Giáo án Reading

Ss activate prior knowledge about mass media and realise why checking a news source matters before the reading.

Ss answer two questions: 'Where do you usually read or watch the news: newspapers, TV, websites or social media?' and 'What do you check before you believe a headline?' T shows one headline on the screen and asks Ss to predict whether the article is reliable.

Ss give at least three ways they get news (e.g. newspapers, TV, news websites, social media) and at least two things they check before trusting a headline (e.g. the date, the source of the news, the author).

Ss understand and pronounce six key words from the text and recognise linking /r/ between two vowels in non-rhotic British speech.

Part A: Vocabulary matching game. The six words are mass media (truyền thông đại chúng), headline (tiêu đề tin), source (nguồn tin), verify (xác minh), misleading (gây hiểu lầm) and audience (đối tượng tiếp nhận). Ss match each word on a card with its meaning card and use each word in a short sentence.
Part B: Linking /r/. T presents far away /fɑːr‿əweɪ/ and share information /ʃeər‿ɪnfəmeɪʃən/. T explains that in non-rhotic British speech, a written final r links to the next vowel. In rhotic American speech, /r/ is already pronounced, so no special sound is inserted. Ss practise both patterns and do not drop /r/ before a consonant.

Ss match all six words correctly: 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 say far away and share information with linking /r/ in British speech and with a clear /r/ in American speech.

Ss read the text for the central question, locate supporting sentences and classify statements as a stated fact, a reasonable inference or an unsupported claim.

Step 1: Ss read the passage 'The world of mass media' once and answer the central question: 'How should digital and print media be compared?'
Step 2: Ss locate the sentence that supports the answer.
Step 3: Ss complete Worksheet 1, deciding whether each statement is a stated fact, a justified inference or an unsupported claim. Key sentences: 'Digital news can be updated quickly and can link readers to original documents.' / 'Printed newspapers provide a fixed edition that can be reviewed as a whole, but they cannot correct a page already delivered.' / 'A professional-looking layout is not proof that a claim is accurate.'

Central question answer: The most useful comparison concerns functions and standards rather than screens versus paper alone (supporting sentence: 'The most useful comparison therefore concerns functions and standards rather than screens versus paper alone.').
Worksheet 1 answers: Statement 1 - stated fact; Statement 2 - justified inference; Statement 3 - unsupported claim; Statement 4 - stated fact; Statement 5 - justified inference.
Key knowledge: Ss can explain that digital news is fast and linked to documents, print is fixed and cannot be corrected once delivered, and quality in both depends on evidence, attribution and a visible correction process.

Ss recognise and form result clauses with so ... that and such ... that, and understand adverbial clauses of manner with as.

T presents the examples: 'The headline was so misleading that readers misunderstood.' and 'It was such a clear report that everyone followed.' T also presents 'Follow the procedure as the editor explained.' and 'The headline sounds as if the event is confirmed.' T explains: result clauses show the result; so is followed by an adjective or adverb, and such is followed by a noun phrase. As if introduces an appearance, not necessarily a fact. Ss complete a quick sentence transformation.

Ss complete the sentences: 'The report was so clear that everyone understood it.' 'It was such a misleading headline that many people shared it.' Ss explain that 'so that' expresses purpose, not result.

Ss answer multiple-choice comprehension questions and justify each answer with evidence from the text.

Exercise 2: What advantage of digital news is mentioned? A. Permanent immunity from errors; B. No need for editors; C. Fast updates and links to documents; D. Automatic truth.
Exercise 3: What limitation does print have? A. A delivered page cannot be changed immediately; B. It can never contain evidence; C. It is always short; D. It has no dates.
Exercise 4: What determines quality in both media? A. Evidence, attribution and corrections; B. Only speed; C. Only layout; D. Only the device.
Exercise 5: What is the writer's position? A. Reject all print; B. Trust every digital alert; C. Compare functions and use sources critically; D. Choose one medium for every purpose.
Ss work in pairs: choose the answer, then find the sentence that supports it.

Exercise 2: C (Speed and links are benefits, not guarantees.)
Exercise 3: A (A fixed edition cannot be updated in place.)
Exercise 4: A (The author names standards shared by both.)
Exercise 5: C (The final example combines speed and depth.)
Key understanding: Ss explain that each correct option is supported by a specific sentence, and that options A, B and D are not supported by the text.

Ss apply the standards from the text (date, original source, fair headline) to evaluate a news item and write a three-sentence summary.

Groups of four receive one short news item (headline and article) prepared by T. They answer three questions from the text: (1) Does the reader have the date? (2) Is the original source named? (3) Does the headline fairly represent the article? Then each group writes a three-sentence summary of the passage using only information from the text. Summary model: Digital and traditional media are often compared as if one must replace the other completely. Digital news can be updated quickly and can link readers to original documents. A professional-looking layout is not proof that a claim is accurate.

Each group completes a short check note: 'Date: yes/no. Original source: yes/no. Headline fair: yes/no. Conclusion: trust/check further.' Each group writes a three-sentence summary that keeps the essential conditions, such as 'if used critically' or 'a professional-looking layout is not proof'.