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Ss activate their prior knowledge of media and predict the unit topic from the opening exchange.

T plays the recording of the conversation (A: It's a busy morning at the exhibition, isn't it? / B: It is. Have you had a chance to see the media display? / A: Not yet. Which part would you recommend? / B: The comparison of an old notice and a current update is interesting.) Ss listen with books closed, then answer the question: 'Which media do you use to get news every day?'

• Ss identify the speaker intentions: A greets and makes small talk, A asks for a recommendation, B recommends the comparison of an old notice and a current update.
• Ss list two or three media they use, for example TV news, newspapers, news websites or social media.
• Ss predict that Unit 7 is about the world of mass media.

Ss understand and pronounce the six key words of the unit and match them with their Vietnamese meanings.

T presents six words: mass media, headline, source, verify, misleading, audience. Ss repeat chorally and individually, then complete Worksheet 1 in pairs. Question for discussion: 'Why should we verify a source before sharing a headline?'

• Ss match the six words with meanings: mass media (truyền thông đại chúng), headline (tiêu đề tin), source (nguồn tin), verify (xác minh), misleading (gây hiểu lầm), audience (đối tượng tiếp nhận).
• Ss make one sentence with each word from the lesson context, for example: 'We should verify the source before we share the headline.'

Ss pronounce linking /r/ between two vowels in British speech and practise the opening conversation with correct intonation.

T presents the examples far away /fɑːr‿əweɪ/ and share information /ʃeər‿ɪnfəmeɪʃən/. T explains that in non-rhotic British speech the written final r is linked before a vowel. T clarifies that in rhotic American speech /r/ is already pronounced, so no special sound is needed. Ss listen, repeat and practise the opening conversation in pairs (A and B roles).

• Ss link the final r to the following vowel in far away and share information (British model).
• Ss pronounce the /r/ naturally in American model without inserting extra /r/ sounds.
• Ss perform the conversation in pairs with correct stress and intonation for A's question Which part would you recommend?

Ss form and use adverbial clauses of manner, as if/as though, and result clauses with so and such, and distinguish result from purpose.

T presents the three structures on the board with the examples: Follow the procedure as the editor explained. / It looks as if the notice is new. / The headline was so misleading that readers misunderstood. / It was such a clear report that everyone followed. Ss complete Worksheet 2 in groups of four: they identify the structure in each sentence and state the rule. Key questions: 'Does as if always mean that the thing is true?' 'Is so that a result or a purpose?'

• Manner: as + clause describes how an action is done. Example: Follow the procedure as the editor explained.
• Appearance or comparison: as if/as though introduces an appearance, not necessarily a fact. Example: It looks as if the notice is new.
• Result: so + adjective/adverb + that (The headline was so misleading that readers misunderstood); such + noun phrase + that (It was such a clear report that everyone followed).
• Purpose: so that introduces purpose, not result. Example: Write the date so that readers can check it.

Ss select the correct connector for manner, comparison and result in context.

Ss do exercises 3, 4 and 5 from the textbook: 3) Check the source ___ the teacher showed you. A. because of B. so C. such D. as. 4) The headline was ___ misleading that readers were confused. A. as B. so C. too to D. such. 5) It was ___ a clear report that everyone understood. A. too B. so C. such D. as. Ss work individually for 4 minutes, then compare in pairs.

Answer key:

• Exercise 3: D (as introduces manner).
• Exercise 4: B (so modifies an adjective before that).
• Exercise 5: C (such modifies a noun phrase).
  Ss explain each answer in one sentence, for example: 'Such is correct because a clear report is a noun phrase.'

Ss identify the purpose, audience and key details of a short conversation and write a summary using only the given information.

Ss answer exercises 6 to 9 from the textbook in pairs, using the opening exchange and the topic preview: 6) State the purpose and audience of this short everyday conversation and support your answer with one detail. 7) Explain how the opening introduces the topic and identify the actual opening sentence. 8) Select two useful details from the model and explain why they are better than saying only that the topic is important. 9) Write a three-sentence summary using only information in the model, and keep any condition that is essential to its meaning.

Sample answers (teacher grades; accept equivalent wording):

• Ex 6: Audience: the two speakers. Purpose: to make small talk and recommend a display. Detail: A: Not yet.
• Ex 7: The opening sentence is A: It's a busy morning at the exhibition, isn't it? It sets the situation before the supporting detail.
• Ex 8: Details: 'Have you had a chance to see the media display?' and 'The comparison of an old notice and a current update is interesting.' They give specific information that the audience can use.
• Ex 9: The speakers make small talk about a busy exhibition. A has not yet seen the media display and asks for a recommendation. B recommends the comparison between an old notice and a current update.

Ss apply the checklist for reliable media (date, source, evidence, correction) to a real or teacher-provided news item and present their advice.

Groups of four receive a news headline with its date and source from T (or choose one on the NeoEdu page). Groups discuss four questions: 'Is the date clear?' 'Is the source named?' 'Is there supporting evidence?' 'Is there any correction?' Then each group writes one piece of advice before sharing the news, using the expression I would find the current primary announcement before forwarding the claim.

• A completed four-point checklist for the news item (Yes/No with reason).
• One sentence of advice, for example: 'Before we share this headline, we should check the date and find the original announcement.'
• Ss recognise that a professional-looking layout is not enough to prove reliability.