UNIT 7 THE MASS MEDIA — FOCUS

UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA - FOCUS LANGUAGE 1. Aim. Distinguishing the sounds /ei/, /ai/ and /oi/ Reviewing the present perfect and using because of and in spite of appropriately 2. Objectives. By the end of the lesson, Ss will be ale to: - pronounce the sounds /ei/, /ai/ and /oi/ clearly and correctly - master the use of the present perfect tense and use because of and in spite of appropriately. 3. Materials. Textbook, whiteboard markers, … 4. Anticipated problems. Ss may confuse the use of because of and in

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Friday , December 15 th , 2006. UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA Lesson : LANGUAGE FOCUS I. PRONUNCIATION. / ei / - / ai / - / ɔi / + / ei / : play , today , radio , newspaper , they , stay , hay , may , bay + / ai / : timetable , wildlife , height , buy , type , cry , deny , fly , tired + / ɔi / : voice , noise , toy , enjoy , destroy , cowboy , annoy , * PRACTISE THESE SENTENCES. 1. I am afraid you have made a mistake. 2. They changed the timetable at the end of April. 3. I have ninety-nine pages to type by Friday. 4. Would you like to go for a ride with me on Friday ? 5. This is the noisiest Rolls Royce I have ever heard. 6. While you are changing the oil , I will go and visit my boy.

EXERCISE Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words 1. A. kite B. life C. buy 2. A. destroy B. toy C. boss D. coin 3. A. height B. today C. they D. eight 4. A. timetable B. mistake C. afraid D. mass 5. A. violent B. visual D. right D. hit C. realize

1. A. kite C. buy 2. A. destroy [di'strɔi] C. boss [bɔs] 3. A. height [hait] C. they [δei] 4. A. timetable ['taimteibl] C. afraid [ə'freid] B. mistake [mis'teik] D. mass [mæs] 5. A. violent ['vaiələnt] C. realize ['riəlaiz] B. visual ['viʒuəl] D. right [rait] [kait] [bai] B. life [laif] D. hit [hit] B. toy [tɔi] D. coin [kɔin] B. today [tə'dei] D. eight [eit]

II. GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY. 1. The present perfect tense. *Form : ( + ) : S + have/has + PP + ( O ). ( - ) : S + haven’t / hasn’t + PP + ( O ). ( ? ) : Have / Has + S + PP + ( O ) + ? Yes , S + have / has. No , S + haven’t / hasn’t. * Use : + Expresses an action which began in the past and still continues. + The time expressions that are common with this use : since , for , already , recently , yet , never , up to now ……. Eg : I have worked as a teacher for twelve years. Tan has lived in this town since 2001.

EXERCISE Complete the letter , using the present perfect of the verbs in the box. do be watch live meet have take

Dear Tom , Here I am in New York ! I …………………. here for two weeks now and it is very have been exciting. has lived My friend , Nancy (I met her in London in 1992)………… in New York for have met seven years , so she knows all about it. I …………………. a lot of people and I have done have had ………………. . . …all the things that tourists usually do. I ………………. …a hot lunch have taken in China town. I …………. a trip to the Statue of Liberty. have watched I even ……………a ball game on TV ! Back on the 19 th. See you later , Bob

2. The simple past tense. • Form : • (+): S +V • (were/was) + (O). (ed/C 2 ) ( - ) : S + weren’t/wasn’t (didn’t + V(inf)) + ( O ). ( ? ) : Were/Was (Did) + S + (V(inf)) +(O)+? Yes, S + were/was (did). No , S + weren’t/wasn’t (didn’t). * Use : + Expresses an action which began in the past. + The time expressions that are common with this use : ago , last , yesterday …. . Eg : I worked as a teacher twelve years ago. My sister lived in this town last summer holiday.

EXERCISE Complete the following sentences using : FOR , SINCE or AGO sinc 1. Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City ……………. . 1999. e ago 2. Hoa and Quan quarreled with each other some time …………. . for 3. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it …………ages. for 4. We haven’t had a good meal ………three weeks. Since 5. 5. ……………. . Christmas , the weather has been quite good.

6. They have known each other for ………. a long time. 7. They first met a long time ago ……… ago 8. They arrived home ten minutes ………. since 9. It’s two years ……………I last saw Quoc Anh. since 10. How long is it ……………. you last saw Linda.

3. BECAUSE and IN SPITE OF. a. Because of (Prep) : shows the cause. Because of + Noun / Noun phrase / Gerund Eg : * He doesn't go to shool because of his toothache. * They are here because of us. * He walked slowly because of his bad leg. * Because of his wife('s) being there, I said nothing about it. b. In spite of (Prep) : shows the confession. In spite of + Noun / Noun phrase / Gerund Eg : * They went out in spite of the rain. * The family always enjoy themselves in spite of having no money.

EXERCISE Complete the following sentences , using the information in the box. a- We could not see what was going on. b- He had to cancel the appointment. c- We kept the fire burning all day. d- He managed to come to school. f- We all wore shorts. g- They enjoyed living there. h- Everyone is living on beans. i- The council demolished it. e- There were enough seats for everyone j- We have managed to get some. beef. 1. Because of the cold weather ………………………………………. In spite of the cold weather ………………………………………. . 2. Because of his illness ……………………………………………. . In spite of his illness ……………………………………………. 3. Because of the large crowds ……………………………………… In spite of the large crowds ………………………………………… 4. Because of the meat shortage ………………………………………. In spite of the meat shortage ……………………………………… 5. Because of the bad condition of the house. . …………………………… In spite of the bad condition of the house ………………………

1. Because of the cold weather , we kept the fire burning all day. In spite of the cold weather , we all wore shorts. 2. Because of his illness , he had to cancel the appointment. In spite of his illness , he managed to come to school. 3. Because of the large crowds , we could not see what was going on. In spite of the large crowds , there were enough seats for everyone. 4. Because of the meat shortage , everyone is living on beans. In spite of the meat shortage , we have managed to get some beef. 5. Because of the bad condition of the house , the council demolished it.

NOUGHTS ( O ) AND CROSSES ( X ) SINCE BECAUSE IN SPITE OF BECAUSE OF ALTHOUG H AGO SCHOOL FOR ENGLISH

HOMEWORK 1. Do the exercises in your workbook – Pages : 41 to 46 Language focus _ Exercise 1 _ Exercise 2 _ Exercise 3 _ Exercise 4 2. Prepare Unit 8 : Reading * New words. * Translate the text into Vietnamese. The English homework difficult ? GOODBYE !