Методическая разработка урока по теме "Средства массовой информации" для учащихся 8 класса
Автор: Капитонова Татьяна Леонидовна (Учитель английского языка, МБОУ "Школа №61", г. Рязань)
Тип документа: Конспект. Аудитория: Учителя английского языка. Дата публикации: 18.06.2015
Описание: Методическая разработка урока по теме "Средства массовой информации" для учащихся 8 класса к УМК М.З. Биболетовой "Английский с удовольствием". Урок направлен на расширение словарного запаса учащихся, развитие умений учащихся строить монологическое высказывание по данной теме. Конспект урока можно использовать при работе с УМК других авторов.


                                               Капитонова Татьяна Леонидовна
                                                 МБОУ "Школа №61", г. Рязань
                                                   Учитель английского языка

                    Методическая разработка урока по теме
            "Средства массовой информации" для учащихся 8 класса

                               THE MASS MEDIA.

The aim of the lesson is to learn to speak about the importance and
influence of different mass media.
I. Pronunciation drill.
/e/ media, medium, press, event, necessity, contemporary, separately,
affect, regular, tend, trend
/ei/ contain, main, sensational, radio, painting, aviation
/eə/ various
/æ/ classified, magazine, channel, advertising
/o:/ quality, journal, stall, inform, informant, importance, report
/ou/ overestimate, local, post, show, programme
/ə:/ earlier, circulate
/Λ/ upper, cover, coverage
/ai/ provide, size, society, variety, private
/i/ literary, criticism, issued, official, consider

II. Match the words with the same meaning.
grip                                                modern
essential                                        use
contemporary                                influence
various                                          announce
comprise                                       different
report                                             include
employ                                          important
circulate                                        emerge
appear                                           spread

III. Fill in the gaps. Use the text “The Mass Media”. (See below. The text
was given to the students in advance as a home assignment).
1. The role of the mass media is difficult to …………… . 2. They have become a
daily and essential …………… with …………… men. 3. The mass media …………… about
various aspects of life, form and …………… public opinion. 4. The mass media
…………… press, radio, TV and the Internet. 5. The …………… was created in 1983.
6. Many people ………. the Internet for getting …………… , making friends and
chatting. 7. British newspapers can be classified into …………… and ……………
newspapers.8. Today Russia can be proud of the …………… of newspapers
……………throughout the country. 9. Radio …………… earlier than TV, but it has not
lost its …………… . 10. Television ………… an important role in our …………… , not
only as an entertainer and …………… , but also because of the ………… it has on
many people.

IV. Memory work. Reproduce the sentences from ex. III.

V.  Answer the questions. Dwell on the importance of the mass media in the
life of modern society. Use the questions as a plan and go on speaking.

What do the mass media report about? 2. What do the mass media comprise? 3.
When was the Internet created? 4. Is the Internet only an academic medium?
5. How can people employ the Internet? 6. Do people have full information
about political, economic, cultural events in their country and abroad
nowadays? 7. What kind of newspapers are their in Britain, the USA and
Russia? 8. Is radio as important as it was earlier? 9. What role does TV
play in modern society? 10. Do you like music programmes and talk shows on
radio and TV? 11. What channels and programmes do you prefer?
                                                The Mass Media.


     The role of mass media in the life of the present society is difficult
to overestimate. They have become a daily and essential necessity with
contemporary men. The mass media report about various aspects of life, form
and affect public opinion.
     The mass media comprise press, radio, TV and the Internet. In this or
that form the mass  media come into every home. To understand the meaning
of the mass media for the people it is necessary to consider every aspect
separately.
     The Internet was created in 1983. Since that time it has grown beyond
its largely academic origin into an increasingly commercial and popular
medium. By the mid- 1990s the Internet connected millions of computers
throughout the world. People often use the Internet to read news, watch
films, get information on different subjects for their work and studying.
Besides, many people employ the Internet for making friends and chatting,
buying and selling things, and so on.
     Newspapers are usually issued daily, weekly, or at other regular
times. They provide news, views, features, and other information of public
interest and often carry advertising. So, today people have a chance to
have full information about political, economic and cultural events in
their own country and abroad.
     In Great Britain there are no official government newspapers. British
newspapers are proud of their individual styles. They can be classified
into quality and popular editions. Quality newspapers are serious daily
issues. They appeal mainly to the upper and middle classes. Popular
newspapers are smaller in size and contain many photographs. Unlike quality
newspapers popular newspapers are not so serious and their stories tend to
be sensational.
     In the USA daily newspapers are also of two kinds: quality and
popular. “The Wall Street Journal” is a quality newspaper. It covers
national and international news. “The Washington Post” contains full
coverage of Congress.
     Today Russia can be proud of the variety of newspapers circulating
throughout the country. On the news stalls one can find newspapers of all
kinds: national and local, official and private, quality and popular,
newspapers issued for children, teenagers, people of different trends, for
fans: sport-fans, car-fans, etc. Today there are a lot of local and
professional newspapers in Russia. As for the magazines, today they are
numerous. They cover all topics and interests, from painting and
architecture to tennis, from aviation and gardening to computers and
literary criticism.
     Radio appeared earlier than TV, but it has not lost its importance.
Nowadays there are a lot of radio stations of many types and so much
variety. Talk shows and music programmes with disc jockeys are very
popular.
     Television plays an important role in our society, not only as an
entertainer and informant, but also because of the grip it has on many
people. Television channels easily go into people’s homes taking in their
time and life.