UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA
LESSON 2. SPEAKING
I. Objectives:
1. Education aims: Popular types of the mass media.
2. Knowledge:
a. General knowledge: Talk about the different types of the mass media.
b. Language: - The simple present - Vocabulary on the mass media.
3. Skills: - Speaking about different types of the mass media.
- Discussing about the features the types of the mass media.
II. Anticipated problems: Compare different types of mass media.
III. Teaching aids Textbook, chalk, board.
IV. Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1. Homework checking (5 mins)
- Talk about the TV programme they like watching best.
2. Before you speak (5 mins)
Aims: Sts distinguish the different types of the mass media
from the others.
- Introduce some new words:
+ 'orally (adv): spoken by mouth
+ 'aurally (adv): seen by eyes
+ 'visually (adv): heard by ears
- Ask sts to read the new words orally.
+ Task 1:
- Ask sts to work in pairs and decide which items are types
of the mass media.
- Ask sts about the definition of the mass media:
Mass media (take a singular or plural verb):
communication media in general- all of the communication
media that reach a large audience, especially television,
radio and newspapers.
- Call on some sts to explain their answers in front of the
class.
- Give sts correct answers.
3. While you speak (18 mins)
Aims: Sts compare the features of the types of the mass
media.
+ Task 2: Work out what features the types of the mass
media have in common and what main features each of
them has. Ask sts to use the cues below.
- Ask sts to read some phrases:
present
receive
provide information and entertainment
get
- One student talk about the TV
programme they like best.
- Write the new words and read them
aloud.
- Work in pairs
- Listen and take notes.
- Some sts give their answer in front of
the class.
1. Television
2. Radio
3. Newspapers
4. The Internet
- Read after the teacher and ask the
meaning if they don’t know.
- Work in pairs to discuss some
popular types of the mass media.
- Some sts give the answers in front of
the class.