- Ask sts to work in groups and make a list of modern electronic/ digital devices that they use daily and then compare their list with other groups’.. - Asks S to look at[r]
(1)UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU LESSON LISTENING
I Objectives:
General knowledge: How difficult it is for the elderly to learn how to use a computer
Language: - The past simple tense - Vocabulary on computers Skills: - Listening and marking True/False
- Listening and filling in gaps
- Speaking: Discussing and retelling the story
II Anticipated problems: Difficulties in catching the exact words for the blanks. III Teaching aids: - chalk, board, textbook.
IV Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1 Homework checking: (9 mins)
- Two sts tell the whole class about the roles of information technology in our daily life
2 Before you listen: (10 mins)
Aims: to focus sts on the topic and review/ introduce the words and phrases used in the listening text.
- Ask sts to work in groups and make a list of modern electronic/ digital devices that they use daily and then compare their list with other groups’
- Asks S to look at the words in the book and read after T / the tape
- Introduce some new words
- 'memory (n): the power to remember things
- re'fuse (v): say 'no' when someone asks you to st. - ex'cuse (n) saying sorry for doing st wrong
- Read the words again and ask sts to repeat - Ask some sts to read the words again 3 While you listen: (10 mins )
+ Task 1
Aims: Practise listening and marking True/ false.
- Introduce the topic: An old company director talking
about his experience of learning how to use the computer.
- Play the tape/ read the text twice and ask sts to tick to the box to indicate T/ F statement and underline the false information
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary and conduct the correction
+ Task 2
Aims: Practice listening for specific information by filling in the gaps.
- Ask sts to have a look at the passage and read them in pairs and make sure they understand it T encourages sts guess the word to fill in the gaps
- Play the tape once again, stop the tape where necessary and conduct the correction
- Work in groups and make a list of the modern devices on a sheet of paper Sts compare theirs notes
- TV - radio - camcorder - computer - camera - cell phone
- Discuss in groups
- Some sts stand up and give their answer
- Look at the words and read after T /the tape
- Copy the words and phrases - Listen and repeat
- Read the words in pairs and correct each other’s mistakes
- Some individuals read the words aloud
- Listen to the T
- Read the statements in pairs
- Listen to the tape / the teacher and the task
- Compare their answer - Give their answer
(2)4 After you listen: (8 mins)
- Ask sts to work in pairs and use the suggested sentence and the information in Task and to retell the story about the old director
- Move round to check the activities and to make sure that sts are working effectively
- Ask one or two sts to retell the story in front of the whole class
- Check and give remarks IV Homework: (1 min)
Write a short paragraph about how they learnt to use the computer
- Check their answer, say it aloud, and then correct their work if they have the wrong answer
- Work in pairs to read the passage and try to fill in the gaps
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