities

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3. Activity 3:

Complete the table with the appropriate words and phrases in the box:
Digital devices

The Mass Media

Online Activities

- Smartphones

- Newspaper

-Chatting

- Tablet PCs

- Magazines

- Sending messages,

- Computers

- Radio, TV, DVDS - Reading online
newspapers,
- Social media
- The Internet

- Accessing the
Internet
- Searching for news

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4. Activity 4:

Match each verb with the correct preposition. Discuss their
meanings with a partner.
Search
Connect

with
for

Search for: Tìm kiếm….
Connect with: kết nối với…

1.Nam : Yeah. May be they are chatting,sending messages or
searching for news.

2. Nam: Yes, but once they start using the Internet they can also
connect with friends and family members any time.

Wait for, ask for, agree with, listen to, come on, think of...

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5. Activity 5

Read the following sentences .Underline the
verbs. What tenses are they in?
-He had already started using the computers in the
local library to access the Internet when Minh's dad
bought him a tablet PC four months ago.

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-He

had already started using the computers in the
Past perfect ( This action happen first)

local library to access the Internet when Minh's dad
bought him a tablet PC four months ago.
Past simple (This action happen second)

Homework