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 appropriately2. 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

spite of

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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 .* 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 .

UNIT 7 : THE MASS MEDIA

Friday , December 15th , 2006.

Lesson : LANGUAGE FOCUS

EXERCISE

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other

words

1. A. kite B. life C. buy D. hit

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. violentB. visual C. realize D. right

1. A. kite [kait] B. life [laif]C. buy [bai] D. hit [hit]

2. A. destroy [di'strɔi] B. toy [tɔi]C. boss [bɔs] D. coin [kɔin]

3. A. height [hait] B. today [tə'dei]

C. they [δei] D. eight [eit]

4. A. timetable ['taimteibl] B. mistake [mis'teik]

C. afraid [ə'freid] D. mass [mæs]

5. A. violent ['vaiələnt] B. visual ['viʒuəl]

C. realize ['riəlaiz] D. right [rait]

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 , ever , up to now ……. Eg : I have worked as a teacher for twelve years .

Tan has lived in this town since 2001 .

Complete the letter , using the present perfect of the verbs in the box .

do be watch live meet have take

EXERCISE

Dear Tom ,

Here I am in New York ! I …………………. here for two weeks now and it is very

exciting .

My friend , Nancy (I met her in London in 1992)…………………… in New York for

seven years , so she knows all about it . I …………………. a lot of people and I

………………...…all the things that tourists usually do . I ……………….…a hot lunch

in China town . I …………………….a trip to the Statue of Liberty .

I even …………………………a ball game on TV !

Back on the 19th .

See you later ,

Bob

have been

has lived

have met have

done have had have

taken have

watched

2. The simple past tense .

• Form : (were/was)

• ( + ) : S + V + ( O ) .

• (ed/C2 )

( - ) : 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

1. Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City ……………..1999.

2. Hoa and Quan quarreled with each other some time …………..

3. The house is very dirty . We haven’t cleaned it …………ages .

4. We haven’t had a good meal ………three weeks .

5. ……………..Christmas , the weather has been quite good .

since

ago

for

for

Since

6. They have known each other ……….a long time .

7. They first met a long time ………

8. They arrived home ten minutes ……….

9. It’s two years ……………I last saw Quoc Anh .

10. How long is it …………….you last saw Linda .

for

ago

ago

since

since

3. BECAUSE and IN SPITE OFIN SPITE OF .a.a. Because ofBecause of (Prep) : shows the cause . (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 ofb. In spite of (Prep) : shows the confession . (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 . e- There were enough seats for everyone .

f- We all wore shorts .g- They enjoyed living there .h- Everyone is living on beans .i- The council demolished it .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 .

In spite of the bad condition of the house , they enjoyed living there .

NOUGHTS ( O ) AND CROSSES ( X )

SINCE BECAUSE IN SPITE OF

BECAUSE OF ALTHOUGH AGO

SCHOOL FOR ENGLISH

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK1. 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 .

difficult ?

The English homework

GOODBYE !