Theme: "Science and Technology "

 

 

 

Theme: Science and Technology

 

Teacher’s objectives:

- to perfect students’ cognitive and creative skills;

- to define the problematic areas in students’ speaking, reading of the giving

  topics;

- to develop students’ speaking and reading comprehension skills;

- to revise students’ vocabulary;

- to provide students’ with information dealing with different aspects of communication;

- to revise and practice using of defining and non-defining relative clauses;

- to educate respectful attitude towards the teacher and each other in cooperation, interest in learning English.

Learner’s objectives:

- by the end of the lesson students will be able to speak on the theme;

- express their opinions about different means of communication in pairs and

   groups;

- recognize the speaker’s attitude towards communication.

Materials: text for reading, cards.

 

 Procedure 

Pre-reading.

    

        T:  Different people use the term “communication “ in different ways, and much confusion can arise from consequent misunderstandings. So we had better start by making sure that we are thinking about the same things when we use the term.

         1). What does “communication” mean? Please, take a piece of paper and write down a brief definition of the term. Don’t take more than 2-3 minutes over this.

 

Don’t show your neighbor!

 

   -What sort of definition did you give? Let’s compare. Write the commons.

 

2). What means of communication do you know? How do you use them?

 

 

3). Work in pairs. Are you dependent on these technologies? Answer the questions (Test) and tell us about you partner.

 

I. How often do you use the Internet?

 

A). Every day.

B). Every week.

C). Every minute.

 

II. How often do you send E-mail?

 

A). Every day.

B). Every week.

C). Every minute.

 

III. How often do you use your mobile phone (cell)?

 

A). Every day.

B). Every week.

C). Every minute.

 

  So, let’s read the text “Modern Communication and Our Generation”.

 

While- reading

 

Put tick in front of the sentence which includes most of the means of communication.

 

Post- reading 

 

1). Look through the text and decide from the context what the words in bold print mean.

I. Has anyone noticed an over-dependence on these technologies?

 

Technologies mean

a). technique

b). applied sciences

c). methods

d). sciences

 

II. As an introvert, I like being able to hide behind my LCD display and type away on my keyboard, talking with my fingers.

 

An introvert means

a). an inner-directed person

b). a very active person

c). a lovely and friendly person

d). an outgoing person

 

III. I realized that sometimes, using a messenger, I may spend so much time actually trying to fix what I say rather than just saying what I mean.

 

A messenger means

a). agent

b). carrier

c). emissary

d).an all-in-one communication tool

 

IV. It also has solutions to all these dilemmas.

 

Dilemmas means

a). problems

b). tasks

c).confusions

d). alternatives

 

V. I also acknowledge that a messenger has advantages. 

 

To acknowledge means

a). to endorse

b). to accept

c). to confess

d). to come out

 

VI. Even Internet blogs can’t help the situation.

 

A blog means

a). email

b). a letter

c). a type of website

d). a text message

 

2). Work in pairs. Read the article again and discuss the pros and cons of modern communication.

 

Advantages	Disadvantages

 

3). Work in 3 groups. Prepare a short topic about communication.

 

In past	Today	Future
		?

 

Describe and give a short characteristic: useful or not. Why? What means will appear in the nearest future? Do you want and will be able to have them?