Education. Means of
Technology in the Educational Process.
Lesson plan
Class: 11
Number of students: 16
Seating arrangements: “Buzz Groups” (pupils change
groups, divide into pairs occasionally).
Time: 45 min.
Topic: Education. Means of Technology in the Educational Process.
Objectives: students will be able to …
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develop their
speaking, listening, reading and writing skills;
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practice
vocabulary related to education through synonyms, definitions, and jumbled
words;
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work in pairs and
groups sharing their ideas with the whole class;
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use what they
know to practice speaking about education in Ukraine, the USA, and Great
Britain ;
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learn idioms by
matching them with the definitions;
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use imagination
to play an imaginative comparison game “Metaphors”;
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speak about some
technological devices which are used in the classroom;
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listen to specific
information to get an idea of cooperative learning;
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read the text
they have listened to, filling in the gaps;
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discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of cooperative learning;
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find proves that
television plays a role in education;
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roleplay and
listen to a dialogue for/against computers;
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write about
advantages and disadvantages of using a computer as well as other means of
technology;
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evaluate the
lesson.
Vocabulary: curriculum, compulsory, syllabus, equipment, concentrate on,
concept, admission, experience, exchange, free of charge, participate, skills,
advanced, issue, motivation, tolerance, discipline, approach, cooperate.
Materials to be used: handouts with the jumbled words, idioms and
definitions, the text supposed to be listened to; a CD player and a CD to re produce
a text for listening comprehension, a DVD, a TV set and a DVD player.
Procedure
I.
Introduction
T: During
the previous lessons we’ve leant a lot about educational system in Ukraine, the
USA, and Great Britain. Today we’re going to summarize it as well as get new
information through different kinds of activities.
II.
Warming-up (revision of the known material)
1.
To start with,
will you tell me what kinds of school do you know?
(secondary, specialized, comprehensive, primary, infant,
junior, high, higher, vocational, infant, state).
T: What
school am I describing?
1.
A secondary
school for children, aged between 11 and 16? Used especially in names (high
school in Britain).
2.
These schools are
known for their high academic standards and they are prestigious. They are
expensive and attended usually by people of high social status or with a lot of
money (public schools in Britain).
3.
A school where
students have deeper learning in foreign languages? (specialized).
4.
In this school
children spend much time outdoors, play different games, learn how to use money
in their classroom shop (infant).
5.
These schools are
real schools. The atmosphere is more formal than in infant classes. Pupils sit
in rows and follow a regular timetable (junior).
6.
Schools which
provide pupils with books and equipment free of charge (state).
7.
An institution
between Ukrainian technical school and institute (American college).
8.
This school
gives fundamental scientific and practical education (higher school).
9.
In this school
students learn to become hairdressers, mechanics, typist and so on (vocational
school or college).
III.
Main part
1.
Vocabulary
revision and practice
T: These words are the vocabulary you’ve
already met and we are going to deal with today:
Curriculum
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Admission
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Advanced
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Compulsory
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Experience
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Issue
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Syllabus
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Exchange
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Motivation
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Equipment
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Free of charge
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Tolerance
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Concentrate on
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Participate
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Discipline
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Concept
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Skills
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Approach
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T: Will you name synonyms to:
Learnt abilities (skills)
Topics (issues)
Method (approach)
Pay full attention to (concentrate on)
Willingness (motivation)
Patience (tolerance)
Take part (participate)
Idea (concept)
T: Will you
name words by their definitions?
1.
Required to be
done because of a rule or low (compulsory).
2.
Without money
(free of charge).
3.
The subjects that
are taught at school (curriculum).
4.
A plan that
states what students at school should learn in a particular class (syllabus).
5.
Special tools or
machines that you need for a particular activity or a type of work (equipment).
6.
The process of
allowing people to enter a college or other institutions (admission).
7.
Knowledge or
skill that you gain from doing a job or activity (experience).
Our next
activity is JUMBLED WORDS. Here are the same words but with the mixed letters.
Work in pairs guessing the words and writing them down paying attention to
spelling:
YSLBASUL
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syllabus
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TNEMEQPIU
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equipment
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NOCTPCE
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concept
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AHCAPORP
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approach
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SESIU
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Issue
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SIDPICENIL
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discipline
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EGANEXHC
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exchange
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TOMAVINOIT
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motivation
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NCERIEEXPE
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experience
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ADAVNDEC
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advanced
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2.
Discussion
T: And now let’s speak about
education in Ukraine. Will you find out if my statements are true or false? If
they are false, will you correct them, please? Use words of agreement or
disagreement.
1.
In Ukraine
education is compulsory for children from 7 to 16 (from 6 to 15).
2.
All
schoolchildren in Ukraine attend state schools (some attend private
schools).
3.
Pre-school
education is provided by kindergartens (it’s true).
4.
Secondary
schools are organized for talented children (special schools, lyceums,
gymnasiums are for talented children).
5.
Vocational
education is provided only in vocational schools (in vocational and
secondary schools).
6.
High education
gives fundamental, scientific, general and practical education (not high but
higher…).
3.
Group work
T: It’s time for cooperation work. Will
you divide into groups of four and try to match idioms with their definitions.
All these idioms deal with education:
IDIOMS
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DEFINITIONS
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1.
Learn by heart
2. Learn one’s lesson
3. Learn the hard way
4. You are never too old to learn
5. Read smb like a book
6. Have one’s nose in a book
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a. There’s always something you haven’t experienced
before
b. Learn sth after making a mistake
c. Memorize sth
d. Learn sth (unpleasant) by experiencing it
e. Read with great concentration
f.
Understand sb’s thoughts, ideas
clearly
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4.
Speaking
T: The next issue of our lesson is
education in the USA.
Will you
continue my sentences using the information you have already learnt? Start your
answers with the beginning of my sentences:
a.
In the USA each
state has….. it’s system.
b.
The Federal
Department of Education…..gathers information, advertises and supports
certain programs financially.
c.
Americans
say that in their country education is ……a national concern, a state
responsibility and a local function.
d.
Children from
richer families have more chances to…..get better higher education.
e.
A university
in the USA usually offers…..post-graduate programs and grants professionals
degrees.
f.
Americans are
proud of their educational system but….. try to improve the situation and
give equal opportunities to everybody.
5.
Group
work. Imaginative comparison game “Metaphors”
In the next activity I want your
imagination to work. I suggest you reorganize yourself into three groups. We’ll
play imaginative comparison game “Metaphors”. Each group is given a
subject to find as much as possible its own metaphors for it. Your subjects
are:
The 1st
group “A teacher”.
The 2nd
group “A lesson”.
The 3rd
group “A student”.
You are given not more than five minutes to complete the
task. Afterwards we’ll talk about your suggestions in a class discussion.
Ex.:
A teacher: a friend, a film director, a
counselor, a manager, a key, a book, an artist …
A lesson: a variety show, a song, a picture, a
telephone conversation, a menu, a mountain climb …
A
student: an
artist, a puppet, a soldier, a lump of clay, a flower … .
6.
Speaking
T: Let’s continue speaking about
education, concentrating upon education in Great Britain. Will you answer my
questions? Raise your hand and try to be the first. Each full and correct
answer gives a point to your group.
1.
What are the main
types of British schools? (state and public).
2.
What is the
difference between them? (in public or private schools parents pay for their
education, state schools provide pupils with books and equipment free of
charge).
3.
When is secondary
education compulsory for children? (from 5 to 16).
4.
What
examinations do British pupils have at 16? (‘GCSE’ General Certificate of
Secondary Education).
5.
What kind of
education do the British need to enter a university? (they have to continue
their studies in the six-form school or at the six-form college).
6.
What is a
six-form college? (it’s like two last school forms in Ukraine but pupils
have more freedom there – in clothes or choice of subjects).
7.
What are the
oldest British universities? (Oxford
and Cambridge).
8.
What are the
most important public schools in Britain? (Eton, Harrow, Rugby).
9.
What degree can a
person receive after graduation from a British university? (a master’s
degree or a doctorate degree).
7.
Listening
(pre/during/post)
T: The next part of our lesson will be devoted to forms of technology
in educational system.
Let’s speak
about some technological devices we use in our classroom.
The technological device we are going
to use just now is a piece of electrical equipment that can record sounds on
disk and play it back (a CD player).
Unfortunately it’s not often when we
can listen to native speakers to correct or improve our pronunciation,
intonation, listening comprehension and so on. In this case we can take a cassette
or a CD and put it into the tape recorder or a CD player as I am doing now and
merely listen to native speakers.
I suggest you
listening to the text twice. The text is about Cooperative Learning. After
listening you’ll be given handouts with the same text, but some words will be
omitted. Your task is to fill in the gaps after listening to the text.
The idea remains that students are 1)…empty…
containers which a teacher fills with knowledge. However, this approach no
longer works. The teacher’s role is no longer simply to feed information to
students. Facts are available in 2)…libraries…, on CD ROMS and on the
3)…Internet…. What students need are the 4)…skills… to find this
information. Cooperative learning encourages 5)…responsibility…,
tolerance and helpfulness towards others. Students work in pairs, in threes and
in 6)…teams…of four. The teacher is the 7)…helper…, not the
master. Brett Melville, a pupil, says: “In our class, we have time to discuss
issues and 8)…problems… in detail.” Lynne Gedye, a teacher, says: “The
children’s response was 9)…amazing….” Cooperative learning turns the
classroom from a competitive arena into a place where learning facts and life skills
is 10)…fun…and effective.
T: To check up the spelling of the
words you’ve filled I’d like the class to divide into two groups. The members
of each group will go to the blackboard one by one to write down the omitted
words. The group making less mistakes is the winner.
You have
just learnt about the advantages of cooperative learning. And what about you? Do
you prefer to study alone or with other people? Why?
8.
Speaking
(homework revision)
T: The next device I’m thinking about
is a formal piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box with a screen, on
which you can watch programs. What device is it? (a TV-set).
And as a
homework you had to find proves that television plays a great role in
education.
(using a TV-set
and a DVD player a pupil switches on a video which is demonstrating a scene of
a baby insect being born)
Pupil: Scene unfolding before our eyes is yet
another miracle of nature: a baby insect being born. If it were not for
television, this is something we might never see and for this reason I feel
that TV plays an important role in education. To sum up, I believe that television
should continue to play a role in education. Well-made programs can give us a
broader view of the world and can teach us about things which are outside our
everyday experience. By the way, together with a TV-set we’ve just used
another technological device – a DVD player.
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9.
Roleplaying.
Listening
T: And now
we’ll watch a TV program devoted to a different form of technology. The form
I’m speaking about is valuable, interesting and often fun, which is organized
by means of electronic machines that store information and use programs to help
us find, organize, or change this information. What form of technology is this?
(computing).
Let’s
imagine that we are using a TV to watch an educational program about advantages
and disadvantages of using a computer.
(students
are acting out a dialogue. The main heroes are a computer expert, an
interviewer and an Antratsit Specialized School student).
Interviewer: Good afternoon. Our today’s program
is devoted to computers. What are they? A blessing or a curse? We know that
almost every home, office or school has a computer of some kind these days.
Many people feel that these machines are now an essential part of our lives?
But how necessary are they really?
Expert: One of the main advantages is the
time that can be saved by using a computer. This is especially beneficial in
the workplace, where employees can do their work far faster than they could in
the past.
Interviewer: And what about
education? Can learners benefit from computers?
Expert:
Sure, in addition to all advantages, computers can educational and fun. From a
very young age, children can gain basic computer skills through programs that
allow them to learn, draw, paint and play. In today’s technological world, this
knowledge can only help them in the future.
Interviewer: And are there any negative aspects
of using computers?
Expert: However, there are various negative
aspects to using computers. Many jobs have been lost due to the fact that
computers can do a lot of tasks more efficiently than humans. This has led to
high unemployment in many countries. What is more, computers can actually cause
health problems. Endless hours in front of a screen can cause Interviewer: eye
strain and headaches, which are serious side-effects.
Interviewer: In conclusion, will you say some
wishes to the computer users?
Expert: To sum up, it seems that computers
are a useful addition to our fast-moving world of high technology. However, it
must be remembered that they are here to serve us – not to replace us.
Interviewer: Thank you for sharing information and also for giving advices. Our
next guess is specialized school student who will help us find out if the
computers necessary or not from the point of view of a learner.
Student: Hi! I am Vlad. I study at an
Antratsit Specialized School #5 and my favourite subjects are English and
Computer Science. I see that computers play an important role in the lives of
most of us today, whether we realize it or not. Some people, however, are
beginning to ask if we really need them. In my opinion, computers have become
a necessary part of modern life.
Interviewer: How do you think, what is the main
priority of a computer?
Student: In the first place, computers can
save a lot of storage space. Storing information on computer discs or flashcards is one of the
most efficient ways of keeping data. One computer disk can hold the same amount
of information as several books. Furthermore, computers save everyone a lot of
valuable time. Stored information can be found at the touch of a button,
whereas searching for it manually takes much longer. Therefore, our everyday
lives are made easier – from going to the bank to doing the shopping.
Interviewer: Nevertheless, there are those who
claim that computers are unnecessary and make our lives more complicated. What
is your opinion to this?
Student: I know that some people argue that
in the past they managed very well using other methods, and that we have become
too dependent on computers. However, they fail to consider that the time saved
by using computers for repetitive tasks enables us to use our own time more
creatively and productively. All in all, I strongly believe that computers are
a useful tool. They have changed our lives for the better and there is no
reason why we shouldn’t make them work to our advantage.
IV.
Summing-up
Writing. Speaking
T: And now I suggest you to draw
conclusions of our lesson. Our next activity is FIVE-MINUTE WRITING STORMS. You
are to divide into three groups and each group will be given a theme and
exactly five minutes to write down general comments to enlarge upon the theme.
The proposed
themes are:
The 1st
group: “The advantages of using means of technology in the educational
process”.
The 2nd
group: “The disadvantages of using computers in our life”.
The 3rd
group: “The best thing in the lesson today”.
In 5 minutes
each group will share its comments. Thus we’ll summarize and see what you’ve achieved
at the lesson.
Homework:
Your
homework is to interview two persons to get as much information as possible
concerning how technology helped to improve the educational system.
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