Student name:______________________________________ Thuc Hanh High School – Grade 10

Unit 7: Mass Media

A. READING (textbook pp.74-76)
No. New word Meaning & example(s) Derivative(s) & Notes
____________ (v) = inhabit, to live in a place
____________ (n) the number of ppl living in a place
1 (HCMC is thickly/densely ____________.)
/ˌ
pɑːpjəˈ
leɪʃən/ The current ____________ ____ Vietnam is almost 97 million.
____________ (a) (HCMC is a ____________ city in Vietnam.)
________________ (n) (career _________________)
_______________ (a) (The USA is a ______________ country.)
____________ (v) to gradually grow, become better
2 _______________ (a) (Vietnam is a ______________ country.)
/ dɪˈ
veləp/ Jack Ma has ____________ the company _____ nothing ____ a big Co.
____________/_______________ (a) (Many African countries are
_______________. Their people are very poor.)
____________ (n) an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience or journey ______________/______________ (n) (person)
3
/ ədˈ
ventʃər/ When you're a child, life is one big ____________. _____________ (a): loving risks ≠ _____________ (a): cautious
________________ (a); _________________ (adv) (That sb sings
(1) a state of being good-looking (I love the ____________ of the sunset.) beautifully doesn’t mean he/she is ______________.)
____________ (n)
4 (2) a good-looking person/thing (____________ and the Beast) ______________ (v) (We should plant flowers to _____________
/ˈ
bjuːti/
(3) [C] = advantage (One of the ____________ of this place is its peacefulness.) our school.)
_____________ (n) (She is a ____________ in a ______ salon.)
(v) to express an opinion about sb/sth
____________ (v)(n) ____________ (n): buổi tường thuật (The royal wedding will be
5  ~ on/upon sth (People often ____________ _____ my dimple.)
/ˈ
kɑːment/ accompanied by a live television ____________.)
(n) ~ sb about/on sth (Any ____________ ______ my dress?)
(1) a piece of art of a person, especially of the head and shoulders
____________ (v) /pɔːrˈ
treɪ/: describe sb/sth in a piece of art
____________ (n) a ____________ of his wife
6 ____________ (n) (the act)
/ˈpɔːtreɪt//ˈ
pɔːrtrət/ (2) a detailed description of somebody/something
_______________ (n): an artist drawing portraits
The book drew a stark ____________ of Quebec’s urban poor.

B. SPEAKING (textbook p.76)

VOCABULARY TASK. MULTIPLE MATCHING: The words in column A appear in the reading section (p.62-65). Match them with their correct definitions in column B.
A B
1. entertainment (n)   A. through mouth, in a way that is connected with speaking
2. visually (adv)   B. special characteristic of something
3. orally (adv)   C. through ears, in a way that is connected with hearing and listening
4. aurally (adv)   D. things for people to have fun (e.g. films, music, games, etc.)
5. distinctive feature (n.phr)   E. through eyes, in a way that is connected with seeing or sight

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C. WRITING (textbook p.78)

VOCABULARY TASK. CATEGORIZING: Put the words or phrases in their correct categories.
benefit shortcoming
strong points defects highlights merits demerits ill effects beauties
s s
challenge
weak points pluses cons pros minuses strengths weaknesses virtues
s

Alternatives
ADVANTAGES strong points
DISADVANTAGES weak points

E. LANGUAGE FOCUS (textbook pp.79-81)

CAUSAL CONJUNCTIONS – OPPOSITIONAL CONJUNCTIONS
1. CAUSAL CONJUNCTIONS: Put the following conjunctions in their correct categories
thu
because because of since as so as a result therefore due to owing to as a result of
s

 __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, __________, and __________ are used to express the cause of or the reason for sth. (A  B)
 __________, __________, __________ + clause
 __________, __________, __________, __________ + N phrase/gerund
e.g. It was raining. We couldn’t go on a picnic.
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 __________, __________, __________, and __________ fact are used to express the result of sth. (A  B)
 __________ + clause
 __________, __________, __________ are followed by a comma (,) and then a clause
e.g. It was raining. We couldn’t go on a picnic.
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2. OPPOSITIONAL CONJUNCTIONS: Put the following conjunctions in their correct categories
thoug
although even though despite in spite of
h

 __________, __________, __________, __________ and __________ are used to express sth that is opposite to what is expected. (A >< B)
 __________, __________, __________ + clause
 __________, __________, __________, __________+ N phrase/gerund

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e.g. It was raining. We still went on a picnic.
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