Урок CLIL " ICT.Social Networks".

Class 8

Time 90 minutes

Topic ICT. Social Networks

Aim:

• to increase students’ knowledge of subject content
• to develop students’ knowledge of content-related lexis
• to develop all four language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing
• to provide materials and information for further topic and language based studies

 Learning outcomes:

By the end of the lesson students will be able to:

1. discuss the main points of using social networks in everyday life and their importance,

2.organize target language information quickly using visuals and graphic organizes,

3.analyse the similarities and differences of social sites,

4. create their own projects (Social Sites) and present it to the class using, descriptive and new vocabulary from the target language.

Content   

ICT vocabulary (SB p.38)

Cognition

•            Name and list all the social sites
•            Classify them according to their importance or preferences.
•            Compare the sites. Complete Venn diagram.
•            Evaluate different opinions of how often the sites are used.
•            To evaluate the information and distinguish between useful and harmful sites.

Communication

•            Past tenses
•            Essential vocabulary on the topic
•            Strategies for reading and understanding a text.
•            Strategies to improve classroom talk using the functional language and language in context.

Culture

•             To understand that there are different social sites and how important they are.
•             To share the opinions about different social networks.
•             To understand the influence of the social sites on the teenage culture and behaviour

Materials and resources:

1. Student book “ Prime Time 3”

2. Workbook

3. Worksheets

Procedure

1. Lead-in (10-15 minutes)

Warm-up: The teacher asks the students how they communicate with their friends, whether they use social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.

• The teacher tells the students that they are going to listen and read a text

about Social Networks and how they work.

• The teacher presents new vocabulary (SB p.38) giving the definitions of the words.
• Students predict the content of the text.

2. Task 1: Reading the text (15-25 minutes)

Grammar  discovery .

• Students work in groups (3 groups of 4). The text (SB ex.1(b), p.38) is divided into paragraphs. Students use the text to revise grammar material (Past Simple/Past Continuous)/ Students are asked to find all the examples of using Past Simple or Past Continuous Tenses in the given text.

• Students make their own sentences about social networks using Past Simple and Past Continuous. Everyone in the group reads only one paragraph (the teacher gives it) and tells the summary to the group.
• Students share their thoughts about the main idea of the text.

3. Task 2: Listening to confirm expectations

(10 minutes)

• Students listen to the text and compare what they heard to their ideas.
• TIP: The teacher may read the text, make a semi-authentic recording of the text, or use the text as a dictogloss activity, depending on level and time available.

4. Task 3: Vocabulary extension

(10-15 minutes)

• The teacher asks students to work with new vocabulary (SB ex.2 (b), p. 38; WB ex.1, p.21).
• Students are given cards with the new words and are asked to make questions with them and answer them. Students work one by one. (worksheet 1)
• SB VB4

5. Task 5: Speaking and writing (10-15 minutes)

• Students are asked to compare two social networks using Venn diagram. They work in groups. (Worksheet 2)
• Discussion based on Venn diagram (SB ex. 3, p.38)

6. Follow-up activities

(10 minutes)

• Grammar practice (WB ex.4, p.15)
• Homework (Project work SB ex.4, p.38)

TIP: The choice of follow-up activities will depend on whether content or language is to be the focus. Depth of study, particularly for project work, will depend on time available.

Assessment: students leave their feedbacks (What was the most/least interesting at the lesson? Was the lesson useful for them? What was the highlight of the lesson? What have they learnt?)

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