🔁 1. Ôn tập – 10 phút
🔁 Ôn thẻ từ vựng đến hạn
🧠 Nhớ lại buổi trước (không xem tài liệu)
- Sửa câu: “If it will rain, we'll stay at home.”
- Bản tin ngắn: ý chính thường nằm ở đâu?
- Kể 3 loại phim bằng tiếng Anh.
Trả lời to hoặc viết ra giấy, rồi mới mở lại buổi trước để kiểm tra.
📖 2. Đầu vào – 20 phút
From paper to phone
(Bài đọc tự viết; tờ báo và nhân vật là giả định.)
A For more than sixty years, the Hilltown Herald was printed every morning and delivered to homes across the town. But in 2023, its editor, Martin Grey, made a difficult decision: the newspaper would stop printing on weekdays and publish online instead. The print edition now appears only on Saturdays.
B The main reason was cost. Paper, ink and delivery had all become more expensive, while fewer people were buying printed newspapers. At the same time, local shops and businesses, which had always paid for advertisements in the paper, were spending more of their advertising budget on social media.
C The change was not popular with everyone. Many older readers wrote to the editor to complain that they did not use computers or smartphones. In response, the Herald organised free training sessions at the town library, where volunteers showed readers how to use the news app on a tablet. Around two hundred people attended in the first month.
D The move to digital has brought some advantages. News can now be published as soon as it happens, and articles can include videos and photo galleries. Readers can also comment on stories, which has helped journalists find new ideas for articles.
E Martin admits that the paper is still looking for the right business model. Online subscribers pay a monthly fee, but many people expect to read news for free. “If local newspapers disappear,” he says, “nobody will report on what the council is doing or celebrate the achievements of people in our town. That is why we must find a way to survive.”
Câu 1–7: Answer the questions. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
- 1. For how many years was the Herald printed every morning? More than
- 2. On which day is the print edition still published?
- 3. What was the main reason for the change?
- 4. Where were local businesses spending more money on advertising?
- 5. Where were the free training sessions held?
- 6. What device did volunteers use to show readers the app?
- 7. What do online subscribers pay?
✅ Kiểm tra thêm
According to Martin, why must local newspapers survive?
🧩 3. Ngôn ngữ trọng tâm – 10 phút: từ để hỏi → loại câu trả lời
| Từ để hỏi | Câu trả lời trong bài |
|---|---|
| How many years…? | sixty |
| On which day…? | Saturdays |
| What was the main reason…? | cost |
| Where…? | the town library |
| What device…? | a tablet |
💡 Nếu câu trả lời của bạn không trả lời đúng loại từ để hỏi (ví dụ hỏi Where mà bạn viết một con số), chắc chắn đã sai.
✍️ 4. Thực hành – 25 phút
- Với mỗi câu 1–7, gạch cặp từ đồng nghĩa giữa câu hỏi và bài (ví dụ main reason = main reason; held = organised… at) (10 phút).
- Tự viết 4 câu hỏi short-answer về đoạn D và E, mỗi câu dùng một từ để hỏi khác nhau (10 phút).
- Nói 1 phút: bạn đọc tin tức bằng gì – báo giấy, app hay mạng xã hội? Vì sao? (5 phút).
💼 Dùng ngay – đọc lướt tiêu đề tin (thêm 5–10 phút)
Đọc tin bằng tiếng Anh nhanh hơn khi bạn đọc tiêu đề + câu đầu trước. Nối tiêu đề với tin. (Tin giả định.)
1. The city’s main swimming pool will reopen on 1 December after six months of repairs, with a new children’s area and longer opening hours.
2. A local bakery has won a national award for its bread, beating more than three hundred competitors.
3. Drivers are warned to avoid Station Road this weekend while water pipes are replaced.
4. The number of visitors to the town museum doubled this summer after it started offering free evening tours.
✅ Chọn tiêu đề cho mỗi tin
News 1
News 2
News 3
News 4
📚 Từ vựng của buổi
- newspaper – báo
My father still reads a printed newspaper.
- print edition – bản in
The print edition comes out on Saturdays.
- subscriber – người đăng ký (báo, dịch vụ)
The app has two thousand subscribers.
- subscription – gói đăng ký, thuê bao
I pay for a monthly subscription.
- readership – lượng độc giả
The paper's readership has fallen.
- journalist – nhà báo
The journalist interviewed the mayor.
- edition – số báo, ấn bản
Did you see today's edition?
- advertising – quảng cáo (nói chung)
Advertising pays for most newspapers.
- headline – tiêu đề tin
I only read the headlines this morning.
- article – bài báo
I read an interesting article about AI.
✅ 5. Tự kiểm tra – 10 phút
✅ Tự kiểm tra
Nghe lại bản ghi của mình và tích những điểm bạn đã làm được. Ô tích chỉ lưu trên máy này.