Giáo án Tiếng Anh 12 Global Success Unit 7 Reading

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

Vietnamese equivalent

1. convenient (adj)

/kənˈviːniənt/

useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems

tiện lợi

2. flexible (adj)

/ˈfleksəbl/

able to change to suit new conditions or situations

linh hoạt

3. reliable (adj)

/rɪˈlaɪəbl/

that can be trusted to do something well; that you can rely on

đáng tin cậy

4. fact-check (v)

/ˈfækt tʃek/

to investigate an issue in order to check that the facts are given correctly

xác minh tính chính xác

5. struggle (v)

/ˈstrʌɡl/

to try very hard to do something when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems

vật lộn

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may lack knowledge about some lexical items.

Provide students with the meaning and pronunciation of words.

Students may have underdeveloped reading, speaking and co-operating skills.

- Let students read the text again (if necessary).

- Create a comfortable and encouraging environment for students to speak.

- Encourage students to work in pairs, in groups so that they can help each other.

- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Board race

- Teacher divides the class into 2 teams and the board in four sections and gives a board pen to one of the Ss in each team.

- Teacher calls out the theme (Traditional and digital media) and gives them two minutes to write as many names of traditional and digital media as they can in 2 minutes.

- Each student of the team comes to the board and writes down a name.

- When the game is finished, teacher has teams check each other’s spelling and count how many correct names each team has written.

- Teacher leads in the new lesson by asking some questions.

- Students come to the board one by one to write the answer.

- Students check their answers with the class.

Suggested answers:

- Digital media

+ websites

+ social media

+ videos

+ video games

+ digital advertising

+ software

- Traditional media

+ printed newspapers

+ broadcast TV

+ radio

+ billboards

+ banner ads

+ printed magazines

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 1. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. (4 mins)

- Focus Ss’ attention on the heading and ask them to tell you the difference between the two. Elicit types of digital and traditional media.

- Ask Ss to read the first section of the article and say if their answers were correct.

- Put Ss in pairs to discuss the questions.

- Ask some pairs to share their answers with the whole class.

- Students work in pairs and answer the questions.

- Students write questions they want to know on the board.

Suggested answer:

Yes, I think digital media can replace traditional media to some extent because it is more convenient and allows us to share information quickly. However, traditional media is still popular among certain groups of people who prefer traditional formats like newspapers, radio, or television.

Vocabulary pre-teaching (5 mins)

- Teacher introduces the vocabulary.

- Teacher explains the meaning of the new vocabulary by pictures.

- Teacher checks students’ understanding with the “Rub out and remember” technique.

- Teacher reveals that these five words will appear in the reading text and asks students to open their textbook to discover further.

- Students listen to the teacher’s explanation and guess the words.

- Students write down the new words in their notebook.

New words:

1. convenient (adj)

2. flexible (adj)

3. reliable (adj)

4. fact-check (v)

5. struggle (v)

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 2: Read the article. Match the highlighted words with their meanings.(8 mins)

- Ask Ss to read the whole text to get an overall idea.

- Focus their attention on the highlighted words and ask them to study the context, including the sentence containing the word as well as neighbouring sentences, carefully.

- Encourage Ss to look for context clues to help them guess the meaning, e.g. The phrase ‘via electronic devices’ explains how digital media reaches people, which suggests that the best match for ‘distributed’ is Option d.

- Students read the words first, then skim through each section.

- Students choose the best suitable definition.

- Students check answers with the whole class and give explanations for their choice.

Answer key:

1. d

2. c

3. b

4. a

Task 3: Read the article again. Write Q next to Quang’s opinion, H next to Hoa’s opinion, and N if it is not their opinion. (6 mins)

- Ask Ss to read the statements and make sure they understand them.

- Encourage them to underline the key words in each statement, paying attention to the differences between these statements. E.g. 1. The key words are “will replace” and “soon”. 2. The key words are “will replace” and “won’t be soon”.

- Ask Ss to read each piece of opinion in the article. Tell them to identify the conclusion of the argument in each piece. In weaker classes, encourage them to pay attention to the first and the last sentences of each piece as the conclusion of the argument is often located there.

- Check answers as a class.

- Have some Ss read aloud clues from the text which help them find the correct answer. E.g. In the last sentence of his opinion piece, Quang says that “it won’t be long before traditional media becomes a thing of the past.” It means that in his opinion, digital media will replace traditional media soon, so Quang’s opinion is 1.

- Students read the statements and make sure they understand them.

- Students underline the key words in each statement.

- Students read the text and identify the conclusion of the argument

- Students check answers with the whole class and give explanations for their choice.

Answer key:

1 – Q

2 – N

3 – N

4 – H

5 – N