2 using the Internet reading magazines reading newspapers listening to the radio watching TV THE MEDIA 3 using the Internet reading magazines reading newspapers listening to the radio watching TV Example: A: Which of these is your favorite activity in your free time? B: Watching TV. A: How many hours a week do you spend watching TV? B: About four or five hours. He is a crier She is a crier What are the stages in the development of the media? newspapers and magazines television Interactive TV a crier FACTS & EVENS PASSAGE LETTER 1. Remote controls are used to with TV. D 2. One of the most popular magazines. 3. People of different ages like this magazines. 4. Benefits of TV. 5. People got the news from town criers. 6. Interactive TV is available now. Facts & Events Passage letter 1. Remote controls are used to interact with TV 3. People of different ages like this magazines 4. Benefits of TV 5. People got the news from town criers 6. Interactive TV is available now D B B C A D 2. One of the most popular magazines D.The next stage in the development of television is interactive TV. Viewers are able to ask questions about the show by using their remote controls. B. In Vietnam people love reading newspapers and magazines. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read by both teenagers and adults. B. In Vietnam people love reading newspapers and magazines. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read by both teenagers and adults. C.Thanks to television people can get the latest information and enjoy intelligent programs in an inexpensive and convenient way. Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of local and international programs on different channels. A. Before newspapers were invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell. They shouted the latest news as they are walking. D.The next stage in the development of television is interactive TV. Viewers are able to ask questions about the show by using their remote controls. 7 1. What was a town crier?  A town crier was a person whose job was to go through city streets ringing a bell and shouting the latest news.  Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular magazines and is widely read by both teenagers and adults.  People can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way. 2. How popular is the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay? 3. What benefits does TV bring about to people’s life? 4. What kinds of magazines ans newspapers do you read?  They are the Kien Thuc Ngay Nay and the Tuoi Tre? What’s your favorite type of media? Why? 9 1.Read the text. 2. Make 5 sentences with gerunds. 3.Write a passage about your favorite type of media (about 50 words).