Урок + Презентація "The World of Mass Media Press"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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уроку англійської мови

в 8 класі

на тему «MassMedia:ThePress»

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                       вчитель англійської мови

                                                                                       Хмельницької  загальноосвітньої

                                                                       школи І-ІІІ ступенів №18

                                                                                       ім.В. Чорновола

                                                                                      Осика Інна Миколаївна

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE TOPIC: Navigating the Newspaper

THE OBJECTIVES:to teach pupils to use learned vocabulary in the speech; to widen pupils’ knowledge on the topic; to develop pupils’ speaking, writing, listening skills and critical thinking; to develop visional and ear memory; to develop pupils’ monological and dialogical speech skills; to bring up the ability to work in pairs and individually; to teach pupils to ask and answer the questions; to revise the grammar material on types of questions;

to form activity, diligence, perseverance, teach students the ability to use media in life, to bring-uppositive attitude to learning a foreign language and respect for the culture of the country, whose language is studied.

THE EQUIPMENT: textbooks, copy-books, vocabularies, a computer, a microphone, multimedia, multimediapresentation (20 slides), newspapers.

 

THE PROCEDURE OF THE LESSON

I. INTRODUCTION

 

1.   Greeting

T: Good morning, dear children! How are you? I hope you are well and full of energy and enthusiasm, and in a good mood to start our lesson.

 

2.Aim

T:Today we'll have an unusual lesson. We are going to have a lesson devoted to the world of Mass Media. (S1,2) People have always wanted to be well-informed in current events. They used to read books, newspapers and magazines.

As we know, the 21st century is considered as an information age. People are united into one global community with the help of the mass media. They can learn about what is happening in the world very fast using the new technologies. Mass Media actually rule the world and play a very important part in our lives.

 

   Mark Twain said: ''There only two forces that can carry light to all corners of the globe – the sun in the heavens and the Associated Press''.(S3)I think these words are closely connected with the plot of our lesson. So during the lesson we'll talk about the press and Mass Media.

  By the end of the lesson you will be able:(S4)

• to recognize, understand the words, word-combinations;
• to identify the main ideas and details of the text;
• to develop your discussion skills;
• to develop dialogical and monological skills;
• to activate your background knowledge of the topic;
• to improve your confidence as readers;
•      to enjoy our being together.

 

 

3.Warmming-up

a)T:By the way,children, look at the mind-map and answer my question(S5)

• wheredoes the information come from?......

P: The information comes from …

 

                                         Mind-Map

 

Newspapers                      The Internet                      TV

 

Mobile phones                 The Media                        Radio

 

Books                               Magazines                        

 

• What do we use it for?

P1: I use radio to listen to music and news

P2:I use the Internet to find information for my school reports

P3:I use mobile phone to communicate with my family and friends.

P4: I use a TV set to watch my favouriteTV programmes, documentaries and feature films.

P5:I use newspapers to know the local and the world news

P6:I use magazines to read about computers, cars and sports

• Saywhat kind of media...(S6)

... you use to find information:

... helps you know the news:

... shows documentaries and feature films:

... informs people about the sports events:

... presents concerts:

... publishes and shows interviews:

 

T. How do you understand the word “mass media”?

T: The mass media consists of  Publishing, Audio Recording, Broadcasting, Films and Digital Media.

 

T:What do you know about publishing?

P:  Publishing is divided into magazines, books and newspapers. Magazines are one of the basic mass media. You can choose any magazine according to your interests. There are many kinds of them: about sports, cookery, fashion, cars, nature, fishing.

 

T:  The ancient mass media are books, do you agree with me?

P: As I know many years ago books were written by hand. Ivan Fedorov  began to print books in Russia in  the 15th century. Printing opened the new world of thoughts and knowledge that changed the lives of millions everywhere. Now we have a lot of books in libraries, in shops and at home. There are many kinds of books: novels, poems, dictionaries, encyclopedias, adventures, thrillers, detective stories, horror stories, science fiction. Many of them are interesting, appealing and creative. They make people laugh, think, and invent new things

 

T:And how about Broadcasting? 

P: I think that Radio and Television are the most popular and favourite ones for all people.

 

T. What does Audio Recording consist of?

P: As I know it includes CDs, records, cartridges, tapes and cassettes.

 

T. And the next question for you is about Digital Media. What is it?

P: It contains Mobile Phones, the Internet and Satellites. Its main advantage is that news appears on the screen as soon as things happen in real life and you don’t have to wait for news time on TV.

T: Thanks

 

b) Guessing the word

T: So students, I see you know the main media. I proposeyou  to match the words with the following definitions in the left column with the appropriate in the right one.(S7)

Match the words with the following definitions in the left column with the appropriate in the right one:

 

1)A newspaper	a) ia) is a large, thin book with a paper cover, often print­ed on shiny paper, which contains stories, articles, photographs, and sometimes also news.
2)A magazine	b) is all the organizations that are involved in provid­ing information to the public, especially newspa­pers, television, and radio.
3)Thepress	c) iс) a set of large folded sheets of paper containing news articles, pictures, which is printed and sold every day or every week.
4)Themedia	d) is a magazine, especially for children, that consists of funny or exciting stories which are told using a series of pictures.
5)Comic	e) a newspaper and the people who write for them.

Key: 1c, 2a, 3e, 4b, 5d

 

T:And now, pupils, answer an interviewer’s questions, please.(S8)

Who wants to be an interviewer? …. will be an interviewer. … , please

take a microphone.

1. Do you like to read a newspaper?
2. How often do you read a newspaper?
3. What information attracts your attention there?
4. How often do you listen to the radio?
5. What’s your favourite program?
6. How often do you get online?

(every day, once a week, less than once a week, twice a week, 2-3 times a week,  more than 4 hours a day)

7. Do you surf the net?
8. What is your favourite website?
9. Do you send and receive e-mail?

 

 

4. Checking-up thehometask

T: We’ve revised the vocabulary on the topic “Mass Media” .I think it’s high time to demonstrate your speaking skills in practice. You will present your description of the newspaper prepared at home, as your home task for today’s lesson.

Please, take the newspapers you’ve brought with you.

 

P1: The title of a newspaper is “The Family Newspaper” . The front page of the newspaper gives a lot of information.On the front page we can see the price of the newspaper. It costs 2 grn. Also there is the date it was published on the 12^th of September. The newspaper index tells us what topic issue covers.Newspaper headlines briefly tell the readers what the stories are about. There are photos on the front page. The readers also find opinions, true- to -life stories, advice column, comics, entertainments, recipes, advertisements, the weather and so on.On the 2^nd page in the section “ Human fates” we can find true- to -life stories. On the 4^th page the newspaper  covers a wide range of articles about health. If you want to watch some interesting programmes it provides you with TV programme . The newspaper has such section as “ ask and answer ” where you can get answers to your  questions. Also the readers can find comics and entertainments as crosswords, jokes, horoscope  - it’s not really true, but it’s still fun to read.. There is a section “ Bythe history way ”. The article gives information about the history of  Roksolana. There is a photo of celebrity of Angelina Jolly. And for women we find out the section of recipes for winter.

 

P2: On the front page of the newspaper we can find the newspaper’s logo and the title “ Kyiv Weekly ”. Itis printed in Kyiv and published on the fifteenth of  October. The newspaper index tells the readers what topics the issue covers. There are many sections in this newspaper. The first section “ Top News ” on page 2 tells the readers what’s happening around the country and in the world. You can see the information on business in the section  “ Finance and Markets ”  on page 6. In the section “ Society” the article gives information about the swine flu virus in Ukraine. In the section “ Ukrainicum ” you can find the information  about  the Ukrainian Diaspora in hockey fromCanada. If you like to travel, the section “ Travelling ” is just for you. It tells you about places of interests in Ukraine. There is a crossword on page 16 and advertisements of  restaurants.

 

P3: A newspaper  is a publication containing news and information. It keeps us informed about what is going on in the world. The title of this newspaper is “ TheWestcoast Reader ”. It is a newspaper for adults improving their English reading skills. It was published in December,2008. On the front page there are a lot of photos for holidays: Hanukkah, Boxing Day, Christmas and New-Year’s Day. Also on the front page the newspaper has an article on the topic seaworld about Beluga, a white whale . On page 3 in the section “ Have fun during the holidays ” the articles give information about the different ways of the New Year celebration. The article about the girl who collects money to help homeless people in Vancouver on page 2 made me think. There is the Westcoast Reader calendar for holy days and festivals on page 4.

 

 

 

 

 

II. THE MAIN PART OF THE LESSON

1. Listening Comprehension

a) pre-listening activity

T: You’ve described your newspapers and now I propose you to listen to the talk about British Press.

Key words:''quality'' newspaper – a newspaper of a high standard;

''tabloid'' newspaper – a newspaper on smaller pieces of paper, usually with many pictures and without much serious news.(S9,10)

The British Press

The papers in Britain are divided into two groups — the quality papers and the tabloids.

The quality papers are large in size and have detailed articles about national

and international events. The tabloids are smaller in size, have shorter articles and have more pictures. The articles in the tabloids are shorter and about less important events. Sometimes they are about private lives of well-known people. There are daily and Sunday papers. Sunday papers are larger than daily papers; they are national, and that means they can be bought all over Britain.Many papers and magazines are printed in colour, and a number of papers produce colour magazines as a part of Saturday and Sunday papers. They provide reading material about fashion, clothes, cooking, diet, house and home, motoring and holidays. They publish sections with articles on travel, food and wine, and other leisure topics.The great number of magazines are published for women. Their bright covers are designed to catch the eye, and they certainly succeed in doing so. There are magazines for motorists, farmers,gardeners, nurses, computerprogrammers and many others. There is always something to read.

b) Post-listening activity

• Match the words with the following definitions in the left column with the appropriate in the right one: (S11)

 

1)Sundaypaper	a) ia) a newspaper that doesn't contain much serious news, but has stories         about famous people, sport, etc.
2)Localpaper	f) b)containseriousnewsarticlesratherthanstoriesaboutsuchthingsastheprivatelivesoffamouspeople,mainly a national newspaper.
3)Tabloid	c) ic) newspapers that are read by a lot of people and ge­nerally contain articles that are  entertaining rather than serious, for example, stories about people on television and sport.
4)Thepopular press	d) ld) paper that is sold every Sunday, and is usually big­ger than papers sold on other days.
5) Quality paper	e) ie) a newspaper that gives news mainly about the town or area where it isprinted.

Key: 1.d 2.e 3.a  4.c 5.b

• Say If the statementsaretrue or false(S12,13)

1. The papers in Britain are divided into three groups — the quality papers, the tabloids and the local paper.

3. Magazines are not printed in colour.

4. A small number of magazines are published for women.

• Complete the sentences.(S14)

1. The papers in Britain are divided into ... 2. The quality papers are ... 3. The tabloids are ... 4. Sunday papers are ... 5. A number of papers produce colour magazines as ... 6. British press provides reading material about... 7. The bright covers of magazines for women are ... 8. Therearemagazinesfor...

 

2. Dialogical speech

T: open your books, please, at page 22, ex. 5 and 6. Look through the newspaper index.

CONTENTS
News	Features	Markets
EuropeanNews..2	Editorial.....1	ForeignExchanges ..13
InternationalNews . .6	Business ………..   5	Gold Markets . . .13, 14
World Trade News ..11	Technology………7 7	Currency Exchange . .15
UK News......3	Management....8
Sports ........6	Arts.........9
Weather ......11	TV and Radio..…..10 Letters…….... … 12

answer the questions below. Name the section where you can find the information and the page number it appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Where can you look for results of last basketball games?

P1:I can look for results of last basketball games in the section Sports on page 6

2.Where can you find out if you need to wear your raincoat tomor­row?

P2: I can find out if I need to wear my raincoat tomor­rowin the sectionweather on page 11

3.Where can you find the programme of tonight’s TV shows?

P3: I can find the programme of tonight’s TV shows inthe sectionTV and Radio on page 10

4.Where can you find the editor’s opinion of current events?

P4: I can find the editor’s opinion of current events in the sectioneditorial on page 1

5.Where can you read the readers’ opinions?

P5: I can read the readers’ opinions in the sectionletters on page 12

6.Where can your father or mother read the information on business issues?

P6: My father or mother can read the information on business issues in the sectionbusiness on page 5

3.  Revision of the grammar material. Writing.

T: Pupils, let’s revise the grammar material labout types of questions. (S 15 )

Now pupils, use the words to make up the questions on the blackboard.

1.are / going / you / Where?

2. reading / Do / like / newspaper / you / a?

3. do / And / what / of / a / prefer / newspaper / kind / you/ to / read?

4. What / does / of / information / it / kind /  include?

5. what / And / you / about?

6. favourite/ What / newspaper/  is / your?

7. don’t you / everything / You / in / read / newspaper, / the?

 

T:There are questions you’ve done and there are answers. Your task is to put these phrases in the correct order and make up the dialogue

 

- Hello, Steve.

- Hello, Dan.

- Where are you going?

- I’d like to buy a newspaper.

- Do you like reading a newspaper?

- Yes, I do. But it’s not for me. My Mum asked to buy any newspaper containing information about advertisements.

- And what kind of a newspaper do you prefer to read?

- Digest is my favourite newspaper.

-What kind of information does it include?

- It includes the information about famous people, their lifestyles… And you know, there are interviews with well-known actors, singers and sportsman. Oh, and there is always a good piece of advice!

- And what about you? What is your favourite newspaper?

- As for me, I’m interested in musicand I read a lot of articles about my favourite groups and singers. I like to learn more about their private lives,too. I don’t like to read politics. It’s boring! Reading about music is more entertaining . I believe that this newspaper is a good choice for teenager.

- You read everything in the newspaper, don’t you?

-  No, I don’t. I think horoscopes are not true. I like to do a crossword.

T: And now I want you to make your own dialogues

III.Summarizing

1.T:Your hometask is to make your own dialoguesbased on the previous one.

2.T: We’ve come to the end of the lesson. Thank you very much for your work, enthusiasm, original ideas. As for your today's achievements, they are not bad. You have worked so hard, you have done your best. (Your marks are …) It's time to make a conclusion.

We have discussed the information about the Mass Media, presented projects.

We've made different kinds of activities.

We've worked with vocabulary, listened to the text.

Thank you for the lesson, it was nice to work with you today.

Good-bye! Enjoy your rest!